tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50831540473540897962024-02-07T13:00:48.710-07:00CeltCraft DesignsThe craziness, cattiness and creative Celtic art of CeltCraft Designs (aka Kerry Collett)CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-30307466814484898832023-01-02T21:15:00.002-07:002023-01-03T08:24:19.461-07:00When a Trip Falls in Your Lap - Pearl Harbor<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6MAVZx1Ga5A0btd2jeJjqFJrvDYKQXpf_1TevW-IGeWCDfq8q95wi3bzgLE9JTtN_-88316NM9pGFuyRzPTD9ZfvhBD4MtFCAHeOlEzGDPhQ5kR8YaQEruoq1_IlNNnzFnrr0YtazGCxEtjTXgaHu-sETIqurjtYvLKaNusE88TtWLPEEcX1wAMbPg/s4000/20221227_092316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6MAVZx1Ga5A0btd2jeJjqFJrvDYKQXpf_1TevW-IGeWCDfq8q95wi3bzgLE9JTtN_-88316NM9pGFuyRzPTD9ZfvhBD4MtFCAHeOlEzGDPhQ5kR8YaQEruoq1_IlNNnzFnrr0YtazGCxEtjTXgaHu-sETIqurjtYvLKaNusE88TtWLPEEcX1wAMbPg/w475-h356/20221227_092316.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I've always been interested in WWII, the madness, the bad decisions, the heroism. It's an interesting and dark period in our history. When we were planning the trip (see prior post) the one thing my husband really cared about seeing was Pearl Harbor.<p></p><p>I missed the two week time period when you could get tickets to go out to the Arizona Memorial. Online it said you could try to get tickets at 3:00 p.m. the day before you planned to go. I tried and failed, the tickets were gone within one or two minutes (75 tickets per time period). The next day, we had 4 people on 4 devices and we still didn't get tickets. Ugh. We decided to go to Pearl Harbor anyway the next day. I bought tickets for everything else, and then we found there was a "wait" line for the Arizona. So when people didn't show up or tickets didn't get claimed, you can wait in a line and see if you can get out to the memorial. I'm pleased to say that this worked and we really didn't have to wait long... maybe an hour? </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_o9Szcw55yWS9Y6aKthacDpAfBmo2JLeGIIQvjFV-vgY4mwnL4kzsX1D7Blw7VRXY9uKCZanoZ6jQhIepFrPXifGkGyOArVx9VsZ6XUCGBSQdSER33htUQ6XF6nfbBJ5GBq6A0_uLbp9knTt_netAa1rZMtGWZZPgHey6277yyTS52zcp3rTHblXSw/s4000/20221227_092006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_o9Szcw55yWS9Y6aKthacDpAfBmo2JLeGIIQvjFV-vgY4mwnL4kzsX1D7Blw7VRXY9uKCZanoZ6jQhIepFrPXifGkGyOArVx9VsZ6XUCGBSQdSER33htUQ6XF6nfbBJ5GBq6A0_uLbp9knTt_netAa1rZMtGWZZPgHey6277yyTS52zcp3rTHblXSw/w404-h303/20221227_092006.jpg" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Memorial Wall Arizona Memorial</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />To me it's always interesting to see a place that you've seen on TV or movies several times. It changes your perspective. For instance, the first time I saw the Alamo in person I was shocked that it was so <i>small</i>. The Arizona was one of those places, both where it is placed and for some reason I thought the memorial wall was much larger. I thought the oil leak was a much bigger thing, but it only happens a drop at a time. According to one Ranger there, the legend is the Arizona will continue to leak until all her men are back on board. I overheard her say "we know there are at least three people who will not be back here." I'm not sure if that meant they were already dead and buried somewhere else, or that they knew 3 were just going to refuse to come back. It's a beautiful and appropriate memorial and I'm so glad we were able to get out there.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqImd8JT_yWq7gnN2vI-tvf1Tz3TpRWPG5-_vV5vhSZW51ROMfynbDIWeTWwbE0lxW387G5pPn4GrSS-Io4siv2boPl0cskNDcWuJxf4psotoCfEiS4qhPffl7reT5tjcyzgmcsJJZnjbgNoefQQmckTrjSFYERXOsssK4UwmSzbUNivDZRnVQIms9_A/s1722/Group1b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="1722" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqImd8JT_yWq7gnN2vI-tvf1Tz3TpRWPG5-_vV5vhSZW51ROMfynbDIWeTWwbE0lxW387G5pPn4GrSS-Io4siv2boPl0cskNDcWuJxf4psotoCfEiS4qhPffl7reT5tjcyzgmcsJJZnjbgNoefQQmckTrjSFYERXOsssK4UwmSzbUNivDZRnVQIms9_A/w512-h144/Group1b.jpg" width="512" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZkR_meDUwtyXEdAb6Hp0qKpK0c-qW6mDxNi9l120kk0tIVe2v7Zk1uFQ5dGzPAuysGz2PiHrABGFUFGWGSCS2FDyn1xSCoyQ9miL5ZUd7cRdY1KuEtVM6XKXP2sMk-ZOZ6GRTfJRvkTJP41ElvBvO9kD2XpK1gkldiXkczjjIOzY9Jky8--tSGXYew/s1555/Group2b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="1555" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZkR_meDUwtyXEdAb6Hp0qKpK0c-qW6mDxNi9l120kk0tIVe2v7Zk1uFQ5dGzPAuysGz2PiHrABGFUFGWGSCS2FDyn1xSCoyQ9miL5ZUd7cRdY1KuEtVM6XKXP2sMk-ZOZ6GRTfJRvkTJP41ElvBvO9kD2XpK1gkldiXkczjjIOzY9Jky8--tSGXYew/w532-h129/Group2b.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The thing that I hear over and over from the programs that feature the survivors is that they want people to remember what happened so that it doesn't happen again. Pearl Harbor is a perfect way to do this, and it's important to take in all that they have there.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82ajouEIERKcPqOntf45lBtp8NcnjoN3qnFhlHvbt9Z7Gxyh0DZxFTyVjg92PFfGRU1rQXWSeSv-Ih1BTvlCPBuPz8Ec_9O-QKZQj88eJn6Ycw26f9DqzAZtrLuVAGOBnl4uuK4HW566Q1p61pKThP9Xhbd13GW3FlPwpEjl08w1N5uzvSgJnY6DR_w/s4000/20221227_092146.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82ajouEIERKcPqOntf45lBtp8NcnjoN3qnFhlHvbt9Z7Gxyh0DZxFTyVjg92PFfGRU1rQXWSeSv-Ih1BTvlCPBuPz8Ec_9O-QKZQj88eJn6Ycw26f9DqzAZtrLuVAGOBnl4uuK4HW566Q1p61pKThP9Xhbd13GW3FlPwpEjl08w1N5uzvSgJnY6DR_w/s320/20221227_092146.jpg" width="240" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tree of Life portion of the Arizona Memorial</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We wandered around reading the signs in the peace garden, took a few pictures, including one of a statue that reminded me of my father-in-law. He was on a ship during the Korean War and had a coat like the one on the statue.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHf-HfFz-CkKnGYJwrpKK4scs2CVksdZPWhjU_sAbOGhNUYtkstZDHSudVT6RLN5BCl8W4PQxuQrX0kuFALyJvoYlLJi4ep4rdFhOX6Dm2PCEF_9G4g0OIToSGIdszYO7g6BTHyPZMrqdxA_UfYB9T87fUxFCbpDnXSPmTcEU1w4RTG0Rto95lt4f3A/s4000/20221227_094943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHf-HfFz-CkKnGYJwrpKK4scs2CVksdZPWhjU_sAbOGhNUYtkstZDHSudVT6RLN5BCl8W4PQxuQrX0kuFALyJvoYlLJi4ep4rdFhOX6Dm2PCEF_9G4g0OIToSGIdszYO7g6BTHyPZMrqdxA_UfYB9T87fUxFCbpDnXSPmTcEU1w4RTG0Rto95lt4f3A/s320/20221227_094943.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfikSy6PVclVm14YFeZg2L3sbZoTEVjNMEMXLj_wt2wQ3nn0HWIO6uYt9A7cJCmdT9vHIUz4VW2_07BqL-SXNrM2E3NzcsE_sEHKrm7g6klAqku6qvbCErHjoXxuzQ5FGvCtwKybp46-7GPDvkdJfbvr6dB0DsZDGmMLVD4rDXClXvuNUdONFga_m_rw/s4000/20221227_100939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfikSy6PVclVm14YFeZg2L3sbZoTEVjNMEMXLj_wt2wQ3nn0HWIO6uYt9A7cJCmdT9vHIUz4VW2_07BqL-SXNrM2E3NzcsE_sEHKrm7g6klAqku6qvbCErHjoXxuzQ5FGvCtwKybp46-7GPDvkdJfbvr6dB0DsZDGmMLVD4rDXClXvuNUdONFga_m_rw/s320/20221227_100939.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The whole place is beautiful, of course. There is still something a bit unsettling about hearing a plane fly overhead while you're standing where the attack happened. It was just weird hearing that. (Can you see the plane?)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5vr45bxpT6p9v0iyKWNn3mqzbUoAyfjdYMP3yjSOuL4w8rVCiznQwMjKa_GzpQl7XuktKoxS6InqdTsg9QT-8OqeWRozU-91_ZaPSMA0qEIffr8IbYDgHLYcid3FZs7B4V6k6LhiWXgxQAVfeIIfjnn1-9Hi0x0PF0wipkrShJKB4SUMbyVzGbGovQ/s1203/Groupb%2003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="1203" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5vr45bxpT6p9v0iyKWNn3mqzbUoAyfjdYMP3yjSOuL4w8rVCiznQwMjKa_GzpQl7XuktKoxS6InqdTsg9QT-8OqeWRozU-91_ZaPSMA0qEIffr8IbYDgHLYcid3FZs7B4V6k6LhiWXgxQAVfeIIfjnn1-9Hi0x0PF0wipkrShJKB4SUMbyVzGbGovQ/w534-h240/Groupb%2003.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br /><div>We then went aboard the USS Bowfin. I would never make it serving on a submarine. Cramped everywhere, no privacy and when I went to lift my leg over the first bulkhead, I couldn't do it! (I'm old and fat.) Not to mention not being able to breathe fresh air for days on end. I truly admire the men and women who do serve on them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeagSnQ-ODjKqdpkJM-jvC9vWIIL5FCePo6mVOIdPLvU9cQTJN3PvETpfe3NhgsgypbJZpKp2k2CT92hL194e_41LCLuPAIhc5AnMO0dH4njPMvJlwywtEUcHXN8domSXS_IjKpRBo5ctBZ8JiYic1Ymi03Ui_3-tpVwzYl7BxUyun6Dv-K4aLsp9vQ/s1600/bowfin.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeagSnQ-ODjKqdpkJM-jvC9vWIIL5FCePo6mVOIdPLvU9cQTJN3PvETpfe3NhgsgypbJZpKp2k2CT92hL194e_41LCLuPAIhc5AnMO0dH4njPMvJlwywtEUcHXN8domSXS_IjKpRBo5ctBZ8JiYic1Ymi03Ui_3-tpVwzYl7BxUyun6Dv-K4aLsp9vQ/w468-h312/bowfin.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7SxCt5stz0YozszTrGGVCQdmEbSbJ_WFqGNwCCRtBCaZATCGE6Szr904dxjIiH8BduChmQEQ7OZ7edPAM1ilyTAgDFBB67tQlWBYyHPGygwbKyru6UhSlWbgIPKCJvW6GUQzUs3mJzGg-xMGI_UBqp0kTtuTewcaN7EsEMd4jlnNPVkLGhpJTk8yig/s1349/Groupb%2004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="1349" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7SxCt5stz0YozszTrGGVCQdmEbSbJ_WFqGNwCCRtBCaZATCGE6Szr904dxjIiH8BduChmQEQ7OZ7edPAM1ilyTAgDFBB67tQlWBYyHPGygwbKyru6UhSlWbgIPKCJvW6GUQzUs3mJzGg-xMGI_UBqp0kTtuTewcaN7EsEMd4jlnNPVkLGhpJTk8yig/w532-h227/Groupb%2004.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl_n3Gf635Km7YPTUimO83m__shD71OURO8jgzJ1ssmyz7SGTZ5gkdKRdHYO7rNHBkdQs2Xw3LBU2uI3qhdT1ndA2T79pjBiTCYb2iAIrSXc6rxJdZjEA7EbemKFAPKg06GpZbynCK-44bD1nrcaPaxVpMkG8DJO4IbjXvbaqMEgQjTBrKxalLFHdYA/s1349/Groupb%2005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1349" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl_n3Gf635Km7YPTUimO83m__shD71OURO8jgzJ1ssmyz7SGTZ5gkdKRdHYO7rNHBkdQs2Xw3LBU2uI3qhdT1ndA2T79pjBiTCYb2iAIrSXc6rxJdZjEA7EbemKFAPKg06GpZbynCK-44bD1nrcaPaxVpMkG8DJO4IbjXvbaqMEgQjTBrKxalLFHdYA/w542-h175/Groupb%2005.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><br /><div>The USS Missouri ("The Mighty Mo") is docked not far from the Arizona Memorial but you need to take a shuttle to Ford Island in the middle of the harbor to be able to get to it. The Missouri was still being built when the attack on Pearl Harbor happened, but it was certainly there at the end of the war. You can take a guided tour or download a map to your phone. After the tour you can explore the lower decks on your own. This is an independantly run museum. There is a gift shop on shore whose proceeds help support the ship. The location of the Missouri being close to the Arizona kind of "bookends" WWII. The sinking of the Arizona was at the start of WWII for the US, and the Missouri is where the unconditional surrender of Japan occurred, signaling the end of the war. This is a huge ship, you can go down below to explore and you can climb up several floors to the bridge and see some beautiful views. I thought my legs would fall off after climbing up and down so many ladders, but I'm very glad I did it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ8LN_YtiamxR4pyd3BY9nUcryORJsAD1cHCAH2LVm1v3GoKZVmrPH2RmpmC8sEUV846E5JiSzM7wWCUxRe6rVprCKW3hx9pUb5vN7XDYL9MScwRlOZcMan8bnNUdgSgiZGDOfmOC0sGtZma9SOv7s5SRKx36-nBzoHs7BLZsYphZjn-4VjXgDnrnag/s1369/Groupb%2006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1369" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ8LN_YtiamxR4pyd3BY9nUcryORJsAD1cHCAH2LVm1v3GoKZVmrPH2RmpmC8sEUV846E5JiSzM7wWCUxRe6rVprCKW3hx9pUb5vN7XDYL9MScwRlOZcMan8bnNUdgSgiZGDOfmOC0sGtZma9SOv7s5SRKx36-nBzoHs7BLZsYphZjn-4VjXgDnrnag/w519-h190/Groupb%2006.jpg" width="519" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oP9B1fCyGM5tEQCOmYsWyJDYmzpog0uPsfEosU5tXnTOivTmpSmMskImu_ed2gmhQzuZfdTO3yjAbSE0N3e7aUDYzxsl5k2ciZbnX3lXTNVBs5ssM1M8zleQZ9UHH7w92CqJc6kFUn3aea25ErQD1YjlaJNAIsZodlkzcsx1mbZu1hXoCTvF6ttyZQ/s1527/Groupb%2007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1527" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oP9B1fCyGM5tEQCOmYsWyJDYmzpog0uPsfEosU5tXnTOivTmpSmMskImu_ed2gmhQzuZfdTO3yjAbSE0N3e7aUDYzxsl5k2ciZbnX3lXTNVBs5ssM1M8zleQZ9UHH7w92CqJc6kFUn3aea25ErQD1YjlaJNAIsZodlkzcsx1mbZu1hXoCTvF6ttyZQ/w535-h229/Groupb%2007.jpg" width="535" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRT679DJ10evF_NQgcE4hRioH0OfueSzAo4C91cW1kTO6hMQHMiBOn7eDfwX0DJnJtYktJTNs-S-M2GbNwyWYYypNnzinqzXXgnKPrsKvVKs5ac0-Zl9T9txACiYbJuPMWdBQ8a9tQFo7Vv2k71MsLaD2jilpcTtI_NqikC967uU9lewriFHTyY_R5w/s1424/Groupb%2008.