lifefornow

Hello, long time, no contact!

2010-07-03T20:29:00.000-07:00

Well, it's July 3rd here in too sunny California, and you can hear the sound of fireworks and gun shots
prematurely. Never really liked the 4th, I know that sounds like you're desecrating the flag or something, but
it's hot here, and my fifteen year old will be crazy with his fireworks, and that in its self is very frightening! There
is a parade to attend, and I have an invitation to a barbecue, but for many reasons, it's not my favorite holiday.
Check out the movie, Touching Home, two Californians, twins, made their own film, and it's really good!

NO TIME LEFT

2009-10-17T09:49:00.000-07:00

TIME FOR ME:

There is NONE! I am teaching, and that's about all I do!

Fibonacci numbers found in Passion flower

2009-08-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a photo I took of a passion flower. My first thought in looking at it was hey I bet it has Fibonacci numbers. It does, and not only that , but it received its name from a scholar named Jacomo Bosio living in Rome in 1609 who related all the numbers of petals, stamen etc; to the crucifixion of Christ.

a gray day at the beach

2009-08-15T10:07:00.000-07:00

More beach photos

2009-08-15T10:02:00.000-07:00

Here are some more on the beach near Half Moon Bay photos.

Northern California at the Beach.

2009-08-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

I am a devoted fan of the beach, love my California beaches, No. Cal is different than So. Cal, we're foggy here in certain areas, sun comes out , but generally rolls back in every day. Our water is much colder, but everyone sort of puts up with it, surfers wear wet suits, and everyone else just sort of goes numb, and then you generally don't feel it so much. Nothing beats the beach. Here I am near the Miramar restaurant, sort of near Half Moon bay, closer to Moss Beach. The restaurant is really nice, a little pricey but what a view.

Here's to all the women.

2009-07-30T08:52:00.000-07:00

You remember that song, Here's to all the women it starts with about 15 and

builds to 40 or more. I believe it's a country western song. Who sings it? I'll find out.

Any way, these roses are for you, the women who never receive flowers, because we all

deserve them, the young , the middle aged, and the old. Here is to the abused woman, the woman

who may feel she can't escape her situation. Here's to any woman afraid she can't attain her dreams. These roses are for you, and I want you to look at them smile and what ever it is,

know you can do it if you try hard enough.

This would make a nice centerpiece for a wedding, luncheon, bridal shower etc;

2009-07-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

This was a thank you gift for an employee from the Modesto Chamber

of Commerce, but I think it would be nice for a wedding, luncheon, or bridal shower centerpiece.

CANDY BARS

2009-07-28T00:13:00.000-07:00

I was reading several blogs last night trying to find out as much as I could

about setting up a candy bar for weddings since this is my boss at the florist's

latest venture. Trolling through several blogs that had some very nice photos of the candy bars

at their weddings, I have to say I was a little tempted to steal the photos, but thought again.

No, I won't lift photos that are someone's personal wedding pictures. Any way, as I began to

read a few blogs here and there, one soon to be bride remarked, "Candy bars, those are so yesterday!" I thought of leaving her a message stating, " and wedding cakes, flowers, rose petals, etc; those are so yesterday as well. Then I came to my senses thinking that there are people all over the world living in tyranny, poverty etc; so hardly not the thing to get excited about...

2009-07-23T23:18:00.001-07:00

Worked at the Florist

2009-07-23T21:13:00.000-07:00

I worked at the florist today, and it was fun. It is always nice to be there, when the boss

is in a good mood. George, my boss is starting a new venture in the shop. He has decided to

sell candy, and offer ideas for brides who wish to set up a candy bar for their wedding. I

think it's a great idea because I don't know of anyone in our area that has thought of this yet.

In this economy, you've got to be the first one to make the move!

IT"S SO HOT HERE!

2009-07-16T16:19:00.000-07:00

Even my kitten is feeling this heat! Over 100 every day this week.

hello

2009-07-15T20:16:00.000-07:00

Another very nice and helpful floral design book.

2009-07-14T18:24:00.000-07:00

OK, here you go, for those attempting to do your own wedding!

2009-07-14T16:54:00.000-07:00

I use the word attempting because most people come into the florist I work at,

and say, my best friend is going to do my flowers. Trust me, it seems that everyone believes that they have talent working with flowers, and yes, some people are naturals at it, and others are hopelessly inept. So, if you want to keep your best friend, a best friend,

or not have Aunt Harriet driving you crazy, or if you honestly believe you have time to do your own flowers, my first bit of advice is hire a florist, but if you still insist, get this book, it's a very helpful and beautiful wedding book. Read it, look at the pictures, and then hire a florist. You can show them the book!

Another Great Book!

2009-07-14T16:43:00.000-07:00

Listen, I'm an English teacher, so I really do read the books I am recommending. Right now I have three books going at once; it is a tad over the top, but If I say read it, buy it, rent it, you can rest assured I know about this book! This is a must have for would be floral designers, floral designers, or just those, I need to save money on my own wedding and need some ideas people. It is not though a bridal floral design book, so if that is what you need, I'll search those out for you later.

I really like this book !

2009-07-14T16:29:00.000-07:00

If you think that you can be an over night success, perhaps you can , but I think this

book is very important for any "creative" type bloggers to read. It seriously took about an hour, probably less, so it's a quick read and very informative.

out thrift shopping

2009-07-14T08:39:00.000-07:00

I was out thrift shopping, and I found three items, I actually like, no, four, any way, I found this cute plate below, and looked around the edges, very hard to read, and found the illustrator, her name is Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw. I found her combo-art-blog web site and left her a message.

