tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87366439399003777142024-02-19T10:33:37.639-05:00Phoenix RisingMy eclectic blog. An exploration of the world through my 60+ year old eyes where I continue to be called mom, grandmom, aunt, sister; but where there is no one left in this world to call me daughter, and no one for me to call mother/father.
It is an exploration of my new self where I am finding my voice through my art. It is the discovery of the creative spirit as a healing tool.Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-1998576018684833432015-06-04T16:35:00.002-04:002015-06-04T16:35:59.629-04:00Reconstructing!I've begun reconstructing this blog. I've discovered it to be a major effort so I'm doing it in stages. I think the improvements will help me maintain it with more ease. Hang in there with me. Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-1170210691093345582015-05-27T17:46:00.000-04:002015-05-27T17:46:37.015-04:00Relay for Life...Give AwayThis year my fundraising efforts for American Cancer Society, Relay for Life have been going pretty slow. Poorly, I might add. I am down to my last few days...about 2 weeks. So, hopefully I can encourage you to donate to my page by sweetening the pot. Here's what I'm offering:<br />
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Doll #1...Moon Child</div>
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Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-26162852677955773112012-12-20T22:31:00.000-05:002012-12-20T22:33:13.414-05:00Confused... What should I do today?The problem with enjoying lots of things is that there is not enough time to do all the things you enjoy! And I don't edit very well. I've been working on a "night light" project for over a 6 months!!!! I'll try to capture some images this week end. In the meantime here's a second place photograph from contest that I entered:<br />
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These two are from my Fenix series. It's been a lot of fun to develop. Primarily because this series allows me to revisit my many joy-full years as mom to an incredible little girl, who now lives in the body of a super woman!</div>
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And I'm still confused... every morning. What should I do today?</div>
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This morning I was doing some pinning on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/fenixrising/">Pinterest boards</a> and ended up here. I suppose that's how surfing goes. At least for me anyway. I was surprised to see all the changes. I haven't posted for quite some time. Life: mostly physical. AND posting really is a struggle when things don't work well. (or at least as I think they should) This new set up looks promising. I'm going to give it a try and see what happens. I noticed that I've lost some picture and slide links. I'll try to do some patch work. BTW, I am enjoying Pinterest. It has the feel of a micro-blog. At 500 characters and a picture, you might even be able to call it a mini-blog.
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I've even got a board for my art work, and other stuff of course:</div>
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Most days I wonder that my self. My art has been pretty sparse. Well not really, it just has not taken on the form that I want. These days, it is mirroring my life VERY MUCH. Here are some pictures. No order, no explanations:<br />
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Today I have a goal in mind. Hopefully, I'll execute it.It so, I'll be so pleased that I'll post it! Hope all is well with you all. CREATE!!!Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-5260602750336820682010-09-18T09:43:00.008-04:002010-09-20T20:45:04.542-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:150%;color:#f36e00;"><span style="font-style:italic;">I'm Back... I Think!</span></span><br /><br />I think that I have found a way to get me back into the "swing of things" (I've always thought that to be a strange phrase, but...). I've entered this Kids Clothes Week challenge over at <a href="http://www.elsiemarley.com/kids-clothes-week-challenge-buttons-rules-and-players.html">Elsie Marley's blog</a>. I stumbled upon it yesterday and it looked like fun. It's only for a week and I hope it will jump start my heart. I read this quote by Gwendolyn Brooks: "Art hurts. Art urges voyages—and it is easier to stay at home." It certainly was an aha moment for me. But, I think I'm going to try to board this ship again. Small, short, lazy day trips... yea that's what I'm gonna do. Stay tuned.<div><br /></div><div>And, on a lighter note...</div><div><br /></div><div>I was in Newark on Thursday for the dedication of Newark Eagle Parkway. It was GREAT!! I'm going to post pictures. Check them out at <i>Conversations With... </i>Pop Lloyd Weekend is in two weeks and I am totally anxiety ridden. I thought it was next month. You know, like in 30 days. If you're unfamiliar you can check out my archives.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a way of updating, the last 6 months through my eyes...</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_mkAJyBjjy0AoV5ky8cPWAtAnHq1bV9HpY75ESIz-ygpXF2Q_7VYOvl9CIIsD0E0qqIPbqILFXHcEqHGDFJnCIewiy_8vZ1eEi0Wo8WMuQn3A0rL9wCIfk_VJHq5n2DO2K8m-Dg4geSV/s1600/winter1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_mkAJyBjjy0AoV5ky8cPWAtAnHq1bV9HpY75ESIz-ygpXF2Q_7VYOvl9CIIsD0E0qqIPbqILFXHcEqHGDFJnCIewiy_8vZ1eEi0Wo8WMuQn3A0rL9wCIfk_VJHq5n2DO2K8m-Dg4geSV/s320/winter1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518373331605138530" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cLSdMgHcqxm_1zebZ2zVPBdE_zP1ZVb14AF2NBOJRXnb46dcL_nQ97ZPZFlIlo4UHWM5wf7HVTcDY0oiumDaJykV_xiF7JXfq4YwHEuqGheOrobOCPQHoXp9lsciawe-mSOBpXaaPQCw/s1600/winter+flora.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQeME0c9BjZ4yuMVDpxvAhtmFrBkMV2Azj7qlWaOXHCRkPbz1Wq3ASZQpqiejNLi2HCsTaEmp4SfDwwXJ4G0uVJ8jXKMqu1moVdZnYybur4dQIdG3JphHfqFZgPUFKyygydhjdQ-EDbr_/s320/monarch1a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518388533065426226" /></a>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-91248434687099537192010-01-01T18:44:00.004-05:002010-01-01T20:09:19.275-05:00<span style="font-style:italic;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</span><br /><br />It's actually been over 8 months since I've posted here. It was my intention to post a tutorial during the holidays, but I got to caught up in having a December year-end kind of experience-- and enjoying it-- I didn't get around to it. December became a truly a magical time for me, even though I hate the cold weather; lost both my mother and my brother in the month of December; and have <span style="font-style:italic;">this</span> December lost two people who were dear to me. Yet, December has still proven to be a magical month. It was warm, mystical, thought provoking and joyful. No, not because of any of the things that cause me sleepless nights. But, in spite of them! <br /><br />I've done some new dolls and will be doing a group show locally. The first one I completed was a moon goddess. And then of course, she had to have a partner--a sun goddess. <br /><br />Here's the moon. I haven't photographed the sun yet. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSAJ8Qp-ESBSnCMsPtWRbqSV351mUQ-jbxizTklh7wel6uQ8LGCLn3vf1V7f9Qbyp6tgqH8is5E9nJ-MFZRo_Y6m0dNM1HNNrw0iN-C-uWadVK639_Xh8wlYsUxzrE89iCeLwJMhKilWS/s1600-h/moonchild3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSAJ8Qp-ESBSnCMsPtWRbqSV351mUQ-jbxizTklh7wel6uQ8LGCLn3vf1V7f9Qbyp6tgqH8is5E9nJ-MFZRo_Y6m0dNM1HNNrw0iN-C-uWadVK639_Xh8wlYsUxzrE89iCeLwJMhKilWS/s320/moonchild3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421940562981690482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqzBZznqCx3HLQ-46Ht7V1WBscY9qHxlwAptn5aCHMay0qZ27fr5bIFLtusOijRHum1ei98nWSIfI4zb7-4pGh4kg8mPBZ6MPecGdU6XfIdSAde3mxBDAhHthohUmNaaxcb0YE1wT8JAF/s1600-h/moonchild2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqzBZznqCx3HLQ-46Ht7V1WBscY9qHxlwAptn5aCHMay0qZ27fr5bIFLtusOijRHum1ei98nWSIfI4zb7-4pGh4kg8mPBZ6MPecGdU6XfIdSAde3mxBDAhHthohUmNaaxcb0YE1wT8JAF/s320/moonchild2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421940559820626674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCckDxf7BQocIZTWNJTCX37mEZY3v5FBuyUw5mZ0-vw3qwCgVfgqJyeaXN1yXQaDBsuDaJz9EZ68UjW91Fi4sIJhxF_L7yEGd-WbCJZwV3CJmCXcV36RGIesYGRu_dE5IzyeFSYk58koDf/s1600-h/moonchild.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCckDxf7BQocIZTWNJTCX37mEZY3v5FBuyUw5mZ0-vw3qwCgVfgqJyeaXN1yXQaDBsuDaJz9EZ68UjW91Fi4sIJhxF_L7yEGd-WbCJZwV3CJmCXcV36RGIesYGRu_dE5IzyeFSYk58koDf/s320/moonchild.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421940551613694018" /></a><br /><br />This moon goddess is about as mixed media as you can get. All the way down to her chicken wire adorned moon. She really was a lot of fun and went pretty fast. Chicken wire has proved to be a good foundation. You'll see it again after I photograph the sun goddess. <br /><br />Hope all is well in your world!Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-50998684238849891452009-04-27T23:09:00.022-04:002009-05-07T18:25:47.019-04:00<div> <br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>If Anyone has Any Doubt that It's Spring</b></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsek3qgcPSiIabnrzFuY_vYYA9mdiGARVkkMAhddTcJ9xJbJrWWdGYCsdPB_fsQtceD6T2muQJHoF5ldXcGiAkpQbdDm0C-a77PigVr71atSYJ_uxwDfPEe-12oQ8QFe-KD7PZ-ZqKIX-8/s1600-h/IMG_0366.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsek3qgcPSiIabnrzFuY_vYYA9mdiGARVkkMAhddTcJ9xJbJrWWdGYCsdPB_fsQtceD6T2muQJHoF5ldXcGiAkpQbdDm0C-a77PigVr71atSYJ_uxwDfPEe-12oQ8QFe-KD7PZ-ZqKIX-8/s320/IMG_0366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329576814642199458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ9Muv0K1_tB7I8ZOxrBHdcrcg3mgplgrQx8ttKbjiPc3OBafgu1j6lttB_3X47BXkGoAAawaHHU_EbXMpEalmbkIAP3aTtLGuKvrMsjLNB4crtfx-Phms0USmA_V5g-3rd-fUxAscbbl/s1600-h/IMG_0363.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ9Muv0K1_tB7I8ZOxrBHdcrcg3mgplgrQx8ttKbjiPc3OBafgu1j6lttB_3X47BXkGoAAawaHHU_EbXMpEalmbkIAP3aTtLGuKvrMsjLNB4crtfx-Phms0USmA_V5g-3rd-fUxAscbbl/s320/IMG_0363.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329576809736173362" /></a><br /><br />There are those who think that the last couple of days here on the east coast were a mere anomaly, a fluke. Well all I have to say is that you should come to my back yard. Last week rains served to provide my bulbs with a much needed drink of water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuWgg0TtB97yZAxBA6WiCwMbO3VmW7MfQ-KvSMy7vcNaUgFOjpoSepqSVClimzHiFKAIQefrYUqomUQCwabiGvr-KQysSY-exu1q2QlyrEIgD8rjLBVtkMYhDCdNM3WieBnWRO4ovLE9_/s1600-h/IMG_0202.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuWgg0TtB97yZAxBA6WiCwMbO3VmW7MfQ-KvSMy7vcNaUgFOjpoSepqSVClimzHiFKAIQefrYUqomUQCwabiGvr-KQysSY-exu1q2QlyrEIgD8rjLBVtkMYhDCdNM3WieBnWRO4ovLE9_/s320/IMG_0202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329604483278230194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGrukeAh9yuBigpTvd20HAjp-pr0qE6kTFqZJ1ibTqqC4UDylMg-AjdAMh6ZqZ5P66tztM3OW_WLOrrhaQIHcgMtgQHHf7C872OWZidJTxQ-4PZUC048jcM_PuEEMFJBhGt3Dz7giwwHd/s1600-h/IMG_0192.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGrukeAh9yuBigpTvd20HAjp-pr0qE6kTFqZJ1ibTqqC4UDylMg-AjdAMh6ZqZ5P66tztM3OW_WLOrrhaQIHcgMtgQHHf7C872OWZidJTxQ-4PZUC048jcM_PuEEMFJBhGt3Dz7giwwHd/s320/IMG_0192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329604481980260722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCmx3Yb9Xvd_sOn3vf-v1X7kj0VtRfnTGl2SvM7GhlBh_ooDE3W9Q-ZRwNqqUUAsRO7VqY-69PC56xc9eF7hhu5n-Jz53Pa2hGws2lm6oGISOIgE1KlHGBHvt8t6TqO4S8MaG4Ndhdrcr/s1600-h/rain.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCmx3Yb9Xvd_sOn3vf-v1X7kj0VtRfnTGl2SvM7GhlBh_ooDE3W9Q-ZRwNqqUUAsRO7VqY-69PC56xc9eF7hhu5n-Jz53Pa2hGws2lm6oGISOIgE1KlHGBHvt8t6TqO4S8MaG4Ndhdrcr/s320/rain.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329604475479124050" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And these April showers are indeed producing the most gorgeous May flowers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgeOw2eHOt4uNoOjNx2n_RinT-qW-U3Y1wBsobTGPO5K0MUmZqegKD2ICs3pCJlPU9oZ1X1sXZ-Zzx0APo8zl1NTmyU6prcPTo7oncatv6fowoZi2pKeJNpvRKxvz6gURHZdNUcCNwGjo/s1600-h/FFIMG_045704022008.