A Nifty FREE Site

I found a nifty FREE site

while reading someone else's blog...

it's called

"The Cutest Blog on the Block"

They have free backgrounds, templates,

blinkies (like the one I inserted.."I Love Comments")

and a lot more.

I don't have any affiliation with this blog...

just thought it had some really nifty features

and wanted to 'pass it along':)

On My Husband's Birthday

Today is my husband's birthday...

he would have been 63 years old.

I choose to 'celebrate' his life...

it was so rich and full...

and, though I am somewhat 'predjudiced',

he really was

'one in a million'!

We had 35 wonderful years together

and my life has been so enriched as a result!

So...today....I want to celebrate

and be thankful for the time that we had!

Bring Back Meerkat Manor

I am not sure how I ever got

'hooked'

on this show.

But I did....so much so

that I started recording all of the

re-runs weekday afternoons.

I've probably watched the first couple of seasons

five or six times.

This morning I was watching a couple

of squirrels romping in my backyard

and got to thinking about the meerkats.

So...I went out to find out the 'status' of any future shows

and found this petition.

It seems that the Animal Planet has cancelled the

show....for what reason I'm not sure...but, I can't

get into any of the other shows they have on....

the way they studied the meerkat families was quite

fascinating and I'd really like to see more.

Art Wanted

I haven't visited my Art Wanted site in

a while.

I don't offer any of my work for sale on that site

and I never have...

but I have been a member since 2004...so I feel quite comfortable there.

It's a free site for artists...

Unless you want to sign up for their premium account...

I get lots of comments from the folks who visit there.

I received a request from the folks at

Property Ladder on HGTV (an early 'flip this house' type of show)

inquiring about some of my art work (back in 2005).

They wanted some of my pieces in larger sizes...

but I had to say 'no'....my husband was going through his

cancer treatments at the time...and I just didn't have the time.

But...it's been a dandy little site for me...so I thought I'd

pass that information along...

to any artist..photographer..or lover of art that might

want to check it out.

Just click on the little banner and it will take you right there!

Computer problems, connectivity issues and more!

I have had soooo many problems lately

with computer connectivity and performance.

Heck...I keep getting the

'blue screen'

and have to start in 'safe mode'

at least once every day....

I can 'see the signs'

my computer is pretty much

on 'life support'

at this point.

I'm borrowing Jaime's old laptop...

it has issues of it's own but,

not as many...

just to try to get all of my online 'stuff' all caught up.

It occurred to me...while dealing with

all of this...that my computer is, at least, five years old

and has had more than it's 'fair share' of use and abuse.

I think it is time to get a new one...

now

I just have to pray for the sales

so that I can afford it!

Happy Birthday to my son!

Today is my son's, Patrick, birthday!
It doesn't seem all that long ago
that each of my children were just starting
to school.

Well...for this particular child...he is
just starting...again!
He did take some summer classes
at the University...
and this semester he's FULL time.

So...how is he celebrating?
He's on stage
in the University production
of
George Bernard Shaw's
"You Never Can Tell"

He has the part of
'Mr. Crampton'

Fairy Tale Dolls

I sold out of most of my
'Fairy Tale Dolls'
at the last show.

I didn't have time to do as
many new dolls as I would have liked...
but
I did get an Alice in Wonderland...
a Snow White...
and
I'm hoping to get a
Rustic Goth "Alice in Wonderland" doll
completed before the week-end.

We'll just have to see
how it goes.