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="1424" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRT679DJ10evF_NQgcE4hRioH0OfueSzAo4C91cW1kTO6hMQHMiBOn7eDfwX0DJnJtYktJTNs-S-M2GbNwyWYYypNnzinqzXXgnKPrsKvVKs5ac0-Zl9T9txACiYbJuPMWdBQ8a9tQFo7Vv2k71MsLaD2jilpcTtI_NqikC967uU9lewriFHTyY_R5w/w558-h136/Groupb%2008.jpg" width="558" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Computers on a WWII ship? You might be suprised to know the Mighty Mo saw combat in the first Gulf War.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NtO3tYKdMdwdYKfudV7Uems8ja4ACdZC08euTeb5CHn5lezUCJVkSq6dfhmOIwQDJccco5C0doRUe6YzNrxGY5mbIktjDGe45kEDuXLpbQjPnK60qbaLFCOL9XPYbjQqyNISyGx6AaTZ2okQuAy8F9cTRGByx94b-XMgcq0mb_MQETfxX_1GZ3tmDA/s1461/Groupb%2009.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1461" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NtO3tYKdMdwdYKfudV7Uems8ja4ACdZC08euTeb5CHn5lezUCJVkSq6dfhmOIwQDJccco5C0doRUe6YzNrxGY5mbIktjDGe45kEDuXLpbQjPnK60qbaLFCOL9XPYbjQqyNISyGx6AaTZ2okQuAy8F9cTRGByx94b-XMgcq0mb_MQETfxX_1GZ3tmDA/w540-h184/Groupb%2009.jpg" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The smell of bread must have been incredible. The gold seal shows where the <br />unconditional surrender was signed.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjxdezdDt3-ZSSQQK4TJGEKYs8NQ-J0iW00e3HndQcT6eDTxb1mJX42kk7UNa7V-gJUGybEMu7A86lHAUGxtKuvYGfc6ZGNW7EyOOqP-c7V_kFS44TjcDOvOgnmH063jFT8402O638uMEvJlWM6hxG_jQTG9DJ7ukT7wmAzlLOmq-x0eNq5iiEMdHmg/s716/Groupb%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="716" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjxdezdDt3-ZSSQQK4TJGEKYs8NQ-J0iW00e3HndQcT6eDTxb1mJX42kk7UNa7V-gJUGybEMu7A86lHAUGxtKuvYGfc6ZGNW7EyOOqP-c7V_kFS44TjcDOvOgnmH063jFT8402O638uMEvJlWM6hxG_jQTG9DJ7ukT7wmAzlLOmq-x0eNq5iiEMdHmg/w494-h318/Groupb%2010.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Later in the war a kamakazi tried to attack the ship. The cook took the picture of the attack. The dent was all the damage it did to the ship. They didn't repair it.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjM0IVKUmvoB9XSVcXFrN0ywrujrFiHmiHZTfalFSSi4OrBMgo3B2LYoEtd8VhN60Q0h6fBSABMvxMGB0yBC8my6utFqupIWe3iBXLtugQUpZJYiv7wYKMen7nmhp4TrGoFnmPj6lgjsco1qMGvedUtw0XImfrzFd-RBG2TF_WEpDfiS0bx70I_vnhg/s1222/Groupb%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="1222" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjM0IVKUmvoB9XSVcXFrN0ywrujrFiHmiHZTfalFSSi4OrBMgo3B2LYoEtd8VhN60Q0h6fBSABMvxMGB0yBC8my6utFqupIWe3iBXLtugQUpZJYiv7wYKMen7nmhp4TrGoFnmPj6lgjsco1qMGvedUtw0XImfrzFd-RBG2TF_WEpDfiS0bx70I_vnhg/w520-h191/Groupb%2011.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>View from the upper decks of the Missouri</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One of the other sights to see on Ford Island is the Aviation Museum. While small, there are some interesting things to see there, and in the hanger behind it. Obviously, there was damage there from the attack. Below are two windows from a hanger with bullet holes from the attack. The control tower had not been finished at the time of the attack, and it doubles as a water tower. The large piece of metal is from the Arizona. I had to take a picture of the truck because it had my granddaughters name on it. The large hanger behind the museum is mostly empty, but there was an older Blue Angels jet in there.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KFw2OL4i3nxdlZ2T41IZdtUC61OgG6Muumx0GabxnzmPZMFS8anUXIcsEYiAaosApbD1cEYyH4raWXZR7Y64KQzBtl8lptV4TC_h1CMKFQdldatSBgJypB3zNiIppje04tCxVqF4Q5KZUaD5NkiOUm0pcFNGTLFnqGPzH6TrHhy-BBlB8tEpwLje4w/s935/Groupb%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="935" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KFw2OL4i3nxdlZ2T41IZdtUC61OgG6Muumx0GabxnzmPZMFS8anUXIcsEYiAaosApbD1cEYyH4raWXZR7Y64KQzBtl8lptV4TC_h1CMKFQdldatSBgJypB3zNiIppje04tCxVqF4Q5KZUaD5NkiOUm0pcFNGTLFnqGPzH6TrHhy-BBlB8tEpwLje4w/w476-h308/Groupb%2012.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW_ZbgJLYoZfnxLQV4drJYtmcq9ERAtVRH2zivB8QqiqZsSdWrguBeerRIjFgxuURPX6q6T2-JjZ7L4kBsNGRZ1R5L1xB2m0_4rK_QE1DP0RFUjl5CDz4c3O9tI5CopARH3C1nhfF1DVLiR2dOTr4kKpW8v8bOWfSudmIhTAbB_XscY35nwN0Uc0ifw/s1201/Groupb%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1201" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW_ZbgJLYoZfnxLQV4drJYtmcq9ERAtVRH2zivB8QqiqZsSdWrguBeerRIjFgxuURPX6q6T2-JjZ7L4kBsNGRZ1R5L1xB2m0_4rK_QE1DP0RFUjl5CDz4c3O9tI5CopARH3C1nhfF1DVLiR2dOTr4kKpW8v8bOWfSudmIhTAbB_XscY35nwN0Uc0ifw/w483-h224/Groupb%2013.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8aXnNsRm_KFPlnxYXsT8caifywvgD1X5Ic1QVnn-2frcbMhbUB8YjTZaAoEZD_l7MLjzF-K73WSIYPRQDycUyPTk2u_avZwHUM_pR9tat5gbMF30Jt_ZkTSu_KAdAzO-1PnyMbdiDucNL0hyZh5N70hP_rTm2l9xgo9SjHjfLqmcCn7U3IOgGGccew/s1342/Groupb%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="1342" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8aXnNsRm_KFPlnxYXsT8caifywvgD1X5Ic1QVnn-2frcbMhbUB8YjTZaAoEZD_l7MLjzF-K73WSIYPRQDycUyPTk2u_avZwHUM_pR9tat5gbMF30Jt_ZkTSu_KAdAzO-1PnyMbdiDucNL0hyZh5N70hP_rTm2l9xgo9SjHjfLqmcCn7U3IOgGGccew/w489-h180/Groupb%2014.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><br /><div>We spent the whole day there and still did not see everything. I want to watch everything to do with Pearl Harbor now that I've been there. It is so humbling what was sacrified that day. There were civilians, women and children who died that day. So humbling that people went to sign up to fight after the bombing happened. So many young men died. People sacrificed at home, went without, and then often lost loved ones in addition. It went on for so many years. It worries me that we would not be as willing to sacrifice today, and in a way that makes their sacrifice mean less. It doesn't mean less to me, but I feel sometimes like as a country we just don't care anymore. That's dangerous. There seems to be no sense of pride, no sense of right and wrong. I pray I'm wrong and we don't go down that path. Remember.</div>CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-30300666343377350152023-01-02T13:51:00.001-07:002023-01-03T08:18:15.653-07:00When a Trip Falls in Your Lap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcrpSXtk8TESB55fPnWYE4twTe5c0_kPYr6c-6xwFvyyvkxZ5_5xQduY1cDg9MG_X6g9kwZa_IEO0K1xgwf_ztpwCvqBX7UuOZZmEtIsaq8pWqZs8PtZmRZRYe-YgYi1XSLMDqTHLwFWchvqw8zuUc29hzXbqzbx0Zvi01vhZwpQHK1sN00esFb8Acg/s4000/20221222_174605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcrpSXtk8TESB55fPnWYE4twTe5c0_kPYr6c-6xwFvyyvkxZ5_5xQduY1cDg9MG_X6g9kwZa_IEO0K1xgwf_ztpwCvqBX7UuOZZmEtIsaq8pWqZs8PtZmRZRYe-YgYi1XSLMDqTHLwFWchvqw8zuUc29hzXbqzbx0Zvi01vhZwpQHK1sN00esFb8Acg/w467-h351/20221222_174605.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><br /><p>I do these travelogues for me. If I don't write it down, I just forget so much of the trip.</p><p>Last spring, an opportunity to reserve a trip to Hawaii presented itself. Hawaii has always been a place I've wanted to visit, but other places were higher on the "bucket" list. This opportunity to go to Oahu presented itself in a way that made it obtainable cost wise so we jumped at the opportunity to split a two bedroom condo with our son and his family. The trip was to take place over Christmas week, so there were several months of anticipation in which it didn't really seem real.</p><p>We left our house at 8:00 a.m., our grandson driving us to the airport. He was to watch our dogs and keep an eye on our house while we were gone. There has been a new airport built here in the last few years (a second "half" of it is still being built) and this was my first time at the new airport. I have heard a lot of jokes about the walk required at the airport being another "pioneer trek" because of how far you have to walk to get to the gates. Our glass guild had tried to apply to do some art work for the airport, and basically received a flat "no", a company from California was doing all the artwork as part of the contract. So this was my first time at the new airport, and I'm pretty sure this was my first time flying since 9/11.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U8nF4cWKXAykrkrTmGQFUgLHEmf_e84XpLjDVNVan1rZrCMPW-gT0Z-y9IDTSC_raY9Njgzq5CZBQdCmMObXxzldqq2BmWN47bkjgjRLCTv2VsGSi4Iy1_YecR_BpBritx2kODmttfF56atxuBRKDgKwRbpnfXJgxycQU5B5ZJje2WvMLI0_7pJvGQ/s320/20221222_100620.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pretty, but I think the guild's glass would have added much to it.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not afraid of flying, but there is always that little bit of anxiety during takeoff and landing. During the taxi to the runway, I turned to my husband and said, "Bernoulli lied!" Of course, he laughed. We took off and the view during the flight was beautiful. I took several pictures, one of which I think was of Death Valley and possibly Lake Mead. At times, the clouds cleared enough to see the ocean, even at 35.000 feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtSNcfVIO6o_s-ubSkLwdkLcZyqF-Mm79A8CNQemqnDuHaeiv6j-qzcrhXRzHMPQYQ-Pl4ckAKXyNGwLmnDKTwtw7cl8LQ7fB6vMZoX1n5VWHHGyJwDMsIcvEH3LsllgrTeDqbd2lUOzKR0wFI1idMHqoEf5XPoYCk4re4Y4qRqWt6BSXGK5XrBC6vA/s1089/group1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="1089" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtSNcfVIO6o_s-ubSkLwdkLcZyqF-Mm79A8CNQemqnDuHaeiv6j-qzcrhXRzHMPQYQ-Pl4ckAKXyNGwLmnDKTwtw7cl8LQ7fB6vMZoX1n5VWHHGyJwDMsIcvEH3LsllgrTeDqbd2lUOzKR0wFI1idMHqoEf5XPoYCk4re4Y4qRqWt6BSXGK5XrBC6vA/w514-h230/group1.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjC_Z5uGcmmzEaC30rWxziZRXbB6I6Z4FAtqggas8fy_BV_LOTZTe2juo7HSqDjphGKKi3PCzh05rF-xvAHmlzV6rGv9-uCOimzkVTuZs-C0ZnUBhgpvP-7rivzEOHiFpXZD1i3_iv6hGCs4YrafZXqcCNEskEx7xEw_uXr5TnUW6-L3xx-iDXdwuvw/s1428/Group2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1428" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjC_Z5uGcmmzEaC30rWxziZRXbB6I6Z4FAtqggas8fy_BV_LOTZTe2juo7HSqDjphGKKi3PCzh05rF-xvAHmlzV6rGv9-uCOimzkVTuZs-C0ZnUBhgpvP-7rivzEOHiFpXZD1i3_iv6hGCs4YrafZXqcCNEskEx7xEw_uXr5TnUW6-L3xx-iDXdwuvw/w515-h217/Group2.jpg" width="515" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We landed, and met up with our son and his family who had landed earlier and rented a car. Then we were on our way to the condo we were staying at. The sunset picture at the top of this post is the scene that greeted me as I went out onto the deck (lanai). Between that and the sound/sight of the ocean, I was in love. What a beautiful sight, and the temperature was perfect. The view from the landing on the front of the condo is just as beautiful. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE5X-yB6zghnyRhzPe497n_bDOIByPebhIOKXWoHS1aIPhRIXEBCH6RURqhe3-9vri6J5dRvjUtBQGXapbPzKPQuzLMIuaGqcrElYTf6t9TGqFSWbgeW69r7H2b0QE1BMrWTr3ElcBOm60lLyd-zNn3w7hy5Wy3gnK68ONzjdDLAi_rWxI5vX87h4Zw/s4000/20221222_180609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE5X-yB6zghnyRhzPe497n_bDOIByPebhIOKXWoHS1aIPhRIXEBCH6RURqhe3-9vri6J5dRvjUtBQGXapbPzKPQuzLMIuaGqcrElYTf6t9TGqFSWbgeW69r7H2b0QE1BMrWTr3ElcBOm60lLyd-zNn3w7hy5Wy3gnK68ONzjdDLAi_rWxI5vX87h4Zw/s320/20221222_180609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got changed and went down to walk on the beach, possibly get hit by a few waves and enjoy the ocean. The waves were just a bit more than we were prepared for we realized as we got hit by the first one, lol! You get reminded that the ocean is a powerful force. For dinner we found a wonderful, local place that served poke bowls. They had the absolute best crab won tons I have ever had. Yummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCa694MPz_qSTjbGSRMn5XHSABgBocX6ry4vw62zq7fLe5mrx9pHoPSew8tWUnO5psgUntp7drfd3mhpRn9wWtLc5BLibz11S-Zz4Jrk71NRNctPQk5B0XCzVjb_eLUegOkTdDis-6NyZFj2Iou-PTbCKaEXlbtBCsH3L1N17ji59Fh3k1lp6cM7YPiQ/s4000/20221222_182511.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCa694MPz_qSTjbGSRMn5XHSABgBocX6ry4vw62zq7fLe5mrx9pHoPSew8tWUnO5psgUntp7drfd3mhpRn9wWtLc5BLibz11S-Zz4Jrk71NRNctPQk5B0XCzVjb_eLUegOkTdDis-6NyZFj2Iou-PTbCKaEXlbtBCsH3L1N17ji59Fh3k1lp6cM7YPiQ/s320/20221222_182511.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Someone sitting on the beach with their own Christmas tree. Loved it.