V for Alphabe-Thursday

I pondered upon the "V". I thought about my Dyson Vacuum which I love.
I thought about varacous vein, but, eew. My SIL's (ugh) name is Vickie, I've been to Vancouver BC, its beautiful...but then I remembered a couple of posts ago, I mentioned that we are living life like we are on VACATION...Thats my word.
The picture above is in Santa Monica. We were having lunch at Wolfgang Pucks, outside, and this lady was singing right below us, she was wonderful

Stacey bought these seashells at Seal Beach and made this darling dish to hold her earrings

Oh the freeways around LA. I-5, 210, 710, 605, 2, 101, 1, 110, 57, 60. 10, 22, 71,15 and the list goes on and on.

This colorful bird was at the Aquarium that we went to last week

This colorful ferris wheel was at Balboa Island.

Hope you enjoyed my Vacation living, in So. California~

To visit more "V"'s

Please visit our teacher, Jenny Matlock, she has so many wonderful

students that go out of their way to come up with their own words.

Sew Somerset!!!

I received this wonderful comment, last night, from a fellow blogger, saying she liked my tags in the latest issue of Sew Somerset...WHAT??!! I had just purchased this to take on a little trip in a couple of weeks and hadn't opened it...so I ran and got it, acted a little silly with glee....

And there it was...my tags... They didn't say who's was who's, so, I'll tell you...on the page up above mine is on the right...

all of the above are mine but the one in the upper right on the left..thats Colettees.

See the little blue bird, I painted that on fabric, as with the rose.

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When we moved back to California, one of the things we said "lets act like we are

on vacation"

So, we have been. Yesterday we went to Long Beach...We found a delightful

restaurant. If you order certain "retainable" fish from their menu, they

would give you a free pass to the Aquarium. Since we were parked across the street from it, we couldn't pass it up.

We had the best time!

How cute is this

Went to a thrift store yesterday and saw this cute shelf...as you might remember...I sold everything before moving so I didnt have any shelfs. This was $5.00 and I didn't get it. You know how it goes, I wasn't in the mood to get it into the car, so I left it. This morning I woke up and thought " I better go get that" It was still there...with a 30% discount...hows that.

It was pretty grimy, my husband hosed it down and painted it...a few drips...but hey, he painted it, so I"m not complaining!!

Since I got such a good deal...I bought a new camera today...wow, I cant believe I did it.

I researched and researched and researched some more...I dont have the money for an SLR so this Olympus SP 590 UZ is right up my ally...with a built in 20X zoom. I'll let you know when I get it!!

Alphabe-T Thursday Upper

This week our class at Jenny Matlocks school it is the letter U. I had plans, I was going to show you all the umbrelas at the flea markets I've been going to recently...but my computer with my photos shut down this morning and there are NO photos.

So, I decided to go with the word UPPER... Its not good, so be prepared.
My upper teeth have crowns
My upper lip has a nasty scar from a kitty incident
My upper eye lids are drooping
My upper forhead has a mole
My upper head needs a new dye job.
oh yes....my bosoms need to be uppered
Thats it..no photo. lol. Please check out the other U's, I haven't been ove there yet today, it should be good, it always is

This one

I cleaned up the bottom of this one...it got the best grade. I'm glad, I love it

When you take a class

You should read the instructions more then once. I was suppose to take WHOLE circles...

with a little movement...

Circles with circles are good. Stacey said people were watching me bending over to take these pictures that were on the Santa Monica pier

You'r not suppose to be looking at this for what it IS...but for the circle and texture...but it sure was good.lol

What a day!!

Stacey and I took off this morning to hit the Pasadena Flea market. Last time I went was about 18 years ago...it has grown so much...HUGE. My goal wasn't to buy stuff, as it
was to get started on the photography class that I'm taking. The idea is photograph circles
that can show movement and keep your eye coming back into the photo

I don't know if I suceeded but it was fun trying to find round things...harder then you think.lol

Love all the round things you can see in this photo, Stacey took this one

This was some yummy orange cupcake...had to buy it to take a photo.. yep, thats why I had to buy it. lol.

Oh, after going to Pasadena, we went to the Irvine Flea Market...we will be going back to that one!!!

IClasses

I love taking classes and learning new things. On-line classes are the best.

