Playing For Change

I found this really neat video on YouTube today. Playing For Change. It takes one song sung by people all over the world then edited together. It is so awesome! I especially love the song; Stand By Me. There are a total of six videos uploaded and are part of an award winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music" I added the video widget to my page at the right, you can check out the videos from the documentary.

Google Grandpa Elliot. You will be amazed at this wonderful musician. He is awesome... wish that Jazz was more main stream... he would head up the list!

Spring Is Coming. I Think?

Spring is coming. I think? This past week has been nice and sunny. Warm but with a bit of nip in the air.

I know Spring MUST be coming. After all. Hubby just tilled up his garden! AND cut his potatoes up to plant. Well some of his potatoes... he still has a few yet to cut. Have you ever cut out the eyes and ate the insides of seed potatoes? The best eating potatoes ever.

This week I'm getting ready for my friend Carolyn to visit. She is visiting for a week. While here she and I are going to a Maureen McNaughton Seminar. I am so looking forward to the seminar and Carolyn's visit.

Oh Dear

Well it's Friday February the 13th, 2009. Now I am not at all superstitious about Friday the 13th. I had two grandchildren born on the 13th of their month. While one was born on a Tuesday and the other on Thursday they do have birthday's on Fridays. Which makes those days all so special.

I haven't painted this week, but I did create a recipe card for an exchange. I belong to a Yahoo Group called Chic-Chicks. It's a fun group and reminds me a lot of the old ToleNet mailing list. The above scan of my card was sent to Darlene Iglehart, in Waco Texas. Which thrilled me as we have known each other since 1999, meeting at the Wichita SDP National Convention.

What In The World Am I Doing?

Earlier, yesterday, I asked my friend Marcia to verify some information for me. She wrote back and told me to look at her finished project on her Blog. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Then I started looking at the blogs she has linked to. Then I signed up to follow several Blogs I found through her Blog. Then I thought, "Hey I can do that!"

Famous last words huh?

My purpose here is to maybe help jump start me back into more creative avenues. Ant that means Not setting here at my computer at 2 AM in the morning!

My life the last few years has been stuffed full of stuff I'd rather not deal with. But "stuff" I can't get away from. As a result I've lost my way creatively. Put on the back burner. Left boxed up. But I think it's time to unpack those boxes and bring it to the front burner and get on with it!

I definitely have the talent. Not to toot my own horn, but it's there and I need to start nursing it back to health. Me thinks it's ailed for far too long.

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Now for other news. We spent the Christmas Holidays with our daughter and her children in north lower Michigan. If you don't know where that would be just think Cold and Snow!

In March my friend Carolyn is coming to Oklahoma to attend a Maureen McNaughton Seminar in Oklahoma City. (Got her one heck of a deal on airline tickets on Priceline!) I am so excited that Maureen is coming to OKC! She is such a fantastic teacher and wonderful gracious lady. My All Time Favorite Designer. I have many other favorites but she heads my list. One day before her Seminar I'll tell you my "Maureen" story.

My newest toy is a new iPhone. My youngest son is on his second one. My daughter just got her first one while we were visiting her, I just couldn't let them out do me now could I? There is a learning curve with this thing. It works a bit different than other phones I've had. Well shoot they all have their own set of nuances.

As I learn the ins and outs of this Blog I'll start adding other things, like photos and such. Until bye!