Month: December, 2008
29 December, 2008 (11:27) | Fauna | No comments
Would that I could drive a wooden stake through that rat’s heart and see him turn to dust like the vampires in the movies do. Alas, I forgot Rat will have its revenge whether alive or dead.
As a final resort before paying a professional exterminator to pipe our rats away, we decided to put packets […]
25 December, 2008 (17:38) | Seasons | 1 comment
I didn’t “do” Christmas this year. Just couldn’t get in the mood until early this week. I see the future as a dark glass, in need of a bit of polish to see the light beyond.
Now I’m thinking I’m a Winter Solstice kinda gal so I gleaned a bit of info about winter celebrations from […]
24 December, 2008 (23:23) | Seasons | No comments
heading toward midnight; time to tuck myself in and start listening for jingle bells and tiny hoofs on the roof. (not rats, please!)
21 December, 2008 (10:47) | history, altered art - assemblage, photoshop, nostalgia | No comments
I’ve been searching through a lot of old digitized newspaper articles, and along with the text are lot of great old ads. Most of the graphics are obscured but you get the gist of what they represent. I found this old ad for “snake oil” and played around with photoshop to get a pattern on […]
20 December, 2008 (11:06) | Seasons, collage | 1 comment
Hanna inspired me to “get crafty” with her Gift Tag Tutorial yesterday, so I headed out in search of glitter. The day was full of sunshine and warmth; so nice after the ice and snow earlier in the week. I found a cheap packet of glitter for under a dollar at my local Michael’s and […]
19 December, 2008 (10:34) | writing, collage | No comments
Poor Jeannie! Not only was her world in pieces; she was in pieces, as well. She was no longer a haute chic (or a hot chick). How is she ever going to pull herself together again?
I haven’t done any visual art in a while as I’ve been spending a lot of time doing research for […]
2 December, 2008 (10:59) | Fauna, nature | No comments
My brain moved slowly from dreamland to the dim twilight of pre-awakening. I felt distant toes plowing through my tangled curls on my pillow, twisting and pulling. An urgently telegraphed message read: Stop. The rat is in your hair.
I bolted into a sitting position and nearly sprained my neck as my body twisted swiftly to […]