tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302541622024-03-13T08:13:19.329-07:00a paint brush in mourning...pictures and drawings by amy. and sometimes words.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-52652870432788541862011-08-26T20:16:00.000-07:002011-09-19T18:14:40.639-07:00Chicago to Boston Part 3We loaded into Mari's car. The a/c was broken. That's right...<br /><div>Road trip through the Midwest. In July. Delightful!</div><div><br /></div><div>Fried Pickles at Green River Diner, Indiana.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5CsRXuGltoBVhVhmPTEL-kYFUb0TRNslG3TnaihBYtTWWs-8biq94CW_5r4bmyxjUiV0_74xxbEykDzY6X9ii0geR8hr78nQR6VIJZuf-zx6oT901G1OckM_GPwPIVAlFNyEEA/s320/IMG_0600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645369959056840082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5S6wKPISZaBUzsMwcxHSVeCT42yR1seGdSuCdo0TKgYswDlIKfq3_ltxPa9S03AhTErq9wZ8JFEEQOscedRyEbaHKWs280juT9Ydgap0PQN9r5ezh-AYDB2dZ_vvawhDHpaDeg/s320/IMG_0612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645369965391460930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Stopped at <a href="http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2980.htm">Indiana Dunes State Park</a> for a refreshing dip in Lake Michigan. Muggy, muggy Lake Michigan.</div><div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNpHnF3Ac3JdNuzQ7MmQ7WQeDlQJOnb6RqDJm09CBu7vyIDBztENIU8ci5juKkT7GuwopebYDIK8zcVOZXSPFKpxQd7BBsqtJ6dob1N1wJqakOIJhj2lqEZmNIHU9wYiRRE035w/s320/IMG_0595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645369966897313042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello Cleveland!</div><div>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ9v1MtI-H1xg-Lpyv1oGCPIRiycDl8cyD1tPVnpJ2XUw450tngpJDgGKsW1FL0OJyDxG1SZjeRlA3EM_Ip5tJPiAwzrWZxeZNQK_WQp0ytDaVsWlZzvbZlnicthawgK6MRBnvg/s320/IMG_0665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371081536221442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>"Amplifier Stack" invented by John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)</div><div><a href="http://www.johncipollina.com/rock.html">www.johncipollina.com/rock.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCuNtfhAmcpGPUYRvMmo-PKIC9ntBE0zh10K5vwN7udA_LVeO0QRMtaclQMcaOlnlwYSH0hi-w_Zy9DeE9mr6zVbELg98HyvbQZRHWzTA7R7zn7kzN4YtnupP883rlJ156_GkgA/s320/IMG_0670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371087485980818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Grilled cheese from a restaurant in Cleveland that relies primarily on its own garden for most menu items. I was pretty impressed with the sustainable/locally grown food movement I encountered in some parts of Cleveland and most of Boston. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgqN500wVZGZ1sk59HdjFp6h5lCTPW7I0YaiD0Rhx8VN_6R-sz5js82O9hoM4QGYoagPKc4uKiXMgVV3s4fzDE0JozOrOODBd0kLumVXlr6GZMuerUc_cyLpFn-UKiU54M1Q4jw/s320/IMG_0664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371073139452386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Heidelberg Project in Detroit:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuurpu8GstkX-GOQMZF2_XlRzZAQBVLp17BwlMpBm3Mw7vg-76s9qQOl6ZtyD3jySOs3ZPevSu3Zw9SXBlrdtaKLFd7e_UR6yACzM-vvFfMcCF1unjgORaP-Ukr4NaLydFBConQ/s1600/IMG_0643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuurpu8GstkX-GOQMZF2_XlRzZAQBVLp17BwlMpBm3Mw7vg-76s9qQOl6ZtyD3jySOs3ZPevSu3Zw9SXBlrdtaKLFd7e_UR6yACzM-vvFfMcCF1unjgORaP-Ukr4NaLydFBConQ/s320/IMG_0643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645369969630045218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.heidelberg.org/">Heidelberg Project Website</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; background-color: rgb(21, 21, 21); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; ">The focus of the Heidelberg Project (HP) is rooted in the need to improve the under-resourced and horribly blighted Detroit community where the project was founded.</p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; background-color: rgb(21, 21, 21); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; ">We continue this mission, as we began, by providing hope and inspiration to local children through art and education programs and hands-on workshops.</p></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu8tsAOQCzFXOI7zQ0h47k0QzXZQ9nMTuoqUf8n-xgiJCAqQzk03nCuCCpibB750ZZxd6n4zYI8f2JgdWQ6zntpSIySNrPQqnd1PG_51p35eLqooAbyeKMoZ4PJDdXI15UHLVdw/s1600/IMG_0628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu8tsAOQCzFXOI7zQ0h47k0QzXZQ9nMTuoqUf8n-xgiJCAqQzk03nCuCCpibB750ZZxd6n4zYI8f2JgdWQ6zntpSIySNrPQqnd1PG_51p35eLqooAbyeKMoZ4PJDdXI15UHLVdw/s320/IMG_0628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645370681733740146" style="cursor: pointer; 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height: 320px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdSZ-bpUGNCVNGYaCdFSrST-hlujMPG6j5oSMOkLN0eetDRXJuajM9CIoxKFAe3TrApDDDqutv2dTKFH2QFBvqWXCffTWohs_evP6RKYwWxVIHBiCIm329EA-XBFmDkMmxblV5g/s320/IMG_0633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645370673568271666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr0GEg2Dilbx_a3OfufUZNYeggpUbSSx-YxL-9ijpW26tQIyp5kh9xjvZSFtnsCrukq49od3PlBqqyG-Z8A-eJAxtXzhy5GULyuqrCvUh8aMjEAv4ccC4e0ucQQRIbW1MPJG4hA/s1600/IMG_0650.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr0GEg2Dilbx_a3OfufUZNYeggpUbSSx-YxL-9ijpW26tQIyp5kh9xjvZSFtnsCrukq49od3PlBqqyG-Z8A-eJAxtXzhy5GULyuqrCvUh8aMjEAv4ccC4e0ucQQRIbW1MPJG4hA/s320/IMG_0650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645370667962996562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoZL6wmMr3Qnljk0k8xMy1dBaxTuogpYBeLOxb3ZdpuVZafNGNAbhVCJMWAaYwEsN0_8B8194t6GPNtCVB9jjy1agtnuFeF80pE16z76X4-qwu42BU1U0Wq6VxZu7tXm3dko8uQ/s320/IMG_0617.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645369972142186466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /><br /><br />Managed to find a vegan cafe in Rochester, NY.</div><div>Drank some Kombucha in efforts to recover after consuming copious amounts of gas station food.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWMVhlCm3Po3vuP343SZ0JmC8k-PPcx6arSrYRsndAy-u2GzQAVx3LrYxCfTdcxy_ZeZTq3rVcITzUd1j5288b1lU11SJnkeydag38Q09p9fwZQKZFw4Z8AQNV51_5lu13pWirA/s320/IMG_0678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371071235676242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our route:</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkx7cuZPXpb6QoKT3Ta1cU6KRDck-_pw7UH8N3UsPK8TOG4MkJG1B2ZybH-UurFFr8hHbsov6m3wyyqcQYW57sMk2tRAmPAvEhhiubOE3hZRFT_O3E2iJArFGXLCi0_hWhTyj9Q/s320/Map_of_USA_showing_state_names.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654240048050239746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Pics from Boston Adventures!