Kudos to a wonderful post to keep us all in the loop with everyone!! Many hugs to you and all. Hope everyone is having a superfantastic and extra-comfortable evening.
Shug, what a wonderful idea this thread is - I actually think it should be a repeating thread, so that we can hear how everyone is doing on a regular basis. A place where everyone can be updated.
Lynn, take it easy and behave, because you want to be able to enjoy that wedding! Having done it just last year (Sat. is their one year anniversary), I know how much fun you are having, but also how much work it is!
Waddie, Kathy, I'm sorry you are facing all the scary heart issues, hope you get things mended soon.
Babs, hope you can shake that infection. Sounds like it's a stubborn one.
Wannabe, glad you are seeing the periodontist again to get it checked out.
I'm hanging in there, dreaming of the day I'll become "bionic" and can get my hips replaced. Until then my ability to walk is severely impacted. I have a most peculiar hobble and have learn to walk like a toddler, holding onto furniture or anything else I can grab to get from Point A - B. It ain't purdy or graceful that's for sure! When I leave something in another room, I think long and hard about how badly I really need it, before I decide to go get it. But wonderfully, it gives me more time for genealogy, LOL.
My mom's cancer has spread throughout most of the bones in her body, but she insists she's doing okay, and refuses to move out of her home. We've made the committment to travel down there (from our home in CT to WV) once a month to keep an eye on how she's really doing, and help where we can. It so hard being long distance now, but stubborn doesn't even begin to describe her, LOL. And that's probably why she is still here, when her doctors expected her to go a year ago. Fortunately I do have cousins who check in on her daily for me. At least she is doing this on her terms and that brings her comfort.
Looking forward to more updates from everyone. A whole bunch have probably checked in while I typed this novel, LOL!
Thanks for the kind thoughts shug...
wantto.... your enbrel time is coming... get healed!!
Mel.... you're in my thoughts.
Hillhoney.. Your description of walking sounds like me when I first get up from my desk.... I am sorry that you have that hip pain.. it is one of the worst.
Ally... tendonitis is very painful... hope that subsides quickly
rocckyd!! OMG.. so sorry you fell... I hope you aren't suffering too much with that.
There's no discomfort that is lessened by anyone else's here... We all understand *hugs*
Mary,
I commend you for going for the sword training. I can barely lift my favorite sword here and hold it at arm's length, much less swing it, but I took fencing lessons in college and thought it was great fun, I hope you enjoy it, and the SCA scene. [/QUOTE]
sounds great, SnowOwl
(Pssst: I would be glad not to have been included.. Most of us had/have something wrong with our medical lives or IRL.)
The SCA!! We've attended several outdoor functions with the group and love the games, music and people. I'd love to learn to use a sword but clumsy is my middle name and I don't think I'd be able to hold it. It sure would be fun to learn the art of the swords. You'll have such a wonderful time.
Snow, you're home decor sounds wonderful. We have a multitude of miniature cannons sitting around - Stan's love. I've also collected small knives and daggers over the years but they're all packed away until I have someway to display them. Any suggestions would be welcome.
I'm looking into a pottery course that starts next month. I proctered it 6 years ago and I may see if I can do that again. Hand building and sculpture will get me through the winter.
Does anyone else have any plans for your spare time this winter? Lindy
Good question, Lindy....
At least it is for me....
This winter (hopefully before that) I plan to get back into quilting. I just started setting up my DD's room since she moved out... and hope to find some leisure time to get really creative with material!! -- once I get back into the swing of it all... It's been longer than I'd like to say.
Hi Babs, we just finished with the country fair and the quilt show. Every single quilt was wonderful. Some beautiful art quilts and wallhangings. I love fiber arts but I don't have the patience to quilt. I'm just not that person. I love to look at them and use them but not craft them. I'd probably have closets, chests, boxes and bags full of material if I got interested in quilting. Material would take over my life the way vintage jewelry and beads have! I hope you get to quilt this winter. Business may really take off and keep you busy. Lindy [QUOTE=LinB]Hi Babs, we just finished with the country fair and the quilt show. Every single quilt was wonderful. Some beautiful art quilts and wallhangings. I love fiber arts but I don't have the patience to quilt. I'm just not that person. I love to look at them and use them but not craft them. I'd probably have closets, chests, boxes and bags full of material if I got interested in quilting. Material would take over my life the way vintage jewelry and beads have! I hope you get to quilt this winter. Business may really take off and keep you busy. Lindy [/QUOTE]
True...work is booming! I also have a wedding to help with in February and another grand coming in early March.. not to mention my grand little buddy!! I get in the grove w/ sewing in my room..... music going..... and I just shut out the world for hours... so peaceful...
