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About Me

Honey and I share this page. Sometimes Honey does the typing, sometimes I do. Honey is a lhasa apso pound puppy getting up in years, and thus a tad irritable at times. I, on the other hand, am always a gentle, sweet, kind, most excellent human. A veritable paragon of virtue ... an earthly angel ... a saint. But not a martyr. No, never a martyr. I am much too outspoken to be a martyr. (Ok, ok, so some people might use a more colorful word to describe my "outspokenness". I'm sticking to outspoken.)
I grew up in a family of seven, my Dad an Air Force Sergeant. I've lived in Germany, England, nine states in the good ole U.S.of A., and even Australia for three months. My folks were amazingly organized people, and took us five kids camping all over Europe and America. Some of my best memories are of those camping vacations.
I married Larry, a biochemist, in 1979 and spent years working as a part-time librarian while raising a son and daughter, who are now mostly grown-up. Larry does cool research on things like botulinum and mad cow disease, or, as we like to say, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.
I stay home full-time now, filling my days with quilting, sewing, reading, and chatting with Honey. It's a good life.

You Are 55% Left Brained, 45% Right Brained
The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.
Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others.
If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic.
Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet.
The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility.
Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way.
If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art.
Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports. Are You Right or Left Brained?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

This is who Honey would like to meet:

- That cat on the other side of our living room window. Just once. That's all it would take to wipe that supercilious, taunting grin off her face.

- A dog friend. My pack keeps me on a tight leash. All because I lost my cool a few times. But that tiny, yapping furball deserved it. How dare he look me STRAIGHT in the eyes? Yes, I know it took Jo a long time to untangle our leashes and make sure I hadn't actually taken a bite out of the pipsqueak. I'm sorry, honest. Then again, there was that rottweiler. Same darned attitude as the furball. But I don't want to remember that meeting. If I was allowed near those two hunky shih tzus across the street, and if they gave me the deference I deserve, I'll bet we could be great friends. But then again, with names like Apollo and Zeus, who knows? My pack isn't willing to find out.

This is who I would like to meet:

- Mary, mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene so I can hear the New Testament story from the female point of view.
- Yahweh, Buddha, Jesus, and Mohammed so I can ask them how we humans could so screw up their peaceful teachings and endlessly fight wars in their names
- MySpace folks who consciously decide to view the glass as not only half full, but sweet, despite the curdled milk sitting in their fridge.

And now, for something sweet and half full:

If you like humor and pathos, you gotta watch this video about a dog named Bo. Jimmy Stewart is one of Joanne's absolute, all time favorite actors - and humans!

James Stewart Poem

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My Blog

Triple Whammy

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Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:53:00 GMT

Quilt Time

Quilt TimePlease, friends and readers, skip this blog if quilts and quilting hold zero interest for you. I completely understand. If you were writing about car mechanics or the latest football game, m...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Honey's Pack

Honeys PackThe girl is home for Spring Break. The boy was here to do his laundry and break bread with us. It was heart-warming for this ole Mom to have her small brood around her, but Honey was in 7t...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:29:00 GMT

Of Quilts, Housework, and Dying

Of Quilts, Housework, and Dying....Ok, I admit it. Ive had more than my normal quota of chardonnay.AND it is 11:40 pm. AND Ive been accomplishing more than my fair share of dusting/vacuuming, windex...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:30:00 GMT

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las VegasSaturday, as I was driving home from my last trip to my Dads house in Las Vegas, I decided it was about time I take some photos of the high Mojave Desert that I know (and love) betwe...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:38:00 GMT

One of Those Survey Thingies

One of Those Survey ThingiesNew friend Ernie posted this with his answers, and since I am too & hmmmm, not lazy& but too& brain dead& yeah, thats it& I am doing this survey thing, also. As usual, I d...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:05:00 GMT

A 55 year old woman on love and sex

A 55 year old woman on love and sexApparently some folks are already thinking about Valentines Day. Ok, Ill let my mind wander and see what I come up with. Here goes, the good, the bad, and the fugl...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:30:00 GMT

The Truth, The Whole Truth - with Illustrations

The Truth, The Whole Truth- with Illustrations1. A bear broke into our car at Yosemite National Park. We had stupidly left some cookies in the backseat and the bear smashed the back window, ripped up ...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:45:00 GMT

Five True, Five False

Five True, Five FalseTo quote Cog's Nisant: "Following Lucky's lead, I'm playing the true or false game. The rules are completely unknown. Are there rules, guys? I wasn't paying attention to that par...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:42:00 GMT

The Path

The PathAt 20, I couldn't fathom 50.At 30 I was too busy to believe in 50.At 40 I was too traumatized to think of 50.At 50 I denied 50..At 55 I accepted the truth.Age creeps up,Age takes ove...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:57:00 GMT