Tag: Creativity

SongLyricSunday 1/29/17 theme”Sun”

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Oh Helen, I didn’t realize it but I have been waiting for the perfect Sunday to share one of my all-time favorite singers.

Maybe you have heard of her. Eva Cassidy.

Many of her songs have the “sun” in them, and it was hard to pick one, so here are three of my favorites.

She was the sun!

I’ve included her story at the bottom. If you can get through her beautiful songs, and her story without tears of both joy, and the other kind…well, as my cryptic friend Don says “then I just don’t know about you.”

I did not include lyrics or credit for the song writing because these are all three classics.

It will take some time to get through all of this but I believe it will be worth it. Enjoy her gift to us all.

 

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Ambience for WPC

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Ahh, to be thirteen again…and to be given complete freedom to decorate my own room. My Dad did that for me so I painted my room white and then, with a pencil, traced circles around plates, cups, and saucers all over my walls. I filled them in with pastel pink, yellow and blue enamel paint. (I also made striped curtains in the same colors.) I loved my room. It was such a peaceful haven in an otherwise tumultuous household. I could shift my mood by closing my door and immersing myself in the ambience I had been allowed to create.

When my son and grandsons moved back in with me I really wanted the boys to feel at home and so of course, passed on the traditional “freedom” to decorate their space.

Here’s a slideshow of how the oldest (13) chose to set up his room. It is filled with the dichotomies of his age and individual personality. I LOVE it! Enjoy the song below while viewing the show. (It reminds me of my Junior High/High school boyfriend, David Taylor!)

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My first reaction to some of his belongings was apprehension. His Dad (my son) was never allowed weapons of any kind, not even toy guns. That really backfired as a parenting stance. But I am not too worried about my grandson. His “weapons” are mostly decorative, and are nicely balanced with his other collections (Pez dispensers, sports stuff, art, guitars, etc.)

Oh and his “stuffies”, many from his babyhood.

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These are his favorite Stuffies; a fluffy elephant (he had one in his crib from day one that played “Imagine”) and his favorite, a “Frankenstein doll”.

My grandson posed in this photo…can you see him?

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a few words about yesterday’s calorie filled Wordless Wednesday

If you saw yesterday’s post,

Another Wordless Wednesday slide show 12-21-16 (warning-VERY fattening!)

then you know my generous friend Michelle has to be one of the world’s best Grandma’s! What she does for her kids and grandkids is amazing!

The photos I posted yesterday are all Christmas decorations. She’s been doing this a while and creates a new one every year. Her rule is they have to be made with primarily “sweets”. So every eyeball, ear, rooftop, face, gown, hand, etc. is made from an edible treat. (NOT that they are eaten!!! Who would DARE after all her work?) Her display grows and grows and I am in complete awe of her dedication to surprising those kids with each new contribution.

img_8194img_8195This Santa is made from marshmallows, licorice and get this…That pink face is BUBBLE GUM. She had to chew it up for the right consistency!

 

img_8196When she did Frozen one year for the girls (above), of course then she had to do R2D2 for the boys next. (below)

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The Fairy House is my favorite. It is this years production! (below)

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This one even has a picnic outside and a Fairy inside and a flickering light (for firelight)!

 

The time it must have taken to attach every single gumdrop, orange slice, M and M, tic tac, jelly bean, Gummy worms, and peppermints, well, I think it’s a wonder. (That is a very small list of examples. She’s always on the lookout for candies that will work in her creations.)

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I’m hoping Michelle will comment (and correct any mistakes I’ve made) and give us all more information about this love-filled “hobby” of hers!

What lucky grandchildren!!

ChosenPerspectives on “Local Color” for WPC

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Inside this relatively ordinary looking building in Seattle is a huge surprise, known only by a few Locals.

Oh, there are hints from the outside that there might just be some history here. Check out the rest of the building’s face.

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But even these wild and clearly vintage signs don’t fully expose the secrets inside the building.

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There is an amazing collection, a neon performance, hidden inside the wide open belly of the old building.

In a tiny space on the second floor, surrounded by this display, is where my “hair therapist” performs her magic on my aging, thinning, silver locks. I’ve followed Kelly for over 30 years to where ever she sets up shop, but this has to be my favorite location.

CFFC Vibrant #3

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Vibrant Colors

Oh my, I think I am out of control with this current topic, “Vibrant”, for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge! I guess I am rather partial to bright colors.

This will be my last post for this topic….probably…

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Winter sunset!

 

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a beaded treasure

 

one beautiful boy
Try saying “no” to these eyes…..

 

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Photo cards I sell

 

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Lego Cat-House

 

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Numbers-Counting by ChosenPerspectives

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My friend Michelle loves her grandchildren and builds/creates these amazing EDIBLE Holiday decorations!!! The Numbers of jelly beans, mini-marshmallows, gum drops, peppermints and gummy worms are uncountable!!