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My husband and I had opted to go to the Polynesian Culteral Center on Saturday, my son felt it was a bit too expensive for his family. The plan was for him to drop us off at the PCC and return to pick us up after the evening show. Saturday morning, my silly husband realized he had left his insulin on the kitchen counter. He had an emergency perscription phoned in before we left, because the order he had in was going to be delivered after we left, so that complicated things a bit more. He spent Saturday morning trying to get that taken care of, including going to two different pharmacies. It wasn't going to be resolved quickly, so we went to the PCC. We found a place to eat in the "common" area of the PCC called Pounders and it was really good food! So our son's family left after that to do some sight seeing and return to the condo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We entered the "village" area of the PCC and this was a beautiful sight just right inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TyUl-GWltf2_qbXtkLSxHNR51lWCVoMgx62HkVLfe1cLgGrx8HexyetTtmpTbDQwl-mE_pfN_A5EJMNLSBEq0XCXSOhw8XyrrVVWV0oDkMUtl5-EUjbo8B_T72LRsi8Bxp9GvbPHcQ0wzDRWERkRKu2Cis-J6ZRxZMl0JmN6KoWv-XIBtn7FqOfuOg/s4000/20221223_150809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TyUl-GWltf2_qbXtkLSxHNR51lWCVoMgx62HkVLfe1cLgGrx8HexyetTtmpTbDQwl-mE_pfN_A5EJMNLSBEq0XCXSOhw8XyrrVVWV0oDkMUtl5-EUjbo8B_T72LRsi8Bxp9GvbPHcQ0wzDRWERkRKu2Cis-J6ZRxZMl0JmN6KoWv-XIBtn7FqOfuOg/s320/20221223_150809.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We weren't quite sure where to go, and it took awhile after we were inside to learn that each of the different villages had times where they had "shows" that demonstrated something about the island where they were from. As we were passing by the village that represented Samoa, a very funny man was telling the traditions that come from there. He demonstrated how to open a coconut with a large stick, and climbing a tree to get the coconuts among other things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4uPo5yNyCG-er0uE-oQWf2AZK0uu68FiBu8Us4M0urUvuwkxpe0tfJRtJq51w5lfeKQ1VeFupNZ_tcVYgNi9xwzK-1cbYWYmNUaDh7kjXDZ2cdwkd6CTdfICeJUNDeTf9RJoUFyn0kxwdMlOS3lYN9yyJUKmHtrcDuBhjGXY-K3yl9-LwXWVNFe2A/s4000/20221223_152105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4uPo5yNyCG-er0uE-oQWf2AZK0uu68FiBu8Us4M0urUvuwkxpe0tfJRtJq51w5lfeKQ1VeFupNZ_tcVYgNi9xwzK-1cbYWYmNUaDh7kjXDZ2cdwkd6CTdfICeJUNDeTf9RJoUFyn0kxwdMlOS3lYN9yyJUKmHtrcDuBhjGXY-K3yl9-LwXWVNFe2A/s320/20221223_152105.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr4HbwB6dTKP3dGKPDka8K6E6ZH229h2due9zx4ZcSqXGYR-fp64eP-SuqeaxTzL56K0zp0nJy45Q9RvxaqA0SbvwN5lFWkjsP-6GdR4fcDD_FB-xMU3husmbfTKcK11fMVpuGEIFfcHOpwZvyhRVV04CA9RaC-vjPd_FIzsm6o6QSxDz3----ROaJg/s4000/20221223_152417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr4HbwB6dTKP3dGKPDka8K6E6ZH229h2due9zx4ZcSqXGYR-fp64eP-SuqeaxTzL56K0zp0nJy45Q9RvxaqA0SbvwN5lFWkjsP-6GdR4fcDD_FB-xMU3husmbfTKcK11fMVpuGEIFfcHOpwZvyhRVV04CA9RaC-vjPd_FIzsm6o6QSxDz3----ROaJg/s320/20221223_152417.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It turns out he's an artist. His name is Kap, he paints and he carves. He has two galleries at the PCC. He told us he's a friend of Tom Holdman who does the stained glass windows for many of the temples for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints among other things. He was fun to talk to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAjYiVZ_QBQ0jXW2iDAMkxas3d2w97m_S1rAaAuP_3NJ5BlpSfyZUBTrtwQuqr5P4qbGdRUW1UKlSXjD3WK4MyIUxzXRR3UETBQOIn3fALWN_HRJs2eCSt4KVEDB5iD4MmyJQ00TwjdELFQt-o1sl2NMfNLRqupFxTYw5SVH93qDCdikgkKT6ckBtGA/s4000/20221223_152933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAjYiVZ_QBQ0jXW2iDAMkxas3d2w97m_S1rAaAuP_3NJ5BlpSfyZUBTrtwQuqr5P4qbGdRUW1UKlSXjD3WK4MyIUxzXRR3UETBQOIn3fALWN_HRJs2eCSt4KVEDB5iD4MmyJQ00TwjdELFQt-o1sl2NMfNLRqupFxTYw5SVH93qDCdikgkKT6ckBtGA/s320/20221223_152933.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next we found the village that represented the Maori culture. In one area they were teaching people a game where you left your stick standing and moved either to the right or left (depending which was called) and grabbed their stick before it dropped. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadhp5SOOR3rvn3xq6DreOD37dNuNhki-sm2HX5uHIRdOyfBVmFzpZ4v3fmZO9TMUUVZKDS64xW7JdLCkEXiU7MaInXL03yib4RF57f8iyLbifXv9VEPdCusMqMXcXcS_arw47RVjfDEo8oZI8X0hZx08lHZx4yFrn8zPxXmL5isfCNv9BLGqFgEkI0A/s4000/20221223_154616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadhp5SOOR3rvn3xq6DreOD37dNuNhki-sm2HX5uHIRdOyfBVmFzpZ4v3fmZO9TMUUVZKDS64xW7JdLCkEXiU7MaInXL03yib4RF57f8iyLbifXv9VEPdCusMqMXcXcS_arw47RVjfDEo8oZI8X0hZx08lHZx4yFrn8zPxXmL5isfCNv9BLGqFgEkI0A/s320/20221223_154616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They had a center that showcased the art of carving. This thought was displayed as you came in the door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzNYt6iuGMDwMVVKVZrmaMlJCrhiCsgi7Xsq8CtuX45TB-S1FVAAzYTN9rF_8DYMUgF3yGh71cYF2-qx-ozvJe8H6N-kE0hXuFNaq7vdpSz_bZM0IIBtfeU71w4i_MmaKcXfnr2HDLE9ZGt-w-DYdXhqTTwYvsyWCWHFb1BMNJpFLnJyL3PT9lvXlVQ/s4000/20221223_154808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzNYt6iuGMDwMVVKVZrmaMlJCrhiCsgi7Xsq8CtuX45TB-S1FVAAzYTN9rF_8DYMUgF3yGh71cYF2-qx-ozvJe8H6N-kE0hXuFNaq7vdpSz_bZM0IIBtfeU71w4i_MmaKcXfnr2HDLE9ZGt-w-DYdXhqTTwYvsyWCWHFb1BMNJpFLnJyL3PT9lvXlVQ/w439-h329/20221223_154808.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here in Utah, there is a large population of Pacific Islanders. Hakas are seen before certain football games, etc, and I love watching them. This group of wonderful performers sang, performed with the sticks and did an amazing haka. I did get a video of them singing so I can remember the beautiful harmonies. I tried to get a video of the haka, but apparently missed hitting the record button. Dang. If you've never seen a haka... I'm sure you can find videos on YouTube. They are amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhJoSwM4XTeo0ju2APGkSfHXS_juWkkS7CYSXF_MqaHSC66b2ajIwa7QOTiA03bbuO1FCjxO3Un1oh1WMG1-AayPkiIJ1HWFnUGvMsvxqbvf5VKss44xv6ywdLpsUF_pfWotLsX8lzXZQS3pN32OIfVqo4XWqtQBTGTbipB28ifqCKamgexNri4npyA/s4000/20221223_161446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhJoSwM4XTeo0ju2APGkSfHXS_juWkkS7CYSXF_MqaHSC66b2ajIwa7QOTiA03bbuO1FCjxO3Un1oh1WMG1-AayPkiIJ1HWFnUGvMsvxqbvf5VKss44xv6ywdLpsUF_pfWotLsX8lzXZQS3pN32OIfVqo4XWqtQBTGTbipB28ifqCKamgexNri4npyA/w347-h463/20221223_161446.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we wandered around we saw this amazing double outrigger canoe. Apparently, this magnificent specimen gets taken out on the ocean every two years by the students at BYU Hawaii for a week or two. Sailing one of these in a storm must be an ordeal, as there is really very little shelter on board. It would be fun to go out for a little bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTGaSyE19SQc7Nx_bNib4V3L9EDMS3k9xXZQBRecsuWBcMpPppaA4_K6PKuLfyNTXlyKTWpPgeezcPRlUENq5kX2NlOpSlTWD2uztguQar2xF8K76EKTfLx7scAh0fq0W-uNybSnkAdIk3O4f9YJyLKcOtFohzflb8orwWZxiswqa7qHyczjtUSbcNg/s1299/Group3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1299" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTGaSyE19SQc7Nx_bNib4V3L9EDMS3k9xXZQBRecsuWBcMpPppaA4_K6PKuLfyNTXlyKTWpPgeezcPRlUENq5kX2NlOpSlTWD2uztguQar2xF8K76EKTfLx7scAh0fq0W-uNybSnkAdIk3O4f9YJyLKcOtFohzflb8orwWZxiswqa7qHyczjtUSbcNg/w439-h250/Group3.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFXzd9TPYb0Q79-1PPtkPqCMuf6W2PNmLV90vqZaCQYZ-gvDVjNvr8p2YpphqZzCm_A4Yp7MyFFlb2krq74zJVgiMVa3oZvESBwEgP5Pogs3G4oRn1XUH6XFgMSQ9ChfjYtkbMoEJaFOIJd3T1fw95EUh7CNkFIycfY4jSY9vME_6NnLv8kjivVz16w/s4000/20221223_164218.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFXzd9TPYb0Q79-1PPtkPqCMuf6W2PNmLV90vqZaCQYZ-gvDVjNvr8p2YpphqZzCm_A4Yp7MyFFlb2krq74zJVgiMVa3oZvESBwEgP5Pogs3G4oRn1XUH6XFgMSQ9ChfjYtkbMoEJaFOIJd3T1fw95EUh7CNkFIycfY4jSY9vME_6NnLv8kjivVz16w/s320/20221223_164218.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Inserting these shapes in the wood helped keep splits in the wood from running further.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The grounds at the PCC are beautiful. I truly wished we'd had more time to look. One of the things I had really wanted to do on this trip was to try poi. I've always understood you either like it or hate it. I hadn't been able to get tickets to the luau that happens here, so I wondered if I'd get the chance. We happened upon this area where they had just finished a demo on making poi. I didn't get to see it made, but at least I did get to try it. I liked it! It reminded me of mushrooms, a very earthy taste. I just wish I could have tried it as part of a meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0-AJDmXggpmWnzc3qSKiX8EgdQXy5V-pV6f515fpnDy02xz1b4h-j2MWn2_GS9_3WH1agvZCSIZhTZucBRaG3faJ0Un70kWJII3KRJA8ciKqKGT4ZjKLXl991CvVapsgWwBqmLiYD6PiwBMSw6dzU5FnOkG9hhojN5IhHAeKMydSpahDzpQcSq221Q/s1060/Group4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="1060" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0-AJDmXggpmWnzc3qSKiX8EgdQXy5V-pV6f515fpnDy02xz1b4h-j2MWn2_GS9_3WH1agvZCSIZhTZucBRaG3faJ0Un70kWJII3KRJA8ciKqKGT4ZjKLXl991CvVapsgWwBqmLiYD6PiwBMSw6dzU5FnOkG9hhojN5IhHAeKMydSpahDzpQcSq221Q/w556-h241/Group4.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV6ZYUYq6GMsIFXRJUygrv47E9rSWVNAeenx1X5f0dUvnWh54WZfrKPerXa780Ht5hq4b2v6OaTVgmIdnYhNO8LyX3qhzqbfymSWJPVn3P6_s-vqcwjLLWw4QycchlTx7zHLvvJbiUPfD-lN9sqIhKL8Cxyns0VkvhoumYdeaIGSrgs4t3Bc8zYYJEQ/s1110/Group5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="1110" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV6ZYUYq6GMsIFXRJUygrv47E9rSWVNAeenx1X5f0dUvnWh54WZfrKPerXa780Ht5hq4b2v6OaTVgmIdnYhNO8LyX3qhzqbfymSWJPVn3P6_s-vqcwjLLWw4QycchlTx7zHLvvJbiUPfD-lN9sqIhKL8Cxyns0VkvhoumYdeaIGSrgs4t3Bc8zYYJEQ/w569-h194/Group5.jpg" width="569" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The poi making station and the taro plant that the poi is made from.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg93UbNGdqLazXFvugwt15lvn6ukMJ7U9a6GXtkrBjmfODoUvwqPcR1Ghqb9BjqtgIo80KE_tpdKSlxnLB-EoIqrFyRmQElcA_srM1Jc0Uo-GtXtd2pIz6c6Fx0Mgy1V7CgIqMtLwb1VsaniK4Lg61wGTSwil8seXhmZeG_6h1fvWiPYBKPr47GapiVg/s1660/Group6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="1660" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg93UbNGdqLazXFvugwt15lvn6ukMJ7U9a6GXtkrBjmfODoUvwqPcR1Ghqb9BjqtgIo80KE_tpdKSlxnLB-EoIqrFyRmQElcA_srM1Jc0Uo-GtXtd2pIz6c6Fx0Mgy1V7CgIqMtLwb1VsaniK4Lg61wGTSwil8seXhmZeG_6h1fvWiPYBKPr47GapiVg/w574-h210/Group6.jpg" width="574" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A war canoe. Huge. Beautifully carved at both ends.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Time was running out and we were supposed to eat at the Gateway buffet. So we started walking that way. We ate there, but I was not impressed. We still had time before the evening show, so we decided to take the shuttle to Laie, and see the temple. There were a couple of delightful sister missionaries that were very informative as we took the shuttle and drove past BYU Hawaii, and then on to the temple where we were allowed to disembark and go to the Visitor's Center. It was wonderful to see the temple all lit up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVEPV-B5zoENsz8KF0ejrtR8kwPK7CQ8wxrf2atmG4D2Nub2iNyoi5CL_PGTSWFPys_YpGuvXfNov9Txw_YOq0TSXdQ-y4Y55IDJvoszm0kMB5z5vUhSIV1e1JjGFkDl6K1efWPtyvAegcQs80r2ypEuBq8I6tHknqwrk26ki_3A_LqFDPJB8t1S6vQ/s1194/Group7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1194" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVEPV-B5zoENsz8KF0ejrtR8kwPK7CQ8wxrf2atmG4D2Nub2iNyoi5CL_PGTSWFPys_YpGuvXfNov9Txw_YOq0TSXdQ-y4Y55IDJvoszm0kMB5z5vUhSIV1e1JjGFkDl6K1efWPtyvAegcQs80r2ypEuBq8I6tHknqwrk26ki_3A_LqFDPJB8t1S6vQ/w508-h282/Group7.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaj1777AX6Yb6QXVjgSEm8HtQr0mD2A3wiUEmFMKi6TP-ye94m_c4D4lDJqO0rEwlkeqq9PLC48Mgi81NAv4u90hAiyv67BhTndNKWOhtLF23CqLJ5R9fYXELOkAUQqDFX3MrYcD_wz6piD9Q8wg2yyAZFfV42-Ie_DgF_nhrkiCqeibEtoDDoZCAJw/s1228/Group8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1228" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaj1777AX6Yb6QXVjgSEm8HtQr0mD2A3wiUEmFMKi6TP-ye94m_c4D4lDJqO0rEwlkeqq9PLC48Mgi81NAv4u90hAiyv67BhTndNKWOhtLF23CqLJ5R9fYXELOkAUQqDFX3MrYcD_wz6piD9Q8wg2yyAZFfV42-Ie_DgF_nhrkiCqeibEtoDDoZCAJw/w495-h304/Group8.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got back in plenty of time for the evening show, which was wonderful. No pictures were allowed. It followed a beautiful story of a young man traveling through the different islands and experiencing all of their cultures and ended with an amazing fire dance show. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our son was there to pick us up when the show was over. He wanted to pick up some groceries, so we stopped at a WalMart. There was no meat counter there! It was a little strange buying groceries there. I think Hawaii may be still experiencing supply problems. We made one more attempt to figure out the insulin problem, still no solution. We went back to the condo at this point. By this time, it was 2:00 a.m. Utah time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day, my husband and our daughter-in-law went to find a grocery store to get the goods we couldn't find the night before. My grandson has celiac disease, and we were unsuccessful at finding gluten free soup so I could make a traditional potato dish for Christmas day. I modified the recipe and it wasn't too bad. The hubs was finally able to get his insulin as well. Other than the trip to the store, for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we really didn't go anywhere. Saturday I watched from the lanai as my son's family hung out on the beach for a bit. Caught a pic as a wave crashed over him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBOfCajWkdyz7IgcXT7m2gWxmG17RbOrmthMd7-qcl21UXT7EgOjVPaxPjWV23k8p7oHY2mvIIaUcYsiODYUbShqDwbEF84WQQ262RMJB4dwzBGdD3o5EpCAvC6LiEVpQPyIp5eeY6JUj_cU31RFPAx19UacGkuDw0o2BZ2GJx1olGF5xbZs9AeL6_g/s1142/Group11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="1142" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBOfCajWkdyz7IgcXT7m2gWxmG17RbOrmthMd7-qcl21UXT7EgOjVPaxPjWV23k8p7oHY2mvIIaUcYsiODYUbShqDwbEF84WQQ262RMJB4dwzBGdD3o5EpCAvC6LiEVpQPyIp5eeY6JUj_cU31RFPAx19UacGkuDw0o2BZ2GJx1olGF5xbZs9AeL6_g/w536-h179/Group11.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We hung out around the condo, walked the beach, and on Christmas Day we watched Mathilda the Musical. The kids were able to open a few presents, and while shopping, a small Christmas tree was found, and that was our Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1sMgfsybbPiojNo_4oCD-Z6pFruDzpxCThhx3noGhHiq4Qm6NKRPRMu4q9DPUBxgfOTu5lp9LZf93sCGfHgllLB_S7wzBgDrljAdkbgDo3QHT9wEXT1qhELiIIibTdULMf1swao2gm3OIZ2VrpBJh9y-VBIyDAuxaQ2w9tCSQrW2fJnYFBR1isJwNg/s1335/Group9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1335" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1sMgfsybbPiojNo_4oCD-Z6pFruDzpxCThhx3noGhHiq4Qm6NKRPRMu4q9DPUBxgfOTu5lp9LZf93sCGfHgllLB_S7wzBgDrljAdkbgDo3QHT9wEXT1qhELiIIibTdULMf1swao2gm3OIZ2VrpBJh9y-VBIyDAuxaQ2w9tCSQrW2fJnYFBR1isJwNg/w531-h294/Group9.jpg" width="531" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next to our condo is Mauna Lahilahi, or "thin mountain". Christmas afternoon, Chuck and I decided to walk along the beach and around the point of the "mountain". I took oodles of pictures and videos of waves. I really want to try and replicate some in glass. There is some kind of statue on top, but there seems to be very little information on what it is, and we didn't hike up to find out. Beauty everywhere you look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7sp-mFj8Idgmo38iwhXCjt7JKj-FmeVZ5vsOszkHhYTGcbqcdOQY_CQ9da2z94KKjHzjunmK3k-8cbiznIQ2K0oIDihvAqPxHJ9gGVgmBfCv3pf-1ipyF1i13gyZjWtNe4kmkKzjXAXom-FCHzHDQE0zvRXDb0NgLiMJpyJJTEQ7A3NuxzDCsedWEg/s4000/20221228_075155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7sp-mFj8Idgmo38iwhXCjt7JKj-FmeVZ5vsOszkHhYTGcbqcdOQY_CQ9da2z94KKjHzjunmK3k-8cbiznIQ2K0oIDihvAqPxHJ9gGVgmBfCv3pf-1ipyF1i13gyZjWtNe4kmkKzjXAXom-FCHzHDQE0zvRXDb0NgLiMJpyJJTEQ7A3NuxzDCsedWEg/w205-h274/20221228_075155.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD22JlKjBUSL8KSkpMge4dTIj1zdzPhRYDkSJSLt7u9v_LWRYt9_XYHiU_cRZPI0LnRPW_WmATTzhjoAvupCw_R0eDZd7lff-G6xXZl9l3LLwK7QcW4QBomTVVivXIq4DbCmicHE9XaYUc7kxFmZpbHqHE3DEvRrSAlJ2jaWSYSUwR93vUicdaPFwq8Q/s1087/Group10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1087" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD22JlKjBUSL8KSkpMge4dTIj1zdzPhRYDkSJSLt7u9v_LWRYt9_XYHiU_cRZPI0LnRPW_WmATTzhjoAvupCw_R0eDZd7lff-G6xXZl9l3LLwK7QcW4QBomTVVivXIq4DbCmicHE9XaYUc7kxFmZpbHqHE3DEvRrSAlJ2jaWSYSUwR93vUicdaPFwq8Q/w415-h240/Group10.jpg" width="415" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The condo we stayed in. My son and his wife sitting on the lanai.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsXYZq1btZ5274Vj63NQ5jqa9V2SKYdBTL0_FzfBvkd6VWH-XCTpB38ESzlrcXka0bdORHSHNuwLNKjzRefZLM-8s40j3r-ra_vKSP22Fs8bQCdpO6YXW-ayc9bhbAHm9gdjYvUNZUyuC9OaCp-L68_awr8N3WaMpaI8xiqxh-lLke4-DdZcLWQ9eqQ/s1128/Group12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1128" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsXYZq1btZ5274Vj63NQ5jqa9V2SKYdBTL0_FzfBvkd6VWH-XCTpB38ESzlrcXka0bdORHSHNuwLNKjzRefZLM-8s40j3r-ra_vKSP22Fs8bQCdpO6YXW-ayc9bhbAHm9gdjYvUNZUyuC9OaCp-L68_awr8N3WaMpaI8xiqxh-lLke4-DdZcLWQ9eqQ/w484-h206/Group12.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I had to have a pic of my feet in the sand on Christmas day.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVUspjrMUyGFE1zjwnyhjC3Ly2Slr6Yl-N5hmmRxIoRrovxnMs4JEgRwJNYgfJsXzt9wc4RKLHLcdPEntBxKki0SGYuChMMr-g0KgrdvcyPPJ2ANJNhxfCnthJ_TCs1BOqGGDBJbnrStNzKZK5h2OgUIB6mMlFnCFQYSSlz2C9sGht2fV51y5O2Qi8g/s906/group13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="906" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVUspjrMUyGFE1zjwnyhjC3Ly2Slr6Yl-N5hmmRxIoRrovxnMs4JEgRwJNYgfJsXzt9wc4RKLHLcdPEntBxKki0SGYuChMMr-g0KgrdvcyPPJ2ANJNhxfCnthJ_TCs1BOqGGDBJbnrStNzKZK5h2OgUIB6mMlFnCFQYSSlz2C9sGht2fV51y5O2Qi8g/w494-h278/group13.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Local wildife. Sandcrabs and pigeons sharing breakfast.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyInM3zLDWbmIn9FTKzAxtB-bJ3DY2eCwgrLTG6bhUGQS8BOrt1u-YK4HvcRzJFCY8Raj1ipasElV7n93LurXSPAV9pLVpr6geK1muY8BDLQFGr-S___dm2W9Q41qg17lJQFHLtAss8TE4xV53rafysor4kBDPC77LDOR4S1frMJDVH--zJH8Y7eWsA/s1026/Group14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="1026" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyInM3zLDWbmIn9FTKzAxtB-bJ3DY2eCwgrLTG6bhUGQS8BOrt1u-YK4HvcRzJFCY8Raj1ipasElV7n93LurXSPAV9pLVpr6geK1muY8BDLQFGr-S___dm2W9Q41qg17lJQFHLtAss8TE4xV53rafysor4kBDPC77LDOR4S1frMJDVH--zJH8Y7eWsA/w506-h180/Group14.jpg" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The sunsets were different every night. Starting Christmas Eve, there were fireworks almost every night.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>The day after Christmas we went to Pali Lookout for some beautiful scenery. The drive through this area is amazing. We were going to go to Diamond Head as well, but apparently, since covid, they require reservations. Chuck got on the phone and set reservations for the next day for a "walk up" ticket, which meant we couldn't drive up to the parket lot... more on that later. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwcZAWhBZ_xhcQ3DfihYl6H7npzmUb0i_QKuKthnekZpmgH2zbh9cGV9V3b8DSG-91nDY7mWjo7KzsoEQupsoDPjBxsry585uwrLJu8bm4BvrWQg1IhoOq7wzXSk9k8B01okdBGu3-i9t88hYZEX6bFTzgslRid8UkRGZIaSns0wfRZ_MMDnxnuCPyg/s1314/Group15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1314" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwcZAWhBZ_xhcQ3DfihYl6H7npzmUb0i_QKuKthnekZpmgH2zbh9cGV9V3b8DSG-91nDY7mWjo7KzsoEQupsoDPjBxsry585uwrLJu8bm4BvrWQg1IhoOq7wzXSk9k8B01okdBGu3-i9t88hYZEX6bFTzgslRid8UkRGZIaSns0wfRZ_MMDnxnuCPyg/w497-h224/Group15.jpg" width="497" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO7E1JUzJ3LtH8Zh8Fn5Dq4gjGUI0HF3I3lKJQoWz_Mu3HwquR5LjqPB8v8PeZklJTU2FULRXZuzoE44MrwXKyKiMHqgjeRWcfkDMLO0Ut9o9U0IuK4uMgn05JUv9MViy9bQYk9NOLcP-tfcOebGABYMeVYTE2QIgGg-T0lOu7UTGNtPn0th-9hoAGw/s1168/Group16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1168" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO7E1JUzJ3LtH8Zh8Fn5Dq4gjGUI0HF3I3lKJQoWz_Mu3HwquR5LjqPB8v8PeZklJTU2FULRXZuzoE44MrwXKyKiMHqgjeRWcfkDMLO0Ut9o9U0IuK4uMgn05JUv9MViy9bQYk9NOLcP-tfcOebGABYMeVYTE2QIgGg-T0lOu7UTGNtPn0th-9hoAGw/w481-h268/Group16.jpg" width="481" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photobomb.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejnYFMkT5UdYXB8bDa812u4XugFX0dHsXYNJL-qFzT57xV13QJS3xJU9I-lBJDUbEAuefYCvj3bBl-qoK3Hj6AppUtWTi91outyiG68iFQppe7JfbthwQGdgbPAtpV4GjVjVpQQySaheUrLhkMijOzoNRVXHgj6qsS_rKa42Sw4499yKW2JxZybspOQ/s1576/Group17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="1576" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejnYFMkT5UdYXB8bDa812u4XugFX0dHsXYNJL-qFzT57xV13QJS3xJU9I-lBJDUbEAuefYCvj3bBl-qoK3Hj6AppUtWTi91outyiG68iFQppe7JfbthwQGdgbPAtpV4GjVjVpQQySaheUrLhkMijOzoNRVXHgj6qsS_rKa42Sw4499yKW2JxZybspOQ/w568-h194/Group17.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Since we couldn't go to Diamond Head, my son found a Buddhist Temple outside of Honolulu. Again, such beautiful scenery. 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If someone stops on a bridge, they all swarm to get fed.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygNgan1hyqhNCb69HhtyDThWSR93DO2YzCOL3WfE8mhsqJKs5l_0iu6eOAKcPz63C8JbrLbFiv5xmUd_Nc76cHwIC55SnIkR0G7hkaf4wVRN2U5BOZnQJvG3oJVJUeNZIqg6m8KI7UTobsRdU9MRiqTHxo5_Pn-dDBtkpyKCXlfK6Fsvzbt85bluIfA/s1285/Group20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1285" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygNgan1hyqhNCb69HhtyDThWSR93DO2YzCOL3WfE8mhsqJKs5l_0iu6eOAKcPz63C8JbrLbFiv5xmUd_Nc76cHwIC55SnIkR0G7hkaf4wVRN2U5BOZnQJvG3oJVJUeNZIqg6m8KI7UTobsRdU9MRiqTHxo5_Pn-dDBtkpyKCXlfK6Fsvzbt85bluIfA/w535-h237/Group20.jpg" width="535" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The phoenix on top of the temple and a beautiful Japanese cemetary just up the road.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The following day, we went to Pearl Harbor. As this post is already huge, I'll devote a post entirely to Pearl. We had the reservations for Diamond Head, but we had so much to see and do at Pearl, we just didn't make it. <br />On Wednesday, we went to the famous flea market at Aloha Stadium. Didn't take any pictures there but did manage to spend a little cash. Brought home some truffle oil balsamic vinegar that is out of this world (among other things)! We slowed down a bit for our last afternoon at the condo and spent time at the beach or the hot tub. This was such a fantastic trip. I LOVE the weather there!! My only disappointment was that the location of our condo made it so we took 40 min to 2 hours to get anywhere. Well, that and oh my goodness the number of homeless camps on the beach! They are truly everywhere through Waianae and Makaha. But seriously, I almost could have spent all my time either on the beach or the lanai at the condo and been happy. Love the sound of the waves and I could watch the waves all day long, so different, so fascinating. I think for both the hubs and I, we loved the trip and feel we could go back. What a beautiful place!</div><div><br /></div><div>I learned a few things in Hawaii. One is that everything shuts down between 3-5:00 p.m. Even in the airport, trying to find something to eat at 5:00 was ridiculous! Ended up with a COLD Burger King Hamburger. Ick. Island time is a real thing. Sometimes making purhases was frustrating because they wanted to talk, which usually is not a big deal for us, but a couple of times when we were in a hurry it could be frustrating. The people are nice, the traffic can be nuts, but most of these inconveniences were minor. (OK, except for the eating part). Bottom line, loved the trip.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qu0p7z6yq-cn2qaSskttyDzaS6ouTF0uluTDo7G1v78Sqwlz77D2VHafOu9VgAU9DpCjBnldp6BwCk4unzS6Ru7zCT_-PuyS_jlZB0dz7UlU5LAIu3CTzPndJ1ELJMXtJPJmXcWZTzLewTwrKu0_DfkARe3J1LsKkSMDNMjuQzy6teYnYoRkNnawfA/s4000/20221228_220637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qu0p7z6yq-cn2qaSskttyDzaS6ouTF0uluTDo7G1v78Sqwlz77D2VHafOu9VgAU9DpCjBnldp6BwCk4unzS6Ru7zCT_-PuyS_jlZB0dz7UlU5LAIu3CTzPndJ1ELJMXtJPJmXcWZTzLewTwrKu0_DfkARe3J1LsKkSMDNMjuQzy6teYnYoRkNnawfA/w344-h459/20221228_220637.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O6vKHufQe5VucmXzG69jM7zOZNj2oInb8untrFDrIorkZBcl2Sh4RGhXMg7lydSr3uHZruc9sSH4s_PlpeqFAMNycOIIrr2W_H434jxtVRua5bCkj8OnwnaJJ9EwSKswds-7cp4yRmxDQyW75qq0KHgnlsaAkCuecN5TgY9i9qMRDlbqhAs8ZWpPsQ/s4000/20221229_200013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O6vKHufQe5VucmXzG69jM7zOZNj2oInb8untrFDrIorkZBcl2Sh4RGhXMg7lydSr3uHZruc9sSH4s_PlpeqFAMNycOIIrr2W_H434jxtVRua5bCkj8OnwnaJJ9EwSKswds-7cp4yRmxDQyW75qq0KHgnlsaAkCuecN5TgY9i9qMRDlbqhAs8ZWpPsQ/s320/20221229_200013.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A decorated "post" at the airport. </i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br />CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-66744144780036564912017-08-04T18:56:00.000-06:002017-08-04T18:57:04.579-06:00Attitude Adjustment Trip IVThe hubby and I severely needed an attitude adjustment and we decided to run away and go see some sights, none of which I had seen before, some of which he had not seen, and some he was excited to share with me. I'm posting one day of the trip each day. I'm writing this mostly for me, as sort of a journal. You're welcome to read if you are interested in comments and pictures, though!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 4</span></div>