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUFAfIwnduODbsHVcQo9nOB6198S6hViBP3jEdu0TxgnAMJgAglbJ8Nb7aRmE0DlPpCxvZPjifSKjAmXD-Lrviw8dbfv3qnCJl2fv2bk0lTcpSA7LxkbKa0b99QAUKwM2ylrznw/s1600/IMG_0687.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUFAfIwnduODbsHVcQo9nOB6198S6hViBP3jEdu0TxgnAMJgAglbJ8Nb7aRmE0DlPpCxvZPjifSKjAmXD-Lrviw8dbfv3qnCJl2fv2bk0lTcpSA7LxkbKa0b99QAUKwM2ylrznw/s320/IMG_0687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371409724953042" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHC1T9RSn5jw66-bMm4eP3Brpx7jwV4aiIxmudI-8omK3DBqmsVOpHjSzEImmIR2JeYggtBUncTjFZu_n7EKBKR-NiwC0GArLEfTKUU9Hiq4N-u5wSpjKd1HfGD3x6qa5WNscew/s320/IMG_0685.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371397222197090" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Isaac took us out on a sailboat!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkT831mPQRGr7Zg6aRVLeh6RsaTPQoN_TVbjjlbA_y9VWRYU_Y1-9dQ6Z7d4J9vAUMtPhlHlpnQJofrFQkgeaop0ak_yT1ClbF1fKvjSvUm8yKmkI6v0ABm2E2ybAAUBk9W5q3g/s320/IMG_0767.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371399424528546" /></div><div><br />Freedom Trail:</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmGHtDTWjnZFPlGrJp0_MlhiEM3HDr4-9nyMoULWJmv7wDCmzrDK0uQ-xEZxfuixHnxGS-1Rfny5xGXGSpuVY5lOTV_ZR02ziK5KySryEIEXfTHuAZCCU0009YzFKaTuBcJUTyw/s320/IMG_0726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645371583665154562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-62911548210822212262011-08-11T13:31:00.001-07:002011-08-11T14:39:22.567-07:00Chicago to Boston Part 2<span class="Apple-style-span" >Farmers Market Oak Park Style</span><div>
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<br /></div><div>This particular market takes place in a church parking lot.</div><div>Volunteers wake up at 4 am and make homemade donuts to sell at market. Profits benefit the church. The line is very long and it.is.totally.worth.it.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Farmers Market banjo time!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>I made my way over to Hinsdale and visited Sandi and Tom.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Meet Sammy. "I am treated like a tiny human! I love you!"</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div>
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<br /></div><div>We paid a visit to Great Aunt Lois. She is currently recovering from a recent fall and is living at a rehab center. Unfortunately, she didn't know who I was. We had a nice conversation anyways. I asked her what it was like attending the Art Institute of Chicago and she had no trouble recalling the time she spent there learning to paint and draw under the tutelage of some very talented artists and professors. I love this woman dearly, and it was hard to watch her struggle to put sentences together. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Seeing her made me think about all of the wonderful holidays we spent together with my grandfather (her brother) and my grandmother. It's hard to believe that just 11 years ago everyone was alive and moving around without wheelchairs or oxygen tanks. I will always cherish the Christmas mornings we had together, complete with stockings (handmade by Grandma), a new set of paints or brushes (from Lois) under the tree, and old fashioned donuts I always asked Grandpa to bring back from his daily 6 am visit to the Buttercream Bakery. Lois would open her stocking to find various types of candy- she'd read every single ingredient listed on each candy label out loud while Grandma rolled her eyes. Grandpa would turn on golf or baseball and zone out until it was our turn to open something he had lovingly picked out with Grandma. Their eyes would light up as we opened their gifts and squealed. We'd usually spend the whole day together playing games and eating stocking stuffers/whatever delicious spread Dad cooked up that year. I miss those days.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Sandi dropped me off at the train station after our visit. </div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div>
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<br /></div><div>I took an architectural tour of the city via boat.</div><div>Fantastic way to see the city!</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div>
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<br /></div><div>Willis (Sears) Tower</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div>
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<br /></div><div>"Corn Cob Towers"</div><div>Also called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_City">Marina City</a>-very 60s</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Stopped at Navy Pier (basically Pier 39 but with McDonalds and party boats)</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Met up with Mari and Isaac for Deep Dish!</div><div>2 pints Blue Moon + Deep Dish = food coma</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div>
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<br /></div><div>Evening activity: Outdoor art and music festival.</div><div>Mashups galore </div><div>
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<br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-72521332981735336842011-08-10T10:21:00.000-07:002011-08-10T12:10:15.481-07:00Chicago to Boston Part 1After landing in Chicago about an hour late (summer storms delayed our arrival), I jumped on the L and headed downtown. Chicago is pretty gross in the summer, but I was happy to find out that their trains and buses have A/C.<div>
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<br /></div><div>I got off in the downtown area and explored a bit.</div><div>
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<br />I found an art store and picked up a miniature sized sketch book and some Micron pens for sketching. I knew I'd want to draw at the sculpture park I was hoping to find on my walk. After checking out Reckless Records and sorting through a great collection of used vinyl, I picked up a vegetarian (awesome, right?) Chicago style hot dog. </div><div>
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<br /></div><div>I finally found <a href="http://explorechicago.org/city/en/millennium/art.html">Millenium Park</a> and found a spot to people watch near the <a href="http://explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/dca_tourism/Crown_Fountain.html">Crown Fountain.</a> The pillars of Crown Fountain are composed of LED screens that project the faces of Chicago residents. Their faces change expression and spit water on visiting children every half hour or so.
