tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48963515520366325832024-03-13T11:03:25.024-07:00Enchanted Musingliving and crafting - one day at a timeEnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-53253382170211649162009-04-20T18:09:00.000-07:002009-04-20T18:20:46.748-07:00ok, ok, ok...it's been long enough.<br /><br />it is CLEARLY no longer raining. i think 100 degrees is evidence enough of that.<br /><br />and I've been gone. but i'm leaving here- for good. soon.<br /><br />find me at: <a href="http://enchantedmusing.wordpress.com/">http://enchantedmusing.wordpress.com/</a><br /><br />same blog name - different blog channel.EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-83849767550010985482009-02-05T21:53:00.000-08:002009-02-05T22:15:13.583-08:00it's raining...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/brokenheartvn/rain1-1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 662px;" src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/brokenheartvn/rain1-1.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and it's about time!! we've needed this for a long time, but, as is usual - the timing SUCKS!!<br /><br />the last time it rained here was christmas day. yes, christmas day! just in time for the 8 year old who has been waiting for santa to bring her a scooter for months. it arrives - but, shoot - it's too darn wet to get outside and ride it!<br /><br />tomorrow we are scheduled to visit <a href="http://www.wattstowers.us/simon_rodia.htm">here</a>. i remember going a number of times with school and day camp groups. but it's been 25 -30 years since i've gone out there. since our history club is studying italy and it is, afterall, black history month - i figured this was the perfect time for a visit. and then mother nature picks her time, again. yes, it's going to rain on our visit.<br /><br />in some ways, it's good for me. i have this totally irrational fear of certain things bigger than me. mainly statues. i've always rationalized that because i am so tall - i'm used to things being my height or shorter. so, therefore, it makes sense that something substantially taller than me - is freakish and to be feared! for some reason, the towers give me this same feeling. i don't know why - they just do.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://discoverblackheritage.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/watts-towers-los-angeles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 475px; height: 317px;" src="http://discoverblackheritage.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/watts-towers-los-angeles.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />but they are SO beautiful in their simplicity and the energy and creativity that went into someone just deciding to build them. i'm in awe, and yet they make me quake in my boots.<br /><br />so why, you ask, is this visit good for me, in the rain? because part of our visit will include a tour and film presentation of the towers inside of the gallery that sits next to them. the rain will force us inside and I won't be forced to stand outside and under them for too terribly long.<br /><br />i'm excited, and yet - just a little worried about how much I'll freak out at being near them. oh, no one will know that I am freaked, but i'll feel it in my bones. or - it's just the irrational memory of what I felt when I was 13 - and at my current age of , ahem ~ 29, I won't feel the same.<br /><br />hahahaha - we'll see...<br /><br />*********** *********** ***********<br />ps - happy birthday <a href="http://katsinthebelfry.blogspot.com/">mini-belfry</a>! although your day of fun may not turn out as planned, i wish the day for you to be filled with joy and everything you wish for.<br />signed p&e (stop laughing kat. that is NOT pee!)EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-64084584505890638912009-02-02T21:06:00.000-08:002009-02-02T21:10:18.903-08:00and today we did...nothing...<br /><br />it felt like *I* was in the superbowl. i just feel drained - and minime has come down with some minor tummy issues that have taken up the better part of the late afternoon. i haven't looked for my camera (ack!! i need it - we're working on a mural project tomorrow!) and i've done no crafting! i know that sometimes we just need days like this - but when you have things to do - you hate days like this! it's life...<br /><br />i have swaps to complete, swaps to send out, new etsy product to make, or photograph or both. but i just want to lay on the bed and watch reruns of ANTM.<br /><br />and that's nearly what i'm going to go do. but first, i need to take a stab at finding that camera.<br /><br />until tomorrow...EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-48641749624486041312009-02-01T15:54:00.000-08:002009-02-01T16:03:24.800-08:00whaaaa? where????<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.architecture-page.com/assets/images/content/prj_masi_getty/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 278px;" src="http://www.architecture-page.com/assets/images/content/prj_masi_getty/1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/%7Eerickyo/getty-villa-2496.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 594px; height: 406px;" src="http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/%7Eerickyo/getty-villa-2496.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />so, i've decided to come out of my cave. we've been SO busy that the last thing i wanted to think about was blogging. but i want to - need to! so here i am. i *want* to blog every day this month. really, i do!! wish me luck with that!<br /><br />so, today we made our way out to the getty villa in malibu. a beautiful day! but, whaaa? where's my camera!!???? can't find it. oh, it's not stolen or lost - save being lost in my house (and that's a whole other set of worries). but i can't really put my finger on where to look for it. so, for now, its "lost".<br /><br />I'd planned on showing off great photos of the getty and the view of the ocean - but, like i said. no camera. enjoy the clip-art.