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As I mentioned, we decided to make an early night of it and spend the night in Cody, Wyoming. There is a museum there which has several "sections" to it, and the hubs really wanted to see that. If we would have kept going we would have driven though most of Yellowstone in the dark, so we stayed put and had a nice, relaxing evening, walking down the street and finding an ice cream parlor.</div>
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Next morning we headed to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. This contains the gun museum that the hubs wanted to see, so that was the first section we headed to.</div>
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To say their gun collection is massive is an understatement. Antiques, early models, prototypes, you name it, they've got it. The first gun you see as you enter is this one. Hard to get a good picture without a reflection.</div>
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Some of the guns are huge. Hubs doesn't like to have his picture taken, but I wanted him next to this one so you could see the length. Not sure how much kick it would have had, but should I have actually been able to hold it level, I'll bet it still would've knocked me on my butt to fire it. Oh, did I mention it was made for Louis XIII?<br />
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The Smithsonian had a travelling exhibit there at the time which had some guns that had been gifted to past US presidents and other guns that had a history of some sort. This one belonged to Andrew Jackson. Again, amazing, painstaking artwork. </div>
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Browning's headquarters are located about 20<br />
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More pictures from the gun collection below.<br />
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After we finished looking at the gun collection we walked around a bit to see what else was there. We came upon a raptor presentation just as it was finishing up. These birds are beautiful.<br />
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Of course we visited several different gift shops along the way. Hubby's nickname is Chukar, yep, after the bird. Of course, these HAD to be purchased!<br />
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Then onward to Yellowstone.<br />
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I've never been to Yellowstone. I know. Sheltered life. Even with this trip, I've only been in 11 states and one Canadian province. That is one reason why this trip was so fun. Every day was a new discovery, and that was really something I needed! Of course, Yellowstone is gorgeous. We stopped at a couple of places along the road for pictures, drove around the lake, stopped at the visitor's center there, then headed down to Old Faithful. I just HAD to see it erupt. It was a nice, cool day, and it did rain off and on, but nothing that got in our way. Old Faithful teases you... it looks like it's going to erupt, then it settles back down, then pushes up a bit again, well, I kept turning the camera on "just in case" and for the second time on the trip, the batteries ran down on the camera at an inconvenient time. I had extra batteries, but of course, they were in the case, in the car. So... hubby did get the full eruption on his phone video, but for some reason, sending it to me has been problematic. So, I'll end with some beautiful pics of Yellowstone and the video I did get before the camera died. After that, we drove home, collected our dogs from the babysitter, and fell into our own bed. FANTASTIC trip all the way around. So glad we were able to go!! Thanks for joining in!<br />
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CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-23446880359214405692017-07-31T13:30:00.003-06:002017-08-04T18:56:51.333-06:00Attitude Adjustment Trip IIIThe hubby and I severely needed an attitude adjustment and we decided to run away and go see some sights, none of which I had seen before, some of which he had not seen, and some he was excited to share with me. I'm posting one day of the trip each day. I'm writing this mostly for me, as sort of a journal. You're welcome to read if you are interested in comments and pictures, though!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little Bighorn Monument</span><br />
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We decided to do a fast food breakfast so we could hit the road fairly quickly (It was edible, but disappointing, even for fast food.) and drove the 15 miles or so back to Little Bighorn. We hit the visitor's center first. There was a woman sort of arguing with a tour guide, saying she was from where Custer grew up and didn't want a one sided opinion. He promised her she wouldn't be disappointed. It appeared that the Apsaalooke Nation (the name the Crow give themselves) gives an hour long bus tour of the four mile stretch of the battle field several times a day. Four miles. There was a tour starting fairly soon, so we purchased tickets and off we went.<br />
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The bus driver was clearly a Crow woman and contributed to the tour, but the main guy giving the tour really didn't look Native American at all. Turns out, due to his love of the history and his knowledge of the area, he has actually been formally adopted by the Crow. Due to an interesting twist, his mother and stepdad were also on the tour, and not for the first time. They did a good job of embarrassing him, but he still did an amazing job on the tour. </div>
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I'm not going to go into many details of the battle, just maybe some points where I took pictures. I think the hubs and I had gone into this feeling that Custer was an idiot. A later presentation made us think twice about that. He made some bad judgement calls, but it was several things that occurred at different points of the battle that doomed the U.S. troops.<br />
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This whole area where we had been for three days was essentially the site of a second gold rush. The US economy was in the tank, and long story short, the government wanted the land they had given to some of the tribes. A lot of the settler/miners were encroaching on the territory anyway. (That love of money being stronger than their fear of Indians.) They ordered them, in the dead of winter to retreat to the "new" boundaries of the reservation, and gave them less than a month to do so. The Sioux, in particular, did not want to give up their nomadic way of life. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in particular were rallying several nations to meet with them in resistance to this order.<br />
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At the furthest point out where the bus tour takes you, is this monument. The main thing I learned about this battle was mis-communication really took it's toll. Because of another leader's decision, the pack train never made it up to where Custer was fighting. His men ran out of ammunition. The three surviving officers of the battle made their stand here.</div>
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The hill beyond the monument is where at least one unknown Native American sniper fired on those last troops. These troops included the only survivors of the battle. Custer's "last stand" was happening 4 miles away.</div>
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To the right, another view of the river where the Indian camp was. This included Sioux, Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapahoe. A link to the park service map, which will give you an idea of the scope is here:<br />
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There are tombstones dotting the landscape. No one is buried there, these mark where the bodies fell. More on these later.<br />
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To the right is "Last Stand Hill" where Custer and the last of his men fell as seen from the visitor's center.<br />
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This man. His name is Michael Donohue. He was introduced as a "rock star" of the presenters. Little did I know. He's one of the foremost experts on Custer and this battle. He's written a book (which I've ordered) and he's been featured on History Channel. His presentation was riveting. He brought so much of it to life, and I was touched by his present day comparisons. He told of Custer's heroics during the Civil War. One of the points he brought out was that on the day of the battle the temperature, the conditions were just like what we were experiencing the day we were there. He had an obvious love for the subject. This is his 29th summer giving presentations at the site. I feel so fortunate to have heard him speak.</div>
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There was a fire on the site in 1983. This gentleman was part of the team that excavated/preserved items left that could be found after the fire. They really gained a lot of knowledge they didn't have before as a result of this. I don't know why, I am so fascinated by the boot below. Pictures of beadwork, etc. from the visitor's center are at the end of the blog.<br />
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A monument was erected to the soldiers in 1879. Any soldiers that were buried in the field were moved to a mass grave under this monument. Officers were taken elsewhere, Custer is now buried at West Point. All four sides of the monument are engraved with the names of those who fought. Custer's brother was one of the other officers who died, as well as a nephew, who was not a soldier, just happened to be tagging along at the time.<br />
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The picture at the beginning of the blog shows where the men fell on "Last Stand Hill" Where Custer fell is marked by the black badge.<br />
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Wooden Leg is one of the warriors who fought Custer. His own account of the battle is published.<br />
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I didn't notice until the hubs pointed it out, and there were no signs, but because of the day before, we recognized a prayer tie. (Hard to see, but it's there.)<br />
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Then there are the horses. During that "last stand" many of the soldiers had to shoot their horses in order to have some protection from incoming fire. Apparently, this moved the Native American warriors as well. I'm glad they pay respect to those animals. Must have been awful.<br />
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For a long time, there were only white markers showing where the soldiers fell, no markers indicating where the warriors had fallen. The tribes came out and reclaimed their dead, so no one knew where they had fallen. Slowly, as histories of these fighters are being found, they are placing red granite memorials where the Native Americans fell. I hope they find more information and add to this.<br />
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On June 25, 2003, on the anniversary of the battle, a memorial to the Native Americans who fought was dedicated and named "Peace Through Unity". It's beautiful and very appropriate. It's a mound that is open in the center with these plaques on one side and the metal work of the warriors on the other. I'm so glad it's there now. It truly is important to hear both sides of this story. Much to be learned.</div>
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The cemetery at Little Bighorn is a national cemetery, just like Arlington. They took reservations for service members to be buried here until about 1976. They will still have an occasional burial here, but only for those who reserved their spot long ago. As Mr. Donahue spoke of those three officers that survived the battle, he painted a picture of the PTSD they must have endured. All had alcohol related deaths. Marcus Reno must have had horrific nightmares. Bloody Knife, the scout who served with him was shot through the head while he was right next to him. This seemed to put Reno into a state of shock (don't blame him!!) and some of his subsequent decisions were brought into question. He was publicly thought of as a coward at the time. His further military career was dogged by conduct often blamed on his drinking, and resulted in a couple of court martials. He was diagnosed with cancer, had surgery and died from pneumonia a few days later. in 1967 His nephew was able to get his court martial reversed, and Marcus Reno was buried then at Little Bighorn, probably the last place he wanted to be.</div>
