Pics from the Red Sox game...

Hi!

I have a couple of cute pics of me & my friend Kate when we went to the Red Sox game a couple of weeks ago. I've been meaning to post them. Enjoy!

OK, the little face directly to the right and slightly above the R in "Nomar" in the red shirt... is me! LOL!

This is my buddy Kate with our beloved "Wally" the Green Monster! Below is myself with the big green fella!

We had a wonderful time, in Kate's husband's seats right behind home plate. Awesome!

Well, just wanted to share these before it got too late, LOL!

Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Joey Kramer!

Well, last night my friend Kathy & I went up to Barnes & Noble in Hingham, MA for a book-signing. It was for Joey Kramer's (drummer of Aerosmith) new memoir "Hit Hard". It was lots of fun, and we went out for a couple glasses of wine after.

I started the book today, and I'm really enjoying it...

Hope to have some cards up soon! I gotta find time to play with my new In Color shtuff!

Hugs,

Concerts & Celeb Sightings

Hey all!
Well it's been a whirlwind of a past couple of days, let me tell ya!

I had a last minute opportunity that I grabbed right away, to go to see Willie Nelson, John Mellancamp & Bob Dylan at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI (home of the Paw Sox). We had a great time, here is a pic of me and my friend Heather & her husband Jim... that's me in the middle!

We saw James Montgomery at the bar before the concert.... matter of fact he passed a beer for me to my friend! I didn't know it was him till after!

We just had a blast.... sometimes last minute things turn out to be the best!!!

More later....

Hugs,

Hi All!!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July! We had the best weekend imaginable! Down at our cottage in Falmouth (Cape Cod), and we had a smallish party on the 4th. Perfect weather, perfect mix of people, perfect everything! aaaahhhh!

Tonight, I'm going to the Red Sox/Athletics game at Fenway! Super psyched! My friend's seats are right behind home plate. Life is good!!!

Hugs,

Psyched for a class tonite!!

Hi All,
I'm psyched for a card class I'm taking at Heather's tonite! You might know Heather from her blog, Heather's Ink Pad. There's a link over on my sidebar...
We're making cards from some cool new stamps by Our Craft Lounge. Fun stuff!!

Hugs,

Ponderings Over the Kitchen Sink....

Hi everyone,
Just thought I would share something with you, not very profound, but meaningful.

Recently I have been trying to notice little things, such as, when I am cleaning up the kitchen, and trying to rush thru it to GET IT DONE! So I can go onto something more fun, right??! You all know what I mean, we do it every day.

The other day, there I was cleaning up the kitchen.Well, it wasn't easy, but I tried to be fully in the moment, instead of looking ahead. I realized, and yes I know this is corny, but I realized what I had right then & there. Sure I was doing a mundane task that I don't enjoy. But I have a home, and even though I have to clean it, I'm glad I have it, and that I am able-bodied to do so.

Today, another thing happened as I was emptying the dishwasher, (another thing I like to just get it over with). Lately, I've been looking at all my mismatched glasses & coffee mugs lately, and thinking, ugh--these are just a mish-mash of crappy old things. I wish I had some nice new glasses and mugs, that all matched.

Well today I looked at them in a different way when I realized that they were pieces of who we are, and they all represented something. Like the big golden-yellow plastic Bruins cup: a reminder of some fun B's games... the tiny Guinness glass: when I won the Guinness basket at a raffle at a fun dance... the pair of Michael Collins Whiskey hi-ball glasses: from the wonderful Irish gift basket we've received every year at Christmas from one of Steve's vendors (we all get so excited when it comes!)... the Smuggler's Notch coffee mug: a souvenir from our friends' vacation one year... the pair of Montana coffee mugs: another friend's thoughtful souvenir from their trip... Red Sox cups and pretty blue-streaked wine glasses: also from gift baskets won at the countless hockey fundraisers over the years... a coffee mug from the lovely Brewster Inn in Cazenovia NY: reminds me of the wonderful year Laura spent as a student at Caz... a pink "All My Children" mug: Santa had magically left one for me & my BFF one Christmas!... a goblet from Apple Annie's in Orlando FL : an actual souvenir from our honeymoon!!!

Sappy? Maybe.

But the point is, we all really have a lot to be thankful for, if we only open our eyes to it. I challenge everyone to look at things from a different angle today, and see if you can't see the good in it!

Let me know your thoughts!!

Hugs,

Crazy day yesterday!

Hi guys! Yesterday was a Crafter's Yard Sale at Bella Art in Johnston, RI, (my new favorite place!) I schlepped all my no-longer-wanted SU sets, and misc. items in the high hopes of selling some. Luckily the table only cost me ten bucks. Because.... as SOON as I got off the highway, and the store was within sight, less than a quarter of a mile away, I got pulled over by a RI State cop! I was apologetic, (he had also pulled over two other cars) and respectful. I sat and waited. He came back with my 95 DOLLAR TICKET, saying it really should have been 300 dollars. So I said thank you (BUT I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN IT!!!) I then started bawling, got to the store and set up. I "made" like 35 bucks, so I'm really only 60 dollars in the hole I guess, and hopefully I won't get a surcharge on my insurance. Maybe not, I'm hoping, since I have no prior speeding tix.
Sooo, not exactly a great day, but... afterward I just had to shop at Bella, and boy lemme tell you, they are an awesome store! (I spent 92$, LOL!) Oh, Lord, forgive me for I know not what I do!! So I guess it was retail therapy for me, huh? I got two new Nestie die sets, 3 stamps, and a new Tim Holts ruler... oh also some Kaiser rhinestones. Fun schtuff!

Have a wonderful night, I'm off to watch the Boston Bruins game 2 of the playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes. BTW, my husband, & I, and our son & his friend were at game one! We won, and it was and awesome night, the arena was filled with energy... a great experience!!
GO BRUINS!!!