http://www.blackberrybeads.com/ en-us 2008-08-27T08:23:08-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001682.html Today I'm gettin together with my bead chicks and we are gonna do a fine silver fusing workshop in town...some of us have fused before, others haven't, and since the class we signed up for didn't make, we are gonna... Donner 2008-08-27T08:23:08-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001681.html Ow, I just received a painful email from the SmartCar folks...they've discontinued the YELLOW option for their car for 2009...that was the color I was gonna order!!! Now whadda I do? I guess I can order white and then have... Donner 2008-08-26T08:33:34-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001680.html There are all sorts of crazy, wacky things going on here, all good...the house is in upheaval with all the new furniture we just bought, but haven't hauled upstairs yet...I can't get to the closet where the vacuum cleaner is,... Donner 2008-08-25T09:23:12-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001679.html Ooo..I just looked out the window and saw a Monarch...I bet its the beginning of the migration to Mexico...I hope we get lotsa eggs and caterpillars..the garden is flush with flowers and we've been visited by 4 or 5 Queens,... Donner 2008-08-24T16:14:47-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001678.html Yesterday was spent hanging up and re-hanging up all sorts of pieces of artwork we've been having framed of late...they've been just sitting around and I was tired of seeing these pretty pieces doing nothing, so I grabbed my hammer... Donner 2008-08-23T08:06:24-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001677.html Looks like he arrived just in the nick of time (ha, that's one of his movies I saw...)...I'm glad he made ya'll feel better, I'm gonna keep him around for a few days to keep ya'll company...and if you're ever... Donner 2008-08-22T09:34:03-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001676.html for your eyes...I figured we could all use some Johnny Depp right about now, eh? Its hard to find pics of him where he doesn't look like he just crawled out from under a rock and doesn't desperately need a... Donner 2008-08-21T08:37:58-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001675.html I was surfing Etsy and saw Hunter the Cactus monster and thought he was funny looking...his expression reminds me of that weirdo Gary Busey...especially the teeth...if you want Hunter to live with you, click the 'Etsy' link and go get... Donner 2008-08-20T08:21:43-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001674.html I did just what I said I'd do - I stayed away from the Olympics last night and it was refreshing...granted, most of the reason I stayed away was that Brian has food poisoning (no, it wasn't me, he ate... Donner 2008-08-19T17:21:12-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001673.html I've been enjoying the Olympics, the Michael Phelps phenom and all that hooha...but I'm pretty much rattled regarding the women's gymnastics and all the crap the Chinese and judges have been pulling...last night a Chinese vaulter beat the American, even... Donner 2008-08-18T17:18:04-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001672.html I stumbled on a website the other day that had cake disasters that i found hilarious...can you imagine giving the cake decorator the instructions to put 'olympic rings' on the cake and that's what you're given? I cracked up...and of... Donner 2008-08-16T20:26:40-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001671.html Now THAT's how ya do it! Nastia stuck her landings on her vault and beam and she won the gold...I thought Shawn would be the better of the two, but the judges were so terrible in their scoring that they... Donner 2008-08-15T09:42:13-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001670.html My neighbor's chickens are out in the yard, running around like..well, chickens! there are about 6 or 8 of them, white and black ones, and I like when they zooooom around really fast...so cute...I can't hear them, they are too... Donner 2008-08-14T07:29:44-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001669.html You can't be growing weary of the Olympics just yet - there's still more swimming and gymnastics to be watched...next week, during the track and field events, you can take a break and go back to whatever it is that... Donner 2008-08-13T07:15:39-06:00 http://www.blackberrybeads.com/blog/001668.html So, did you catch the Men's gymnastics last night? And the sync diving? And the swimming medals? Another glorious night for the Olympics...not everyone was perfect, but it was still tons o' fun...I can't wait to see the women tonight..I... Donner 2008-08-12T14:39:02-06:00