<br /><br />so - for today - that's my post! i do hope that all of you enjoying the superbowl, the commercials or, just simply enjoying the food - are indeed enjoying yourselves!<br /><br />i'm going to go look for my camera...<br /><br />until tomorrow...EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-58000562594885178412009-01-19T21:52:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:58:15.130-08:00I have a dream...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tributesportswear.com/images/ObamandDrKingblack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 450px;" src="http://tributesportswear.com/images/ObamandDrKingblack.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Yes</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We Did!</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">****** ****** ****** ******<br /></div><br />Our new President put out a call for community service and to make this day - the "MLK" Holiday a National Day of Service. I was unprepared for that call this year - I just heard it too late. But I'm taking on the challenge and hope you all will too! He is our new president, but we must all get to work to continue to fulfill the promise of this nation. We have a chance at making this country great in our eyes and the world's eyes, once again.<br /><br />I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and help. Are you?EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-20209316518784562032009-01-16T19:23:00.000-08:002009-01-16T19:36:32.173-08:00all done...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.walkingsaint.com/images/jury_duty_2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 286px;" src="http://www.walkingsaint.com/images/jury_duty_2008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1232162652_0">wait a minute! not so fast...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MY</span> jury duty</span> is all done. whew...<br /><br />yesterday - come 4pm - we walked out of the courtroom, a full jury seated & sworn in - but no alternates. we had to report, again, today.<br /><br />we walked back in just after 11am - 8 people left in the jury pool, including me. Odds were - I was going to be called. I'd gone thru my litany of things that would make me undesirable for this case and had rehearsed them in my head well.<br /><br />the judge was ready to call jurors for the alternate seats. he told the clerk to call 5. All 5 were called, but not me. That left 3 of us sitting there, waiting. 3 were dismissed.<br /><br />uh-oh, here we go...<br /><br />the judge told the clerk to call 2 more names. She called 2 - neither name being mine.<br /><br />Whew... I sat in the pool area all alone<br /><br />1 was dismissed. then the alternates were sworn in.<br /><br />I was sent packing. i'm free! ah...<br /><br />now - where's my $30??!????<br /><br />back to my day to day living.....EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-49820031546047890212009-01-14T21:04:00.000-08:002009-01-14T21:30:23.207-08:00jury duty...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://weathermachine.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/jury.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 402px; height: 442px;" src="http://weathermachine.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/jury.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />i've never been on jury duty.<br /><br />when i was in my early 20's and had jobs that ALWAYS paid for it - i was never called. i always thought it something exciting to try out. in my early 30's - i took one of my last jobs outside of the home. they didn't pay for jury duty and right like clockwork - i received my first summons. i plead financial hardship (allowed in those years) and never served. i wanted to - but the $5 per day that the court offered, simply was not going to fill the void of my salary & pay the bills.<br /><br />seems like many years passed by without receiving a summons - then, when my daughter was born, i began to receive them again! perfect timing. sigh... of course, i didn't go. it was simply impossible with a nursing baby. once, when minime was about 3, i received a summons that i responded to, but then the court claimed not to have received. i wasn't allowed an excuse - i had to go. i packed up my child (with books, and lunch) and headed to court. i was excused!<br /><br />i've received one or two summons since then, i always managed to get out of them. but this year was different. actually, i decided not to try to get out of it - i'd do my civic duty and just get it done!<br /><br />sigh...<br /><br />it started today - arriving at 745 am (like I knew there was a 745 in the morning!). parking was 5 blocks away and then, there was the wait for the elevators with LOTS of other jurors. lots of waiting - for HOURS, and then, it happened. i was called...<br /><br />into court we were moved, we found out about the generalities of the case and they started calling names. i was relieved not to hear my name while the others made their way into the jury box. questioning started and went on...<br /><br /><br />and on...<br /><br />and on...<br /><br />and then - lunch!<br /><br />then back to the courtroom, for more questioning. and then it was made VERY clear to us that EVERYONE of the jurors sitting in the courtroom will be questioned as possible jurors! all 50 of us. sigh...<br /><br />so i go back tomorrow (but mercilessly - not as early as today!) and sit some more. thanks to another juror in the waiting room, i'm planning on bringing my crochet work with me tomorrow - hoping the day goes by a bit faster. and hoping i *don't* end up on this case!<br /><br />Words to Live By: Be careful what you wish for - you just might get it, even 20 years later!<br /><br />************ ************** **************** ******************<br /><br />Oh, and for you 'American Idol' fans who were watching the show tonight... 'here i am baby, signed sealed delivered, i'm yours..'<br /><a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"><br /></div></div></div></a><br />you're welcome.EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-84457574552257903592009-01-07T10:12:00.000-08:002009-01-07T10:20:31.551-08:00I feel the need...to clean!