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgeOw2eHOt4uNoOjNx2n_RinT-qW-U3Y1wBsobTGPO5K0MUmZqegKD2ICs3pCJlPU9oZ1X1sXZ-Zzx0APo8zl1NTmyU6prcPTo7oncatv6fowoZi2pKeJNpvRKxvz6gURHZdNUcCNwGjo/s320/FFIMG_045704022008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329606054030778098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakKB_Nz-P__usuVflG0lr9iFKmOHHGpfE7T9h96nq2r1SD5HIoOsN_0sxD0w01ruA4yePEURD052-jUZ6yxrKuY2vT4GteIt0A9XoDbwHjjSugizjqoneaPDkiNkBrGzyaGxFQrg64w7b/s1600-h/FFIMG_044804022008.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakKB_Nz-P__usuVflG0lr9iFKmOHHGpfE7T9h96nq2r1SD5HIoOsN_0sxD0w01ruA4yePEURD052-jUZ6yxrKuY2vT4GteIt0A9XoDbwHjjSugizjqoneaPDkiNkBrGzyaGxFQrg64w7b/s320/FFIMG_044804022008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329606046616639698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx_rXQa63nOWJ7gMO7ZFvH-kqJhMdb4A3L8oqlmnXD8SAuHoOaBAoTVgjfm-oaeQYrJwt9iEiXDsFfPVcPY8N2EooYJTg_e9bNiCvtGDc32kl3HcMSeM3umbZc7QRVA75JcUcgb3nmLbr/s1600-h/FFIMG_070804102008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx_rXQa63nOWJ7gMO7ZFvH-kqJhMdb4A3L8oqlmnXD8SAuHoOaBAoTVgjfm-oaeQYrJwt9iEiXDsFfPVcPY8N2EooYJTg_e9bNiCvtGDc32kl3HcMSeM3umbZc7QRVA75JcUcgb3nmLbr/s320/FFIMG_070804102008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329607548561216050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsnsETnoJtkLxtAPjivjxOxpTlKteebN83ozbsh4ovdIdyPzVrL4FcSqQvcDPrAy_94jWv5n0OXWlvR5aZJupnePX5rdDE-hAKCrP676wVTphsFxyqi4QuHzdPvNwNJ9nIADkcvgCTEvN/s1600-h/FFIMG_063203042008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsnsETnoJtkLxtAPjivjxOxpTlKteebN83ozbsh4ovdIdyPzVrL4FcSqQvcDPrAy_94jWv5n0OXWlvR5aZJupnePX5rdDE-hAKCrP676wVTphsFxyqi4QuHzdPvNwNJ9nIADkcvgCTEvN/s320/FFIMG_063203042008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329607541802974578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg2j03PPhYZ-Pn8IUYkr1eLRjB33t1sNC-_IZ8UEZ8QLgNz-z4mfBa1VUpNRcQ3uKXTIgiZFiinzuqVO25hHOZB1JV-ux5yMiZ6i21XMAfOsiIw9YJxgxxprgDJD8ena41AsoeUR2YZFg/s1600-h/FFIMG_044304022008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg2j03PPhYZ-Pn8IUYkr1eLRjB33t1sNC-_IZ8UEZ8QLgNz-z4mfBa1VUpNRcQ3uKXTIgiZFiinzuqVO25hHOZB1JV-ux5yMiZ6i21XMAfOsiIw9YJxgxxprgDJD8ena41AsoeUR2YZFg/s320/FFIMG_044304022008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329607537832461458" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also suspect that the predicted rains of next week will do the same for the seed I hope to get in the ground tomorrow!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There is another reason that I know we have turned the corner. The resident papa goldfinch have put on there golden yellow coats and are devouring the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Niger</span></span> seed. And the robins and cardinals have been very busy gathering twigs to build their nests.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbUsbWVNETT8l3WayGMSbIKVjjdBLvOrI30W0nLS69FyKcndDkXeL0m48Y1c-AArsNlvo74lr8I29kKQbYShYP37druDgGmrtS8F8WB16pzyXSEVp1VkDVZPpLhdT-DNV4wUr7P4nla3F/s1600-h/IMG_0358.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbUsbWVNETT8l3WayGMSbIKVjjdBLvOrI30W0nLS69FyKcndDkXeL0m48Y1c-AArsNlvo74lr8I29kKQbYShYP37druDgGmrtS8F8WB16pzyXSEVp1VkDVZPpLhdT-DNV4wUr7P4nla3F/s320/IMG_0358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329576807519541874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktSi1HbxGKT6w7M3_QcWQEpFwWlxcMpgiaJfQP339uxxcgTivv0vrGpNXgUTidLdf4mYO1uqlqzXYWa1oIHhsL2j3s5EJj2V7L7izspBqtYV9Cq-Zz5WqdUWBQc4elbBiFWHVGZh_uUbs/s1600-h/IMG_0349.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktSi1HbxGKT6w7M3_QcWQEpFwWlxcMpgiaJfQP339uxxcgTivv0vrGpNXgUTidLdf4mYO1uqlqzXYWa1oIHhsL2j3s5EJj2V7L7izspBqtYV9Cq-Zz5WqdUWBQc4elbBiFWHVGZh_uUbs/s320/IMG_0349.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329576803054850242" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YKnL7Uo8FMM0w97vr-raNxM9lBKLzrKKbaTZZLmUG9AeLoPFOk8FV21MTVlkTJe1JLlwnEXbQ81kF5tMPCuYBGp00cOyWDPnixV3NPerstVK87-_qOGGu0K4_qNKuLzZKXMdu0RySzkQ/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YKnL7Uo8FMM0w97vr-raNxM9lBKLzrKKbaTZZLmUG9AeLoPFOk8FV21MTVlkTJe1JLlwnEXbQ81kF5tMPCuYBGp00cOyWDPnixV3NPerstVK87-_qOGGu0K4_qNKuLzZKXMdu0RySzkQ/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329610129183989442" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1IYTGOghkMXZSGFD1Kx064wS-jOl2t4rHylRhSiMWG0Yr5auHYWG5ElvyxhRWdgSi6jLlzQ-jrzx4oa_Cx-oWAeXIRaVD9QA9VDWpdNf7Z0CZ8k2RCtVKU9zuKy40dgmdz9Upx1db6BX/s1600-h/FFIMG_059004102008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1IYTGOghkMXZSGFD1Kx064wS-jOl2t4rHylRhSiMWG0Yr5auHYWG5ElvyxhRWdgSi6jLlzQ-jrzx4oa_Cx-oWAeXIRaVD9QA9VDWpdNf7Z0CZ8k2RCtVKU9zuKy40dgmdz9Upx1db6BX/s320/FFIMG_059004102008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329609807572387714" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcS8sxnGtOYjMLYiyd-vaNQy7VAAr1iVthWfZBmc6pgm1Z7ZMTm8kFzClObDKAAjCWHtNwj-KKD9lzUcKfovs7X9xQyvc2GWNH1EdvLGb8J4eW2HvHCKo4L1JImiYoFt7UnLuQJDgFzhq/s1600-h/FFIMG_058904102008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcS8sxnGtOYjMLYiyd-vaNQy7VAAr1iVthWfZBmc6pgm1Z7ZMTm8kFzClObDKAAjCWHtNwj-KKD9lzUcKfovs7X9xQyvc2GWNH1EdvLGb8J4eW2HvHCKo4L1JImiYoFt7UnLuQJDgFzhq/s320/FFIMG_058904102008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329609442697127682" /></a><br />Also, I received a question about what kind of camera I used. It's a digital. Canon S3IS. It's a 35mm, auto focus with manual override. I LOVE IT!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've also started on a new doll and have been working on children and adult "Retread Threads". More about that another time. I've been experimenting with armatures and my impatience is getting the best of me. I took some pictures to post and will definitely get to it this week. Wednesday is Opera day(last for this season). But other than that I should be able to squeeze out a post or two. Happy Spring. </div></div></div>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-12455470209757849572009-04-13T20:50:00.009-04:002009-04-14T00:18:55.957-04:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Breast Cancer, Service Dogs and Spring</b></span></span><div><br /></div><div>What do these 3 things have in common? They occupy a significant amount of my space in my cranial storage bank. So much so that there is limited amount of space for anything else. As a matter of fact, when I am consumed with anyone of them, I have to put the other 2 on a back burner. I can think about one of them and other less consuming things: walking, swimming, driving, what we're going to have for dinner. But when I'm full tilt into any of one of these areas, nothing else that requires thinking, can penetrate.</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsxqGe1uVSF1RtRsXt6I90153r36Zhl57SiisfIpp3jeC2bibTaCLc6X54oJMBAsz05BDDoiGCmJo8j5GtaFOIOT4Om6bP3sJRqW1rDLE6WOCTbq764Kc-27yvq5OMvfsReLpMSS7-kNB/s1600-h/March2009056.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsxqGe1uVSF1RtRsXt6I90153r36Zhl57SiisfIpp3jeC2bibTaCLc6X54oJMBAsz05BDDoiGCmJo8j5GtaFOIOT4Om6bP3sJRqW1rDLE6WOCTbq764Kc-27yvq5OMvfsReLpMSS7-kNB/s400/March2009056.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324347389218715106" /></a><br /><br />This is Amanee. She's named after Amanee Scott who does quite a bit of walking for a cure. I wrote about Amanee and you can find her here. You can also help her by contributing to her walk this year. She's a pretty remarkable young lady and this is her cause. She has accumulated quite a few miles over the past few years doing the 3 day walk. This does not include the mileage she racks up doing fundraisers throughout the year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJE-LyiTJyJgilYunmGMIBX2_OLklxAoK2vdNVt_4hmLA3Th6aa3WeB0zXLpYal5kU6MUmaekCTumtinn0DmT6uHMvBEbjla-LpKlBTeryiS_Snl5Ii3tkRPnrGdZzClmxohzLIqz0Bs2/s1600-h/March2009054.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJE-LyiTJyJgilYunmGMIBX2_OLklxAoK2vdNVt_4hmLA3Th6aa3WeB0zXLpYal5kU6MUmaekCTumtinn0DmT6uHMvBEbjla-LpKlBTeryiS_Snl5Ii3tkRPnrGdZzClmxohzLIqz0Bs2/s400/March2009054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324347383970120658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsdrQJ9eES2hVf9yZpGfdFDX-6dyA3YEL6hqJsSmTTzUnJzAMhtEm2eeqWnn9e0HAOBE8qNuXMcu0z1Zxl9gZAFxWjhuU7pq1MLSXNmELvGeGE4eGc7DdhXbEORgT2lRYu9eIW03Dbatp/s1600-h/March2009053.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsdrQJ9eES2hVf9yZpGfdFDX-6dyA3YEL6hqJsSmTTzUnJzAMhtEm2eeqWnn9e0HAOBE8qNuXMcu0z1Zxl9gZAFxWjhuU7pq1MLSXNmELvGeGE4eGc7DdhXbEORgT2lRYu9eIW03Dbatp/s400/March2009053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324347381997889394" /></a><br /><br />I found the fabric for these dolls online at <a href="http://www.equilter.com/">eQuilter</a>. They have a full line of breast cancer awareness fabrics; and they also contribute 2% of your purchases to the charity of your choice. Take a look. These are the ones that I bought. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxzWdQBLCWWP-zwj2hEGQob16MyRar-h4xFHSl0f0-P3JxP1o1_rzzMq_yGNx5EfmNWRZlWeXIUdOZVfoixR38OtLLtLK-VMRJAVoCxo-eyoOeIkM3fCv-2n0059uLJ29v3pkWNrvqL5l/s1600-h/in+pink.png"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxzWdQBLCWWP-zwj2hEGQob16MyRar-h4xFHSl0f0-P3JxP1o1_rzzMq_yGNx5EfmNWRZlWeXIUdOZVfoixR38OtLLtLK-VMRJAVoCxo-eyoOeIkM3fCv-2n0059uLJ29v3pkWNrvqL5l/s1600-h/in+pink.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxzWdQBLCWWP-zwj2hEGQob16MyRar-h4xFHSl0f0-P3JxP1o1_rzzMq_yGNx5EfmNWRZlWeXIUdOZVfoixR38OtLLtLK-VMRJAVoCxo-eyoOeIkM3fCv-2n0059uLJ29v3pkWNrvqL5l/s200/in+pink.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324357764931748578" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I got this one in pink not blue . I'm not sure if they still have it. I do like the blue and may go back for it.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINxrcfBydc34jnlNmM75rXuX-093ZK9eJZDSTYXER-gui5EMPOh_Q4Biz7mXQYHs3YNbp_6IsuEQfd-QZbPak9Re333f4JMPdIvKG_GrD7GevpkhqdQPUi0IE3E34EsaIZUv6SDbixLcD/s1600-h/ribbons.png"></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINxrcfBydc34jnlNmM75rXuX-093ZK9eJZDSTYXER-gui5EMPOh_Q4Biz7mXQYHs3YNbp_6IsuEQfd-QZbPak9Re333f4JMPdIvKG_GrD7GevpkhqdQPUi0IE3E34EsaIZUv6SDbixLcD/s1600-h/ribbons.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 102px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINxrcfBydc34jnlNmM75rXuX-093ZK9eJZDSTYXER-gui5EMPOh_Q4Biz7mXQYHs3YNbp_6IsuEQfd-QZbPak9Re333f4JMPdIvKG_GrD7GevpkhqdQPUi0IE3E34EsaIZUv6SDbixLcD/s200/ribbons.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324357765358834866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB0zwOFibLtFdnrwvhyphenhyphenHgCkuNAqCXzW7MZaaUr_MSvuLJP-MNvsiDDiuUDM5uuceMe1T6RRnBlGDyCZMU5dkzDfETtU82z9p_jifBnq7Cukik2Q_ApvE5rT_HC6oo9QD88uJDNfs0gs1O/s1600-h/hearts.png"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB0zwOFibLtFdnrwvhyphenhyphenHgCkuNAqCXzW7MZaaUr_MSvuLJP-MNvsiDDiuUDM5uuceMe1T6RRnBlGDyCZMU5dkzDfETtU82z9p_jifBnq7Cukik2Q_ApvE5rT_HC6oo9QD88uJDNfs0gs1O/s1600-h/hearts.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB0zwOFibLtFdnrwvhyphenhyphenHgCkuNAqCXzW7MZaaUr_MSvuLJP-MNvsiDDiuUDM5uuceMe1T6RRnBlGDyCZMU5dkzDfETtU82z9p_jifBnq7Cukik2Q_ApvE5rT_HC6oo9QD88uJDNfs0gs1O/s200/hearts.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324357759384298034" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj1_Mue-84LSFKNkMxkHBqT7op12aZlTheLDvCDpCim3BwhMwVt4HHcVAEq1I67Xnr_x1W-RU9Yj73NTlu0zkpZKL-b20rAXpeNBR7p6XhuEO_CsCFMuRmbTqF_TRM55UXqtXaP6Q5Xxk/s1600-h/friends.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 102px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsj1_Mue-84LSFKNkMxkHBqT7op12aZlTheLDvCDpCim3BwhMwVt4HHcVAEq1I67Xnr_x1W-RU9Yj73NTlu0zkpZKL-b20rAXpeNBR7p6XhuEO_CsCFMuRmbTqF_TRM55UXqtXaP6Q5Xxk/s200/friends.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324357757659369266" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I admired the work of Gilda Radner from the old days of SNL. Rose Ann Roseannadanna is a classic. Her exit appeared so sudden to me. Though I imagine it really wasn't. Was I preoccupied with other things? I remember being terribly sad and waiting for someone/s to do something. Something BIG. I'm not sure what I was expecting. Every time I see Gene Wilder in one of those old comedies I wonder how he is doing. How he deals with that loss. Even though it is many years later. It also seems like I have more conversations with folks who are spending a great deal of time at our local Gilda's House for one reason or another(their own illness or that of a loved one). Maybe Gilda's House is the big thing I thought I was waiting for. It is probably what she would have wanted and how she would want to be remembered. It may even be what gives her love ones a sense of peace.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDBZ0IpMg3fWOfmYIpvsFPnvNnb7wSirUwjnf1v6CMyu_sf0OoQwqSwxoIPGgilU9z2yQ-UWUfPb_3kSwmvNC3tWRJkvOaBeol0BQKltNQ2uwnZz6rYSA5GR_VSlkis_myrEwwE6XUrf7/s1600-h/IMG_0294.