Before the weekend's journey begins at the bead show ( we do get a pretty ferry boat ride before getting there ) I will leave you with this quote that I like. I can not remember where I found it but I like it nonetheless. Enjoy.




This is where I will be for the weekend, at the Lynnewood Convention Center in you guessed it, Lynnewood! It is the annual Northwest bead society Show and I will be a vendor of beautiful beads, charms and jewelry. Hope to see some old friends and customers and make new friends and customers. The weather is slated to be hot ( 84 -86 degrees !!!!! ) so that may keep people at the beach and parks but really, beaders, the wet weather will arrive and you will need beads for your sanity while indoors!

I really intend to write an actual post today and of course, tell you wonderful arty and creative things but I could not let another moment go by that I did not say this is 9-9-9. I love numbers that have a rhythm or movement to them in the order they are placed and today's date is no exception. Pretty cool.

Corrupters! Andrea who got me hooked watching this HBO series and Kathy who enabled me to keep watching it by loaning me season 1 on DVD! I love it! Part of it appeals to me as it is set in the modern yet sleepy south and a small part attracts me because Bill, the handsome vampire is a Civil War veteran. I am such a Civil War buff. What would it be like to meet someone who fought in the great war of the North and South? What questions would I ask? All of this is interesting and has me thinking about things southern. I will keep watching.

Clouds gathered and dispersed all day as the storms they brought in leapt upon us in brief moments of fury. This raw, full of mystery set of clouds made me want to run and hide under my bed as they looked at once so ominous and angry tonight.






These clouds rose so strong and billowy above the mountains to the west of me. I liked the play of light across their surfaces; the storms they portend.




This grouping of clouds was my favorite as it seemed as if it were illuminated from within and heaven was almost at my grasp.

Driving to work with Jacob, we passed this little landing on the beach of this sailboat and then another boat soon joined it. It was the first big wind of the year and off these two boats drifted! Oops! How embarrassing for the owners. Jacob was very excited to see the; he wanted to run right out on the beach and touch them!




So some days you find smooth sailings on the waters of life and others, you just can't make it beyond the beach! HAHA!

Hearts

I have this thing for heart images. I draw them all the time, design them in silver, tattoo them on my body and see them in the world around me; rocks on the beach, clouds in the sky, puddles of water. People, mostly women, will tell me how much they hate hearts and all I can do is feel a bit sorry for them I mean, it is a harmless, loving image. What's not to like let alone hate? I have even thought of myself as being uncool ( me! noooo ) for liking hearts but now I am embracing them. I will honor them and all that they mean to me and all that I can do to practice my loving heart!

The ceiling of the sky bridge to Tacoma's glass museum with works by Dale Chihuly proteges. It is very impressive!




August is usually the month, and it extends clear through the Wooden Boat Festival; that I do not get to be creative in my studio. I think of it as a time to put one foot in front of the other and just make the jewelry that keeps the racks, cases and displays full in the shop. This year, I fell a bit behind due to the TIA stroke thing but I am in the rhythm now and have been making lots of replacement jewelry. While doing this my mind is spinning ahead to all the creative things I I want to make a do once the fall weather hits. Then of course, there is Tucson to get ready for all the way into February.