Well back from Ireland and the bank account is pretty dry ( Read more... )

And not a good one. Brought back a cold. Ugh. Not a bad one for symptons but high fever and mushy brain. Urgghh. I feel totally useless. going to flake out and stare at the tv tonight then crash early. Had my first mammogram today and the technicion made me wear a mask. It was considerably less painful than i'd been led to belive but I think ( Read more... )

Well, it's 5 am and I'm wide awake, darn jet lag. But it was so worth it. Ireland was lovely but exhausting. So much hiking and walking, good solid food,and many many photos. the cats were not at all sure of us when we walked in the door yesterday and they were doin kitty opera much of the night but I think they're getting used to the idea of us ( Read more... )

Well it's 8 am and the gang is gathering for breakfast. Today we leave Galway and head down to Killary for three days. Last night we sipped Guiness and hard cider while listening to a fantastic session at a packed local pub. We've hiked the Cliffs of Moher, scrambled over the Giant's Causeway and explored the Marble Arch Caves. Weather has been ( Read more... )

Well not quite, still have some last minute things to do.Spent the morning on errands, bloodtests, taking libaray books back, picking up meds, getting new drivers liscense. And picking up the scan of this painting. It was done a couple months back but I took forever to get it in to be shot. Can you tell I was missing winter when I painted it! ( Read more... )

Last night in my own bed for two weeks. The roomies and I, along with some friends are heading off to Ireland tomorrow night. Looking forward to two weeks of Guiness, irish stew, celtic music, lovely vistas and some nice irish birds. When I get home I'll be opening for commissions again and will be getting ready for Furfright. Feeling a bit ( Read more... )

Taking a bit of a break from commission to do something for myself. i get asked all the time where I get my ideas and here`s a great example. The inspraition for this was a photo of three giraffes and the idea of a little family group of dragons popped into my head. 12x12 acrylic on illsutration bsoard. Prints and original for sale ( Read more... )

Okay, last week I posted abour a couple kids that made me nuts so this week I must post about some that were completely cool. Fan Expo was last weekend, a huge (75,000 plus attendance) convention in toronto. Saw many kids there of course, What is it about little kids in costumes that makes me smile Saw tons of mini batmans, supermans, ( Read more... )

Well it's done for another year. Diana, Sabrina and I enjoyed the con. Money was excellent and we talked to all kinds of cool people about fannish stuff. I particularly remember talking favourite Trek captains and favourite doctors with a couple groups. Chatted with some new furry fans,talked shop with fellow dealers and smiled so much my face ( Read more... )

Okay this will probably get me in trouble with my childed friends but what the hell!!! Doing some erands today and stopped by my locker to pick up some stuff I needed for the weekend. There was a woman with two little girls there. The little girls were running amok amongst the hitches, large pices of equipment and huge box dsplays. Shreiking. ( Read more... )