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDBZ0IpMg3fWOfmYIpvsFPnvNnb7wSirUwjnf1v6CMyu_sf0OoQwqSwxoIPGgilU9z2yQ-UWUfPb_3kSwmvNC3tWRJkvOaBeol0BQKltNQ2uwnZz6rYSA5GR_VSlkis_myrEwwE6XUrf7/s400/IMG_0294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324382443150571522" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br />This is Gilda's House:<br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRzoU4Iyt5uom6x0ILCVgqFwSJm3QrmXU2GLkInvVNc5FfhmdPsiqqp_tBij690wgzQhVIrGc21bwxa601tGJbAKnUaN8qJqHK9yDz-qcCO0Db8YV6TCmdBSo1vsbjMuFkwwf53_-dnDE/s400/IMG_0292.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324377212377490594" /> </div><div><br /></div></div></div><br /><br />...a symbol of her transformation:<div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH1BFSU23hZvPtcXKIHZYFlMH6UGy88KVH74EEJVFGRSm-AZYZkfbq9yyY6gI9Nx3j5jIHA0Q4dpJus8y0jxXhFvy7H9WVfCSlsdClqH5ylFZOvtAuOeq1YgqXKWTxRwuqxGxFroXL66F/s1600-h/IMG_0296.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH1BFSU23hZvPtcXKIHZYFlMH6UGy88KVH74EEJVFGRSm-AZYZkfbq9yyY6gI9Nx3j5jIHA0Q4dpJus8y0jxXhFvy7H9WVfCSlsdClqH5ylFZOvtAuOeq1YgqXKWTxRwuqxGxFroXL66F/s400/IMG_0296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324377219147037218" /></a></div><br /><br />and this is Gilda:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSShDygs5QlzQ7nkIotYoqCfmEp728_4vQCOhEOmfKGXssRvb3ul-G8iErjxMrn_H0ESAq7GgZdleBEZfvj_t-HwHqPIclsN_YVOyAXJIyoyTYR78uyXXWLk5TlIEHAEdc7U9rFEF9-5G/s1600-h/IMG_0295.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSShDygs5QlzQ7nkIotYoqCfmEp728_4vQCOhEOmfKGXssRvb3ul-G8iErjxMrn_H0ESAq7GgZdleBEZfvj_t-HwHqPIclsN_YVOyAXJIyoyTYR78uyXXWLk5TlIEHAEdc7U9rFEF9-5G/s400/IMG_0295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324377225749054946" /><br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSShDygs5QlzQ7nkIotYoqCfmEp728_4vQCOhEOmfKGXssRvb3ul-G8iErjxMrn_H0ESAq7GgZdleBEZfvj_t-HwHqPIclsN_YVOyAXJIyoyTYR78uyXXWLk5TlIEHAEdc7U9rFEF9-5G/s1600-h/IMG_0295.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhUoBk5JFhs8B5kfgsqUiHbHefjAPj7T0RhA64lHMlNtfg-1lROxYjxPPRR3hs-U5NRdKi4T1jpF-_xs0UewcRYr_qNPccGjoYOUT8nZpNHVJcbFUanwqRHGBN-BndqrujAbYMPfKlKxA/s1600-h/IMG_0293.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhUoBk5JFhs8B5kfgsqUiHbHefjAPj7T0RhA64lHMlNtfg-1lROxYjxPPRR3hs-U5NRdKi4T1jpF-_xs0UewcRYr_qNPccGjoYOUT8nZpNHVJcbFUanwqRHGBN-BndqrujAbYMPfKlKxA/s400/IMG_0293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324377219735984658" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br />I used the same fabrics on Gilda's House. Her face and hands are sculpted from polymer clay. Her body is fiber. The skirt is a combination of paper mache and fiber dipped in paverpol over wire. The house I picked up at AC Moore (an unfinished birdhouse). Paint, beads, ribbons and a little llama's wool for hair were the balance of the ingredients that went together for this doll. I'm pretty happy with how both of these 2 dolls came out. I do think that I will change the ribbon used to tie the wrists on her blouse. We'll see...<br /><br /><div><br /></div>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-80712252174314529482009-02-13T18:36:00.003-05:002009-02-13T20:00:35.710-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:180%;">And the Winner Is...</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/">Cindy Celusta</a> at <a href="http://www.oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/">Oops! Desperate Blogger</a> has won this doll and her companion in my giveaway as a part of One World One Heart Blog Event! The irony is that Cindy happens to be a dollmaker also!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD23I5XcTdYik6yKZen7uorAX2ZanTca_nXrfAk165oWAgIWEGzoCpECa7hH0t7gv_WM_uqyIsKLxeQH4IF-u2hh-3Lfeso-OKLEg_1kbR6IlQJXm9E5mRDz1Kdgz5gVki3J8wCe8ZDeD1/s1600-h/oneheart+prize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD23I5XcTdYik6yKZen7uorAX2ZanTca_nXrfAk165oWAgIWEGzoCpECa7hH0t7gv_WM_uqyIsKLxeQH4IF-u2hh-3Lfeso-OKLEg_1kbR6IlQJXm9E5mRDz1Kdgz5gVki3J8wCe8ZDeD1/s400/oneheart+prize.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302440993309268610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />If you haven't heard of the <a href="http://oneworldoneheart.typepad.com">One World One Heart Blog Event</a> hosted by Lisa Swifka at the <a href="http://awhimsicalbohemian.typepad.com/">A Whimsical Bohemian</a>, then do yourself a favor and jump on over tothis site. All of the 900+ bloggers who participated are still posted. And you will find that there is a diverse group of artists from all mediums represented. All of them very talented and all very interesting.Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-5665962816453188652009-02-12T00:40:00.002-05:002009-02-12T01:51:05.542-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >WHAT A BLAST</span><br /><br />I don't know about anyone else but the past month or so has been a real blast for me. I have had the opportunity to meet the most gifted, talented and generous people. I explored the beaches of Hawaii (thank you Concetta @ <a href="http://cettacheese.blogspot.com">Cetta Cheese Chatter</a>), and delved into the wonderful world of Anime (thanks to <a href="http://happyichigo.blogspot.com">Ichigo Fields Forever)</a>. My palate has been introduced to the wonders of extraordinarily delicious recipes like the spicy Thai Fish Broth over at <a href="http://aerialarmadillo.blogspot.com">An Aerial Armadillo</a>, and a fattening Lamington sponge cake dipped in chocolate and coconut (Like the <a href="http://paisleygirl-paisleygirl.blogspot.com">Paisley girl,</a> I'm no fan of sponge cake. But by substituting, a slice of pound cake... OMG!!!) And my next challenge is going be tatting, thanks to the <a href="http://tattingchic.blogspot.com">Tatting Chick</a>.<br /><br />Tomorrow I will announce the winners of my blog giveaways. Since it is Thursday, I will be visiting my grandsons and my daughters (we have a standing date). But on Friday I plan to share with you some more of the highlights from my experiences on the gypsy caravan. There were many 3am excursions. It was an experience that I will not soon forget. Cyber space and virtual travel can be exhausting. I think that I visited almost all of the 900+ blogs. And, those that I missed I will be visiting within the next week or so. Kudos to you <a href="http://oneworldoneheart.blogspot.com">Lisa</a>. A tip of the hat, and my open heart goes out to you~Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-35132239447682310712009-01-24T20:46:00.011-05:002009-02-13T20:44:54.834-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">TIMES UP FOLKS</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oneworldoneheart.typepad.com"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">ONE WORLD, ONE HEART BLOG EVENT</span></span></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME</span></span><br /></div><br /><br />I missed this last year, but was determined to get in on time this year. it's the "One World One Heart" great blog event. It's the third year that Lisa "Oceandreamer" Swifka has hosted this event. For more information about it head on over to this site: <a href="http://www.oneworldoneheart.typepad.com/">One World One Heart</a>. You'll find out about this wonderful event and it will also point you to the 400 plus bloggers who are participating. <div><br /></div><div>As a part of this event each of the bloggers participating is offering a gift to at least one person selected from those who leave a comment on their blogs. As for me, I am offering one gift for every 100 comments left on this site. There are others who are awarding multiples also. I will use a random number generator to select the individuals.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's a great way to meet new folks and see the great blogs out there.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, what am I giving away? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">DOLLS!!</span></span></span> What else? These are some that I am working on now. I will pot the give away dolls later on this week. The drawing will be on February 12th. at midnight (Eastern), so I'm cutting off entries at midnight February 11th</div><div><br /></div><div>So, leave a comment, and make sure you leave contact info. You can enter even if you don't have a blog. Just leave an email address. Now get over there to Lisa's site so you can visit some other sites!</div><div><br /><br />I really am glad that you chose to visit my blog. I hope that you will come back again soon!<br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATWvPpCJjkLhFrtqRCNhv1UOqK6i0pwElAa3pWFt5zGpQkkb9F2V0WnuevpYgEBL7DBbvwV3y-HPyKJ_JUKTlj2MECZmBxhSuQtRV1jz2-Btd36vFI3D7Rhb33Zk_IisnRd8D7qfcT1x-/s1600-h/IMG_0195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATWvPpCJjkLhFrtqRCNhv1UOqK6i0pwElAa3pWFt5zGpQkkb9F2V0WnuevpYgEBL7DBbvwV3y-HPyKJ_JUKTlj2MECZmBxhSuQtRV1jz2-Btd36vFI3D7Rhb33Zk_IisnRd8D7qfcT1x-/s400/IMG_0195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299500312008521506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmh-95XzOnH3oVttWUUIh9yGtWwSzH3uiVvZBXG6q_ncHLx13UnvY9-STQmRQv0VzD_Jqx0dLOoYRpX1JQC5BxyRkWNCqWcVYJhVFJnnsZhLhgg59o9sGITVHZ88sXFtYtdQpxDgDYxBm/s1600-h/IMG_0193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmh-95XzOnH3oVttWUUIh9yGtWwSzH3uiVvZBXG6q_ncHLx13UnvY9-STQmRQv0VzD_Jqx0dLOoYRpX1JQC5BxyRkWNCqWcVYJhVFJnnsZhLhgg59o9sGITVHZ88sXFtYtdQpxDgDYxBm/s400/IMG_0193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299501699919378994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEn3mdif5zXx_ORFHfXsuC_d5mOBVGNyyMkOavYiyAQ5S3jla0BfC7ZnhrFvFM15Nozs2BzAfWW48lm8AgVZfsuw1TNoD7Jl5myBhUOe05fYcNRAr0BjKxSHB5eNXk3oT94uOSU8QMtkq/s1600-h/IMG_0191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEn3mdif5zXx_ORFHfXsuC_d5mOBVGNyyMkOavYiyAQ5S3jla0BfC7ZnhrFvFM15Nozs2BzAfWW48lm8AgVZfsuw1TNoD7Jl5myBhUOe05fYcNRAr0BjKxSHB5eNXk3oT94uOSU8QMtkq/s400/IMG_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299501693432784402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OzbNoLKwoFZG2rOP2eJfsfRBtz16NQbo6fU-gTkg0nLCRyPQC00oXXhMrE3eDoZv7qkvh-McVNwysS20Qcb582i_KzQFMU8ORoLl1oWbI2d-iV6CXNZ2te6b8InV-hiWL9sdSs8heaME/s1600-h/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OzbNoLKwoFZG2rOP2eJfsfRBtz16NQbo6fU-gTkg0nLCRyPQC00oXXhMrE3eDoZv7qkvh-McVNwysS20Qcb582i_KzQFMU8ORoLl1oWbI2d-iV6CXNZ2te6b8InV-hiWL9sdSs8heaME/s400/IMG_0181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299500975495714514" border="0" /></a>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com132tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-16397163587919081702008-11-16T02:10:00.002-05:002008-11-16T02:15:57.903-05:00<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adilah5/3032163074/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/3032163074_0384d020fc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adilah5/3032163074/"></a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/adilah5/">adilah5</a></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">His name is Nathaniel Bowman DePalma</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">We have a new addition to our family. On November 14, at 7:46am, weighing 7lbs. We are all pretty excited(and a bit tired). Everyone is whole and healthy and we are quite thankful for that. He's pretty dreamy, huh?</span>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-65439637871607690202008-11-13T02:17:00.001-05:002008-11-16T03:01:06.001-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">A Gift for Big Brother</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Recently I found a new product on the web that was just what I needed. I wanted to make a book for my grandson, who is 2, make sense out of the arrival of a baby brother. There are a number of children's books available (I purchased quite a few) as did other members of the family, but none were exactly what I was looking for. I wanted for him to be able to really see himself in it.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"> Most of the products I found to be too limiting. There was not enough variety in layout, not enough variety in background paper... I suppose I could have opted for some of the professional tools. But, since I was not looking to do mass production or publish for distribution to the masses, I didn't need the cost or time associated with a massive production project.