I love quilt shows!! We have some remarkable places not too far in Lancaster, PA == Amish country... I love spending the day there!!
and material? I am SO bad about it.. I buy fat quarters almost weekly when I am quilting.. It over took a large dresser!!
I don't really have a lot of spare time but I am going to be submitting some of my watercolors for a contest through Daniel Smith. I'm thinking of sending in some old favorites and have already started on some more. I have to limit the time I paint though, it hurts too much. I really over did it today and am feeling it tonight. Wish me luck!Allymom.. do you take pics of your paintings to submit? I would love to see them... another thing I loved was watercolors..... I don't think I ever got good at it... but I did love it.
There's a guy on this website Colin Berry? I think.. (I'll check that and edit to correct if it's wrong) and go to his profile here... click on his website...... he does some beautiful realist painting....... wow.
Best of luck with your submittals!!
babs102009-08-08 08:02:43Once more allow me to make a public apology, a heartfelt apology, to those that I left out/off the list. It
was not my intention to slight anyone or indicate in any way that this
was somehow a restricted topic. I am heartily sorry for leaving that
impression. Humbly, Shug
[QUOTE=Spelunker]Once more allow me to make a public apology, a heartfelt apology, to those that I left out/off the list. It was not my intention to slight anyone or indicate in any way that this was somehow a restricted topic. I am heartily sorry for leaving that impression. Humbly, Shug [/QUOTE]
I do not know how or why you are feeling as though you did something wrong here?? ....
inquiring about friends...and others on a medical website is NOT something you should ever feel you need to apologize for!!
You are a loving caring soul who we should all be thankful to have as our friend on here!!
sheesh.... is this a damned if you do.. damned if you don't place isn't it?
As Lincoln quote Lygate: “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.
OOOHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
[QUOTE=Spelunker].. a documentary,
Reclaiming the Blade
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Very information and entertaining, although the music was, at least for us, intrusive and less that appropriate. The highlight was an ongoing interview with
Bob Anderson, sword master to the
stars.
Not only was sword fighting detailed, Eastern and Western, but the development of forging techniques was both discussed and shown.
Babs, an apology for making a seemingly exclusionary "list" was necessary, you will just have to take my word for it.
Snow, don't you dare keep your paws off the keyboard. I love your posts, writing and gentleness. I always read your posts and they make me smile. You have a keen insight and rare talent and I would be saddened if you kept your paws to yourself. Lindy
I'll second that Snow. I think you are one of the most (if not the most) consistantly level headed, friendly, kind and interesting people on this forum. I'd hate to see you hide your paws.you read my message..... You know how I feel about you.
[QUOTE=LinB]
Shug, I can't think of any art more healing than messing with clay. It's all about the process as you're aware of. You might think about bringing some clay in and work in small batches and handbuild some pieces to glaze, fire at a later date. At least you'd have your hands in the clay.
My goal this winter is to make a series of clay wall hangings. Maybe Raku if I can talk the instructor into firing larger Raku pieces.
I just started a 10x10 inch multi-media picture of a painted broken wedding vase representing Freida and Diego's life. The vase has Frieda's face on it and Diego's face is in the spilled water pool from the vase. I'm still working on the sketches. It's been a long process and many sketch changes. I'm still sketching out my 9 Huichol inspired small paintings.
I have a small studio for my jewelry making but nothing for clay or painting. I'll have to use the school's clay studio and I'll paint in my dining room where the sunlight is beautifully filtered. It will be interesting to see if my wrist hold up to working the clay. Have a restful evening.
Babs and everyone else, I'd love to see your arts. Lindy
I'm very intrigued by your descriptions, Lindy!! The Freida and Diego's life sounds wonderful....
Isn't Huchinol art very colorful and intricately detailed w/ color and lines? There were vases at a local chain store that sells closed lots, etc.... which had big vases and pitchers (these were just browns and cream colored lines)..... I saw them advertised and never got there to my dismay....
Snow, you house sounds like it is really great. I would love to see photos if you would like to share! Do you ever go to Renaissance Fairs?