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We left here and drove to Cody, Wyoming and decided to spend the night there. As I'm writing this a week later, all the emotions have come back. The stillness, the vastness, the wind, and yes, if you listened, the voices. At no time did I ever feel the stories told here were one sided. So many mistakes were made. Mr. Donohue summed up my feelings when he talked about destruction of some of our Civil War monuments. Part of our past isn't pretty. But if we erase everything how do we and our children learn from it?<br />
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CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-69794945583531745702017-07-30T19:56:00.000-06:002017-07-30T19:56:56.761-06:00Attitude Adjustment Trip IIThe hubby and I severely needed an attitude adjustment and we decided to run away and go see some sights, none of which I had seen before, some of which he had not seen, and some he was excited to share with me. I'm posting one day of the trip each day. I'm writing this mostly for me, as sort of a journal. You're welcome to read if you are interested in comments and pictures, though!<br />
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As I mentioned in part 1, we spent the night in Rapid City. We were able to grab a great breakfast across the street from the hotel and then back track about 20 miles to Mount Rushmore. I'm so glad we stopped the night before, because the feeling was entirely different the during the day! </div>
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We had decided it would probably save us some money, plus add incentive to get out a bit more if we bought the National Park annual pass. I think this turned out to be a good idea, even though Mt. Rushmore is a "free" park, you need to pay for parking, because apparently that is a private enterprise. We hit the bookstore that was close to the entrance and got the self tour radios. All throughout the park there are little signs with a number. You punch the number into the radio and it tells you about that area of the park. There is another gift shop, a restaurant and an ice cream shop just before the Avenue of Flags. There is also an amphitheatre, and a visitor's center with film presentations, another gift shop and also where you get your National Parks passport stamped. One of the things that made me laugh was an item on the radio that said Gutzon Borglum would get impatient and fire people. His son would wait until the next day, then hire them all back.</div>
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When I looked at the google page for Rushmore and Crazy Horse the reviews they had that said most people spend 1/2 hour here (Crazy Horse) and 1.5 hours here (Rushmore). HA!! We spent at least 2.5 at Crazy Horse (could have spent more) and probably 3.5 or so hours at Rushmore (again could have spent more). </div>
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At Rushmore there are two trails where you can walk around the monument at Rushmore. We took the shorter, "easier" path. This takes you on a circular path right up to the base of the mountain and around past where the old compressor is housed, and the sculpture studio where information on the Hall of Records (not open to the public) is found and a sculpture of the original concept of what the mountain was supposed to look like. All of the following pictures were taken during that walk. </div>
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One thing you notice about this area, is that the mica, iron pyrite and I think feldspar, make up a huge percentage of all the rock in the area. I wish this picture captured the sparkle. You saw sunlight reflected from every angle. This is at the start of the trail.</div>
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I wasn't sure how close you could get to the tower, but apparently, if you get the appropriate permits, you can actually climb it! We opted for a short visit in the small visitor's center then hiked about 1/3 of the way around the tower. </div>
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This is a site that is sacred to the Native American people. There is a sign asking you to respect and not touch the prayer bundles and prayer ties that you would see. I took some pictures of them, I found them fascinating and beautiful. I mean no disrespect by publishing them here, but my heart broke when I saw a blue one, then through the zoom lens figured out that it was a stuffed animal, presumably, this prayer was on behalf of a child. I have to find some time to research these a little more.<br />
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The view from the trail overlooking the valley below was beautiful. We captured some deer resting peacefully just off the cliff.<br />
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We knew we had quite a ways to drive after this. The hubs had brought along his 10 year old Garmin for use in case we didn't have cell coverage. I had downloaded the map we would need to my phone the night before and "Lola" (from the movie RV) and my phone started arguing. From the map it looked like she wanted us to back track quite a ways, so after some discussion we decided to go with my phone's map. Hehehe. Lola got VERY upset with us, and tried to get us to make a U-turn for something like the next 100 miles, telling us "A better route is available". We would just start laughing with every comment from her. You could just hear the scorn in her voice, lol! Well... dang it. She may have been right. We ended up on a two lane highway at dusk and deer coming at us from every angle on both sides of the road. At one turn in the road, we even came up on a FLOCK of turkeys in the middle of the road! Then the antelope put in their appearance. We figured it might have meant a bit of back tracking, but it may have been a better freeway. We went through construction zones, rainstorms and what have you, and after we got into Montana, we were chasing the most beautiful sunset. Now, we had been through the whole bug windshield suicide thing, and we didn't pull over to take these pictures, so excuse the bug smeared window. Dang, it was beautiful!</div>
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CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-19489259792887350662017-07-27T15:56:00.003-06:002017-07-27T16:07:02.209-06:00Attitude Adjustment TripThe hubby and I severely needed an attitude adjustment and we decided to run away and go see some sights, none of which I had seen before, some of which he had not seen, and some he was excited to share with me. I'm posting one day of the trip each day. I'm writing this mostly for me, as sort of a journal. You're welcome to read if you are interested in comments and pictures, though!<br />
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Day One - Wyoming, Black Hills, Crazy Horse and Rushmore at Night</h3>
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We took off in the morning, delivered our dogs to our DIL's house, then headed back towards the house because a couple things had been forgotten. That was ok, because we had to head back this way to start the trip. We contemplated dropping the dogs off the night before, but he worked and I had a show, so this just seemed the best solution. The first thing we laughed about was the electronic highway signs in Utah and Wyoming that day. They read: Buckle Up Buttercup. Cute.</div>
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We stopped for breakfast in Evanston, meandered our way through Wyoming, including a stop at the famous Little America stop. We got there just as a bunch of youth landed there having been on a "trek". (It's common in the summer around here for the youth to go on a short reenactment of the Mormon pioneers coming to Utah, finding out what it's like to pull a handcart, wear period clothes in the hot summer sun, etc.) It was busy, we waited patiently for restrooms, bought a couple of food items, then headed back out on the road. (Ignore the dirty windshield. If I'd have stopped to take EVERY picture we wanted, we would still be trying to get home!) As we traveled along we saw lots of antelope and we stopped to get a decent picture of at least one. We also laughed at a horse, standing next to an open garage with his head inside. "What ya doin', mom?" (Passed by too quick to get a pic.)</div>
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Internet was very spotty... little did I know! When we stopped for gas still just outside of S. Dakota, we figured we could be in Rapid City by end of day, so I started looking for a hotel room. We didn't plan this trip "down to the last detail" because we wanted some flexibility. I signed onto the chamber website and reserved a room, and we took off. Due to the internet being bad, I couldn't ever sign in to check the confirmation. Crossed fingers.</div>
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It was interesting as we started moving into the Black Hills just how different the landscape would become. We saw several places where there had been fires in the past. I haven't researched to find out when they were through this area, but you could tell it had been a couple of years. It's amazing how the scars of a fire leave their own beauty behind.<br />
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We had thought about stopping at the Wind Caves in this area, but it was very apparent we weren't going to have the time, so that became the first "casualty". No problem, though. Crazy Horse Monument became our first "official" stop. The people who work at this park are very proud of it. Talking to them was a big part of the experience. This is not a national park, and is completely funded by the donations they get, and the entry earnings, etc from visitors.<br />
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We got there in time to take the last bus tour to the base of the monument. Our bus driver/guide was knowledgeable, had a great sense of humor and made the trip worth taking. We learned that the "crown" you see on the top of the head of Crazy Horse is used for "pointing", one of the methods used to know where to carve. Of course laser mapping is being used more and more but they will still use the pointing method from time to time.<br />
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We noticed on the map we were given that they had a memorial to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. It looks like they have carved granite from the area in the shape of the towers, to frame a memorial plaque and mount what may be a piece of the trade center. (There was no information on that so I'm not sure, it's just what it looks like.)</div>
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There is an interesting gate on the property. It doesn't go anywhere, you can walk all the way around it, but it has artwork of animals all over it. I collect beavers, the hubs collects foxes so I had to take pictures of these. I think the fox feels a little outnumbered.<br />
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I do seed beading, and I design a few seed bead patterns every now and again. When I walked into this room, I was immediately covetous of this collection. Oh. My.</div>
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Now, there ends up being a bit of a funny story. I really wanted to find where the finished sculpture is of the monument. The hubs needed the little boys room, so we split up... not even a room apart. We weren't going to stay for the light show, it was getting late and we wanted to get on the road and the gift shop where we were needed to turn the lights off for the light show. Somehow, he slipped right past me and outside and into the crowd. I stayed toward the back, trying to see him, taking a few pics. Of course, this was also where the sculpture was. I was hoping to take a pic of it when the lights came back on but... my batteries died and my case was out in the car!!