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Inkubook</span> fit the bill perfectly. Now I don't have any affiliation with this company. I did get a free promotional copy for trying it out and inviting a friend, but so did 100s of other folks. You might get one also if you find your way there soon.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Anyway. Take a look at what I got:</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1grDc666asuzXgIkOj3t-gr0zB7XvmiqMKXU_oumMP83Qi1Pit7LIim2mVzXC2Ml3WU6KF1lPPupMHUM7cTGrHea-BgCkt2CdfPiHt07TIZPkx8nCJfROog0J4dY8XAT_H6ihM5Lxxp99/s1600-h/Book+cover.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1grDc666asuzXgIkOj3t-gr0zB7XvmiqMKXU_oumMP83Qi1Pit7LIim2mVzXC2Ml3WU6KF1lPPupMHUM7cTGrHea-BgCkt2CdfPiHt07TIZPkx8nCJfROog0J4dY8XAT_H6ihM5Lxxp99/s320/Book+cover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269153753174706226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ5t6jo910a7gbDsdO3zc630mMcuI0GWpG3JXGwDEUIH9nLYxz5DioYsq1GRVG8lD-3jyvm2nMZx3YIstJPI3YMA11_r3mEIKP_akRODUUfC08trQJhtmjei1oaeF4ujSYYvMxTnZAOfj/s1600-h/Inside+front%21.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ5t6jo910a7gbDsdO3zc630mMcuI0GWpG3JXGwDEUIH9nLYxz5DioYsq1GRVG8lD-3jyvm2nMZx3YIstJPI3YMA11_r3mEIKP_akRODUUfC08trQJhtmjei1oaeF4ujSYYvMxTnZAOfj/s320/Inside+front%21.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269154305413689362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgt_YRdGtp5xycVb4X-2OmqTTqRC7eOT3-JulzWApCEHYBeapAE_o0-JCKFZPMHe-d1KzA9E2qcJ-1bs-fgwkXqPqY5y0djjaAo9cZAhjWDHxR9IyViZTh_zhnqdDX7Wp-BPRlUQgx4oQ/s1600-h/Paper+Variety.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgt_YRdGtp5xycVb4X-2OmqTTqRC7eOT3-JulzWApCEHYBeapAE_o0-JCKFZPMHe-d1KzA9E2qcJ-1bs-fgwkXqPqY5y0djjaAo9cZAhjWDHxR9IyViZTh_zhnqdDX7Wp-BPRlUQgx4oQ/s400/Paper+Variety.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269154989885159074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I was so pleased with how it turned out. Actually it is close to 30 pages. His father read it to him when we went to the hospital with him to meet his brother.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c9xdJfM9ZnM3b9gwv17oWYpv1RcEqupmBwdf2Gku2mmuwCt2d0jFVHaDhwXLIJv6i_tz6_HLjUmrnisvP5Ys9bgthq5voH1JNfEjpMx5X5AXyQUENCTD3heY_P1lin71I4i5IJo8kRhv/s1600-h/Zachery042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c9xdJfM9ZnM3b9gwv17oWYpv1RcEqupmBwdf2Gku2mmuwCt2d0jFVHaDhwXLIJv6i_tz6_HLjUmrnisvP5Ys9bgthq5voH1JNfEjpMx5X5AXyQUENCTD3heY_P1lin71I4i5IJo8kRhv/s400/Zachery042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269156473628575282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">If you are looking to create a special project that uses photographs to tell a story, consider using it. I must confess that it takes some time. But the results is well worth it.If you're interested here is the link.</span> <a href="http://www.inkubook.com/"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Inkubook</span></a>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-60981458468781568292008-10-14T19:17:00.004-04:002008-10-16T19:47:51.734-04:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >New Dolls!!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Well, I've taken a challenge and will actually be selling some of my dolls for the holidays. I've been working pretty hard and am just a wee bit nervous. Please have a look see and let me know what you think. I'll try to post some more as I complete them. I'd really appreciate your thoughts:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >This is... <span style="font-size:130%;">Elfin</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzLtT3yR6_IIxWjcMpVeOUNmGV-01TOqmaC30Vq1NKnA-H6p2WI_piFFaXViaOG5PwvT7_4HjPctDEBpbEnbphQt7BhrkikhE_G-jcK00lbMm_0BC_knSC4SqkigwUSW3xmCFgu5U0T9H/s1600-h/IMG_0155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzLtT3yR6_IIxWjcMpVeOUNmGV-01TOqmaC30Vq1NKnA-H6p2WI_piFFaXViaOG5PwvT7_4HjPctDEBpbEnbphQt7BhrkikhE_G-jcK00lbMm_0BC_knSC4SqkigwUSW3xmCFgu5U0T9H/s320/IMG_0155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257159679991819410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB758Yt_B4Yjg_7VqJtW427LMhddpH6ztDdZjm-5qrCJwvu-Ht4ubS4Ix7jPgDcFV-QEx3A9qeOPuM4tg7mAR2syiEpRx5Dv0lEb4UkQoBEk-y-YS3E0q1o9rO71U657jN8llu952tHqsH/s1600-h/IMG_0156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB758Yt_B4Yjg_7VqJtW427LMhddpH6ztDdZjm-5qrCJwvu-Ht4ubS4Ix7jPgDcFV-QEx3A9qeOPuM4tg7mAR2syiEpRx5Dv0lEb4UkQoBEk-y-YS3E0q1o9rO71U657jN8llu952tHqsH/s320/IMG_0156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257159682773321506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:verdana;" >He's a goodies snatcher. You have to constantly check his hands for snacks.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:georgia;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:verdana;" >He has really been fun to work on. He's a one of a kind sculpted guy (head hands and feet). I just love his toes. His body is soft wrapped with a wire armature so he can be positioned.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:georgia;" > </span><a style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YS3mRck_I_BuHulTNs3CRhljBrzgOLrWTKi6GGmIMEvz48PuvQuxtd0AvLesoD21q0DXtLy0S1NLMLd-2508YH2ulkO1KHlHQT7y_3-dGCTu3jISeET_5KKusBSu29WybjbgGMdD09GM/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YS3mRck_I_BuHulTNs3CRhljBrzgOLrWTKi6GGmIMEvz48PuvQuxtd0AvLesoD21q0DXtLy0S1NLMLd-2508YH2ulkO1KHlHQT7y_3-dGCTu3jISeET_5KKusBSu29WybjbgGMdD09GM/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257158822130632482" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He's done except for some finishing stuff. He's been begging for a hat.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:georgia;" > I need to work on it!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Would you like to Swing on a Star?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Another OOAK sculpted face , soft cloth body, hands and feet, and a wire armature. I just finished working on the star that she will be swinging from.</span><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2R9rR87Nm2CuvzXgBZQ2cFPhqCDsNsEUBOzNHro8mF540-5mvQAzWBIUrVB6yaJofWjg11UUS4Rh4XQEwGOrnbNE9ESw1cR6r5JUERjcKoGI1wn_Hl6VW_R76meLIiDdY3HPbw3kND7g4/s1600-h/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2R9rR87Nm2CuvzXgBZQ2cFPhqCDsNsEUBOzNHro8mF540-5mvQAzWBIUrVB6yaJofWjg11UUS4Rh4XQEwGOrnbNE9ESw1cR6r5JUERjcKoGI1wn_Hl6VW_R76meLIiDdY3HPbw3kND7g4/s320/IMG_0181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257163857384306898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY9D3kPRJzmNnJcs0eiJD-SDdGzPElkkFg6D2GMQjVMwdxqalH14e5Vv3aM4Ja0LuTimNZ_SjUoW0T7LDVWQFZ4vIUSHSuU2JYudeDtS28z5L6bf5W3hg8DeXKRlDdZKLMFMvQFE6u6Iw/s1600-h/IMG_0150.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY9D3kPRJzmNnJcs0eiJD-SDdGzPElkkFg6D2GMQjVMwdxqalH14e5Vv3aM4Ja0LuTimNZ_SjUoW0T7LDVWQFZ4vIUSHSuU2JYudeDtS28z5L6bf5W3hg8DeXKRlDdZKLMFMvQFE6u6Iw/s320/IMG_0150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257163861661146338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><br />One Cold and Snowy Winter Night, Dianna...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltWDEqU4fddv2IkiC-eDRf2HNP2t3mSMeC9vircgsygdFlxIP670jlbvJrLT6lhiTc2x9mb2KtAidzJG38xhwbTWrC8ixTPZIDkRUTXghOREw3DZGQCllqfoCDSa0kjfM-tHCmUeKWvwu/s1600-h/IMG_0174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltWDEqU4fddv2IkiC-eDRf2HNP2t3mSMeC9vircgsygdFlxIP670jlbvJrLT6lhiTc2x9mb2KtAidzJG38xhwbTWrC8ixTPZIDkRUTXghOREw3DZGQCllqfoCDSa0kjfM-tHCmUeKWvwu/s320/IMG_0174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257166593082643186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">This is actually a night light which I made from a lantern that I found. My wonderful husband took care of the hardware construction. It was challenging, but he got the job done. The light is an led which is in her body. There is a scene constructed in the bottom and I cut blue glass for the windows.</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGD7_VvcH-lQJ4a5OxC6sUFuq_DM3nUYftjZNw3KOyhT3RIh2Ld3NGZdRgef1UG5c1qPhN670H3_GMheDeDsfaVxixowMuNk5xBr9wIyVeTbvYo4joGs9t6aIlB_0ks3yXyR6AE76Z2ir/s1600-h/IMG_0161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGD7_VvcH-lQJ4a5OxC6sUFuq_DM3nUYftjZNw3KOyhT3RIh2Ld3NGZdRgef1UG5c1qPhN670H3_GMheDeDsfaVxixowMuNk5xBr9wIyVeTbvYo4joGs9t6aIlB_0ks3yXyR6AE76Z2ir/s320/IMG_0161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257168058728517602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">This is how the bottom looks with the light on and the door closed.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKlRDRBAxoSFx4_EvWp9sEsIIW6KQ6o7aisDMmS28rMisw87Cgcf2IsAdIfXiFd4LsM9yl1JlEi385-pdq-bkifc5hmknK0ykQdLK1Ub1h50vhKk-FidaO9cFZc9a12AiNV7zi5IP6i8i/s1600-h/IMG_0164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKlRDRBAxoSFx4_EvWp9sEsIIW6KQ6o7aisDMmS28rMisw87Cgcf2IsAdIfXiFd4LsM9yl1JlEi385-pdq-bkifc5hmknK0ykQdLK1Ub1h50vhKk-FidaO9cFZc9a12AiNV7zi5IP6i8i/s320/IMG_0164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257168641626918962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> </div></div><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> </div><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> <div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> <div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRAXB9b3GuZ6e5KSBGJPQYIUo3CL5YkAQip-F2MrzaxYMoqyS6uvgwzlSS0hmsO-oYRfLw-EY4M8udR7ovjrUHg-v3tBkiVBv2Sv0GTSdQ51eaukmPTttZaH2MAO3T5btY084TZKvlFv8/s1600-h/IMG_0168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRAXB9b3GuZ6e5KSBGJPQYIUo3CL5YkAQip-F2MrzaxYMoqyS6uvgwzlSS0hmsO-oYRfLw-EY4M8udR7ovjrUHg-v3tBkiVBv2Sv0GTSdQ51eaukmPTttZaH2MAO3T5btY084TZKvlFv8/s320/IMG_0168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257170856586897106" border="0" /></a></div> </div> </div>This is how it looks with the door open.<br /><br />There is large glitter. Rox stuff on the back windows. A Tree made of air dry clay and lots more snow.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">I think you can see where the night light is in this shot. It's actually embedded in her body at the top of her in her skirt.</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChu-3wZ8w9FSruZkhA6TPKLzBcYxEhYABDufsnnaZxYY_D5iq1EkwnWVmsM-vgP_Y7GPel7O13Gtsh-8qHHQ3zNcXJNgdqYtShZY28RqH-OxEGD0DanVnc6zwnLKEXpLkaPw6a08BnNAt/s1600-h/IMG_0171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChu-3wZ8w9FSruZkhA6TPKLzBcYxEhYABDufsnnaZxYY_D5iq1EkwnWVmsM-vgP_Y7GPel7O13Gtsh-8qHHQ3zNcXJNgdqYtShZY28RqH-OxEGD0DanVnc6zwnLKEXpLkaPw6a08BnNAt/s320/IMG_0171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257171861474905106" border="0" /></a>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-54159297594492702032008-08-31T10:37:00.002-04:002008-08-31T20:34:11.277-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6w7f549anKu6o5VcivAjRKqeQ18mM2nB5Npye0RSBrT3jABOghUgEuTC_HHRKOCXxXc_ccRQcIj_W5CFX6D9XAEbIViiJb46MaAdxLsYprg8alSETu9b9PtmCaDvA0FDFrV_cqk3FEZf/s1600-h/ginkofly2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6w7f549anKu6o5VcivAjRKqeQ18mM2nB5Npye0RSBrT3jABOghUgEuTC_HHRKOCXxXc_ccRQcIj_W5CFX6D9XAEbIViiJb46MaAdxLsYprg8alSETu9b9PtmCaDvA0FDFrV_cqk3FEZf/s320/ginkofly2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240842119104567394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Spirit of the Ginkgo</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I have been working on this piece for awhile. I've been connecting to trees... My father had a favorite tree. It was in front of our home. When he purchased the land, (which was much earlier then he had money to build a home), he marked the trees that would remain when the property was clear. He also determined which street the house would face. It was a corner property. During the later years of his life, he talked of how he marked his days with the life of that tree. The tree is gone now, and so is my father.<br /><br />Although my father's tree was not a ginkgo, she (this ginkgo spirit) has been on my mind for some time. I have a few more waiting, so I really have to get this one done soon. As you can see she's a pretty big girl. She's approximately 24". She's all polymer and apoxi, with acrylic paint, pearl ex powder and chalk for color. I sealed her with PymII. Tomorrow she WILL get completed. Thanks for having a look.<br /><br /><br />Here is what the University of Maryland website has to say about the ginkgo:<br /><br /></span><em> </em><blockquote><em>Ginkgo biloba</em> is the oldest living tree species. A single tree can live as long as 1,000 years and grow to a height of 120 feet. It has short branches with fan-shaped leaves and inedible fruits that produce a strong odor. .