She has a very nice site, and also she recently had a baby as well. Her art is very pretty, whimsical etc; She was very nice and replied to me quite quickly. So check her out. dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/ - The next thing I found was this little plate that sort of

applies to anyone who's not crazy happy with their day time gig. It may be difficult in this economy to live out our dreams, but it also might be easier, just the way you decide to look at it.

Paddle wire-great stuff

2009-07-14T08:16:00.000-07:00

This is a photo of paddle wire, great stuff. Let's say you are making an arrangement, like the one with the zinnias, and you can't get one or two flowers to behave; they just don't want to fit into the arrangement, wire them, and then you can bend the flower any way you want. It may cut down on the longevity of the flower, but the arrangement looks better. I thinkdd

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The Fourth of July

2009-07-06T08:40:00.000-07:00

I'm not really crazy about the 4th of July and that seems sacrilegious to say

from the let's explode everything we can, city of Modesto, California. Even though our lawns are pretty dry, we did not have much rain this past season, hillsides crackle, and people debate about water, we have our fireworks . As the sound of pops and almost gun shot blasts, intermingle

with the fire truck sirens, people here enjoy their fireworks, and again,

I do not fffff

begrudge anyone or the fireworks. Some of them are quite beautiful,illegal,

and as nice as any shooting out over a ballpark. I just have a thing about

fourth , some old baggage I guess, but I do my best to enjoy the day . I went

swimming with my son at the beautiful SOS club here in Modesto, and for

fifteen dollars they served the BEST steak ever, with corn on the cob,

and french bread, and yes, later we did have our fireworks. The best

fireworks are really in Oaklahoma! I had the best time shooting them off

there , right before my son's first deployment to Iraq. Hats off to Fort Sil.

a wedding bouquet

2009-06-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

a small bouquet for a wedding

2009-06-29T13:47:00.000-07:00

Some arrangements I made for my friend's mother's wake.

2009-06-29T13:40:00.000-07:00

a new piece of art work

2009-06-22T08:09:00.001-07:00

A new piece of art work.

bulletin board at school

2009-06-19T22:04:00.000-07:00

Here is a photo of my bulletin board at school this year.

I am feeling a little bored.

2009-06-19T19:37:00.000-07:00

I know there is a lot I could be doing right now, but I guess I just don't

feel like it. I met up with a friend from Visalia, tonight for dinner. we taught together for years, worked at the florist for a couple of hours today, and I am going to go pick up my new kitten on Sunday. I went to see this band called Sugar

Ray last night, some quick stop in Modesto, for what ever reason. The lead singer mentioned something about cougars, and I really hate that term. It's a long story, but one of my best friends had this other much younger friend with her, and I just don't click with her, and the conversation was about the cougar thing. Any way, I was supposed to eat dinner with the two of them, and I got up and walked out, sort of childish I guess on my part. Then much later last night, I fell asleep and had one of my nuclear bomb dreams, as I call them, must be the old North Korea thing

working over time on my brain. Too many civil defense drills when I was young.

My clothes are shrinking.

2009-06-16T23:45:00.000-07:00

I don't know why my clothes are shrinking. I can't imagine why my body is getting larger.

I went out to jog today, and I could feel this extra ten pounds of fat weighing me down. The weather was hot and humid, but Northern Californians can't complain, we've had two weeks of great weather. Here is a photo of one of my favorite places, Capitola, California.

I want to do the paper doll project.

2009-06-15T23:23:00.000-07:00

I really want to do the paper doll project. When I tried to fill out the profile, it did not seem to go through. I had to do it about three times to make it work. By that time I was a little frustrated, and just wrote on the profile, I love all forms of art. They probably think this person is not even motivated enough to write more about herself, but as you can see, I am quite a motivated person.

another arrangement

2009-06-15T10:02:00.000-07:00

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Here is another arrangement...

things I draw

2009-06-15T09:54:00.001-07:00

Things I draw:

flowers, flowers

2009-06-15T09:14:00.000-07:00

I am a floral designer, so if

you need flowers and live within 100 miles of me,I do weddings, parties etc;;;; By the way, I live in Modesto, Ca. which is 90 miles south east of San Francisco. Here is a simple table arrangement.

Pitbulls Attack

2009-06-14T22:46:00.000-07:00

On May 19th, I was on my door step and before I had time to think, two pit bulls are standing

on my lawn. I had about a second to say,"Where did you come from?" Suddenly I see my absyinian cat run in my direction, and before I had time to think, the two dogs had my cat in their mouths. I was now in the middle trying to save my poor little cat, but it seriously took them less than a minute to kill him. That's a pretty awful thing to see. I was screaming so loudly

that all the neighbors came out to see what was going on. Someone called the police and two cars

were there quickly. We found the owner, and due to some ordinance in my county,there is not much you can do, unless they attack a human. I must say the owner did pay for my cat, but you cannot replace him. Tabbles

had a very unique personality, and everyone on the block knew him, and what a crazy personality he had. The owner has promised to keep his dogs locked up; that's a good thing. I really found it difficult to hate the dogs, because they are just dogs, and they are pits, and for a pit that is not trained, a cat is a moving target, and apparently, my cat, unfortunately, became the hunter's prey. The picture of the kitten is my new cat. I am picking

him up from the breeder on father's day.I need help naming him, got any ideas??

Oh my gosh

2009-06-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

Wow, I wonder how it all got here. Where did so many things go after a year? I want to do different things, and yet it seems that I try and make them different, and they all come out the same....