<br /><br />child's bedroom is a mess. needs to be cleaned - WELL.<br /><br />so...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://idea-sandbox.com/blog_images/disneyland_tshirt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 464px; height: 348px;" src="http://idea-sandbox.com/blog_images/disneyland_tshirt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />we're going to disneyland!<br /><br />heeheehohohahahahahahaha...EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-81293947194723080992008-12-26T21:06:00.000-08:002008-12-26T21:14:03.672-08:00happy holidays...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.profile-comments.com/images/happy-new-year/images/happy-new-year002.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.profile-comments.com/images/happy-new-year/images/happy-new-year002.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />it's been a busy holiday season!<br /><br />this year I managed to not only craft for 2 craft shows - but i also handmade all of our christmas gifts this year! i wish i had photos to show you but...<br />1) my computer is down and i can't access photos for the internet<br />2) i haven't taken many photos of all the things i've given away! oops - my bad.<br /><br />i'm sorry - but i've tried to stay focused. so - in that spirit, i'm announcing right now that I will not post again until after the new year. i'm much crafting AND photographing to do and i can't possibly get it all done if i'm on the computer so much.<br /><br />so, i bid you a temporary 'adeiu' and i look forward to seeing you all in the new year!EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-19526651296209059632008-12-06T12:23:00.000-08:002008-12-06T13:06:35.188-08:00Craft Show...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrpP_PhQGI/AAAAAAAABlg/bX-ahgcrFl0/s1600-h/P1070186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrpP_PhQGI/AAAAAAAABlg/bX-ahgcrFl0/s320/P1070186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276786374301794402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">the Howard Hughes Promenade<br />Holiday Craft Faire!</span><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrlEsbHn4I/AAAAAAAABlY/s_9jg1kc4kU/s1600-h/P1070181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrlEsbHn4I/AAAAAAAABlY/s_9jg1kc4kU/s320/P1070181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276781782225100674" border="0" /></a> yep, that's me! enjoy a rare sighting of me on this blog - never to be seen again!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrlETsVEmI/AAAAAAAABlQ/rTQxl2RoCBE/s1600-h/P1070193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrlETsVEmI/AAAAAAAABlQ/rTQxl2RoCBE/s320/P1070193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276781775586398818" border="0" /></a>~my crocheted totes, buckets and tiffin covers~<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrlDiqeyUI/AAAAAAAABlI/R4S-bzSTa3o/s1600-h/P1070194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STrlDiqeyUI/AAAAAAAABlI/R4S-bzSTa3o/s320/P1070194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276781762425309506" border="0" /></a>~altered journals and tags~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was a long (and blessedly, warm) day - but we had fun meeting people, making sales and enjoying all of the activities in the shopping center court.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We'll be there again THIS coming Friday!<br />if you're local - please stop by and say "Hi!"<br />and let me know that you read my "Enchanted Musing" blog<br />- for a FREE gift!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 12th 12 noon to 6pm</span><br /><a href="http://mallimages.mallfinder.com/images/joneslang/mall-howardhughes/mimages/41296_PHHC_HolidayAd2.pdf">The Promenade at Howard Hughes</a><br />(also known as "The Bridge")<br />6081 Center Drive<br />Los Angeles, CA 90045<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Corner of Sepulveda & Centinela<br /></div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-7246496760253950412008-11-29T19:02:00.001-08:002008-11-29T19:07:06.765-08:00shoes, day 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STICzA0NN1I/AAAAAAAABlA/znecMK6AusE/s1600-h/P1070049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STICzA0NN1I/AAAAAAAABlA/znecMK6AusE/s320/P1070049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274281189019826002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STICywQsVnI/AAAAAAAABk4/sE3AWQ4o3GY/s1600-h/P1070050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STICywQsVnI/AAAAAAAABk4/sE3AWQ4o3GY/s320/P1070050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274281184575903346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STICytiQi3I/AAAAAAAABkw/2wtlHLykOXQ/s1600-h/P1070051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STICytiQi3I/AAAAAAAABkw/2wtlHLykOXQ/s320/P1070051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274281183844273010" border="0" /></a>i was *informed* that she created 3 different "poses" for these photos. <br />please, notice the bend of the legs...<br /><br /><br /></div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-74935875469720454512008-11-28T18:59:00.000-08:002008-11-28T19:05:58.141-08:00shoes, day 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STCwk8aKdoI/AAAAAAAABkg/f4gYr-a9ckE/s1600-h/P1070045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STCwk8aKdoI/AAAAAAAABkg/f4gYr-a9ckE/s320/P1070045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273909312388494978" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">do i know my child - or what?<br /><br />she's wearing them <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">again</span>, today. she's worn them since she sprung out of bed this morning. they are still on her feet.<br /><br />she'll wear them tomorrow...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STCxaUNRgcI/AAAAAAAABko/jQ9pCCxrHps/s1600-h/P1070048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/STCxaUNRgcI/AAAAAAAABko/jQ9pCCxrHps/s320/P1070048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273910229309948354" border="0" /></a><br />please, don't ask about the outfit. i don't understand, either...