<br /><br />Although Chinese herbal medicine has used both the ginkgo leaf and seed for centuries, modern research has focused on the standardized <em> Ginkgo biloba</em> extract (GBE), which is prepared from the dried green leaves. This standardized extract is highly concentrated and seems to be clinically more effective in treating health problems (particularly circulatory ailments) than the non-standardized leaf alone.<br /></blockquote>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-49210173386978749862008-06-03T23:10:00.001-04:002008-06-03T23:23:54.999-04:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Canine Partners for Life</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">(People who are making a difference)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Earlier this month the Manning/Bowman/DePalma clan took a field trip with Fenix to Canine Partners for Life, and I have been on cloud 9 and making pins ever since! What an incredibly selfless and caring group of human beings. We were all in awe. Here are some photos that I took that really don't do justice to the experience that we had. But, take a look...<br /><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2305843009226937181&site=widget-5d.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2305843009226937181&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/p1/2305843009226937181/bb_t017_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2305843009226937181&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/p2/2305843009226937181/bb_t017_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2305843009226937181&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5d.slide.com/p4/2305843009226937181/bb_t017_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /></span>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-67064461647773646472008-03-12T00:33:00.005-04:002008-03-12T01:01:49.414-04:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Back On My Feet Again... <span style="font-style:italic;">I Think!</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I can't believe that it's been so long since I last posted. Life has taken over. I'm <br />just trying to keep up. Sometimes I feel like I'm just treading water and can't get up on my feet without being overtaken.</span> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:110%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">but then...</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a linkindex="196" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPUA2LLJIzNAeGV9wNnQJwzJfRPTq9wfHZm_MMXm2SyjPox3W7uTEJ682GT6IxFjP_kbK9sm_R9LdR_5yCR4YCUNTJ2trVZs65FFDCzLWGetQfh5hYXqSX2kJIpNok57kMV3-tjxOv7HT/s1600-h/fam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPUA2LLJIzNAeGV9wNnQJwzJfRPTq9wfHZm_MMXm2SyjPox3W7uTEJ682GT6IxFjP_kbK9sm_R9LdR_5yCR4YCUNTJ2trVZs65FFDCzLWGetQfh5hYXqSX2kJIpNok57kMV3-tjxOv7HT/s320/fam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176687369899173026" border="0"></a><br /><a linkindex="197" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-rdYmsVBMWEpdqSo52GKl7BIxg-5EdMMNZYYldDxzg85ASRv7uoNz7fZ4X9ad5ZgL1oP7Y8J2gfS9K5VdG9UX7CQ2dmPg_SQka8y4swQU__sgubtecW3lFHZk-kDG6MrYeI_gstv-WHY/s1600-h/IMG_0613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-rdYmsVBMWEpdqSo52GKl7BIxg-5EdMMNZYYldDxzg85ASRv7uoNz7fZ4X9ad5ZgL1oP7Y8J2gfS9K5VdG9UX7CQ2dmPg_SQka8y4swQU__sgubtecW3lFHZk-kDG6MrYeI_gstv-WHY/s200/IMG_0613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176687137970939026" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:115%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style:italic;">everything seems alright, and there isn't much that matters. Except...</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a linkindex="198" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlrsQF1t0EMiND2zRb4P49gQYzk6nH3CoGziXn5IgEAZDA_OqUDnincfEr32lrJ-0A28C_TftqgBuP_5pvcSCPN0VN7w8Y7eXq8SoV7H4OXJe1U38NzH-dc8LeMOJT_L2ZOhrgXk5dTV3/s1600-h/Fe&Im.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlrsQF1t0EMiND2zRb4P49gQYzk6nH3CoGziXn5IgEAZDA_OqUDnincfEr32lrJ-0A28C_TftqgBuP_5pvcSCPN0VN7w8Y7eXq8SoV7H4OXJe1U38NzH-dc8LeMOJT_L2ZOhrgXk5dTV3/s200/Fe&Im.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176688289022174386" border="0"></a><br /><a linkindex="199" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4I9lj-iTBIUGBW-oSNmCS8phf7oXeFbT5f1jmxfYS-KeDQoxytbnsgQsmB4pDoxixiia0IW_dKbXknvVxVdZ2U0Dea8ZDekj9eGMHu-GEhrnjmFPFM6IIT5qE5RjEx0wsVx3V3bR2JBU/s1600-h/fam2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4I9lj-iTBIUGBW-oSNmCS8phf7oXeFbT5f1jmxfYS-KeDQoxytbnsgQsmB4pDoxixiia0IW_dKbXknvVxVdZ2U0Dea8ZDekj9eGMHu-GEhrnjmFPFM6IIT5qE5RjEx0wsVx3V3bR2JBU/s200/fam2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176688306202043586" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:120%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">their smiling faces!</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Artistically, I've been somewhat busy. Fenix(see previous posts on this daughter) needs a service dog. She has narcolepsy with cataplexy. It is really presenting some challenges for her daily life, and consequently mine. I don't think there is anything worse then to have your child challenged in ways that you cannot help. Although we have found an organization that might be able to provide a dog for her, it will be some time before we know. It's remarkable what these animals are capable of doing. Here's a link to give you some idea. This dogs name is <a linkindex="200" href="http://tinyurl.com/23d4na">Adele</a>. Adele was trained by <a linkindex="201" href="http://www.k94life.org">Canine Partners for Life</a>, and believe me, these dogs and the people that train them make a difference in peoples lives. Take a look at their site. <br /><br />So, what does this have to do with my art? Well, it costs about 15k to train a companion dog, and although most of the organizations provide dogs at no cost, Fenix and I are doing this fund raisers. <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">I need to do something</span></span>!<br /><br /><a linkindex="202" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVubTNG5fJCeCEwHNx_9ibH-pcFPlc6XGRlffgnruHd775phwmtoKmwQjwsfHJ2XFUbMJ7Q8H0kHD8sWOhmFrATEL5Ngt9SddIR2-veO8n6k4_1Av3AS1_GvxNAUM9KDW1BeQvO7-jpCx/s1600-h/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVubTNG5fJCeCEwHNx_9ibH-pcFPlc6XGRlffgnruHd775phwmtoKmwQjwsfHJ2XFUbMJ7Q8H0kHD8sWOhmFrATEL5Ngt9SddIR2-veO8n6k4_1Av3AS1_GvxNAUM9KDW1BeQvO7-jpCx/s200/IMG_0652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176695727905531090" border="0"></a><br /><br />I've started making these small pins. Someone suggested that I also make them into necklaces. They are polymer and hand made. I begin each one with the basic heart shape and then build on it. <br /><br /><a linkindex="203" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1JVG6giKrAQtKo7q-bEPhIUlz4BB12n5NS2n58Zvj26zF-skDRJwjDBv9Fx4-aLxsQ1fDwhZhm20rpEBBos45OLwbEV11vGcO7G8ISMS65vqk6Ng5qUjVyoYawHFdGkV-xh4AOCaaDMV/s1600-h/IMG_0658.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1JVG6giKrAQtKo7q-bEPhIUlz4BB12n5NS2n58Zvj26zF-skDRJwjDBv9Fx4-aLxsQ1fDwhZhm20rpEBBos45OLwbEV11vGcO7G8ISMS65vqk6Ng5qUjVyoYawHFdGkV-xh4AOCaaDMV/s200/IMG_0658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176695736495465698" border="0"></a><br /><br />I have actually grown fond of working on them, and adding the detail to each one. Each one becomes special. This is how I have learned to let my hands do the work of my heart. This way I can contain it.<br /><br /><a linkindex="204" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMvs37p3PVHpmiZqPk3a1m8W7wVQIZIOpqNGdwo0NKgprvzuchl8Dk-nm65f267odm34-9US6Rajq4r_5OSLr2wOHG6Q8RLbD1BvPBqrgun2vu17u4660oSMsPYg81YpYIq7gCluqiRo5/s1600-h/IMG_0660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMvs37p3PVHpmiZqPk3a1m8W7wVQIZIOpqNGdwo0NKgprvzuchl8Dk-nm65f267odm34-9US6Rajq4r_5OSLr2wOHG6Q8RLbD1BvPBqrgun2vu17u4660oSMsPYg81YpYIq7gCluqiRo5/s200/IMG_0660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176695745085400306" border="0"></a><br /><br />Something else that I want to bring to your attention is how difficult life has become for those in this country for citizens that suffer <span style="font-style:italic;">any</span> type of disability. The conservative courts have obliterated ADA. Congress has recently held hearings on the ADA Restoration Act of 2007. This new legislation is an attempt by Congress to more clearly define ADA so that the courts cannot as easily use their on "judgement" in determining if they should hear a case. I have included a video of opening remarks of Rob Andrews (D.NJ) made during those hearings.<br /><br /><br /><a linkindex="205" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiv3dQqtv6myGcOa2njJgua_Hqr3MIDrE4myKvki_eLdputfgb81mmBMcReNyfyrc6Ug0nkiy5DgAZPG1yu4R29nWils90Th1gqI3UkfAaDDeMCttZEHk1FAFr-AEBVicaXwkoW2Nv4Av/s1600-h/pin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiv3dQqtv6myGcOa2njJgua_Hqr3MIDrE4myKvki_eLdputfgb81mmBMcReNyfyrc6Ug0nkiy5DgAZPG1yu4R29nWils90Th1gqI3UkfAaDDeMCttZEHk1FAFr-AEBVicaXwkoW2Nv4Av/s200/pin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176695749380367618" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br />I really didn't think that I had enough energy left for another cause in this lifetime, but I guess I was wrong. I have begun to circulate a petition and am urging folks to contact there congressmen and urge them to sign on as co-sponsors of this important legislation. I'll be posting more about this later. <br /><br /><br /><a linkindex="206" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcYQ-Gl4kjon61LYNukXUw9t4Nvi5-CM0CoI4Ks-B1q7vQkFxWH8WtjAAVi4aPTAaDJo-DVeXdpYuEeKvG1OrICcjHaOsJn5eh6Oef2cQm1W00uKz97W1LatsG-E52MzdKKSqjq41wquM/s1600-h/IMG_0663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcYQ-Gl4kjon61LYNukXUw9t4Nvi5-CM0CoI4Ks-B1q7vQkFxWH8WtjAAVi4aPTAaDJo-DVeXdpYuEeKvG1OrICcjHaOsJn5eh6Oef2cQm1W00uKz97W1LatsG-E52MzdKKSqjq41wquM/s200/IMG_0663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176695762265269522" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br />That's all for now. And I really think, I'm back up on my feet again,Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-88003641594141608242007-12-23T10:19:00.001-05:002008-03-12T00:40:31.416-04:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">What A Powerful December!!!</span></span><br /></div><br />I don't know where it went. But it was like a whirlwind or tornado or something. At the beginning of the month I knew that I was going to need to construct another blog to make it easier on myself. I decided to just post art here. So baseball, Pop Lloyd, family, books, etc will be at my other blog. It's called <a href="http://withdad.blogspot.com/">Conversations</a>. Click on the title and it will get you there. Take a look! It was a wonderful month full of family, friends and creating. And I was able to begin this new project. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEily4zz86PG3hL0rjZN2xK_Wo2T0GhK6o6YT9SB1O1iVC0OwgO5_opGc7Co0iAt3uyrd-PAeRNVOCbJP24Gc_R6T1sB0P2VIGTwq6MmLfLQPXGDPh9GJmFUTZZbgRyUDllVONJ3a30GN_Nt/s1600-h/December+Web+Dolls024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEily4zz86PG3hL0rjZN2xK_Wo2T0GhK6o6YT9SB1O1iVC0OwgO5_opGc7Co0iAt3uyrd-PAeRNVOCbJP24Gc_R6T1sB0P2VIGTwq6MmLfLQPXGDPh9GJmFUTZZbgRyUDllVONJ3a30GN_Nt/s320/December+Web+Dolls024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147196289175335410" border="0" /></a><br />They began as ornaments, but have transitioned into something that I am finding even more appealing and challenging. I'll share some of the new ones with you later. If anyone is interested in how they re made. Send me an email. I'm really happy with them.