Say it's my birthday! I wanted to stay awake tonight so that I could post in the first few moments of the beginning of my 52nd year! I am most grateful to have had 52 years and am looking forward to another 52, good Lord willing. I am pleased with my graying hair, my slightly deeper smile lines and I like to think that I am moving forward in this part of my life with a good dose of me and still learning new things. I love being alive and am totally, wonderfully in love with life! Cheers!

Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State in the Obama administration?! I could not be more excited and I know the country will be in good hands. She is one smart and wise woman! Somedays the news feels good and I do not have to be depressed about watching it on TV. I am a big newspaper fan and that is probably because I can CHOOSE what news enters my life and thoughts. Now it is my most sincere wish and prayer that the war ends! Peace.

Oh my good golly!!! I DID IT!!! I saved a picture from my email and then pasted it here with Andrea's help. I am so bursting with computer skills and pride at this moment that my office can not contain me! Of course, this feeling will only last as long as the next time I cannot figure out how to do something and once again I want to toss the computer across the room!

In the meantime, here is my ad for the Bead & Button issue that will come out in time for the Tuscon shows. I really like the yellow color and the drawings I did that they scanned into my ad. Very smugly I say Good night and thanks Andrea! xo, Lois

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Another fabulous picture from the Portland Bead Society show. This is Lisa of Zizzyzaza Beads and Theresa of Treasures by T. When the three of us are together, our humor is wicked and knows no bounds. Geez, we have a great time! More from the next show soon! Lois

A Quote

This is a very apt and true quote that I found on another blog. I really like it so I thought that I would share it with you. Today finds it very wet and still balmy here in beautiful PT. I find myself having to do some paperwork ( sigh ) and getting must do's out of the way before I can hit the studio. I am personally feeling much happier and brighter since I vanished negative speaking and negative thoughts from my life and mind. Or rather, I should say am trying to bannish. It is way more difficult than I thought plus, I am trying not to become a simple minded Pollyanna. We shall see if this journey is a good one. Perhaps I shall write more later today! I am feeling energetic! Go Lois, go Lois, go Lois.....