Archive for January, 2007
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Portland airport. I’m on my way to Tucson for the giant To Bead True Blue show at the Manning House, where I will be selling beads and jewelry in the Redondo Pavilion. 6 days. Maybe I am crazy for doing the largest bead type of event in the US so early in my career. But [...]
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Thursday, January 25th, 2007
I am back from the library with my copy of Nick Bantock’s new book. I thought for sure it would be totally mobbed by wait listers, but there were two copies not even out! So I got it today and I am thrilled. Big difference from my wait-listed spot for “Water for Elephants,” I am [...]
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
isn’t strange there are a few foods out there that seem to always be one brand? herring in sour cream/wine sauce: Vita pickled mixed veggies: Mezzetta Can you think of any others? Today was very busy. I walked to one store nearby, and went to all the other stores I needed to in one swoop [...]
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
because I am making homemade black bean soup! I planned this for today’s dinner menu before I knew DLJ was going back to the dentist to fill some cavities, but now I am happy cause it will be easy for him to eat. Once the midday lunch rush is over I will do my errands [...]
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
DLJ just got home a little over an hour ago and we went for a walk in the 6″ of snow that fell in our littleĀ neighborhood. We saw dogs, kids, cross country skiers, even a guy on a snowboard being towed around the streets by a car. Lots of snowball fights and snow forts [...]
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Sunday, January 7th, 2007
I love you readers. I do. I had no idea I had lurkers. Which is the point of lurking, I know. I am a lurker in many places myself. I’m amazed how many of you are old-timers still hanging in there with me. Like the nice guy who brought up the show on ZDTV….that was [...]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
Lunesse.com has housed an online journal/blog/diary THING now for over TEN YEARS. I crossed that mark shortly before Thanksgiving in 2006. Freaky. I have what, 5 readers now? I love them as much as my hundreds back in the heyday. Here’s to another tenĀ years. =)
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
I had this slight beef with the local NPR station, OPB. Every morning between 9 and 11 was “Performance Today,” which is classical music. I like classical music. But every day, two hours of it when I am revving up in the glass studio, not so much. Two hours of something that not everyone listens [...]
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