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<br /></div><div>My mom's cousins picked me up and took me on the famous "Art Spooner Tour of Chicago!"</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Art and Sher showed me Hyde Park, the site of The University of Chicago as well as Obama's house which is guarded by several men with guns (they don't allow you to take pictures or slow down in your car) so I don't have a picture of that. We eventually headed toward the water and checked out an incredible view of the Chicago skyline.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>The site of the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear fission reaction. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%27s_Cradle">A few Vonnegut quotes</a> crept into my head.</div><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><div>
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<br /></div><div>Frank Lloyd Wright's house where I admired his work and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright">learned about what a spectacularly responsible and loving family man he was!</a>
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<br /></div><div>The crickets there are so loud they sound like fire alarms. Listen:</div><div>
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-12696004198961205372011-07-27T19:41:00.000-07:002011-07-27T20:35:57.686-07:00don't let your hamster drive<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://apaintbrushinmourning.blogspot.com/">but my hamster loves to drive!</a></span>
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<br /></div><div>I'm off to Chicago tomorrow morning, so I'm hoping I've figured out the mobile device hook up for Blogger so I can post from my phone during my travels. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>On another completely unrelated note (well not really unrelated if you know me well), here are some hamster related things:</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOoqzMe3wdg8Kfx8p-KbyayQnuhxHK7RDlv7ThwDmGRmSGRtSGRdZsgsJbuy9xYSqInonNvfYJyh9nZ8UpDIlswX-bymZOZRKE6JoQi7yTyMAfj93g5FxsOoUrFpyF3KRKtVzWw/s320/igloohamster.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634230233882549042" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEAdOZhSO9i55WQ73SHiqRmhJtCOh5rV46uhXAgvJ8wXiOlOduyQtgU_Zm4SXzJjlkGZzTlJbA1feH_GyBOYw6yY6Ce4HPzUQ6_5a6obRlxdZfgsZfqUVxZ3aHG9L4gsn4CAy7g/s320/hamster-drivin.gif" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 280px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634230236373697490" /></div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div>
<br /></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-52478256484371814622010-09-06T14:14:00.000-07:002010-09-06T14:26:05.030-07:00State Bird and Flower Series<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cFp-mOMJ7df7kNnJ3ardRs40XxtroP79wpEfcEWr5us73MZSCewNJh64OqTpe3O-xrFIfn6U7QEZEM2F3jy3SS29RUjBHxjMVb3bdb-6Qooc1bDhgPBX0LG9Xao5UUua7cBsmw/s1600/il_430xN.126663489.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cFp-mOMJ7df7kNnJ3ardRs40XxtroP79wpEfcEWr5us73MZSCewNJh64OqTpe3O-xrFIfn6U7QEZEM2F3jy3SS29RUjBHxjMVb3bdb-6Qooc1bDhgPBX0LG9Xao5UUua7cBsmw/s320/il_430xN.126663489.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513913624128425554" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/41622549/rhode-island-from-birds-and-blooms-of"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Rhode Island</b></span></a></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYyPIPyDCHiWFzKjvATVFB_TkbGXpgqfIsBIXEht2MNaRoHzeBMe7N6pGvhx0svVyAihNXGQylXN-5po2FGSuwmSN-WGZ-DwxsSbW6uTbBCrgkaJ2VO4YvOmPOrqsg9JbLjZbBw/s1600/il_430xN.126663115.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYyPIPyDCHiWFzKjvATVFB_TkbGXpgqfIsBIXEht2MNaRoHzeBMe7N6pGvhx0svVyAihNXGQylXN-5po2FGSuwmSN-WGZ-DwxsSbW6uTbBCrgkaJ2VO4YvOmPOrqsg9JbLjZbBw/s320/il_430xN.126663115.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513913305888330850" /></a><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/41623486/washington-from-birds-and-blooms-of-the"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Washington</span></a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE11_2W7HwqbHAuG7wBVmfVxDReuR9pGNiXqdkjD36wgzr1UWPgqFnqWWZ0KgmY8sQW05Rtc-UHpDig7WF9Uj8Oi_FNLK69Y-A7EAN5RTnJRP1eKp-NAxRj8mgZCRE9VJm2b4Z_w/s1600/il_430xN.102931749.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE11_2W7HwqbHAuG7wBVmfVxDReuR9pGNiXqdkjD36wgzr1UWPgqFnqWWZ0KgmY8sQW05Rtc-UHpDig7WF9Uj8Oi_FNLK69Y-A7EAN5RTnJRP1eKp-NAxRj8mgZCRE9VJm2b4Z_w/s320/il_430xN.102931749.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513914339744718594" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/34639149/illinois-from-birds-and-blooms-of-the-50"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Illinois</span></span></a></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span></b></div></span></b></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-65444081688760686342010-08-23T09:27:00.000-07:002010-09-06T14:27:14.122-07:00Knitting Naughty<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Work by </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RachelMckay?ref=seller_info"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Naughty Needles</span></span></b></a></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlzlJwZm3siFG1aQHu3npPUJDrxSk53gCbcFpyjjfxe2COeat8THviPOkZZgEhTM5JdFDWkNwfIu6dYHLNpCv_BHR3aL4VN5iNmcBU-cccirEFBgaTbotzjg-1qrMn1jaKqCjcA/s1600/il_fullxfull.131105479.