Please don't stop posting, as I will be very upset. You are a very treasured member of the board - we can't lose you, please. We need people with positive energy, humor, and a strong respect for everyone on the board, which is who you are.
As someone who often feels I am just tolerated by the board, I can tell you that you are a blessing to me, and I hope you will be here for me, as well as everyone else who needs you! As you can see on this thread, as well as many others, I jumped in without being on the select list, and doggonit I'll keep on trying!
[QUOTE=Hillhoney]Snow, you house sounds like it is really great. I would love to see photos if you would like to share! Do you ever go to Renaissance Fairs?
Hell.. you mean you want to be on the list of those who were having some issues and sufferings?
I hope I drop off it!!
Thank you Snow and Linda for your kind words. Snow I understand totally, and I'm glad you are continuing to post.
I hope some of our other more silent members, who don't post frequently will let us know how they are doing also. This thread could be a wonderful opportunity to hear from you and allow us to offer support to all of you as well.
OOOH Ren Faires!! We live 140 miles from The Sterling Renasainnce Faire in Sterling NY and go often.. I love getting into garb and the turkey legs.. and oh my the music and the closing pub sing..
sigh we missed it this year.
I hear you about art.. You get into a flow that is so healing.. I was a dismal failure with clay but I dicovered that I LOVE stained glass and am not too bad at it.. There is something about cutting the glass and grinding and foiling.. hours can slip by..
Right now though, I am without a studio since my son has taken the 2 attic rooms.. My plan is to finish the last attic room and use that as a studio/storage room. I have about 300 pounds of glass much of which I keep in an antique hardware store cabinet..
I love glass to the point that I have 2 plain squares of it propped up on our buffet..
I love ren fests too and we have a wonderful one here in atlanta every spring. art and crafts are my release too. Kathy I love the art of stained glass do you have any pic's of your work?
Just reading through some of the post and thought that this SCA thing would be good for photography and the like.
I could find that very interesting.
edited for Bloody typos
Bodak2009-08-11 22:51:46Just catching up on the family. Love to you all. [QUOTE=Hillhoney]Thank you Snow and Linda for your kind words. Snow I understand totally, and I'm glad you are continuing to post.
I hope some of our other more silent members, who don't post frequently will let us know how they are doing also. This thread could be a wonderful opportunity to hear from you and allow us to offer support to all of you as well.
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absolutely true! What a GREAT idea, Shug!!!
I too, love Ren Faires..... We have a rather large one in Aug to September where I've gone and enjoyed the period dressing, the jousting, the human chess games!! and played the games right along! Great fun!
We have a big ren fair that comes around in the Fall. I've never been, but my sister and her family have costumes (my sister's dress is beautiful) and have a lot of fun with it. Every year I say I'm going to go, but never seem to get around to it. Maybe this year.....I recall one year, there was a young woman dressed in the period garb who had two "eyes" painted on her bosom....
I thought, how clever...... while we thought we had figured out why she did it...my sister asked her and she said....
Well, my lady... when a man looks at me....I want him to look me in the EYES!!
Ok. I'll admit it. I have no clue what a peplum vest is.It's a vest to wrap your peplum in!
[QUOTE=Linncn]Ok. I'll admit it. I have no clue what a peplum vest is.[/QUOTE]
A peplum is a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a garment. In this case, the peplum was part of a sleeveless, laced-up-the-front, scooped necked vest.
Ah....that sounds really pretty.
Hill~My wedding dress was a maternity "tent" and my "bling" was my employee ID... we "eloped" at the courthouse during a lunchbreak when we both worked for Big Pharma. :)
Jas~ do you ever regret not having a big wedding? We eloped to Las Vegas. Tacky? Maybe, but we're coming up to our 27th year, so sometimes tacky works! Anyway, their was a chunk of time that I wished I would have had the whole 9 yards. But that was a long time ago, when my friends were getting married. I do wish I had some pictures. But other than that, I happy with the way we did it.HELL NO. I've never been to a big wedding that I enjoyed. Too contrived, too much drama, too much $$$ (and I can afford the $$$!!!). Hell, I think there should just be an option to take the forms home, sign them, and mail them in to the state (and that's only if you really want your sexual relationship registered with the state!). But then I'm a bit crazy that way...
