Boy! I thought I was stressed then...

It must be in the moons or heavens for me but now Phil is in the hospital with a BIG kidney stone. The good part of this story or the lucky part; is that he had a CT scan that picked up that he has an AAA, an abdominal aortic anueryism. ( spelling? ) It can be fatal but we do not know much about his except that he needs to see a vascular surgeon. evidently it is common in men of a certain age. I do not find that thought comforting. I am on my way back to the hospital to keep him company or rather watch him sleep. Yep, it stresses me. Yep, it worries me. Guardian angels abound though because we would have missed the AAA without that CT scan! Please send my Phil a good thought! ==Lois

Beads in an Art Way

I met this interesting and professional photographer at my shop today and we had an interesting and brief conversation about
beads as an art form in pictures. Taking pictures of beads up close abstracts them and makes them have an element of fine art composition about them. So in the spirit of fine art; I am posting a few pictures of beads as art! Enjoy! Lois

Before I head to work ....

Here are photos of the latest edition to our family, Milagro, a 4 month old little boy kitten. Jacob earned enough money at the bead show in Tacoma to pay for him. He has a long nose, lots of personality even if a bit gassy and we just love snuggling with him!

He will make a great companion to Shelby and Sally-Ally in the newly built cat house! Now, I must dash off to work! have a wonderful day! Lois

Chuck and Helene

Chuck and Helene visited from Hawaii! their visit was only one day and much too short but it was great to see them and they even said we could come back to Hawaii in January for the Whole Bead show! What do you think Lita?

We had a fabulous lunch here in PT at the Silverwater Cafe and a stroll around town in absolutely beautiful weather. Next time they will stay longer and we can go the rainforest, Hurricane Ridge, Ediz Hook and more!

What a fun day! xxoo, Lois

Is it me or the ancient beloved MAC but somewhere I lost the photos I meant to publish in the other blog posting. Sigh ... one of these days I may get good at this stuff. What a scary thought!! xxooo, Lois

Home Again Safe, Crazy Tired with 1003 things to do

After a relatively quick drive home from Tacoma, we are in the process of tackling all the things that are waiting for us to do. We needto mowthelawnpaintthecathouseunpackthevanpricenewinventorystowtheoldstuffchecktheshopdomailorders...... you get the picture and that list is endless. I never really complain though as I like to be kept busy and thinking.

I met this very interesting and talented woman at Anil Kumar's booth at the PSBF and this necklace she was wearing just knocked me back! It is all 3 dimensional free form peyote stitch and what an art form! It was a masterpiece!

More pictures later but for now just think if you did a piece like this.... Have a great day! Lois

From Tacoma, Washington

Here I am in Tacoma blogging from a strange hotel computer and hearing kids going slightly loud-crazy in the game room next door. I am also writing this or rather typing this on a Dell computer and not my ancient beloved Mac.

I am doing the Puget Sound Bead Festival here and since the show is pretty quiet ( sob! ) I am able to visit with friends and other vendors that I only get to see a few times a year. There is always a silver cloud to every storm.

I am still upset over Michael's last conversation with me but I am making myself a promise that I will try and take a look at his life and see if I can offer him any sage motherly advice on how things could be better. I know that financial troubles can just eat at your soul and muck up your life.

I wonder how amny germy, cruddy fingers have typed on this computer and what strange diseases you can get from grimed up keyboard surfaces? Hmmm... the mind does wander and wonder. Tomorrow I will be home and be able to post a picture or two. Until then, LOis