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrYba4FqcH4Woeg8vyoTyvUZYmwVfQ7sFUEF9LtDJQgha6Ij16uZl23BvBlPE9AZ8pB9b6cw37R2oJylseoKkLFJvI1G3K2bblcdc0uDQf4YB7gyv1o1IOJKKlmJRaFeekks_zb-TbmPs/s1600-h/December+Web+Dolls023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrYba4FqcH4Woeg8vyoTyvUZYmwVfQ7sFUEF9LtDJQgha6Ij16uZl23BvBlPE9AZ8pB9b6cw37R2oJylseoKkLFJvI1G3K2bblcdc0uDQf4YB7gyv1o1IOJKKlmJRaFeekks_zb-TbmPs/s320/December+Web+Dolls023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147189735055241650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9MVRxkfBtCHo52301GllVZmIDUjfxorWwsABCs6sprgrYN7QgptwfXJje-uAVcqEaplMOMoyyltpwYbc-YMaAo-6nlWbOtqrdIuboAMDoTXwbReFaEWF2SiqTvgKJQ3BGF4dvoong9td/s1600-h/December+Web+Dolls033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9MVRxkfBtCHo52301GllVZmIDUjfxorWwsABCs6sprgrYN7QgptwfXJje-uAVcqEaplMOMoyyltpwYbc-YMaAo-6nlWbOtqrdIuboAMDoTXwbReFaEWF2SiqTvgKJQ3BGF4dvoong9td/s320/December+Web+Dolls033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147190173141905858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHEKmTrtPOn-Ub0qLQGXjZxqc91hgbMG9GKTtwxxmOjwoLO6OKBjfVDm_WZG5NjICsol8h3D2oTLqtqvjAa1QEupYjpQhbrxYclTaNMgOJNi3kgz1MsoxV_MGj4bhHp-DJ3aE-moelzfd/s1600-h/mel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHEKmTrtPOn-Ub0qLQGXjZxqc91hgbMG9GKTtwxxmOjwoLO6OKBjfVDm_WZG5NjICsol8h3D2oTLqtqvjAa1QEupYjpQhbrxYclTaNMgOJNi3kgz1MsoxV_MGj4bhHp-DJ3aE-moelzfd/s320/mel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147189438702498210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaBpUyZlEY_UkF_wslMOnl58yYCtOF5ue7M1l5MxxTikkGjVzPfXB4SHi2GD3eOwZZH5YjCGzEq8_3F5pdt5I9-ZXMY82Ydi20YKKMzTSo_yoXZun31uheh2UDH4u36K0VYhAzstLEbj5/s1600-h/lisa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaBpUyZlEY_UkF_wslMOnl58yYCtOF5ue7M1l5MxxTikkGjVzPfXB4SHi2GD3eOwZZH5YjCGzEq8_3F5pdt5I9-ZXMY82Ydi20YKKMzTSo_yoXZun31uheh2UDH4u36K0VYhAzstLEbj5/s320/lisa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147189073630278034" border="0" /></a>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-35306228210598364202007-11-18T00:08:00.001-05:002008-05-03T20:44:23.306-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:180%;" >Can We Help them Read... <br />Just A Little Bit More?</span><br /><br />As some of you may know, I've been reading and reviewing books for <a href="http://www.myerscenter.org/">2008 Myers Center Book Awards</a>. What a joy, pleasure and honor. I wish that I could have made more of contribution. I read juvenile literature, below are the titles that I had the pleasure of reading. As you think about holiday gifts for youngsters in your life, consider any of the titles below. Anyone of them will enrich their lives by challenging their thinking.<br />I know that it becomes increasing more difficult to get our children to sit still for more then 5 minutes without something in front of them that moves or provides audio visual stimulation. Heck, it's hard for us adults. So how about making this something that is done together. Try reading alternate chapters to one another. Believe me, there are enough "What do you think?" conversations in any one of these gems. Make sure that you check grade levels for suitability.<br />No, the gift of a book will not initially make you the favorite aunt, uncle, grandma, granddad. But if you have them bring those books for their overnights or holiday visits with you. Reading them together, and making meaning of the stories will helps to create unique memories that will last a lifetime. You are also helping them to develop a life skill that they need to survive.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTI4nui5x23RNVhR_JAj_edUign3cg_sMdC-12oHWzCpVWyeXinoqPYORt3sWuehewrh6uDKIqZ-T-3DWT8SFAscDceXId3skBRfDezcTpDR2Thj8tY7SYQX8S72dYIIngUjCf5JV2nRK/s1600-h/51DYREu1khL._AA240_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTI4nui5x23RNVhR_JAj_edUign3cg_sMdC-12oHWzCpVWyeXinoqPYORt3sWuehewrh6uDKIqZ-T-3DWT8SFAscDceXId3skBRfDezcTpDR2Thj8tY7SYQX8S72dYIIngUjCf5JV2nRK/s200/51DYREu1khL._AA240_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134069412259068002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCzTuCSmsujBq7o3cO1OZbg3XCLVYKPlH3vOG8T7g1j0ssSULBoRePmO9nmFkzudPIqSOTYA6ZlJqSzjc_Hn0zQgAMkQ59o0O39dwXpK0sDmVr8P8rYeoMzM2c0_9FZMZ3p16DY-lak07/s1600-h/41PK6K2QRRL._AA240_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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width: 154px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfWGSrOstIizgA4vR4tuEzAl1XzpidF5A8D-0L9DWQ-GXM-h19eDVt4G9A7Snf_lhGpu-e_IJ-lst2K56X_xTAuImbX3X1niDeseaF35JLWEeOYdXlTw2AYIJgvYaL3S5vZ9x7Hgt-XyY/s200/51JPBK8DW9L._AA240_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134069700021876850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAY2j4BLYxT_67nfRHYMle6YIotjZsyE9d3AVKzBXTGmENQ9VBH_oqGHIWyRkaY15RaVbyLTyMwlhU5i0ueHvAybpK6evXOID1zydbNbgyPl3c_FJVc5LwZVStsSl8oAMdLdcNGYCMPww/s1600-h/51K7J4993FL._AA240_.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAY2j4BLYxT_67nfRHYMle6YIotjZsyE9d3AVKzBXTGmENQ9VBH_oqGHIWyRkaY15RaVbyLTyMwlhU5i0ueHvAybpK6evXOID1zydbNbgyPl3c_FJVc5LwZVStsSl8oAMdLdcNGYCMPww/s200/51K7J4993FL._AA240_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134070765173766274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >"From kindergarten until third grade children learn to read;<br />and for the rest of their lives they will read to learn."<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"></span></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here's Another Gift Idea<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">2008 Sheroes<br />Womyns Warriors Wall Calendar</span><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2krD2vX5t5119ncKoWSKw9G1zU73NdSEk0creYzRv53nzp70e-3F8OJ2PPyP-JlSptjYDR6V2qSr6QoovpoAQ-806A2LEGaSBbsxUizlaodHjtSi6UqMnd-YDDat4IrdjEIbtx7H2OJ5b/s1600-h/sheroes_cover2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2krD2vX5t5119ncKoWSKw9G1zU73NdSEk0creYzRv53nzp70e-3F8OJ2PPyP-JlSptjYDR6V2qSr6QoovpoAQ-806A2LEGaSBbsxUizlaodHjtSi6UqMnd-YDDat4IrdjEIbtx7H2OJ5b/s320/sheroes_cover2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134083529816570002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />"Three hundred and ninety six images and bio-sketches of women (it's a 13 month calendar) who resisted the pressure to 'go along to get along.' Who made a difference.<br /><br />Why the different spelling "sheroes" and "womyn"? To signal that women take action, says Loretta J. Williams, Myers Center director, and that women are not a subset of men to be measured only by their attractiveness to men. There's a spectrum of strategies and tactics used by the various women in the calendar.<br /><br />Do you recognize the seven sheroes on the cover? From left to right: Egyptian, Tanzanian, Japanese, Okanogan, Menominee, U.S. southerner, South African - resilient womyn! Huda Sha'rawi, Siti binti Saad, Yosano Akiko, Morning Dove, Ingrid Washinatowak el-Issa, Anne Braden, Ellen Kuzwayo. Look inside the calendar, and you learn more about each, and about many, many others.<br /><br />The calendar speaks to achievements, and to the cost that many paid for their efforts. It honors sheroes from all continents and ages who have challenged exploitation in their people, communities and societies. No one need agree with each and every strategy and tactic used by each audacious woman. Each woman's story, however, offers insights for reflection.<br /><br />The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights, an independent national center (www.myerscenter.org), is now selling this popular education resource portraying a bevy of women, one for each day of the month, who took risks for greater than their own private purpose. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The 2007 calendar, proceeds of each calendar sale go to carry on the work of the Myers Center, has been used in classrooms for writing and research assignments, been read daily over the airways (Atlanta's WRFG 88.93, for example), discussed weekly in human services support groups, and much more.</span><br /><br />Women's agency - women's power - as Sonia Sanchez says: "[A]s necessary as water…..as sweet as rain --- Smile rivers!"<br /><br />We welcome suggestions on womyn rebels who should be included in the 2009 calendar. Email us at lorewill@myerscenter.org.<br /><br />Thanks - for in the struggle for justice is the hope!"<br /><br />You can purchase your calendar by clicking <a href="http://www.sheroescalendar.org/">here</a>.Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-42849253694376755332007-11-12T20:10:00.000-05:002007-11-12T21:24:00.533-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://www.fridakahlofans.com">Frida Kahlo</a>/<a href="http://www.dayofthedead.com/">El Dia de los Muertos</a> Tag Swap</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSVNQuHTlvIQqeBXYceaC_prKPTWn-S6aGXrUcGOdiFWgkvj188HTlBhVhMpoQir-HTbOfJwJiaOyCFsUKnjfdlSIi-DI5MlTHBoAG1r42bAvwr1pQpYielcCp_MPtUSYcQ015roA5BDA/s1600-h/Frida3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSVNQuHTlvIQqeBXYceaC_prKPTWn-S6aGXrUcGOdiFWgkvj188HTlBhVhMpoQir-HTbOfJwJiaOyCFsUKnjfdlSIi-DI5MlTHBoAG1r42bAvwr1pQpYielcCp_MPtUSYcQ015roA5BDA/s320/Frida3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132131641493625986" border="0" /></a><br /><span>My first Tag Swap. I used foam board and cut it to the size of large tags. This was also a good time to experiment some more with Paverpol to try and get a 3D effect with paper. The color on this self portrait was an ideal candidate. I cut the entire thing apart and then reassembled it using Paverpol as the glue and to help me shape the collar and flowers at the top of her head. Diego was added for extra measure.<br /><br /></span><div><embed src="http://widget-93.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252747155&site=widget-93.slide.com" style="width: 350px; height: 262px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 350px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252747155&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-93.slide.com/p1/432345564252747155/bb_t017_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252747155&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-93.slide.com/p2/432345564252747155/bb_t017_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Blogger is acting up again and I can't post individual pictures. I'll have to revert to the slides again.</span></span>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-82819848848139381552007-11-11T21:21:00.000-05:002007-11-12T20:09:34.224-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">DOLLS... DOLLS... DOLLS...</span></span><br /><br />I've been trying to finish these dolls from an earlier post this month. Finding the right hair has been my most challenging task. Fatima ( the one in fire colors) ended up with child. I don't know if you can tell that from the picture. The other two don't have names yet, so if anything comes up for you as you look at them, please let me know. I got a great deal of joy out when I figured out how to make the wreath. Blogger hasn't been letting me upload pictures so I had to do these slide shows. When I figure out how to get around this problem, I'll show you how I did it. I am still working on a gourd purse from Sherry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Goshon's</span> class at Lisa Heaven's. It REALLY got put on the back burner.<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-b2.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252712882&site=widget-b2.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252712882&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b2.slide.com/p1/432345564252712882/bb_t001_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252712882&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b2.slide.com/p2/432345564252712882/bb_t001_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">To play slide show click on forward arrow</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The FIELD Museum, Red Bull and Philadelphia</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">While surfing this month a found a site that announced winners of a Red Bull Art Competition. Artist were challenged to make art using Red Bull cans. Entries were on display in Chicago and Philadelphia. DH and I w</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ent</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> to the Philadelphia show at the FIELD Museum. The Building is a </span>magnificent<span style="font-size:130%;"> old band building. Unfortunately for me the elevator was not working. That means that I only had access to the first floor. The issue of access is one that I face more and more as I try to negotiate the world differently. Sometimes it really bottoms me out. I hate that it has become a question that I have to always ask. I hate that there are those who have always had to ask it. When I was told that the elevator wasn't working, I put on my happy face and "sucked it up". What I really wanted to do was scream at the to of my lungs </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S UPSTAIRS TOO!!!"</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><br /></span><div><embed src="http://widget-2c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252715052&site=widget-2c.