for the moment ...

... my laptop is working and I can perhaps post a thought or two, maybe even a picture! It was hot here today, not a pretty, feminine hot either but a sweaty, beads stick to my skin I don't want to wear or do anything kind of hot! I did not even go into the shop today as Kathy said the lobby was 86 degrees ( ! ) when she came into work! I am not a pleasant person in the deep sweaty heat of August. Worse, tomorrow is to be even hotter. I should not complain though as we do not get hot here that often, thank goodness! Tourists always say, " why,this isn't hot you should be at my home in Alabama or New York or anywhere but here. " If I wanted to experience that kind of hot; I would live there. Thank you kindly, but I will just stay here ... for now!

I found these paintings while surfing the net and I like them even though I am not quite sure why! Wishing you a cool and pleasant tomorrow, Lois

A Screamingly Frustrated Entry

This is how I feel after being on hold for 1 1/2 hours trying to get through to the appointment desk at the imagining center at Swedish Hospital in Seattle for my mammogram! And ..... after all this waiting .... I STILL COULD NOT GET THROUGH!!!! AAARGHHH - how are you supposed to take care of yourself! I wrote them a letter telling them how I felt and I guess I will have to try again tomorrow. I even made a rosary while I waited on hold!! AND! THE CALL WAS LONG DISTANCE!!! DOUBLE AARGH!!!

In Case You Are Wondering ...

what happened to my entries ... we have been very busy getting ready for the county fair! Jacob and Phil are very involved with 4H and the Paws 'n Claws cat building so they have been painting, cleaning, displaying and grooming, the cats that is for the fair! Poor kitties, being on display all day in their 1950's inspired cages!

I will post more arty things in the next few days, I swear, I will get back to being uber creative! have a great day! xxoo, Lois

After All

After a firm talking to myself my mood has improved and today I think I will not scare anyone I am dealing with! HAHA! Here is a wonderful picture of my brother, Bob and his wife, Barb, that they sent to me. Aren't they nice looking?! I am so happy to know them and Barb sent pictures of flowers and other animals. I love flower and animal pictures! I am posting 2 flower pictures that sent me to fantasy - I want to live in Alaska now land. ( They live in Alaska. )

Ye Gads! Everything has Frustrated Me Today!

What a day! Everything has been an effort to get anywhere! From signing in on my blog tonight, ( what the hell !!! ), to trying to make an orthodontist appointment for Jacob, to oil leaking in the old subaru, to the yarn I am knitting with being a tangled mess! Did I make someone in the universe mad? What do I have to do for penance? And why do I have to do penance? My dang laptop has even decided it will only work in the office now so I can not watch the idiot box and type away on this machine! Aarrgh! I surrender! Someone tell me what I need to do to make things right again!

I keep repeating the mantra .... it's all happening for a reason .... this too shall pass... maybe it is just PMS ..... everything is fine .... breathe.... breathe again ..... Lois

Tonight I was going to write about Phil's doctor visit and how I think that this is the beginning of many more doctor visits but I decided, who wants to know that? Aren't we all in God's hands and no amount of talking about all my worries ( Phil does not seem to be worried - just very tired ) will change anything. I am going to try and live by that old Shaker saying, " Let go, Let God ". I think I will see how that works!

Anyhow these pictures are of my front porch and the terrific job this hosta is doing of blooming. Isn't it pretty? Not to mention big! Since it was in a flower pot; it was even protected from our gazillions of slugs! Off to dreamland and my new mantra, " let go, let God ". swak, Lois

Part 1 A Rainy FINALLY Sunday!

So far on this wet Sunday; I have made many stretch bracelets for my shop. Customers love them, the price is a true bargain and my imagination roams free while I use up odds and ends of glass beads. Here is just one bracelet for now. Maybe another note later, Lois