<br /><br /><br /></div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-60378777918899867022008-11-27T20:06:00.000-08:002008-11-27T20:20:21.629-08:00food & shoes...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">happy thanksgiving!</span><br /><br />today was a nice day. crafting in the morning and a big, home-cooked meal (cooked by someone else) in the afternoon. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> that's</span> the life! I hope you enjoyed your holiday, too.<br /><br />and, the shoes? just this little $15 pair that minime is currently enamored with - that she will try to wear to bed and that likely won't leave her feet for the next few days. i can't tell you how many times she's exclaimed to me about "how cute" they are or the fact that she "just loves these shoes!"<br /><br />as much as i'm a 'shoe collector' myself, i honestly don't buy her many. her feet grow quickly, and we are not the type of people who get dressed up a lot. so, she wears crocs and tennis shoes. dress shoes just aren't a part of our regular shopping. so, when she gets them - it's a BIG deal.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SS9vUUtIkLI/AAAAAAAABkY/_Oc3E-pscbQ/s1600-h/P1070043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SS9vUUtIkLI/AAAAAAAABkY/_Oc3E-pscbQ/s320/P1070043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273556083620221106" border="0" /></a>very simple, ballet flats. i must admit - she looked darling in her shoes, and the entire outfit! but you'd think the only thing new she had on - were these shoes.<br /><br />it really is the simple things in life...<br /></div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-37667727926550047712008-11-25T16:25:00.000-08:002008-11-25T16:53:49.491-08:00chilly, fall days...i'm a city girl...<br /><br />wait - let me clarify - i'm a southern california, city girl. what does that mean, you may ask? it means i don't do weather. we don't have it. ok, we *have* weather - but not anything like what my mom grew up with in the mid-west - you know, all the trees losing leaves, fall colors, snow (and walking to school in 4 feet of it, uphill - both ways...). but sometimes, i wish i were around more of it. this was one of those days...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSyZoHRxynI/AAAAAAAABkQ/nr6dz70g6W4/s1600-h/P1070038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSyZoHRxynI/AAAAAAAABkQ/nr6dz70g6W4/s320/P1070038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272758178171439730" border="0" /></a>the last few after dance, park days have found the girls rounding up leaves from all over the park. i haven't yet determined why they do this, except that there is some element of fun in it for them. we moms enjoy it even more when a toddler sibling throws himself into the pile of leaves with glee. the joy on his face drowns out the whining of the 8 years olds upset at his joy of destroying their work. the photo above represents their first 20 minutes at the park today. as you notice - there are no children playing around it. so - why do they *make* the pile? one still wonders...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSyY-J43kjI/AAAAAAAABkI/c3fI5GrU3Lg/s1600-h/P1070035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSyY-J43kjI/AAAAAAAABkI/c3fI5GrU3Lg/s320/P1070035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272757457317761586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSyY926PKEI/AAAAAAAABkA/DadmxxgUX9Y/s1600-h/P1070040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSyY926PKEI/AAAAAAAABkA/DadmxxgUX9Y/s320/P1070040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272757452223227970" border="0" /></a> but photographing the leaves in the park made me wish we lived in less of an urban setting. a place where there were woods to run off and explore. where a nearby stream trickles with rain water or freezes over in the winter only to melt in early spring when it resumes the soft trickle of water. such a beautiful thought...<br /><br />and then i came home, only to discover my <a href="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home">michael's</a> coupon at the door waiting for me to make that quick 10 minute drive to the store to buy whatever soothes me on any given day.<br /><br />between the nearly constant sunshine, lack of foul weather and a <a href="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home">michaels </a>but 10 minutes away... yep, you guessed it. here i stay...EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-21842101486200575492008-11-24T09:44:00.000-08:002008-11-24T14:19:39.658-08:00waldorf...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: left;">i feel blessed to live in southern california. the weather is SO nice - year around - and it is such a diverse place. travel 2 hours in any direction and you will reach the ocean, the mountains or the desert - all while living in the heart of a large metropolis with a multitude of cultures all around.<br /><br />as homeschoolers, we are lucky, not only to live here, but to be curious enough to want to explore all the things around us AND to have people within our community who are able to constantly expose us to new ideas. for mini me and i, waldorf is one of those new ideas. i'd heard of waldorf for many years, but i never explored it. i'd seen ideas about it, but nothing made me particularly want, or need, to pursue it. i just don't think i'd seen a grand enough example of it.<br /><br />until this weekend...</p><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSroGe2kyhI/AAAAAAAABjg/uzfQ3DCV2RA/s1600-h/P1060942.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSroGe2kyhI/AAAAAAAABjg/uzfQ3DCV2RA/s320/P1060942.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 12pt;">this beautiful, craftsman style building is a waldorf school in pasadena where we attended their annual 'elves faire' this past weekend. just walking onto the campus makes you drool to go to school there! i mean - my gosh!!, just look at it (ok, my inner geek is showing. i studied art history in college and lots of architecture during those classes - so buildings tend to *get* to me)!