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252715052&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2c.slide.com/p1/432345564252715052/bb_t000_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252715052&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2c.slide.com/p2/432345564252715052/bb_t000_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:100%;" >To play slide show click on forward arrow</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">When we left the museum I walked 4 blocks to the car... The Betsy Ross House was next to the museum and there were some absolutely marvelous buildings in those four blocks. We stopped and had a great lunch. Philadelphia is really a beautiful city. Take a look.</span><br /></span><div><embed src="http://widget-c2.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252715458&site=widget-c2.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252715458&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c2.slide.com/p1/432345564252715458/bb_t014_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252715458&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c2.slide.com/p2/432345564252715458/bb_t014_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">To play slide show click on forward arrow</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">There was this one poster on the walls that I saw in several locations. It appeared to be really radical. It's the green and white one in the photos. I finally found one that had a logo on it. It was a Mountain Dew ad!</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br />The Wonderful Smells of Fall & Channeling Dorothy</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Going to visit Alex and the kids, we have had the pleasure of taking in some and colorful sites. The local farm markets are harvesting gourds and pumpkins, and corn stalks are bundled for Halloween decorations. When the sun is shining they seem even more brilliant. I think that fall has a smell. It's like nutmeg and </span></span>cinnamon<span style="font-size:130%;">. It's a smell that you can smell even if there's none around. The autumn colors are the key. It's like </span>Winesap<span style="font-size:130%;"> apples. My husband loves </span>Winesap apples. <span style="font-size:130%;">He waits all year for them. And it also has a feel to it. Autumn feels like flannel pajamas, soft and warm. It's that preparation time.<br /><br />I think that I really got caught up in the spirit of the autumn this year. Could be channeling my mother (Dorothy). </span><span style="font-size:130%;">She LOVED Halloween. Decorating, making treats,kids at the door--definitely her thing. Even when she had forgotten... these</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> kinds of things she remembered.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><div><embed src="http://widget-2f.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252716591&site=widget-2f.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252716591&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2f.slide.com/p1/432345564252716591/bb_t011_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252716591&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2f.slide.com/p2/432345564252716591/bb_t011_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sjhotchefs.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">Restaurant Week in South Jersey</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Last month, <a href="http://www.sjhotchefs.com/">Hot Chefs of South Jersey</a> sponsored Restaurant Week in South Jersey. All I can say is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">YUMmmmmmmm</span>! If you are in the area, and you missed this one, don't miss the next. The next one is in March. You can find out more information by clicking on one of the links above.<br /><br />The Hot Chefs web site is worth a visit no matter who your are, or where you live. Hot Chefs is an association of local chefs and restaurant owners. Here's a excerpt from their website. They speak better for themselves then I ever could.</span><br /><br />"We are locally owned, independent restaurants that are chef driven by passionate culinary professionals dedicated to providing great food and great service. In almost all cases, you will find an owner present during your visit. We live here, and we are tied to our communities, and not to the shareholders of distant corporations located thousands of miles away. If you appreciate uniqueness and authenticity, you have to be concerned with the emerging picture that is making America one gigantic mall with all the predictable players. Big business just keeps getting bigger and the concept of originality continues to disappear. Our local coffee shops are now called Starbucks; our local sporting goods stores are now called Sports Authority; our hardware stores are Home Depots. Our drug stores have been replaced by the initials "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">CVS</span>" and our local banks keep changing their names on an almost monthly basis. Restaurant chains are everywhere, and they have threatened the future of independent restaurants. Thankfully, there is still a significant segment of the American public that appreciates what we do and understands the concept of expertly prepared, fresh food. We view dining out as an adventure and a unique and pleasurable experience. We urge you to try our restaurants and hopefully spread the good word. South Jersey has arrived, and you don't have to travel over bridges to have a great meal. We're right here in your own backyard, and please be sure that we appreciate your support."<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We made our reservations, and headed for the <a href="http://www.emeraldfish.com/">Emerald Fish</a>. Big Fun!! Even Alex enjoyed his night out (past bedtime). Four Courses for $30. Don't miss March.<br /></span><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-ef.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252740847&site=widget-ef.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252740847&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ef.slide.com/p1/432345564252740847/bb_t024_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252740847&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ef.slide.com/p2/432345564252740847/bb_t024_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-36021284350381058152007-11-11T20:40:00.000-05:002007-11-11T20:56:36.264-05:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" >Get Well Armando Vasquez!!</span><br /><br />My friend Pam called me yesterday to tell me that Armando Vasquez was in the hospital. He wasn't well when he was here Pop Lloyd Weekend. It was good to see him and I know that he really enjoyed being here. I captured a few pictures of Armando and his best buds... Pedro Sierra and Minnie Minosa. Can you tell that they got something goin'? Get well Armando, we need you back here next year!!!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-58.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252712280&site=widget-58.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252712280&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-58.slide.com/p1/432345564252712280/bb_t017_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252712280&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-58.slide.com/p2/432345564252712280/bb_t017_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-25111749401959435962007-11-08T08:57:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:21:51.751-05:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">It appears that during my "brief" </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" >absence</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> from Blogger a few things have changed. This is causing a little confusion for me, but I will overcome it. I promise. Here are some photos from Pop Lloyd Weekend. They go along with the previous post.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-86.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564252536966&site=widget-86.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252536966&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-86.slide.com/p1/432345564252536966/bb_t028_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564252536966&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-86.slide.com/p2/432345564252536966/bb_t028_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736643939900377714.post-32542087512516136972007-11-07T13:08:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:30:16.667-05:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >It's Been Quite A Month!!!</span></span><br /><br />I'm going to start deciphering this month from the beginning. Hang in there with me. It's really been something else. There's been dolls, a 40<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> Class reunion, Halloween, Gustav Myers Books and just a ton of processing. Processing what? <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">My Absolutely Fortunate Life!!! </span> How did I become so fortunate to know such wonderful people; to share such fantastic moments of sheer joy.<br /><br />I can't believe how busy I was during the month of October. I said to wonderful David the other night that it was hard for me to believe how long it had been since I last posted. I just finished editing the pictures from Pop Lloyd Weekend. Ah, the memories. I've been trying to think of how to put that weekend into words. I can't. I thought maybe by posting the slide show, I could convey what it was like. It doesn't. But I will post it anyway. I'm going to put it on the side. Take a look. I've grouped the photos by activity.<br /><br />It starts with the Educational Symposium that we do in partnership with The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Although this is technically the beginning of the weekend, it really starts for me on Thursday. This is when the players and speakers for Thursday arrive. My heart begins to pump harder when I see the first player, or weekend alumnus.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGXTb6KDFpkuG1mt-cu10jV7-XlwuOAvCEvTmzS0QhOnTB3x4E1g25mELS7U5dlLJ7wzBWjxCqHTVLSTJMmOKXpZj6ePBbAs3XS3uleG0d_1C6Dfv9Gl9n4CnEAVu0GTRvBt5WzaK15JV/s1600-h/Friday+Pics2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGXTb6KDFpkuG1mt-cu10jV7-XlwuOAvCEvTmzS0QhOnTB3x4E1g25mELS7U5dlLJ7wzBWjxCqHTVLSTJMmOKXpZj6ePBbAs3XS3uleG0d_1C6Dfv9Gl9n4CnEAVu0GTRvBt5WzaK15JV/s400/Friday+Pics2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130162295574082834" border="0" /></a><br />This is one of the first faces that I saw on Thursday night. His name is Herb Douglas. He makes me smile from the top of my head, to the very bottom of my feet. I love this picture because it really captures Herb. If you <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">google</span> Herb, this is some of what you will find out:<br /><p><b>Herbert Paul "Herb" Douglas, Jr.</b> (born <a linkindex="10" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_9" title="March 9">9 March</a> <a linkindex="11" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>) was an <a set="yes" linkindex="12" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> athlete who competed mainly in the <a linkindex="13" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump" title="Long jump">long jump</a>. He represented the U.S. in that event at the <a set="yes" linkindex="14" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Summer_Olympics" title="1948 Summer Olympics">1948 Summer Olympics</a> in <a linkindex="15" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, where he won the <a linkindex="16" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_medal" title="Bronze medal">bronze medal</a>.</p> <p>Competition in the long jump was particularly keen at the London Games. <a set="yes" linkindex="17" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Steel" title="Willie Steel">Willie Steel</a> of the U.S. won the <a linkindex="18" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">gold medal</a> at 25' 8"; Australia's <a linkindex="19" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Bruce" title="Theo Bruce">Theo Bruce</a> came in second, taking the <a linkindex="20" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_medal" title="Silver medal">silver medal</a> at 24' 9.5". Herb Douglas captured the bronze with a jump of 24' 9", and Lorenzo Wright of the United States ended up fourth at 24' 5.25".