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So this is the only picture I got of the whole sculpture, in very low light. And the only pic of the laser show that came out clear, lol!<br />
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After the laser show was over we found each other and made our way to the car and on to Mount Rushmore. We both really wanted to see this monument lit up at night. Though the hubs had been to Rushmore, he had never seen it at night. At this point, my phone was getting NO internet, though the hubs phone, the same model I have, would manage to get it whenever signal strength for phone service was good. We were worried about confirmation at the hotel, so we didn't stay too long at Rushmore. I'm so glad we went!! My camera didn't really capture the beauty of the sculpture all lit up. There were very few people there, it was late enough that there was no one at the gate to charge for parking. It was worth the extra time.</div>
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Though we had a bit of a scare when the lady in front of us at the hotel check in had messed up reservations, ours had gone through and we stopped for the night, sometime around 11:20. I tried getting T-Mobile to reset my phone, but it didn't work for long and we found out the next day there is a tech issue with their towers and 4G, so I "get" to go into a store and get my SIM card replaced. Made for an interesting trip during the day, but, hey!! I was having fun!</div>
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I'm still playing with designs and sandblasting. I mentioned in the last post that I was doing a couple of bottles with designs in them. So here are pictures of the two that I did. I will be doing more for sure! I really need to get my hands on more cobalt bottles, I love the way the blast shows up against the background!</div>
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I've mentioned the wedding plates. I had three wedding plates to do, and I had a couple of projects I needed to do that required a french vanilla glass. This glass is fun to play with and gives a great chemical reaction with some other glasses. I have limited funds due to losing about 6 weeks of work due to a broken arm (just below the elbow) so I think, no problem! I'll just get a sheet of french vanilla and do the wedding plates out of that. One problem I should have foreseen but didn't; the sandblast of the names and wedding dates didn't show up very well. It would have been useful had I decided this before I took the mask off, paint them to highlight and no problem, right? But of course, I'm always running faster than my brain can think, and I'd already removed the mask so I needed to figure out how to fix this. The first plate I used a low fire paint, but because of the technique used on the plate, the plate face is a bit rough, so it wasn't just a matter of putting the paint on and then wiping it off on the "smooth" areas, leaving it in the sand blasted areas. I did my best to clean up the outside areas, but I felt it came out very uneven. (No picture).</div>
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I had first become aware of these types of machines several years ago with the introduction of <a href="https://shop.cricut.com/" target="_blank">Cricut</a>. I was intrigued, but at the time, you had to buy cartridges that contained designs in order to cut them. I like the idea of using Celtic designs (obviously) but I couldn't seem to find any Celtic style cartridges and wondered if it would be worth the investment. Later I heard about the Silhouette and that it came with design software so you could make your own designs. I kept on investigating both machines and learned that after a time, Cricut also came with software to design your own images. Cool. Cricut then introduced a wireless version. (Silhouette's Cameo 3, due out this year is also now wireless.)<br />
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Then I saw what <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-33oaVN7k" target="_blank">Wanaree Tanner</a> was doing with metal clays and the Silhouette. Her artistry is amazing. (You may want to look through her other videos on YouTube). This is the direction I want to head. By the time I contacted Wanaree, she was no longer teaching the technique but she directed me to Cindy Pope and her classes on <a href="https://www.craftcast.com/class-categories/metal-clay" target="_blank">CraftCast</a>. I still didn't have a Silhouette, but I signed up for the class last November. The rates for these classes are very reasonable. One great thing about CraftCast is that you have a link to the class you can go back to and rewatch over and over. Good thing! I enjoyed the class and I am still learning from watching it.<br />
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So, I got my machine and started playing with it. The software has a bit of a learning curve, and I'm learning as I go. I cut out a small stencil with it and used it to sift powdered frit onto a glass pendant. No picture, the pendant didn't turn out because of another element I added to it, but the stencil worked great. Then I decided to play with my business cards. I had changed my business cards a couple of years ago to a) stand out and b) use them to tag my jewelry with. I had been using a punch I found from a craft store. I loved the shape, but the size I had was just a bit too small. I bought the bigger size, but it was just too big, and I never used it. So, I printed out my business card sheet, found a similar shape of tag in the Silhouette design store and made it just a tiny bit bigger than my prior cards. Very happy with it! I still haven't explored the print and cut option and making use of the registration mark feature, which may actually make it easier to do this, but I do plan on it, and for now, this works!<br />
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At the Glass Expo in Vegas this year I took a class on adding images with sandblasting. Combined with my Silhouette, this is going to expand my designs in an amazing way! I had already been doing something as a gift for my friends that I call my Wedding Plate. I get leaves from the garden they got married in or held their reception in, used the <a href="http://fusedglass.org/learn/project_tutorials/fossil_vitra" target="_blank">Fossil Vitra</a> technique to "emboss" those leaves into a glass plate, then etch their names and wedding date onto the plate. I played around and found I could get a fairly decent resist using the Silhouette and it's stencil material. So not only could I blast the wedding plates, I could do some fun dichro designs as well. So I made sure I added a sandblast cabinet to my toys.<br />
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As far as some great resources I've discovered, one is <a href="http://www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/" target="_blank">Silhouette School</a> which has both video and written tutorials and often posts great project ideas. Written with a lot of fun and a sense of humor. She has written several great ebooks on how to use specific features as well.<br />
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Another great resource is a series of videos on YouTube called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tracing+without+tears" target="_blank">"Tracing Without Tears"</a>. Great info on how to transform pictures, etc. into items you can cut on your Silhouette. I highly recommend both resources!<br />
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So, I guess I'm hitting about 50% so far on these challenges. I am trying to also get my regular inventory up, including at least 60 pair of earrings (and I'm only half way on that, too!) and with all my "regular" duties it's been difficult to set aside the actual time to do the challenge.<br />
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I also have to admit I was a little intimidated by the challenge for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday which were all do 5 drawings spending no more than 5 minutes on each one. I still may try this somewhere along in the challenge.<br />
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Today's challenge was to use/create a tool that isn't a tool made for glass. Now this intrigues me. My challenge all along has been that I can't draw, so creating pictures is difficult for me. I love playing around with Celtic knots however, and mulled over what could I use that would help me draw knots? Someone had posted a video on the challenge Facebook page of some Tibetan monks making a sand drawing. It didn't show the tool they were using very clearly, but I wondered what kind of control I would get if I could roll up a piece of card stock and have the frit come out of a small hole in the bottom? While this may not technically be sgraffito style, I think it's what I need and it is still in the spirit of the challenge.<br />
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I am REALLY pleased with the results, because I think this is something I can use in the type of "drawings" that I like to do, more geometric shapes, etc. I really liked the control it gave me (just tapping on the side with my finger), and I used a toothpick to clean the spaces up a bit. I have a color shaper that I think will work maybe a little better for clean up, but I left this one like it was so the rules were followed. In looking at other posts on the wall I saw that someone carved/sharpened an eraser and used it. I may try something similar for tomorrow's challenge; I'm thinking something smaller and maybe skinnier than my color shaper to get into small spaces with. I've used a piece of card stock just folded in half before to get detail, but I think I like this MUCH better!<br />
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The lesson for me today was to go ahead and try to use this challenge along with MY style as much as I can, make it work for MY glass pieces. It is kind of fun! Three of my challenge pieces are firing away in the kiln right now so that I can make adjustments to thickness if needed. If they turn out I'll post pictures tomorrow.CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-21173917010302880362015-01-04T15:25:00.002-07:002015-01-28T16:58:10.460-07:00Sgraffito Challenge Day 3/4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have I mentioned how much I hate the fact that I cannot draw?? Day three challenge was to create a landscape using just your fingers and a card. This was probably my 3rd or 4th attempt. I may fire this one just to see what happens. Of course, I also managed to mess up my tree from Friday so I ended up redoing that as well. So, I think I'm going to sit out today's challenge, which was to do 5 pieces in 5 minutes each, again, fingers and card the only tool used.<br />
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The lady hosting the challenge was kind enough to post a video of her method. It's making me very frustrated that I can't see this video. I keep getting content not available. The link is going to a FB page, and in discussing it a bit with other members of the challenge I cannot figure out why I can't see it. I feel a bit like I'm flying in the dark here. (This is not a complaint against this hostess, I know she's very busy. I just really want to see it!!!) I am, however, learning lots about technique reading the comments and questions on the FB site she has set up for the members of this challenge. Hopefully, I'll get a bit better each day as I learn from the others. I'm trying to remind myself this is not a contest, this is not a contest, this is not a contest...CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-18075394631272231042015-01-02T15:59:00.002-07:002015-01-28T16:59:23.358-07:00Challenge Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day two in the sgraffito challenge was to draw a tree in powdered frit using only your fingers and a business card. I like trees, and since I don't do well under pressure <g> it was nice being told what to draw.</g><br />
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Again, my drawing skills are non existent and I'm really feeling the pressure looking at the beautiful drawings people are coming up with. I'm trying to remind myself that this is to stretch MY skills and to draw inspiration instead of intimidation from others. Since I was hoping to be able to keep this, I went small (this piece is about 1.5 x 2.5") and I sketched my tree onto the glass ahead of time. The traces of black marker you can see should fire away during fusing. I used a root beer brown frit that should fire darker.<br />
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I would never have thought to use a business card to move frit around. I pushed the frit around to where I needed it and thought, well since I kind of like it, I'll cheat a bit and use a tiny brush to clean up the frit in the open areas. Would you believe the card actually did a better job of cleaning up than the tiniest brush I have? See, THIS is why you do these things. You learn little tiny things to use in your everyday skills.<br />
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I will probably fire this, but it won't be until I have other things to fill the kiln with. I'll post a picture when I do. So far, so fun! To follow along on the blog where everyone is participating go to <a href="http://www.modernancientglass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Modern Ancient Glass</a>.CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-45616757319301344822015-01-01T13:04:00.004-07:002015-01-28T16:58:43.408-07:00New Year, New Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This last year has been a major challenge for me. An exact year ago today, I was laying unconscious in a hospital bed in ICU with my family wondering if I was going to survive the severe flu/pneumonia I had become ill with the week before Christmas. Obviously, things worked out for the best. There have been some obstacles to overcome but I have worked very hard to continue to build the glass art business that I love.<br />
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This blog has suffered terribly, but hopefully, at least during the month of January, I'll be a bit better at updating it. I joined a "challenge" group. This particular challenge is to make a fused glass powder sgraffito drawing every day for 30 days. There will be limitations/suggestions/challenges on each day's drawing.<br />
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Now, first of all, I'm not sure I can even pronounce "sgraffito" properly, let alone use this technique. I also can NOT draw. I have never done this before. But I want 2015 to be about stretching my wings and doing things I've never done before, so, great way to start out the new year!<br />
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Today's challenge was to make a drawing in the glass power using only my fingers. Heh. Harder than it might sound. How do you get the edges even and straight using just your fingers? You're not going to be able to draw tiny details using fingers either. This picture is about my third or fourth attempt. I decided to try and depict an exploding firework to celebrate this new direction for this new year. Thankfully, I don't need to fire each of these drawings. Since I haven't done this before, I think I need to do some research before I actually fire one, to see how much powder should be used. Since frit (crushed glass) carries a lot of air in it, it can shrink quite a bit when it gets fired, so it may not look like you want it to after it comes out of the kiln. Also, the official challenge calls for you to use black glass powder. I don't happen to have any at the moment, so red it is!<br />
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Tomorrow's challenge is to draw a tree. We can only use fingers and a business card to aid our drawing. We'll see if I can come up with something recognizable!<br />
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If you want to follow along and see what the other artists do, the "official" blog is here:<br />
<a href="http://modernancientglass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Modern Ancient Glass</a>CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-42822072641450288462012-09-19T10:55:00.000-06:002012-09-19T10:55:19.538-06:00A Plea to Artists<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been considering this post for a couple of months now, but I don't feel I can put it off any longer. I'm hoping what I'm trying to say here will come through.
