Worry Warts & Today’s Quote
Back in elementary school my friends used to tease me for being such a worry wart. I wanted to be a half an hour early to every place I went. I was always worried that my watch would be slow and I might be late so I connected two watches together. I wore these watches […]
Today’s Quote
I like to take short hikes after work to unwind and think. This week I did two quick hikes,one to Franklin Falls and another to twin falls. Today’s Quote “We must dare to think “unthinkable” thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing […]
A goose a tree and a quote
I have had 6 projects in the works for almost 6 months and I have not been very motivated to work in my shop. Today I finally finished another goose. It is going to be nice to step away from birds for awhile. Our neighborhood real estate agent has been after me to make her […]
TODAY’S QUOTE AND THE F BOMB
“Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by the handle.” – James Russell Lowell About James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell, the sometimes romantic, often ironic American poet, was also a diplomat, serving as ambassador to Spain and, later, Britain. He was born […]
The glamorous life of an artist & today’s quote
For some strange reason many people think that being an artist is glamorous. Below are some glam shots of me working this week. Okay, I wasn’t exactly creating art. I was patching a concrete mixing bowl for my friend at Native Stone Concrete. “I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I […]