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0_kHHzFLse2OWidpVk72PRA4dP5zb6ii8V00PZIRdIxxptZCiYL8WtJKJ8I9jpc1FovPCVZZtrgCGkE8qAfsjqU1iXOv-pM26V1Y5vshatmo7HXfJkdIqXQ8GdVGGSgwuENOUQ/s320/IMG_5470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508448386359551682" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-91498444846489452282010-08-20T20:03:00.000-07:002010-08-20T20:06:51.914-07:00Summer Sketchbook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfyecYq5i_O2IQ0nG8dNu6MWxVZoszeZGvX925yvmgU1Shy_v7lZpC45fd5_NttpYfhha7MVX427mNQm0mMfogRjByiVmpP8i3yVzp3PHhxYmqN_cRqK6iejKS4hL_nCJWnKDPQ/s1600/IMG_4900.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfyecYq5i_O2IQ0nG8dNu6MWxVZoszeZGvX925yvmgU1Shy_v7lZpC45fd5_NttpYfhha7MVX427mNQm0mMfogRjByiVmpP8i3yVzp3PHhxYmqN_cRqK6iejKS4hL_nCJWnKDPQ/s400/IMG_4900.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507693787439700738" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfyecYq5i_O2IQ0nG8dNu6MWxVZoszeZGvX925yvmgU1Shy_v7lZpC45fd5_NttpYfhha7MVX427mNQm0mMfogRjByiVmpP8i3yVzp3PHhxYmqN_cRqK6iejKS4hL_nCJWnKDPQ/s1600/IMG_4900.JPG"></a>Detail<br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfyecYq5i_O2IQ0nG8dNu6MWxVZoszeZGvX925yvmgU1Shy_v7lZpC45fd5_NttpYfhha7MVX427mNQm0mMfogRjByiVmpP8i3yVzp3PHhxYmqN_cRqK6iejKS4hL_nCJWnKDPQ/s1600/IMG_4900.JPG"></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXWWfM0MVBEmMKJaTyxxskKrJJySHd_DizdAFBZTkcxhzz6Vt2ZzDQSNBodkKvgQz-94LfseGo9QGYVneIpTJ08TfrMUMYjV9qluEkgxEK_xdVaaT99UyLwZl1PBqCnW-IQobnw/s400/IMG_4902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507693805742256562" /></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-56970571760082796002010-08-19T13:29:00.000-07:002010-08-19T13:44:45.700-07:00Crafty<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51793464/little-amigurumi-cactus"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EWa0ble72BdigJoEDugWWqhaKQMR5D5hJMggMfnYEdNR1bbPYO7NTfCMhqPa_LOG2kABx1-4Cd-jgX2SHOk6ScVkb507etJKA9xWIvKyXrydUTvFnbYwUQlwn0z4IS7HnPH69w/s200/il_430xN.159308171.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507221203575068802" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cuteness provided by:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#330099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://anapaulaoli.etsy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">http://anapaulaoli.etsy.com</span></b></span></a></span></b></span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52371996/llamas-t-shirt-in-navy-blue-sizes-sml"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDjcSRXXMaB66mvQoE1bU2F1jxqNvY-plFWJKO1J7YPqW4z42dHWXF99PBDBbnGVrBfr_6AAEeeLOM_Wiz6pSn2fi6OwurRf0YZ1MCFSrgNScPLaulKCj5ir4aQa8BBxOtXoK2w/s320/il_430xN.161240326.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507222962728874130" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://maryink.etsy.com">http://maryink.etsy.com</a></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#FF6600;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-35740956629643027752010-08-18T10:05:00.000-07:002010-08-18T10:19:58.800-07:00You have my heart, BT<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52833817/bt-plush-pillow"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7x8s2d4kppV0Ppus9cbeTgxx62lkKCg-nqApRr2_t6A6q9n-oszDJsG6zNjVyPp8eABLgszAHuWFmflF0Q4k50dGCFkkyHUUbKLL53VviDqTSmXhQOyh_CEuUjNGbE3h3Q8waw/s320/il_430xN.162791018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506797773724234626" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oiENgYHZoenBmj9ItQbdd2VIw4qaMKTJfKNkSMJ2pUbXEeMCYGBpjDsJgON_zoCoKiO48Dy_L0J2bpmgMCWOfLMeKmPz9URzHxHkMxzsCduZFD8RMkODnhKgAXHjFENItdXgzQ/s200/il_fullxfull.65185008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506799372556979490" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Don't these two look good together? I want! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Work b<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">y: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://MultiplePersonality.etsy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">MultiplePersonality.etsy.com</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://AbeAndElsie.etsy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">AbeAndElsie.etsy.com</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-89984042476934618602010-08-17T22:43:00.000-07:002010-08-17T22:47:49.471-07:00Feeling Stitchy?