One class that I am taking is from Jessica...I'll give you the link later

I don't have my glasses on. Anyway...we are working with

circles, This is a photography class

I'm also taking another Elements 8 class from Susan Tuttle, here are a couple

of class projects. Lots of layering

The top one is using adjustment layers and the bottom

is the original... This was a young magnolia tree, and this

flower was just my height and then this

little bee came along.

Few Pink Saturday Posts from the Pas

Looking at these pink goodies it makes me want to start creating again, soon

I brought my felting with me...I love making these nests with eggs

I added a little bit of sparkle fibers

A little canvas that I painted, with Pink flowers.
Happy Pink Saturday to all,
Please check out other Pinks
At How Sweet the Sound with Beverly, our host

Alphabe-Thurday...Tulips

Oh boy...how tiny are these photos??? This is what happens when my photos

are on my laptop...

I borrowed these from my Flickr...so, If you are interested, you can visit my flickr, which you can get to by clicking on the word flickr on the right

Hope you enjoyed tip toeing through the tulips with me

To finish up my "T" s with Teacups

I've adorned my teacups with my little wool birdies

Please visit Jenny Matlock's blog

She is the bestest Teacher in the world

Stacey's Flowers

We took a trip to San Jaun Capastrano today...here are some lovely photos Stacey took

Hope you enjoyed them

First Calif. Flea Market

We found out there was this little Antique Street Faire Flea Market in Pomona, so Stacey and took off to check it out Sat. morning

Love this vintage bike

My big purchases. These little tiny frames...cant wait to repaint them

I broke one of my test tubes so I found a replacement, I'll show you what it goes on, next post. Love this metal piece. I got all my goodies for $6

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Let me take a moment and tell you about my day.

We woke up early to get to the Flea Market.

When we arrived back home Stacey got a phone call. She has a special ring tone

for important calls...like places she has contacedt for jobs..

she got a call...on Saturday..they asked her if she wanted to come in for

an interview...On Saturday?! She said ok...I decided I wanted to go with her...guess where the job is...Hollywood. I figured if this was another 1 minute interview, we could bum around Hollywood for awhile.

Off we went...EVERY freeway we got on there was an accident. It took us 2 hours to get across the city, should have taken 45 minutes.Glad we left early. The plan was to get

a bite to eat...by the time we got there, there wasn't time. We found the Apartment Complex, it is two blocks away from the Kodak Theater and Grumman's, the heart of Hollywood. WOW ! So, I waited in the car, I forgot my cell phone, so I didn't leave. It was getting to be about 95...so hot, I went and stood in the shade...and hour later she comes out.

pretty much with the job. But, she had to go meet the owner...which was in Ventura...so we got on the freeway again...with another accident and drove and drove. We went to his house, which is unusual. He told her he wanted to call her references and pretty much, she has the job. wow. We will know for sure on Tuesday.

She got a little teary when she told me "no cats" These cats have been her

babies for 4 years. We love them to pieces and dont mind a bit having them, but

I know its going to hurt her dearly to leave them.

The plan is to work for this co. for 6 mo to a year, and then look for another job

where she can have cats. As you know, its easier to get a job, when you have a job.

It was hitting 4:30 and we still had not eaten a thing, so we called my husband, he drove to Glendale and met us at his favorite restaurant. Then it was time to rush home

to watch the Lakers win the game...whoohoo...

What a day

We laugh about the contrast from the $430 apartment in Salem, to the $1350 apartment

in Hollywood.

Happy Birthday Pink Saturday

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound, is hosting the PINK SATURDAY BIRTHDAY PARTY
there are going to hundreds of bloggers joining in the fun, head on over there and start clicking on the fun. Lots of goodies to win!!

I am going to be giving away this little 4 X4 inch wrapped canvas

that I painted in honor of Pink Saturday's Birthday.

Just leave me a little message telling me you'd like

to win it. I'll pick a winner on Monday

Thought I would show you a couple of Pink things that I have painted in the past that

sold. Do you see little green birdie in the flowers. This was a gold metal

wall hanging

Here is a Pink metal rose that I painted using metalic paints





I took this last week up in the mountains.
Happy Pink Saturday everyone

Lakers Won!!

Whoohoo!!! What a game!!

Alphabe_Thursday "S"

Oh, "S" is a wonderful letter. It can be such a swirly letter. It stands for Sweet Silly Stacey, my daughter. We have such fun on Saturdays and Sundays, she loves the surf, sand, sea and sunshine. She loves sushi. See you next week!!