</p> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSroGldUIxI/AAAAAAAABjo/fdZV7lJyL1U/s1600-h/P1060976.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSroGldUIxI/AAAAAAAABjo/fdZV7lJyL1U/s320/P1060976.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 12pt;">this little beauty of a crystal was acquired from 'father winter', a gentleman who walks around dressed as, um - santa-ish? - and allows the children to take a small gift. minime and mini-belfry pulled crystals. there are many nature-based crafts to partake of and a yummy bake sale. they have many food selections and quite a bit of entertainment - folksy guitarist, taiko drummers and bag-pipers.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center;" align="center">and then, there is this guy - 'the acorn man'</p> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSroG3OCxLI/AAAAAAAABjw/xgSr7px_LLo/s1600-h/P1060986.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSroG3OCxLI/AAAAAAAABjw/xgSr7px_LLo/s320/P1060986.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 7.5pt 0in; text-align: center;" align="center">(is 'do you know the muffin man' playing in your head too? you're welcome!)<br />clearly, there is still some part of me not totally connecting with 'waldorf'. i found him just a *bit* creepy - he reminds me of the evil guy collecting all the children in "chitty, chitty, bang-bang". but maybe that's just me...<br /><br />overall, we had a great experience at the faire and i look forward to going again!</p>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-492478533120484412008-11-22T09:07:00.000-08:002008-11-22T09:31:24.385-08:00more itsy, bitsy things...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SShB0OvLJyI/AAAAAAAABjU/MYTzwcSOcd8/s1600-h/P1060941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SShB0OvLJyI/AAAAAAAABjU/MYTzwcSOcd8/s320/P1060941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271535729402128162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSg8XqX9jnI/AAAAAAAABjE/pWq58_DxDos/s1600-h/P1060938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SSg8XqX9jnI/AAAAAAAABjE/pWq58_DxDos/s320/P1060938.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a>the borrowers have, very much, insinuated themselves into our lives. we now visit furniture stores to help decorate their living space. I mean, it was one thing when they were living underfoot and we didn't know they were there. 'Borrowing' items to live. But now that we've supplied them with a home - that we look at, rearrange and playwith EVERYDAY, we want pretty things to see.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">minime and i, along with <a href="http://www.katsinthebelfry.blogspot.com/">belfry </a>and mini-belfry found ourselves at a miniatures, um - er, 'borrowers' store yesterday. the mini's had quite a great time. houses, building materials, furniture and supplies. its amazing to see the looks on their faces while looking at all of the littlest things around them. its amazing how reading one small <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Borrowers-Mary-Illustrated-Krush-Norton/dp/B000O3LVJC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227374629&sr=1-5">book </a>has opened their world, ne`, our world.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-53273806855655917452008-11-15T21:03:00.000-08:002008-11-15T21:06:33.873-08:00shop owner!<a href="http://www.buyhandmade.org"><img src="http://www.buyhandmade.org/images/pledge250x250.jpg" alt="I Took The Handmade Pledge! BuyHandmade.org" width="250" height="250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have opened my Etsy shop!! whoo hoo!!<br /><br />you can find me at: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/your_shop.php">Enchanted Musing.Etsy.com</a><br /><br />I'm excited - can you tell?<br /><br />There isn't much there - yet. But I will slowly get it built up and hopefully there will be some purchases - and the sooner, the better!<br /><br />So get on over there and buy something - will ya???!!EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-14070340942176499252008-11-13T21:54:00.001-08:002008-11-13T22:36:32.909-08:00itsy, bisty things...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/TheBorrowers_BookCover.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 273px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/TheBorrowers_BookCover.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>we receive visitors on a regular basis. we don't greet them, visit with them - or actually, even see them! they are 'borrowers'. <br /><br />at first we weren't too certain that they actually existed. i mean - we really hadn't heard of them before. and then we read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borrowers"><span style="font-weight: bold;">that </span></a>book. it explained everything! whenever small things go missing, we now understand where they must go!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SR0T2bq5X-I/AAAAAAAABik/wHXiDyNF-fc/s1600-h/P1060855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SR0T2bq5X-I/AAAAAAAABik/wHXiDyNF-fc/s320/P1060855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268388964954890210" border="0" /></a>first we set up a little house for them. someplace we felt they might feel safe. occasionally something small would appear in it - but for a very long time we saw nothing. slowly, minime began to fill the space up with small 'found' objects around the house - you know - things we might not otherwise miss - and giving them to 'the borrowers'. the above photo shows you their living room - complete with a t.v. (apparently, they enjoy watching bears read books) and a jack-o-lantern. it's most amazing when the 'borrowers' leave small objects in return!