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpCMeOPMYLjuvoAN0cLGCOiCx7H0NEHxr1-l1hcioXlsiaTTzkVNhMgI4j7rodf1MYcBR-HlNFK8QSCm7McxgFqhe8CrADQ60XY7cyqRnrCTlYfmvUFFURSIcq7y4CbRVSF_PMA/s1600/4880641867_cfa7413c9a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpCMeOPMYLjuvoAN0cLGCOiCx7H0NEHxr1-l1hcioXlsiaTTzkVNhMgI4j7rodf1MYcBR-HlNFK8QSCm7McxgFqhe8CrADQ60XY7cyqRnrCTlYfmvUFFURSIcq7y4CbRVSF_PMA/s320/4880641867_cfa7413c9a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506621847162304562" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpCMeOPMYLjuvoAN0cLGCOiCx7H0NEHxr1-l1hcioXlsiaTTzkVNhMgI4j7rodf1MYcBR-HlNFK8QSCm7McxgFqhe8CrADQ60XY7cyqRnrCTlYfmvUFFURSIcq7y4CbRVSF_PMA/s1600/4880641867_cfa7413c9a.jpg"></a>Gorgeous work from<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">http://www.feelingstitchy.com/</span></b><br /><div><br /></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-44995686164877865762010-02-28T20:23:00.000-08:002010-08-18T10:21:56.601-07:00Noise Pop<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b> </b></span></span><a href="http://www.noisepop.com/main"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>Noise Pop Festival time!</b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">man o man, saw one of the best concerts of my life last night. <a href="http://www.thaomusic.com/records.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Thao Nguyen</span></a> and Mirah at the Swedish American Music Hall. Thao is a more exciting version of Cat Power. She's not on as many downers. Or uppers. Whatever. She's awesome.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NjzKkyQoe1U&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NjzKkyQoe1U&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-23691411363247109322009-09-14T11:07:00.000-07:002009-09-14T11:10:11.663-07:00More Ayumi<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3iqruj7JCMDezQWPYy-HCMD-5R84n91YyA4gewo8A2dzr-8B91edAnS3umBIlaeDQYEoQNZUrssCFYW-D6TsnOVNcxWHCLr5cdwCumAY0LUO3uC0waSHcsH7QNJdpw2oJ86ovw/s1600-h/shroomharvestnew.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3iqruj7JCMDezQWPYy-HCMD-5R84n91YyA4gewo8A2dzr-8B91edAnS3umBIlaeDQYEoQNZUrssCFYW-D6TsnOVNcxWHCLr5cdwCumAY0LUO3uC0waSHcsH7QNJdpw2oJ86ovw/s400/shroomharvestnew.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381386755720990898" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"shroom harvest"</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-27846279813777210562009-09-09T09:24:00.000-07:002009-09-14T11:07:08.819-07:00Hula hoop Harvest with a Sloth<div style="text-align: left;">Check out <a href="http://apakstudio.com/apak/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); ">Ayumi Piland</span></a>'s work. The sloth postcard originally caught my eye. I found it through <a href="http://shop.littleotsu.com/pages/sf-store"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); ">Little Otsu</span></a>, an independent San Francisco based publishing company. Their storefront is located at 849 Valencia, a place I usually wander around in for an hour even though it's the size of a walk- in closet.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPZQnZkYeJAU9Q4_DhEspfzuEsVBEWS2T25Fl9scYogXWQXU-G2z5WdJXpnn_Sx3LcV2QEIdq98nTWCn-vCoXDI-pXc5kIvLaE0G6pcr48c2beaxAXu8I3GOLDIRIgl722N_Wug/s1600-h/il_430xN.87565239.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPZQnZkYeJAU9Q4_DhEspfzuEsVBEWS2T25Fl9scYogXWQXU-G2z5WdJXpnn_Sx3LcV2QEIdq98nTWCn-vCoXDI-pXc5kIvLaE0G6pcr48c2beaxAXu8I3GOLDIRIgl722N_Wug/s320/il_430xN.87565239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379510317633520290" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPZQnZkYeJAU9Q4_DhEspfzuEsVBEWS2T25Fl9scYogXWQXU-G2z5WdJXpnn_Sx3LcV2QEIdq98nTWCn-vCoXDI-pXc5kIvLaE0G6pcr48c2beaxAXu8I3GOLDIRIgl722N_Wug/s1600-h/il_430xN.87565239.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOBgDH5ATIBnM1qbktuAu8wcegPIZaVLsGUPbMHAWbwh6mKgFkL0dG80XAxQSgnQjqcp8hwi5b98LpvM74a6RZJYo1ZYCZx_UJ3cpsnfhSVbTgf8wLvMs7FGovfMLObLaXATjuQ/s320/il_430xN.85575224.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379510323805502066" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Vj7ApXx24-AA6hImxwa83X65m971GZhyphenhyphenegmWfOw9K8aPGVYSCR80gCTgFCxbPO2MyzO2CZG5fE0eE26gEND_hyphenhyphenqV05nVUxEQHQh_0qHNqILG3-Dyu_J5RgGCHSHevRpApA3MSQ/s320/il_430xN.86640699.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379510336333324530" /><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8cbcJp3rgM9Nil_OI5bzLXK7PclUP2_WTtV57R6Myyp0_ENMsKAU8ELMZnyBpEHhSr1uXH9c1uSvk49l22YhAiFyp4um9y_ZVptFdfAcYgfimlUEj-N_YYZVFb3ApvR46fgHFw/s320/il_430xN.86477153.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379510327138728562" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-29919579221384635272009-09-08T14:47:00.000-07:002009-09-08T14:50:55.689-07:00Screen Printed Glassware<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27694228"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIcGopMaaOKQj78Z2MINT4m4N8gP55Ip-xbilUoXE_OXQZdy8iPxygzDzJiSQnxvJipbpMkn7Fsl-79vwsb1jHhO97XkfzR1NFi8JudLy_0AtgwVLjC6Dis5v7n8XDcihCiRA9g/s320/il_430xN.79586805.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379217076343412658" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27694228"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Ninainvorm</span></a> screen prints on vintage glassware. <br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I have no idea how this is done, but I love it!