We found out last month that the crows come back to the same exact spot to nest every year! A new nest with 6 eggs this year.

Look what we found May 18th! The crow's have made a gigantic nest on the roof and their eggs are absolutely gorgeous.

First Eppy of the Season, Yay!

The first Epiphyllum made it's debut today! It's amazing. Compare the size of the flower to my wrist/hand !
That's one gorgeous flower :D

The Kaffir Lillies are really blooming!
This is from yesterday March 31.
Still anxiously waiting on the epiphyllums, any day now. :D

YES WE CAN !

For the first time in our nation's history, Congress has passed comprehensive health care reform !

Thank you President Barack Obama

YES WE CAN !

Making Valentines 2010

...Been making my Valentines, and am pretty happy with the way they came out :D

Quite Charming on Etsy

I'm working on my new Etsy Shop, "Quite Charming"!
Next...figuring out how to get people to my shop.... There's
a link at the bottom of the blog and in my favorite sites list.
I'll be working on filling the shop with my jewelry.
Wish me luck!!

Met Weird Al Yankovic today at the NAMM Show

Happy Festivas!

Festivas, for the rest of us!

Jewelry Business

Here is what I've been up to! This is just a rough sampling of my earrings,
there are LOTS more!
All ear wires are Sterling Silver.
Beads and charms are silver-colored metal, lead-free
Or Glass, mostly Czech.






(Click on image for a larger view)
What do you think ??

Hungry Squirrel

This little guy is very determined!

Epiphyllum from May

Artichoke Harvest

Our artichoke plants on July 13, first time growing artichokes :D

I love these retro postcards/images by Anne Taintor. I keep this one out on display all the time for inspiration.
We have had some great rain and now sunshine here, the plants outside are happy as can be. Time for some gardening.

New Hope For Our Future

My "Clutter It" challenge from SAS,
using Mamrotka's Page and other scraps from Digitreats

Today is the First Day of the Rest of the Country!

The day was very moving, and I'm emotionally exhausted. It reminds me of Christmas,with all the waiting and waiting and waiting. Finally you get exactly what you wanted!
Now, what do you do, now that the excitement is all over. Now focus is back to thinking about what's going on all around me with stores closing and jobs ceasing to exist.
Well, at least we're headed in the right direction now, we'll take it one day at a time.

New Holiday Pic

A pic of me from our party :P
I used Valerie N Designs' "My First Kit" which is awesome!

Happy Christmakkah !!

...the universal holiday greeting. Hope it's a great one!

Pumpkin Recipe

Thanks to Kim's Scrappin for her wonderful "Turkey Time" kit!!

Country Garden

I did the November "Apple Cart Challenge" over at Scrap Orchard, using this kit from Irene Alexeeva's
The photo was recently taken at the Cal State Arboretum