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SR0T1_n1ETI/AAAAAAAABic/ybtN-JNqEdo/s1600-h/P1060856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SR0T1_n1ETI/AAAAAAAABic/ybtN-JNqEdo/s320/P1060856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268388957425832242" border="0" /></a>she's also very certain to make sure they have a "borrowers bag" - you know, storage for them to go around the house 'borrowing' things. today, she brought it to book club to share with her friends what *her* borrowers use.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SR0T1uQPqrI/AAAAAAAABiU/tCFStVprVrk/s1600-h/P1060858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SR0T1uQPqrI/AAAAAAAABiU/tCFStVprVrk/s320/P1060858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268388952763509426" border="0" /></a>the second floor is quite elegant as it actually has a curio cabinet - complete with wooden bowls, milk bottles & crate, and a rounded side table. clearly those were items provided by minime herself, for the borrowers. she does enjoy seeing them live in style!<br /><br />******************************<br /><br />it is amazing what fun a $5, unfinished bookcase from michael's and a small paperback book, can do for the imagination of a child! with Christmas coming soon, there are many surprises in the works - a mini christmas tree, small wooden apples and acorns, christmas wreaths and more!<br /><br />christmas definitely is most fun when the imagination of a child is stirred. as she gets older, it gets a little harder, but clearly - there is still lots to fill!EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-10257355496987211652008-11-12T12:06:00.001-08:002008-11-12T12:20:26.242-08:00of things only half done...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SRs4g6Ram3I/AAAAAAAABiM/UXmZh1FgrA8/s1600-h/P1060844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SRs4g6Ram3I/AAAAAAAABiM/UXmZh1FgrA8/s320/P1060844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267866327189199730" border="0" /></a>months ago, we started a little project called "<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Simple-Screamer-Guide-Papier-Cloth/dp/0879051639">screamers</a>". we never finished. not that we weren't really interested, we just really got busy and never quite made it a priority. so there he sits. he keeps staring at me. telling me to finish him. i will. one day. (but stop staring at me!!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SRs4gPygx-I/AAAAAAAABiE/eH3XQDuddlc/s1600-h/P1060847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SRs4gPygx-I/AAAAAAAABiE/eH3XQDuddlc/s320/P1060847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267866315785291746" border="0" /></a>as you can see - his rear is still in need of - um - cloth. but really - who looks at a monster's butt? we spent many hours paper & cloth mache-ing him. but once we started with camping and school stuff - we just couldn't give him anymore time. he seems to have taken it all in stride - as long as the dog doesn't get too close to him. then he gets all crazy...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SRs4e1jp_yI/AAAAAAAABh8/CoVFNO5-xIQ/s1600-h/P1060846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SRs4e1jp_yI/AAAAAAAABh8/CoVFNO5-xIQ/s320/P1060846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267866291563790114" border="0" /></a>he stands on his own - sometimes. mostly, i just find that he's terribly lazy and constantly sleeps on the couch - um, er - picnic table out back. i think he should get a job.EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-8079941782510253212008-11-11T11:11:00.001-08:002008-11-11T11:19:22.139-08:00veterans day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.vickiblackwell.com/images/veteran.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 461px;" src="http://www.vickiblackwell.com/images/veteran.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank You.</span></span><br /></div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-88188735721420809802008-11-05T08:50:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:54:47.502-08:00Yes We Can<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">"if there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our Founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."<br />~Barack Obama, President Elect, 2008<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://muslimmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/obama-color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 447px; height: 699px;" src="http://muslimmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/obama-color.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even in one term, but America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: we as a people will get there." ~Barack Obama, President Elect, 2008</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/speeches/obama-victory-speech.html">Obama Speech, November 4, 2008</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Edited to add: I found this blog about California's Prop 8 and "The View" show. I like how this woman writes!<br /> </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/the-view-needs-glasses/">Margaret and Helen</a><br /><br /><br /></span></div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-10166634657209017502008-11-03T12:40:00.000-08:002008-11-03T13:58:22.411-08:00Election day...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/photos/uncategorized/dream.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 420px;" src="http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/photos/uncategorized/dream.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow is election day!! and I'm SO glad.<br /><br />no matter what the end result is, i'm glad all of the election stuff is over. i'm tired.<br /><br />but that doesn't mean it isn't worth taking advantage of!<br /><br />after standing in line to vote (and you ARE going to vote, right?? I mean, you can't just leave things to chance. too many folks died and suffered for ALL of our right to vote. don't allow that to have been in vain)... ok, so anyway - after standing in line for that vote you are GOING to cast - take yourself to:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/you/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/you/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://www.benjerry.com/features/i_voted/">Ben & Jerry's</a> for a FREE scoop of ice cream!