<br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-91499466822933107032009-08-28T12:14:00.000-07:002009-08-28T12:32:58.130-07:00Returning the FavorThank you Mari, for the wonderful shout out you gave me on your fantastic blog <a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Projects to Finish Someday</span></a>. Mari has been diligently updating her blog with wonderful ideas for projects for over a year now. Some she completes, some she writes down. Her creativity and motivation inspire me daily. Here are a few of my favorites from <a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Projects to Finish Someday</span></a>:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0WY5tOavpkAGe0t_YyW4XdkXo2HWSnB67-EhknL9_w8qj_vxBfl3G0oqdJwJ4JrxxxfWHCxiS07gwuQhKnpmPLg4TZY0pyPK9rtx2I9309hl7cJ9NHizobifiTWgnBng0Q0kvg/s1600-h/squids.png"></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/2009/02/love-day.html"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0WY5tOavpkAGe0t_YyW4XdkXo2HWSnB67-EhknL9_w8qj_vxBfl3G0oqdJwJ4JrxxxfWHCxiS07gwuQhKnpmPLg4TZY0pyPK9rtx2I9309hl7cJ9NHizobifiTWgnBng0Q0kvg/s200/squids.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375097907982788626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/2009/02/love-day.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Her Valentines Day Card from 2009.</span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/2009/08/tattoo-take-2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/2009/08/tattoo-take-2.html"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqBZhNnrNm9AGmMVcEdZevFpxWVeXwQyfOwwnqn983AG-AqPL4HlFegIEv1RyvSnmh_kD0X0ikKqWN8J8Z3Ghx1PmBzwMISIfwjaHVJV4Qm7UxouPoMVxqAXt95KhgrqOE_TYxA/s200/poppies2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375097897506105442" /></a><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/2009/08/tattoo-take-2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">The most current version of the tattoo she plans to get done.</span></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/2009/02/test-run-tuesday.html"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Fv8e9Wx-SwHo84qCnUnIri8GCgSMhCn9bsHalPjouhTIL1CDOImTbKXsFhHofPZIMVakwqH-gVQgOrc-5o5nPQFUgXcN9S9rmZ7YxM2WN7OnLD_Ge8pzOWKop_vXJCN_ThYCiw/s200/pencilcases2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375097894015719458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shifty-eyed.blogspot.com/2009/02/test-run-tuesday.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">Pencil cases anyone?</span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-29644045592520293392009-08-28T12:10:00.000-07:002009-08-28T12:14:17.783-07:00New Work posted at bluemagnolia.etsy.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5XEGIqoMMQZq56j1grHFPUMGcdeMdi1IQNfDV-SUHDQiVPKpUcTVowy_IsL7-jAO0KHTvOs5SGXmvvVqkw1O2tt3dmMeEB7DqSJrTAq_UrJTI79CNfLqxgGV7vUib8dTiaOVGQ/s1600-h/urchin.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5XEGIqoMMQZq56j1grHFPUMGcdeMdi1IQNfDV-SUHDQiVPKpUcTVowy_IsL7-jAO0KHTvOs5SGXmvvVqkw1O2tt3dmMeEB7DqSJrTAq_UrJTI79CNfLqxgGV7vUib8dTiaOVGQ/s320/urchin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375094601771489938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQnuYWFQGE2iXxD6rnGCh2ePwTimaVvzXrhN50lSuzNwwpC6yU4AqlkniqmKrl9zQFVXC9U6DWYUkGJTrGWzDYMk-w9HerNM89jle7bI0GLsKYOr6XxqgSeEg7UJ-m5LBbhB-DA/s1600-h/Vole+WTF.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQnuYWFQGE2iXxD6rnGCh2ePwTimaVvzXrhN50lSuzNwwpC6yU4AqlkniqmKrl9zQFVXC9U6DWYUkGJTrGWzDYMk-w9HerNM89jle7bI0GLsKYOr6XxqgSeEg7UJ-m5LBbhB-DA/s320/Vole+WTF.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375094597964001138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1_cKkZdQGzz6LMcdB1T3XxfuA0d3459ZqOmPhayIrIPa7rnE2I1qdzFwvoeWYGWziMQv9hEJCCB12Ki3-rYlYNMXIse4nkJOIpxFdGIQiVpKX4SeCSpAqSvch4nAB7SRH7Fm3A/s1600-h/Cactus+Bird.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1_cKkZdQGzz6LMcdB1T3XxfuA0d3459ZqOmPhayIrIPa7rnE2I1qdzFwvoeWYGWziMQv9hEJCCB12Ki3-rYlYNMXIse4nkJOIpxFdGIQiVpKX4SeCSpAqSvch4nAB7SRH7Fm3A/s320/Cactus+Bird.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375094586467804578" /></a><br />New work kids<div><a href="http://bluemagnolia.etsy.com/">bluemagnolia.etsy.com</a><br /><div><br /></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-70578672058779783902009-08-23T22:38:00.000-07:002009-08-23T22:49:11.753-07:00BIG SUR BLISS<a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=25263"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVYsjIg0YFLx7DGv5hWC2R6KLm_Obwkks2uMmR3ivE8fH1uwLYrBxztAEvKeivBhFLuR9WZ_xdZn4ZuveHS4gv54FkeYmVqep7NS-5xyilmP487F6qVA9Kf8LxFAoq_pTO5Tk0w/s320/IMG_1357.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373401517009345138" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> click flora for trail map</span></span></span><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-68372489380803688862009-05-26T11:01:00.000-07:002009-05-26T11:03:05.219-07:00Lips<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_XVjSIBKv7NGAY5HpBo-ZHpfcsjcfO1hheWrT9bm4e8KccO_QnEpWYBoQLql_VaEFd2U6mBYDL8kzZZpr_yDV6WzcQ7UDUokK6CTkZ8BitfqMpAnouoyHjGP2CDrx20X9ME9dw/s1600-h/wr.