No, don't sugar coat it. Say how you really feel
Linda, my hubby and I are also going to be married 27 years on the 28th. I had the church wedding and the whole 9 yards, and have no regrets. But it's a very personal thing, and should just be a moment in time that you will always treasure and remember with happiness.
[QUOTE=Hillhoney]
We actually found a little curch in the outskirts of Las Vegas. That was not our original plan, but those chapels are reeeeaaaallly cheesey. We just couldn't do it :) So it was my husband and me, Pastor Bob McDuffy and his wife as our witness. And I'm smiling while I write this, so it must be one of those moments that I treasure and remember with happiness.
And yes, my husband watches the chick flicks in this family. I prefer Jackass or science documentaries. ;)
The only one in my fam that was not ok with our decision to elope was my Grandpa. He wanted to see me get married. My dad said his friends thought he lucked out. Two daughters and he didn't have to pay for one wedding. My sister eloped too. But then, so did my parents so I guess it runs in the family.Oh my gosh! How can my dog spot a little brown toad on my back porch in the dark?? I couldn't see what he was barking at till I flipped on the light.
[QUOTE=Linncn]Oh my gosh! How can my dog spot a little brown toad on my back porch in the dark?? I couldn't see what he was barking at till I flipped on the light.[/QUOTE]
Smell and hearing probably I did save him though :) Not that he was in any danger on the other side of the door. Not from Charlie anyway.Oh I got married at the courthouse myself. By betroved had a terrible case of food poisoning and we missed our intended wedding date. I was pretty young and wondered if some of it was cold feet. He was terribly ill the doctor wanted me to take him to the hospital for admitance. He would not go. As soon as his fever broke and he was no longer vomiting I drug him into the court house. Friday the thirtenth he said. Yep. LOLMilly, just wondering.... did you drug him? or drag him? to the courthouse.
I love reading everyone's personal posts. My lips :)
Married 43 years to the same man. Full 9 yards too. Glad we have photos, can hardly remember who those young people are!
hugs to all, Lyn
My son, the one getting married in October, actually already had a court house wedding. He and his wife were engaged and he was about to deploy and it turns out, deployment pay is a lot higher if you have a spouse back home. They decided they might as well pad their savings while they can, so off they went to say "I do". I guess there will be no cold feet at this wedding!Bob and I were also married in the court house, attended by my brother and sister-in-law, a mutual friend and her husband.
We had planned an outdoor wedding in the autumn, instead it was an early March wedding. We spontaneously decided not to wait and were married the next afternoon.
We have been married 31.5 years. Not bad for someone who was never going to get married, say eh?
That's so funny Shug...my older brother said he was never going to get married, right up until the night he announc ed his engagement!! I think it's 20 for them, now.
Congratulations on your change of heart and you 31.5 years together :)
And to your 43 years, Lyn. No small potatoes here, huh?
We got married in Las Vegas and honeymooned there. It was our second marriage and it really didn't matter where we got married. I set up the ceremony at the chapel in the MGM Grand Hotel and it turned out to be a beautiful, small, elegant chapel. The whole thing was sort of surreal. You had to walk from the parking garage through the casino and then through Looney Tune Land. The Chapel was in Looney Tune Land and there were brides and grooms posing with Looney Tune characters and riding the rides. Very bizarre to see someone in a Vera Wang gown posing with Donald Duck!
The ceremony was quiet and dignified. I think anything after that would have appeared dignified! Our wedding was strange and wonderful and we still laugh about it 15 years later. Lindy
We were married 27 years ago June. My dad wanted the works for his little girl. We didn't really want to be spot lighted but there was nothing I wouldn't do for my father. We were married outside in a gazebo in a park. I had a 1930's limo and everytime I entered or exited a red carpet was extended. After the ceremony they set up a bucket of ice and champagne on the red carpet and we drank and took pictures. Then they had stage props of gangster guns that we all posed with- I guess like it was a shotgun wedding? I remember my flower girl took so long to get down the aisle. She would look in her little basket and choose just the right petal to throw with each step.Earlier in the thread Babs mentioned her quilting and 'fat quarters' and Lindy spke about fabric art. I want to share the following with all of you as a small example of my fabric art
Yes!! How cool!! Love the southwest themes too!!
Thanks Shug!
Beautiful work, Shug!
Love the stained glass too!
I didn't really pay much attention to the glass........
but they are really interesting!!! very creative!
Great designs. I'm not a sewer or quilter but I sure admire both and wish I could. L
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