Colored pencils are something that you love for themselves.  Even before you draw.  They look so great sitting there colorfully arrayed, row upon row, in their neat little box. Traveling has awaked my appreciation of this studio in a box.  Of course you have to think a little differently when you’re making your picture with these.  Everything becomes a

Last night I found myself sitting at a restaurant with astronomers for the occasion of viewing a meteorite. Customarily, a few observatory folk have dinner with the speaker and then we go to the observatory for a public star night. While waiting for our entrees we passed the object carefully amongst ourselves, cherishing a few moments of close

June 22, 2008, Santa Monica, California. Comedian and satirist George Carlin died sunday evening after checking into a Santa Monica hospital complaining of chest pains. He was 71. Carlin was a brilliant social satirist and comic. He had the ability to look at ordinary things from a different angle and see the obvious obsurdity in things most of

I finally cracked the secret of getting ChemDraw structures into a post without having to buy anything. It’s not perfect, but it is a start. Paste a structure into Microsoft Paint which is found in Accessories in the Start Menu. Save as a jpeg. Then, re-open in Microsoft Photo Editor, crop, and save again. Finally, import

I live for my dreams (both daydreams and those that happen while I slumber) and for fantasies. Sometimes they are the only things that help me retain a shred of optimism. A few weeks ago I had a very Atonement-like dream about DA and I. I was wearing a long, elegant satin gown and waiting in

Three years. Three years it had been since I last saw the stunningly beautiful DA. I had just about forgotten about him. Forgotten about how much desire I had for him. How easy our conversation had come. How we could talk and flirt and laugh and dance with minimal effort but with much adoration. On New Year’s Eve,

According to the Novosti News Agency, the Zheleznovodsk spa center recently unveiled a statue celebrating its emphasis in hydraulics. Photo Credit- AP “As gastroenterology is the main treatment area at the Zheleznovodsk spa center, it was decided to create such a unique monument, which is both funny and vital,” said Alexander Kharchenko, the director of the center. “There

Artist: Claire Poole Stamp sets: Garden Whimsy, Short and Sweet Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black Ink : Going Grey, Real Red, Basic Black Accessories : Dazzling diamonds, Red eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Scallop punch, Circle punch, dimensionals

  Artist: Linda Higgins Card: Soft Sky, Old Olive, River Rock, Blue Bayou, Old Olive, Whisper White Ink:  Soft Sky, Blue Bayou Stamps: Garden Whimsy, Polka Dot Background Accessories: Round Scallop Punch, Large Circle Punch, Corner Rounder punch, Round Tab Punch, Not quite Navy and Ruby Red Markers, Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, Silver brads, Sanding block, Dimensionals

Artist: Kristie Morrison Card stock: Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, River Rock Ink: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, River Rock Stamps: Garden Whimsy Accessories: Corner rounder, 1 1/4″ & 1 3/8″ Circle punches, Scallop punch, Mat Pack and Piercing tool, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Snail adhesive, River Rock double stitched ribbon.