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_XVjSIBKv7NGAY5HpBo-ZHpfcsjcfO1hheWrT9bm4e8KccO_QnEpWYBoQLql_VaEFd2U6mBYDL8kzZZpr_yDV6WzcQ7UDUokK6CTkZ8BitfqMpAnouoyHjGP2CDrx20X9ME9dw/s400/wr.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340194682297131010" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> Andy Warhol, 1959Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-76155914468126466382009-05-22T20:57:00.000-07:002009-05-22T21:07:42.377-07:00New Esty Shop LogoOld one:<div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmy3hDbA1CVIs9zls_RFRup11Ae5Xmw7SHSdRglI6sQacH9uU77Uj7vtL8ZffPrfU3dSoBVzrB9EG2Yon1RKsYHVAs10V7TrRC5dHIjuQMMGO3YZNHBpr0d2ZXbYvR47xDBAQFPQ/s400/iusb_760x100.5310401.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338864509752280194" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>New one:</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29nOqKHwAipIW2kfeBz0zdUeswzvZl878y8AzbkSNWSuQUnz4zsBVvvjcLf3qfj2BAMoAZ_OaiGUgjL1dXavHTLvlFT2tIO4DxNc_BoGnR1tzIc6VWWYER9pR0iailYHOUWIIgA/s400/Logo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338864513659710610" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've updated my items, changed prices, altered the art print sizes, and have decided to stop selling jewelry. Why did I decide to stop selling jewelry? Umm... it probably has to do something with the fact that no one ever bought any. Magnolia Papers will open after I'm back from DC! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.bluemagnolia.etsy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">bluemagnolia.etsy.com</span></a></span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-35917640537968262932009-05-20T16:38:00.000-07:002009-09-09T09:17:09.861-07:00I'm Back!<div style="text-align: left;">After a great adventure working on an organic farm in Hawaii, I'm happy to be back and creating/finding art again. After working for a few hours in the yard and practicing mandolin, I thought I'd top of a great day with one more thing I love: gnome art. I'm an old lady with a kitsch fetish. Although this artist is certainly not kitschy, she combines my two of favorite mediums: thread and paint.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KFkWPbgs7x0q2wMbFv7eFWclGdAophug10vg-aYcxmQiNXXi6jbUoCZzx7mlmTWO1erCSU6LfnpzdBxYRCVLa8gk575tcOR_FAxFoYxeBwfwLP6ARgvFNCpczUBx3wVeeww8hw/s1600-h/il_430xN.71103133.jpg.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KFkWPbgs7x0q2wMbFv7eFWclGdAophug10vg-aYcxmQiNXXi6jbUoCZzx7mlmTWO1erCSU6LfnpzdBxYRCVLa8gk575tcOR_FAxFoYxeBwfwLP6ARgvFNCpczUBx3wVeeww8hw/s320/il_430xN.71103133.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338055574296439826" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJO1NrXyvUiED_T487qdbc-U2FDD7ut1b0auoLqO3d_Qh62FM6sFZhuXxaThTpqwfXTAfdkXfWeKUk8hMP8fwe_MuwVMnIwrNDcO1aXLm48YCCByFYXVapDIGa9iuFzpNrW5o_w/s320/Gnome03.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338055578905085554" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://mimiloveforever.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">http://mimiloveforever.blogspot.com</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">She also sells on etsy. Look out for a notice about my shop opening again, it's getting there.</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-47699006782253061172009-03-21T10:01:00.000-07:002009-05-20T16:54:50.281-07:00pop deluxe<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); ">I love Pantone Color coffee cups:</span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hbNEW_1pEHxLCL_khwjbq8ks2EQi0Hf0-PiBMj_Lj5oYB5UHuRYVlt79nl9WUOCugnBu20XMO8jf1x-9_V3NV5kj76xjMj5AfClwLslIv9KPxyibavbpiOJUlYtTq_Ge4opWkg/s320/yhst-53777107109672_2044_18392746.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315689649386455730" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><a href="http://store.popdeluxe.net/pantone-mug-cup-set.html"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://store.popdeluxe.net/pantone-mug-cup-set.html">http://store.popdeluxe.net/pantone-mug-cup-set.html</a><br /></div></span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pantone Coffee/Tea Mug Set #TWO</span></span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"Pantone Coffee/Tea Mug Set #TWO will make any office or kitchen sparkle with colour. An additional set of 10 coloured mugs to compliment the original prima</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">ry ones. Pantone references for the mugs are as follows: PAPRIKA 179 C, BABY BLUE 292 C, LAGOON BLUE 3025 C, DUCK EGG BLUE 337 C, PEA GREEN 363 C, GRAY (cool gray) 10 C, CHOCOLATE 732 C, MUSTARD 130 C, GRAPE 520 C, TURQUOISE 3272 C. In 1963, Lawrence Herbert, Pantone's founder, created an innovative system of identifying, matching and communicating colors to solve the problems associated with producing accurate color matches in the graphic arts community. His insight that the spectrum is seen and interpreted differently by each individual led to the innovation of the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®, a book of standardized color in fan format.