</span></div>EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-88904578488884465742008-10-30T09:54:00.000-07:002008-10-30T10:57:14.806-07:00yummy goodness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQnzznBYxrI/AAAAAAAAAjY/1ujiiGxOvpU/s1600-h/P1060726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQnzznBYxrI/AAAAAAAAAjY/1ujiiGxOvpU/s320/P1060726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263005707532814002" border="0" /></a><br />i'm not a breakfast eater.<br /><br />ok, that's not really - totally - true. I like breakfast, but i'm picky. i want crepes, with warm fruit compote. i want eggs, delicately scrambled with onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, olives, bacon and topped with shredded cheese, or feta! i want hash browns, potatoes o'brien or home fries and i want sweet, tasty cinnamon rolls, or biscuits with creamy butter and Knott's (yes, as in "Berry Farm") jam to top it all off. And guess what - I don't even need all of those items at one meal (despite the size of my butt which may indicate that i not only eat them all together, but daily)!<br /><br />but the reality is, no human being *should* eat any, or most, of those items most days. sigh...<br /><br />so, i don't eat breakfast. i drink coffee - but that's really about it. and that's SO not good for me. I know, I know! stop looking at me like that - and don't shake your finger at me!!!<br /><br />last year, I ran across a blog that listed her newfound favorite breakfast. it was cereal in yogurt. specifically, it was a 'soy & flaxseed' cereal and 'banilla' (vanilla & bannana flavor) yogurt. I tried it. I liked it. but it wasn't *great*.<br /><br />Over the summer, I once again fell out of eating breakfast (with the exception of a few homemade smoothies and breakfast while camping), but last week, I decided this had to end. I found myself in Trader Joe's, pondering over cereals. and then i found it!<br /><br />Cherry Almond Crunch. Yummy! corn flakes, oat clusters, almond slivers and big, juicy dried cherries. I tossed a few large spoonfulls over vanilla yogurt. OMG!! It's like eating dessert for breakfast! The corn flakes are tasty and the oat clusters have just a touch of sweetness. I could eat those two things, with the yogurt, by themselves - but add in a few cherries! AH! Oh! yes, it's THAT good.<br /><br />now THIS is a great breakfast!EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-76649489357609457862008-10-24T19:34:00.000-07:002008-10-24T20:07:04.659-07:00seems like forever...i know - i know. it seems like FOREVER since I last posted! It seems like even longer since I was able to actually upload photos. but alas, the day has come and i'm not only here to post - but i've got photos!!!!! can i get a big "whup whup"?<br /><br />so, thanks to blogger and the wacky way it uploads your photos, these are in exactly the wrong order, just work with me here...<br /><br />first up - camping!! yes, *I* the pronounced "non-camper" have been camping 3 times *this year!* We went 2 times inside of a month! and i'm STILL exhausted! but please enjoy my photos!<br /><br />this is a view of the group camp site - right off the water and lovely! it was windy the first 2 days we were there (a scary reminder of the june campout with those "sun downer" winds that santa barbara is known for) but once they let up - it was a glorious 3 days. it is kinda of a far away shot - but we were literally tent to tent! about 90 campers at this one. lots of activities and things to do (including a trip to the Ty Warner Sea Center, a Chumash Indian Elder talk, a walk to the tide pool, tie-dying, rock painting - We also took a side trip to Solvang - a Dutch community about an hours drive north)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKIolRl39I/AAAAAAAAAjM/KvBY1kzPAhI/s1600-h/P1060264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKIolRl39I/AAAAAAAAAjM/KvBY1kzPAhI/s320/P1060264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260917545504202706" border="0" /></a>This is the little fellow who kept digging holes under my tent! one night i nearly fell over when i stepped, unexpectedly, onto one of his 'under tent' mounds! they were HUGE mounds!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKIoMYv7EI/AAAAAAAAAjE/IQ8LF90Ado8/s1600-h/P1060239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKIoMYv7EI/AAAAAAAAAjE/IQ8LF90Ado8/s320/P1060239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260917538823334978" border="0" /></a>from the camping trip two weeks earlier when we made pin-wheels and left them out. it was fun afternoon of coloring - for the kids AND adults. especially once we discovered a 1/2 frozen bottle of wine in the cooler. watching it defrost was a kick (and we weren't even drunk (yet - heehee))<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKIn2kT-EI/AAAAAAAAAi8/y3he_r1rnN4/s1600-h/P1060039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKIn2kT-EI/AAAAAAAAAi8/y3he_r1rnN4/s320/P1060039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260917532966254658" border="0" /></a>art prezzies from the local artists - the midnight raccoons. one night they managed to get into <a href="http://katsinthebelfry.blogspot.com">belfry</a>'s food bin and open only (ONLY) her sacred bag of choclate-mint cookies!