Checking In

It is a beautiful sunny day here in New England, though it's a tad too chilly to spend lots of time outdoors. Steve took the girls out for a walk, and I rode along on my bike. Both dogs are doing well. Alyssa does her usual show dog prance, but naturally for a fourteen year old pup, she got tired before we reached home. Jill is her usual "knuckle-head" self, always switching sides as if she is trying to trip someone.


February (Winter Break) vacation starts Monday. We don't have any concrete plans except for Wednesday evening. We are going to the Providence Performing Arts Center to see BB King and Buddy Guy. Steve is such a sport to say he'd go with me. I know he would rather be playing video games. The Rhode Island Flower Show begins Feb. 19th. We went last year...it's pretty small, but if you need to smell soil and fresh flowers, it's a good choice. If you go...don't forget to stop on Federal Hill for dinner.

Steve gets the cool guy award for helping me make earrings today. I was twisting wire by hand. He took over using a drill...it really sped up the process. We just need a better way to hold small gauge wire. So here is a picture of the earrings and a book mark that I made using the drill and three sizes of wire. I've also include a shot of a wire heart neclace and earrings, and a wirewrapped shell. I broke up the shell, tumbled it in sand and water, rubber stamped the image, and wrapped the piece with small crystals. As you can see, I need a close up lens (obviously) and some lessons on shooting jewelry.

I'll be posting soon...hopefully with some more interesting stuff.