<br /><br />Over the last 45 years, Pantone has expanded its color matching system concept to other color-critical industries, including digital technology, textiles, plastics, architecture and contract interiors, and paint. It continues to develop color communication tools for a variety of industries and aggressively adopts new digital technology to address the color needs of design and production professionals."</span></span><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-37370343018110647182009-03-10T20:54:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:05:18.178-07:00New Finds<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm not normally a fan of leather goods (at least things you can easily find made of synthetic fibers if you wanted to), but here are some beautiful products by </span><a href="http://www.flightpathdesigns.etsy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Flight Path Designs</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwp7DUl-HJaGOozkVBPe-OUqH8rH2z7iBB3AWK07CdhehSUcVwUT77udzjDUpuP64I07-e6unYGSphu3Z16hLUCDp_oWvIawrgYbaggV_7QDYms4MqvJ15g87SJ9MdB7TIqF0GQ/s320/il_430xN.43306482.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311774991932549986" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IOc6X8oxvwLPLrHeMPJtFT_31ClDO527IkCFX8cAEij2qXt-WV4TNYOsC_-JxjHiwMm0l6u8wVR57WU6rFYXEpsRKZzL-aiqPxLtlZFy97B9_peMOs3tzhYeIARd9Ot3RjMT7A/s320/il_430xN.57487234.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311774996099597762" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeDNPGFti3E_wXBR_Evi6k8YVT2xIzMSre33kz43wH44IW6w5nWszc2MEyG1W0WWn3TrtHAyBZnOOCkgowe18F8RsIUVAKcK055GXndcx60-T7DPu8_GRU0zX1PXFtt4wjuECDA/s1600-h/il_430xN.59222318.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeDNPGFti3E_wXBR_Evi6k8YVT2xIzMSre33kz43wH44IW6w5nWszc2MEyG1W0WWn3TrtHAyBZnOOCkgowe18F8RsIUVAKcK055GXndcx60-T7DPu8_GRU0zX1PXFtt4wjuECDA/s320/il_430xN.59222318.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311774991192103698" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeDNPGFti3E_wXBR_Evi6k8YVT2xIzMSre33kz43wH44IW6w5nWszc2MEyG1W0WWn3TrtHAyBZnOOCkgowe18F8RsIUVAKcK055GXndcx60-T7DPu8_GRU0zX1PXFtt4wjuECDA/s1600-h/il_430xN.59222318.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-88575066877710307122009-03-10T20:43:00.001-07:002009-05-20T16:55:17.337-07:00Cute Contest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPeCsGnKav7XLcLkff_AU_Hq3x0cp38WpuJNoDnpHscpy4Ns5REi9fknJeY4OOCqAQeTTZxWicwMADyR8vHIOOsxtwzyEct8RBVhYO6bS7s3FH_dW24c3nG_giHhp1J-J9y6bIA/s1600-h/hedgehog2DM0412_468x348.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPeCsGnKav7XLcLkff_AU_Hq3x0cp38WpuJNoDnpHscpy4Ns5REi9fknJeY4OOCqAQeTTZxWicwMADyR8vHIOOsxtwzyEct8RBVhYO6bS7s3FH_dW24c3nG_giHhp1J-J9y6bIA/s200/hedgehog2DM0412_468x348.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311770865296792146" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Okay... </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Hedgehog with broken arms,</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDrTp5wcgY7IDgrQhjnSLmH681t-vjZh8nSGLlrj54TXliEaOim5g0hLWnw-HLPRynTC7vMv7daY91o_RgHKDmiJm9frNKva3UOuAKEbvLbwktZvVNJcQcyTehCZWjVq7dzXLJQ/s1600-h/cute-hamster.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDrTp5wcgY7IDgrQhjnSLmH681t-vjZh8nSGLlrj54TXliEaOim5g0hLWnw-HLPRynTC7vMv7daY91o_RgHKDmiJm9frNKva3UOuAKEbvLbwktZvVNJcQcyTehCZWjVq7dzXLJQ/s200/cute-hamster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311770865271042866" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">stuffed mini hamster,</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuN3sre0mePjwCwCmJww-i_A-8qk8ID6-5_RdpkE8xFIf-8tHoGQFWM66Vzd7tZTc2iW2f9wyjURRllXsu35KAoK369HrcyDLRFi1TaXlOaXspzMVuv3iqGVIZg5Q6nzcPRfXfg/s1600-h/spirit3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuN3sre0mePjwCwCmJww-i_A-8qk8ID6-5_RdpkE8xFIf-8tHoGQFWM66Vzd7tZTc2iW2f9wyjURRllXsu35KAoK369HrcyDLRFi1TaXlOaXspzMVuv3iqGVIZg5Q6nzcPRfXfg/s200/spirit3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311770859706845042" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">or disabled dog with wheelchair?</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30254162.post-22569155136453922012009-03-06T20:58:00.000-08:002009-03-06T21:01:31.105-08:00Hamster Dance!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn9SH4SEUwlyTlX6kaCWqisfXK9u7btpDt-3AFsMPtFForeRMs4uaIsopgIZN5uUTEMhmmCQuFX1XM18YrmPgYY_0Me8ecXRQeyaGOx6Mjvrrg_l3BbYVFqA53Iiwe6_ACGHU3w/s1600-h/hamster.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn9SH4SEUwlyTlX6kaCWqisfXK9u7btpDt-3AFsMPtFForeRMs4uaIsopgIZN5uUTEMhmmCQuFX1XM18YrmPgYY_0Me8ecXRQeyaGOx6Mjvrrg_l3BbYVFqA53Iiwe6_ACGHU3w/s320/hamster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310305853473148226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2009/02/hamster-dance.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2009/02/hamster-dance.html</span></span></a></span><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873138855778451044noreply@blogger.com1