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKInUsl3ZI/AAAAAAAAAi0/zM5YsZEa5NE/s1600-h/P1060003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKInUsl3ZI/AAAAAAAAAi0/zM5YsZEa5NE/s320/P1060003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260917523874176402" border="0" /></a>The Day of Peace & the giant Doves. This is an annual special event the the Dr Jane Goodall Institute puts on and highlights the work of the roots & shoots organizations that work under her lead. it's always a beautiful day and inspiring to continue on to the next year of work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKG0hoLmPI/AAAAAAAAAis/aK0k4P-1GVw/s1600-h/P1050996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKG0hoLmPI/AAAAAAAAAis/aK0k4P-1GVw/s320/P1050996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260915551660382450" border="0" /></a>and here is mr pierce brosnan - making his was through the roots and shoots group tables. stopping by <span style="font-style: italic;">every </span>table to hear about their individual projects. here, he is about 3 tables aways from us - just moments before i managed to WOW him with my charm and great looks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKG0r4RHMI/AAAAAAAAAik/dhObzIqWBfc/s1600-h/P1050964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0GKwoxj25Y/SQKG0r4RHMI/AAAAAAAAAik/dhObzIqWBfc/s320/P1050964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260915554412207298" border="0" /></a>so, those are just a few of the things i've been up to lately! i've been home just about a week - and it took me that long to unload my computer - and then unload my 835 photos off the camera!<br /><br />but it's all good now. my goal is to update <span style="font-style: italic;">3x</span>'s per week, so, stay close. i promise to be around a lot more!EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896351552036632583.post-78987817663289840412008-10-08T22:26:00.000-07:002008-10-08T23:10:00.271-07:00a day late, and a...you can add whatever you like to the end of that. i'm too busy to do it. so, where do i start?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://my.nbc.com/images/no_photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://my.nbc.com/images/no_photo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />first off, let me just say that i'm still in 'no photos' mode. my computer is just too full & add to that, a weird power surge thing that occurred just a few nights ago that rendered my computer dead. the man took it today and took a good look at it - i think only the power supply was damaged. so, i'll have my regular computer back in no time. it will also allow me to print again! yay. but i still need to work on the whole "photo" thing.<br /><br />so apparently, where I last left off, I was discussing the excitement over the "peace festival" that was to be held the next day. it <span style="font-weight: bold;">really </span>was an exciting day - topped off with my meeting <a href="http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=4&sm=1&pn=1">pierce brosnan</a>, shaking his hand (twice) and then him mentioning our very own <a href="http://www.rootsandshoots.org/">roots & shoots</a> tribe on stage! very exciting indeed!<br /><br />next - we went off for a few days of camping! minime was excited to spend a few days with some of her bestest friends - <a href="http://katsinthebelfry.blogspot.com/">mini-belfry</a> &<a href="http://maltagirl-shenanigans.blogspot.com/"> minisoap</a> - and they played from morning until night and simply exhausted themselves everyday. never has minime come to me at 8pm at night and asked/begged to go to bed! gotta love that! we also discovered main street in carpenteria and quickly became enamored with the antique shops and <a href="http://www.robitaillescandies.com/">Robitaille</a>'s candy store.<br /><br /><a href="http://katsinthebelfry.blogspot.com/2008/09/did-i-mention-id-be-away.html">kats in the belfry</a> gives a much better - detailed & with photos - description. please give her post a looksee!<br /><br />we came home to get back into the 'school' groove. hogwarts classes were to re-start (but have been post-phoned as minipaper came down with the flu). we have also been preparing for our book & history clubs. and minime's favorite dance class has also restarted with all of her best friends to play with - during and after class!<br /><br />this past weekend I also participated in a scrapbooking craft show. of all weekends - it RAINS. <span style="font-weight: bold;">when exactly</span> was the last time it rained in so. california?? I'll tell you - it's been 5 months! and it chose to rain the very weekend we were to find ourselves hocking our <span style="font-style: italic;">paper </span>products! this after a 90-100 degree 'warm" spell not but a few days earlier. yes, paper in an outdoor courtyard with rain. needless to say, we found ourselves quickly changing locations and moving inside of the store. the next day found us back outside with nice weather but slow traffic. sales were poor - but we aren't discouraged. we're hoping to do it again before the holidays.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.aorafting.com/images/tuolumne/tu-h.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.aorafting.com/images/tuolumne/tu-h.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />now that the craft show is over - i'm back to readying child and i for camping. yep - we're going back & i'm really looking forward to it. since we are going with the state homeschool group, there are many activities planned by many people to keep us busy for the 5 days - Chumash Elder talks, tide pool walks, a tour of the local seaquarium, history museum tour - heck - we may even have time to sit by the fire one night! LOL I'm taking plenty of craft supplies to paint miniature wood people, to make ATC's and, of course, my crochet and others are planning for kite making, tie-dying and morning yoga! And - I would love to make it into <a href="http://www.solvangusa.com/">Solvang </a>one of the days. I think I've managed to pack us up already - and quite modularly, which i hope makes the car feel less cluttered, as opposed to having many bags of this and that all over. we will see.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6012/angrywomanwithcomputeroj8.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6012/angrywomanwithcomputeroj8.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />i hope one day to get my photo woes under control. i have SO many pictures to share. for now - i'm off to bed. tomorrow is one less day i have for making plans - so i need to have a good night's sleep!<br /><br />until i can get back...EnchantedMusinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988076009001115283noreply@blogger.com0