Bead and Design Show in Costa Mesa on August 20, 2017

I will be doing craft shows until the end of this year and finally get a website up to sell my art. That is a big step. Here is a photo of me at my booth at Costa Mesa.

I will post the date of my next show here. It will be in October. I hope I see you there.
My daughter is getting married in September. It is so exciting.

Just finished "The Execution of Noa P. Singleton" by Elizabeth L. Silver
This is the authors first book. So it was desirable to read because it is a fresh voice who is trying to put her best foot forward.
The book starts with a mystery...why is this young woman on death row? The story leads you through her childhood and utlimately to the time she is on death row to try and decipher the mystery. There are a few unexpected twists at the end that sort of explain what happened but I found it hard to understand or relate to this woman's thinking. The book leaves you with a feeling of sadness for the main character. Why is it in life that we have such trouble getting past our childhood experiences. When you think about it, it is kind of ridiculous that we box ourselves into thought patterns that so limit us. All we have to do is open our eyes and see that what happened to us in the past is over and probably won't happen again. We don't need to prepare for it or be influenced by it. It's OVER! You Survived it.
Actually, each of us can do anything. We are only limited by our physical and mental abilities that we have failed to develop and what is legal.

I want to start making a list of the books I have just finished reading. Although I have read thousands of books I will start with the ones I just finished.
"The Three" by Sarah Lotz
An interesting but very long book 471 pages.
It was written in a style of a person speaking to you and showing you references to various correspondence between the charactors that would illuminate the story they were telling.
Four plane crashes on one day with only 3 survivors and they are all children. The story is about the reaction of people to these children. It hints on aliens and the end of the world bible prophesies. It is very imaginative and I found myself engaged in wondering what was going to happen and what had really happened. It was a fun book.

"The Revenant" by Michael Punke
This story is going to be made into a motion picture. After reading it, I can't wait to see it.
My favorite male character is one who is kind and thoughtfully intelligent but strong, almost invincible and willing to fight against a clear evildoer and win. Something terrible and unfair happens and the hero wants revenge.
The story takes place in 1823 when the Rocky Mountain Fur Company was establishing itself in the American frontier. Hugh Glass is the hero of the book and was a real person. The story is based on real events as much as was recorded from the time.
It is a wonderful story and is historically well researched. You learn alot about what it was like to be a frontiersman in the earlier 1800's. Certainly not an easy life but much simpler than our current lives.

The moth!!!!

Closing the door to my studio at night is a bit tricky. The huge tree outside the door has made the doorframe at a different angle than the door. In order to shut the door and lock it, I have to place a certain thickness of paper under the bottom of the door as I close it. This lifts the lock up so that it is aligned and I can lock the door. Last night, as I was doing this something huge was fluttering around my head and scaring me. As I backed away I thought it was a large butterfly or a bird but I couldn't understand why it was flying at night. I ran in the house to get a flashlight and saw to my amazement that it was a moth. I took a picture of it to share. The wing span was 6 inches and it had red eyes. What a treat. Isn't he beautiful!!!

Removed the clock widget

Okay, I had to take the cat clock widget out. It had an ad attached to it. So not cool.

I am back after a year!!!

I have decided to start using my blog again. It is amazing that it has been exactly a year since I have last posted. I found this clock kitty widget, just like one of my clocks. So exciting. I am still working on the book for the Sister of St Joseph History. We are up to the 1980's. It is really fun to work on and I can't wait to see it printed. Probably not till next year.

A garden show!!!

Here is my table at the Garden Show in my Neighborhood. It was a lot of fun. Merry who sells vintage buttons was right across from me. I ran over to explore whenever I could.