</p><p>Douglas served as Pabst's national special markets manager from <a linkindex="23" class="contenthref" href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline/index.asp?string=1965">1965</a> to <a set="yes" linkindex="24" class="contenthref" href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline/index.asp?string=1968">1968</a>. From <a set="yes" linkindex="25" class="contenthref" href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline/index.asp?string=1977">1977</a> to <a set="yes" linkindex="26" class="contenthref" href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline/index.asp?string=1980">1980</a>, he worked as vice president of urban market development for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Schieffelin</span> and Somerset Co., where he helped popularize <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hennessy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Congac</span> X.O, V.S.O.P, V.S and other brands in the African American community. Douglas has worked as an urban marketing consultant since <a linkindex="27" class="contenthref" href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline/index.asp?string=1987">1987</a>.<br /><br />In 1980, Douglas founded the International Amateur Athletic Association, Inc. (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">IAAA</span>), of which he is president. He has also served on the board of directors of the Jesse Owens Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh. Douglas, a member of the <a linkindex="28" class="contenthref" href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/glossary/glossarytext.asp?index=10">NAACP</a> and Urban League, was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in <a set="yes" linkindex="29" class="contenthref" href="http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline/index.asp?string=1992">1992</a>. Semi-retired, he lives with his wife in Philadelphia. He was selected by <i>Ebony</i> magazine as one of the 100 Most Successful Black Men.<br /></p><p>But... what you will not find there is what a tremendous human being Herb Douglas is. And you won't find any reference to his generosity of spirit. And you probably won't find a picture of him as wonderful as this one. Herb was a Pop Lloyd Humanitarian Award winner a few years ago. He has returned every year since. I look forward to seeing him, being in his company and experiencing him and this wonderful smile.</p><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">This is <a href="http://www.pitchblackbaseball.com/nlotmredmoore.html">"Red" Moore</a> and his lady Mary. They come each year from Atlanta. Mary brings me little packages. The best sweet potatoes and fresh black eye peas in the world. She brings them on the plane and I look forward to them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDF6jGLTdP-g5iJe-jUWA0K5X5oeumLJwo7-9QRshXWr3wEvVJmpqHCrMBuMAWkeJ279CTP4F8mbLvMPAXhlcCKnEf0phhWy77a7_UrdkP9mNBlz5MeGvRj5z4NYR9On1BjElMnTgaOry/s1600-h/Friday+Pics2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDF6jGLTdP-g5iJe-jUWA0K5X5oeumLJwo7-9QRshXWr3wEvVJmpqHCrMBuMAWkeJ279CTP4F8mbLvMPAXhlcCKnEf0phhWy77a7_UrdkP9mNBlz5MeGvRj5z4NYR9On1BjElMnTgaOry/s320/Friday+Pics2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130171856171283762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0_MyRSeYmJGcgZgZAEmwMCJHIHWuLhuMQ1dcg7yTNFqcS-gqJn4O3Hgs9gdXip69tKaX1sJHOAVcAc3cOlO1WEg_4S-zeK6smn-toPf6eKAWCrWg3XJJTXeBdkasDyXgBAAZIIkMsLid/s1600-h/Friday+Pics2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0_MyRSeYmJGcgZgZAEmwMCJHIHWuLhuMQ1dcg7yTNFqcS-gqJn4O3Hgs9gdXip69tKaX1sJHOAVcAc3cOlO1WEg_4S-zeK6smn-toPf6eKAWCrWg3XJJTXeBdkasDyXgBAAZIIkMsLid/s320/Friday+Pics2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130171847581349154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Red played with the Newark Eagles during the mid '30s to the mid '40s. You can </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" style="font-size:100%;">google</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> "Red" too. How many people do you know that were born in 1916. That's when my friend "Red" was born.<br /><br />I asked Mary how she got those sweets and peas up here from Georgia. She says she just packs them up in a little bag and puts them in her lap. I think that there must be something in the soil that makes them taste so good. Or maybe it has something to do with the warmth and care of Miss Mary.<br /><br />Another person I want you to know about is Ms B. Isn't she a cutie. Well my girl is now a sophomore in college. But... what you need to know is that there have been v<a onblur="try{parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrrHipzdL5klpkGS0SL17foLbaIUSVrgE3acP0DdNeOxG4llG6pS0tI2tAYYOlVLRMt0lbnqZJbC40SAobfUoUpuc51t9c9Oo0_ADAWNk2wB2l6HRZG6Lj7NsJWdT0yXxdFQROjr7qn6i/s1600-h/Friday+Pics2002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrrHipzdL5klpkGS0SL17foLbaIUSVrgE3acP0DdNeOxG4llG6pS0tI2tAYYOlVLRMt0lbnqZJbC40SAobfUoUpuc51t9c9Oo0_ADAWNk2wB2l6HRZG6Lj7NsJWdT0yXxdFQROjr7qn6i/s320/Friday+Pics2002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130305215240933074" border="0" /></a></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" style="font-size:100%;">ery</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> few Pop Lloyd Weekends without she and her brother. They have sold more books and mugs for the Committee then the rest of us combined. As you can see, she's a daddy's girl. Really though, she belongs to all of us and she really has a special place in the circle of this weekend. It really feels like everyone does come home for Pop Lloyd Weekend. You should try it sometime. Her Dad, well that's Michael. My Dad used to call him the Hatchet Man. And, he used to say it with all the love and respect in the world. Micheal really makes the weekend happen. And he has already started working on next year. In between working at Boys and Girls Club, sideline counseling any kid, or adult that might need it. Did I tell you that he doesn't sleep? I think it's because he believes something won't get done. I like this picture too.<br /><br />I'm going to share just a couple more that rock my world, make my heart sing and say more then I am capable of. I'll just give you a brief commentary.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKONXR-dDhj-xvPat4Jf-gP_TW-WSXYGnzfdtx59rL5aIh7ksmyq5GwkN5OM50Qr3q6rUEd-BRK4qNXaVxhoOP_i4QWkPkJlZASGNW8TnRVOyeTPZAaNAJy7kB8wtt1GqZHl1yfQ8GM8m/s1600-h/Friday+Pics3004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKONXR-dDhj-xvPat4Jf-gP_TW-WSXYGnzfdtx59rL5aIh7ksmyq5GwkN5OM50Qr3q6rUEd-BRK4qNXaVxhoOP_i4QWkPkJlZASGNW8TnRVOyeTPZAaNAJy7kB8wtt1GqZHl1yfQ8GM8m/s200/Friday+Pics3004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130311683461680866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHslzaFqWZA-ydnKA3XpoklUrsvwHfiaCrOK90lC6VjzkzXmBV8k-vdeI_4K23D6zlTbZnd7-Wv9Chylx2ontTrAVKvWAdDc0Q-e0OJH3wxQmTGWMhVcrHjhKTphg49xeWkZNZ_vzxFkLo/s1600-h/Friday+Pics3006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHslzaFqWZA-ydnKA3XpoklUrsvwHfiaCrOK90lC6VjzkzXmBV8k-vdeI_4K23D6zlTbZnd7-Wv9Chylx2ontTrAVKvWAdDc0Q-e0OJH3wxQmTGWMhVcrHjhKTphg49xeWkZNZ_vzxFkLo/s200/Friday+Pics3006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130312228922527490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgq9Qk-dDlFKko2r0VApqNbRfhZVMhJkilipqj_4YbZfSLzdCBfUL6tQuGxtozb8U5s_rtdBo5SXaVCMrdHAk_xZQK6DmJy0ElGFspmrHUa5zwgrSlhiw-EZt9IKNId61mnFMKQioApku/s1600-h/Friday+Pics3005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgq9Qk-dDlFKko2r0VApqNbRfhZVMhJkilipqj_4YbZfSLzdCBfUL6tQuGxtozb8U5s_rtdBo5SXaVCMrdHAk_xZQK6DmJy0ElGFspmrHUa5zwgrSlhiw-EZt9IKNId61mnFMKQioApku/s200/Friday+Pics3005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130311992699326194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These three pictures were taken on Saturday afternoon at Kathy (Michael's </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" style="font-size:100%;">halfside</span><span style="font-size:100%;">), and Michael's house. Kathy and Michael graciously open their home for a luncheon for everyone. It's become a tradition. You know the song "Wind Beneath My Wings", well ask Micheal about Kathy. Heck, you could probably ask any of us. Well, there's Michael and Kathy. Next is Chef Ike. Ike has been cooking Pulled Pork sandwiches for this crew for the past 4 years. He's now a student of Culinary Arts at the Vocational Arts School. Ain't he handsome. And the pretty youngster with the glass in her hand is <a href="http://www.joettasportsandbeyond.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Joetta</span> Clark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Diggs</span></a> daughter. She is the generation in grooming. And believe me, she will be just the one to continue the legacy. Ain't she just the prettiest little thing that you ever did see. I could just squeeze those little cheeks. Oh, </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" style="font-size:100%;">Joetta</span> was one of our award recipients this year. Congratulations <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" style="font-size:100%;">Joetta</span><span style="font-size:100%;">!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtciOWlTts-zPtHZgJx_bybX7STL65OZue-Vd2Wki0rFEYYpErqRJEKddtI-JjHa7VS3EmElgtY8c50lAKS_EuuYa4vgcuKwcnTtDMMVAS3uLrWiHDaeFl_gmVK070Cmv3eAUN0NnNVk-c/s1600-h/Friday+Pics2005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtciOWlTts-zPtHZgJx_bybX7STL65OZue-Vd2Wki0rFEYYpErqRJEKddtI-JjHa7VS3EmElgtY8c50lAKS_EuuYa4vgcuKwcnTtDMMVAS3uLrWiHDaeFl_gmVK070Cmv3eAUN0NnNVk-c/s200/Friday+Pics2005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130324576953503506" border="0" /></a>I have to post this picture of <a href="http://www.coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/players/duckett.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Mahlon</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Duckett</span></a>. I love this beautiful head of soft white hair. It is just so beautiful, and so is </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" style="font-size:100%;">Mahlon</span><span style="font-size:100%;">. He looks really serious here doesn't he?<br /><br />And you really don't post </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" style="font-size:100%;">Mahlon</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> without <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Glenn">Stanley Glenn</a>. They are usually together. Former </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" style="font-size:100%;">Phila</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Stars, they both sill live in Philadelphia. This particular shot was taken when we toured the Civil Rights Garden in Atlantic City.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3TcxCCbY-1FAtaF3B0vtMHd-KKN-xVqENKOBlJ0mt5h8-_UUrT7L12YDTbO5fnqG1HWdGrB8bzJRIDgRPg6oZia1uKaAYjJKtfYgnZfSsHxr1RaSZffC_k3K4cmiP_UaXnikFvDSzgce/s1600-h/Friday+Pics006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3TcxCCbY-1FAtaF3B0vtMHd-KKN-xVqENKOBlJ0mt5h8-_UUrT7L12YDTbO5fnqG1HWdGrB8bzJRIDgRPg6oZia1uKaAYjJKtfYgnZfSsHxr1RaSZffC_k3K4cmiP_UaXnikFvDSzgce/s200/Friday+Pics006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130326866171072290" border="0" /></a><br />had her back to him leaning over the fountain in the middle of the garden, reading the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" This shot speaks volumes for me. Even though it is the back of Stanley, I remember taking it. He stood there for quite awhile reading those pillars. And </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" style="font-size:100%;">Joettaspeech</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> to her daughter. I saw a sticker somewhere recently that said: "Life is not measured by the breaths that you take, but by the moments that take your breath away." If that is true, then in these few days, I lived a lifetime. Thank you all for the moments.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mpokIG-0M3umNZheKv3oXKO35HaceR4xHva-vyS0ahYMBoRqSHZQta-TLvKybHSHKTawKmeYRoIanw0s3L_C-33Ugz8_Dch6WH1SD-TS9EktxZDGOX3_2wFm4l9Hzv2ihl4UNewdeBfE/s1600-h/Friday+Pics007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mpokIG-0M3umNZheKv3oXKO35HaceR4xHva-vyS0ahYMBoRqSHZQta-TLvKybHSHKTawKmeYRoIanw0s3L_C-33Ugz8_Dch6WH1SD-TS9EktxZDGOX3_2wFm4l9Hzv2ihl4UNewdeBfE/s320/Friday+Pics007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130328373704593202" border="0" /></a></span>Belinda Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08239486017568065631noreply@blogger.com0