Goodbye to 2004

This will be my last post of the year. Tomorrow is a new day and a new year. Today I added new posts and photos to my Hypno Kitty blog and my cat blog Tres Gatos. It is raining like cats and dogs outside today. I'm happy to be cozy in the warm interior of my apt. I don't drink and I have no plans to celebrate the new year which is a little sad. I usually have some gigs as a psychic reader so I don't make plans on purpose, but then when no one hires me, I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do at midnight.
If you are partying tonight, then be safe and don't drive. Sleep over...call a cab...etc.
Happy New Year!

My betta Charles. 

A way cool clock.

http://www.suite101.com/files/mysites/AskAlice/Clock.htm

Lessons

Someone said that nothing is free, and you get what you pay for, but I can think of many things that are free...each new day, the air we breathe, the opportunity to seek forgiveness, the new cells our bodies make each moment, the blood in our bloodstream, the milk of human kindness, the herbs that grow with no help from us, the beauty that is found everywhere we look, the new chance to learn from old lessons.

Juggling 3 clubs or pins. I just added more juggling stuff to my website at http://www.spiralcharms.com. Click on performing arts, then on juggling. 

I'm getting back into juggling

Why you may ask? Because I was taking myself to seriously. "A merry heart doeth good."
Noboby likes a sourpuss.

Practice make nerfect.

If I spent half as much time dancing as I do on the internet, I'd be a size 4 about now. I've been working on my website, and now I know where the term middle aged spread came from...from spending too much time at a desk playing chair jockey. So as soon as I finish this post, I'm going outside to dance or juggle or something. It's a bit nippy out there but I warm up fast.

I got to play piano for a little while yesterday. I want to follow that up today with some more practice. Note reading is difficult when I'm rusty. I'm okay with notes on the staff, but when they get way above or way below, I start guessing and it sounds like it as I hit the wrong keys.
Ah well, if it were easy, we'd all be Mozart.

Happy Thanksgiving 2004

When the clock ticked over past midnight last night I stayed up to write my Thanksgiving list of things I'm thankful for. Here goes:

100 Things I’m Thankful For
Thanksgiving 2004

Living in the land of opportunity.
Growing up in the land of enchantment.
Having 2 wonderful brilliant children.
Having a guy that loves me.
Having customers that treat me like a goddess.
My teddy bear.
My mother’s last gift to me.
Enough creativity to get me through anything.
A strong and able body.
A quick mind.
A sharp wit.
A spine.
A love of beauty.
Artistic talent.
That I took singing classes.
My love for color.
A bed to sleep in.
Long brown locks.
Art supplies aplenty.
Archery skills.
The inspiration of others like Johnny Depp, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, and Renee Zelwigger.
The Bound cartoon before the Incredibles movie.
The Krikorian movie theater.
My stash of fabrics.
My truck.
My new website.
Paint Shop Pro
The Sims
My online friends.
The SCA
Fiber arts.
Belly dance.
Forums like Live Journal and Tribe Net and Where’s George.
Fantasy
The internet and all the art I can access.
Sex
The technology that allows me to have a business.
Mail art and friends to share it with.
The furniture folks have given us.
AAA (American Automobile Association).
Stores close by.
The neighborhood kids.
Wallop, Rocky and Black Bob
Charles my betta.
John Chafe called me after being out of my life for over a year.
I managed to unpack most of the boxes in the living room.
Storage.
Guy’s truck.
Telephones
A body that is not so far gone I can’t fix it.
Determination.
A roof over my head.
My garden.
The altar in my garden.
Time enough to dream.
Never ending opportunities to reinvent myself.
Musical instruments.
Gypsystones.
Improved art skills.
Sewing machines.
A washer and dryer.
A love of poetry.
Tarot cards.
The Thomas Guide map system.
The US post office and UPS and Federal Express
I can read and write.
I have all my body parts.
Psychic ability.
Boots
All the skills I have from needlepoint to pottery.
My pattern collection.
My bead collection.
My piano.
Decent skin.
The memories of my teachers and my childhood.
My blue eyes.
My perfect height.
My nose…I love my nose.
Asia restaurant
Bookstores and books and Amazon bookseller.
My yarn collection.
Wildlife.
Birds.
San Luis Obispo.
Mediumship.
Tolkien
Self fashion.
All the dogs I’ve had.
My hermit crab.
Living in California.
My oriental rug.
My Café press store.
Guy’s cooking skills.
Chainmail
My bank accounts.
My new ISP Peoplepc.com
Aisling the artist and Eddie Breen.
Soft fabric dolls
Dobyville
Electricity, candles and all forms of light.

Wild about blueberry muffins. 

Wild Blueberry Muffins

Of course my tummy is happy too.

I just read that blueberries are good for the brain. So I whipped up some wild blueberry muffins. 

Salutation

The Salutation of the Dawn
Listen to the exhortation of the dawn
Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lies all the
Verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth
The glory of action
The splendor of beauty
For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived makes
Every yesterday a dream of happiness,
And every tomorrow a vision of hope
Look well, therefore, to this day!
Such is the salutation of the dawn.

Translated from Sanskrit

Third time's the charm. 

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Aura photo from a few year's back. 

Green thumbs welcome

I realized a lot of my posts have been about gardening, so I decided to give them a home of their own. So I made a gardening blog. http://prettymaidsallinarow.blogspot.com/

Psychic Faire this Sat.

For those that know me in real life and like to go to psychic faires, I will be at the Learning Light Foundation's monthly psychic faire this Sat. It goes from 10 to 5 but I will be there from 10 to 4 doing readings. They also have vendors and free lectures. If you get their free newsletter, be sure to grab the back page with the 'get in free' coupon. See you there. http://www.learninglight.org

Maybe I should put one of these on Yule cards for the holidays. 

So cuddly to be in a coat like this. 

Turquoise and garnet pendant. 

Now I just need to find a witches ball to wear this to. 

Reminds me of Dr. Zhivago. 

Candleglow. 

Purple Lining 

Winter Queen. 

Paper narcissis blooming in my flowerbed. 

I like this self-portrait because it looks like I have a crown made by the tree behind me. 

Slang getting rusty?

I found this online slang dictionary that was good for a few laughs.

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wrader/slang/

the beginning of the eclipse 

Blood Moon...full lunar eclipse. 

Star candle 

Use green candles for healing and prosperity. All star candles have magical qualities. The number six (as in six points) is family happiness. 

Goddess please heal my cat. 

Birthday Calendar

Crystal Divination

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A girl's gotta eat.

Well, I've gone and done it! I've listed 3 of my handmade items on EBAY. It took me all afternoon to figure out how to do it. And so far I only know how to post one photo to each item, so if you need more views, let me know and I'll email you the other photos.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8138894852
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8138906454&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8138909015&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

My favorite recent photo. 

Before 

After 

With the professor.