June 14th 2014

I learned I may NOT go unattended to an Arts Festival.

Kathryn and I went to the Edmond's Art Festival today, but first we had happy hour at the Loft.

This is my peach bellini.

I had a dark and stormy (thanks for telling me about that drink Sarah!) in a copper mug.

I know my copy work isn't the best, but here is the art I purchased today. They were all local northwest artist!

These wonderful mermaids are by Jill Haney-Neal. (she is the only one not from Washington, she lives in Sisters OR.)

She's my favorite!

I got this great piece for my dad! Happy Father's Day Dad!! It is a painting by Dean Rocky Barrick. The artist told me that this steam engine actually lives in Portland! It is part of the Salem-Portland Seattle line. It is housed the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. I think we will have to take a trip there when Dad comes to visit.

I really like Noelle Dass. Her work is fun. I got this piece because it is a good reminder to me about how I want to be living.

My FAVORITE pieces I bought today are by Kyoko Niikuni. She uses Washi paper to create Chigiri-e. She teases the fibers of the washi paper apart to create images that at look like water color paintings. They were amazing to see.  I am so happy that I found her booth. I have been wanting some art work depicting the dancing cranes. I wish I could afford an original.

Oh! I got this guy too! Hooray for metal grasshoppers! He was sculpted by Briston Trapp. He said that I was the only one that even looked at the grasshopper in the past two festivals he was in and he wasn't going to make anymore. I am very glad I gave this guy a home. Because you always need metal grasshopper sculptures. (did you know I love grasshoppers? Well, I do.....)

Supporting local artists is always good right? I am going to try joining them soon. I hope people will come out and support me!

June 10th 2014

I had a cupcake today!

 I turned by back for one second and this happened.....

I ate it anyway....

Tonight I had a very good strawberry-cucumber limeade  at P.F. Chang's.

I also messed around with some photos of clouds... They still seem boring to me.....

If you kinda squint this one looks like a skull or a creepy face....

yuck....

I did get this fortune!

I hope that fortune is right!

Have a good night!!

March 12th 2014

Today the birds went in for their wing clipping. They got buckled in and rode in the car like champs!

Here is Artemis getting his wing clipped. It doesn't hurt him. It will also make it easier to tame him. With some hard work over the next month or so he will probably be able to ride on my shoulder!

Artemis and Opal had a full spa treatment: wings clipped, toe nails snipped an their beak tips were blunted so it won't hurt as bad when they bite us.

After the morning's hard work I went to lunch with Sarah W. The we decided that is would be a good day to have an afternoon drink!

  

The College Inn is very atmospheric.

I hear this is where all the cool Grad School Kids hang out.

Don't worry I did spend some time in the sun today too!

This leaf was so red!

This was the weirdest, fuzziest branch I have ever touched. It felt like an animal....