A short time ago we remembered the anniversary of one of the most shocking events in US history, the tragic events of 9/11/01. For a time after this horrific event, this country pulled together, felt united as I had not seen for a long time. Today, I feel that we are so divided, and I wondered how anyone could pause to remember that day and not feel how different it is today.<br />
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Of course we are in the middle of a presidential election. This has created some clearly marked battle lines. What really worries me, however, is how this battle is being fought in social media, especially FaceBook. Someone creates a meme that shows how they feel, twists statistics to support their viewpoint, and thousands forward the meme as gospel truth. It does not matter which side you support, it's happening in every topic!<br />
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Let's look at some non "hot button" issues for a second. Every time FB makes a security change there are half truths and outright lies about the effects these changes will have. Post about privacy settings and legal use of timeline information went around six months to a year ago, and now, all of a sudden they are back. They are completely useless and non protective. Do you ever hit the share button? So, are you not supposed to share if someone has said don't use my pics or info on my time line? (And as artists, don't we want the share to happen? As long as someone else is not taking credit for our work, that is!) Amber Alerts are another one. Of course we all want to be on the lookout and possibly save a child, but any time you see an Amber Alert without a child's name, and certain descriptive information to look for, it's not a real Amber Alert!! Want to sincerely help there? Most states have a system you can sign up to get real Amber Alerts sent to your phone.<br />
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So now we come to the nastiness that is the current political race. It's very interesting to me that I see citizens of other countries forwarding some of the memes that are going around. I think that what we do and the choices we make do have an effect on the rest of the world. I hope we can make those effects be for the better. Here is my plea, especially for my artist friends as we go through these next few weeks:<br />
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2) Do NOT get any political information from FaceBook. Most of it is crap, with a spin put out there to support one viewpoint or another. Be extra cautious about what you see on the news as a good number of programs seem to have lost their ability to be objective. Go out and research, look up actual statistics. Get informed. It's more important now than ever. Get the facts and then if you support one candidate strongly, then get involved in the political arena in your community. Stop spreading misinformation around FB.<br />
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3) Here is the important one. We are artists. We are supposed to be bringing beauty and grace to our environments. We should be looking to uplift and bring thought with our art. I am asking you to rise above the nastiness and craziness out there right now. I'm asking you to help me rise above it. I suffer from depression, and I have a hard enough time fighting that fear of failure. I look to my fellow artists to be inspired, to make me work harder, to be determined to do better. I no longer want to see the mocking, degrading and just completely uninformed mistaken information being passed around. I'm asking you as artists to just stop it. Focus on what you can create and share here, and lets lift each other up. We all have bad days and it's ok to vent to feel that community support and love out there, but let us focus on the positive. Let us be the community leaders in fighting ugliness. If we don't do it who will?<br />
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I'm grateful to be a citizen of a nation that supports freedom. Freedom to vote, to express, and to do what I wish to do, which is to create. I ask that you consider the above, join me, and if you like what I've written, please share so that other artists will do the same. Thank you for that, and thank you to my artist friends who have been there for me. It means more than you'll ever know.<br />
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Last November, I became involved in a program for a charter school here that they call "Discovery". I was asked to teach two groups of students (grades 1-3 first for 4 weeks, then grades 4-6 for four weeks) about fused glass. This ended up being such a fun project!<br />
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First of all, I have never been in a situation where small-fry kids opened the door for me! It seemed every time I was hauling stuff in and out of the library, where our "class" was set up, there was a student there holding the door for me, and not just the older students. There were hardly any discipline problems for the two hours each day I had the students, and they really seemed to have fun! For the younger grades, I already had the glass cut for them, and I cut any additional pieces they may have needed. The older students were taught how to cut the glass themselves. They were taught about compatibility and melting temperatures. I showed them a video of how glass is made and they tried their hand at making frit. They made drawings of their glass ideas and then put glass pieces together that I took home and melted in my kiln. The last day of each module, the students split into two groups, one group would tour the other Discovery groups to see what they did, the other group presented what they learned to the other students. Of course, they switched half way through.<br />
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Each student made 6-10 pieces. There were almost 200 pieces used in the actual installation, each student got one piece to keep, and the rest were made into magnets for school fundraisers. This week, the two ladies at the school responsible for the Discovery events and I arranged the various glass pieces to go on a glass window over the library doors.It took about 5 hours to silicone and tape each one of these pieces into place (with help from those wonderful ladies during the last hour!)<br />
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We decided to match up each piece with another one of similar size, and put the fused pieces on both sides of the glass, so that you would see the art no matter which side you were on. The library is directly in ahead of the front doors of the school, so people will see the pieces when they walk in the door, and the students can enjoy the art while they are reading or on the computers in the library.<br />
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I went back today and did the final touch ups. I love the bright colors! It was so fun to watch the reactions of the students and teachers as they walked by and saw the project take shape, the students who were involved smiling as they found a piece that they had done.<br />
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They've invited me back for this next fall, and we've discussed some ideas. While it's a lot of work for 8 straight weeks, I've decided that end result is so worth it! I really look forward to going back!<br />
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Linda uses glass powder when making her molded pieces. When I had done my leaves, I used fine frit and free formed the leaves. One leaf I let dry on a barrette mold for the curve, and I also fired it on that mold to keep the curve. For the demonstration I decided to use powder in the molds and free form a piece as well. Linda's blog lists her instructions for general use of her medium and more detailed instructions for using candy molds to shape the medium:<br />
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<a href="http://www.steiderstudios.wordpress.com/tutorials-glass-paste-aka-glass-clay/">www.steiderstudios.wordpress.com/tutorials-glass-paste-aka-glass-clay/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.steiderstudios.wordpress.com/tutorials-glass-paste-in-candy-molds/">www.steiderstudios.wordpress.com/tutorials-glass-paste-in-candy-molds/</a><br />
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It suggests starting with a 50/50 mix of medium to frit, but when I talked to Linda she uses a higher ratio of frit. During the demo I used a 2:1 ratio of frit to medium. When it comes to getting the pieces out of the molds, Linda advises freezing the medium for about an hour. Then either letting the pieces slowly dry on their own or putting them in a dehydrator to speed up the process a little bit. For some reason, once I unmolded the pieces, there was added moisture, the pieces did not hold their shape, and they started actually melting! I checked with Linda, and she had never had this problem. My freezer is fairly new, whether it is that or the difference in elevation, I'm not sure. I found it wasn't my mixture ratio, because I compared a piece I was able to unmold before freezing and one after freezing from the same batch of mixed frit. The one that dried naturally before freezing was fine, while the ones from the freezer started to melt. So, I got around this problem by using my hair dryer on them as soon as I unmolded them. This helped dry them quickly and helped them keep their shape. There were one or two that broke as I was moving them, so I tried to put them on a piece of glass glued together to see if they would be ok after firing. For my first batch, I used the following firing schedule:<br />
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375F to 1280F 20 min hold<br />
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The results were ok, but I felt needed to be a little more shiny. Linda suggests holding them at the top temperature for more shine. The free form piece was not frozen, just allowed to dry naturally because I didn't used a mold.<br />
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The second group got slightly over fired. The second firing was as follows:<br />
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375F to 1300F hold 15 min<br />
FULL to 900F hold 40 min<br />
200F to 700F off<br />
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This is definitely a method you should try! To purchase Steider Medium go to Linda's website:<br />
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<a href="http://www.steiderstudios.com/">www.steiderstudios.com</a><br />
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Would you rather make your own from scratch? Then go to Barry Kaiser's website, get a pass word and then read his tutorial on making your own glass clay:<br />
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<a href="http://www.kaiserglass.com/">www.kaiserglass.com</a><br />
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There is also a commercial glass clay available, but of course, this limits your colors to what they choose: <br />
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<a href="http://www.glassclay.com/">www.glassclay.com</a><br />
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If anyone is interested, I own my own glass forum on Yahoo: <br />
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<a href="http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/GlassFusion/">Glass Fusion Group</a><br />
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Click on the link, tell me you read this blog or you're a member of GAGU and you'll be approved to join. Linda and Barry are both members and available to answer questions, and newbies and experienced glass fusers are welcome to join and ask questions or offer advice.<br />
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In summary, I'd recommend Linda's method to begin with. It's easy and fairly inexpensive but like any new glass technique needs a little tweaking with your own kiln and experience. I will try and add to this blog later this week with new pieces and let you know how I tweak my kiln schedule. Also, anyone who tries this method is welcome to add your comments and experience below. Thanks, Linda for allowing me to try this and share it with others!CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-33458139319682935652011-07-24T23:02:00.001-06:002011-07-24T23:21:01.004-06:00The Trek to Delicate Arch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLgHLm1xg9icvUPAEIKg7BoMCsCTGSMlv7BVoBXV8MqqysyNeUAvIHlGMYVg8C_8YShzvW1uk6JeGJBHRPuCtXSGglffCpUXKB9UnYEXG8i8Qttv_Xgf2YwC-8ZKJDikyF1r2oyOkt1s-/s1600/P7221496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLgHLm1xg9icvUPAEIKg7BoMCsCTGSMlv7BVoBXV8MqqysyNeUAvIHlGMYVg8C_8YShzvW1uk6JeGJBHRPuCtXSGglffCpUXKB9UnYEXG8i8Qttv_Xgf2YwC-8ZKJDikyF1r2oyOkt1s-/s320/P7221496.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><br />
My husband's niece and her family decided they were coming to visit Utah and thought it would be great for us to meet them in southern Utah and we could see some sites together. Moab is beautiful, there are at least three national parks within 35 miles. It's a great place to visit, so many things to do! But in July... it's HOT!!! <br />
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We mostly drove around Arches and Dead Horse Point the first day. Getting out of our wonderful air conditioned cars to look at the sites next to the road and take a few pictures. One of the wee ones was sick, so not everyone was along on that trip. But it was a nice drive, incredible scenery was everywhere you looked.<br />
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But if you go to Arches National Park, you want to see Delicate Arch. It's the symbol of Utah, in a way: There was the incredible picture of the torch at sunrise for the 2002 Winter Olympics; <a href="http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1030634942033310670aULwOHSVNX">(Olympics)</a> Delicate Arch is on one of Utah's license plates <a href="http://dmv.utah.gov/licensestandardissue.html">(license plate)</a> . Well, Delicate Arch you just don't see from the road. So the next day we all set out to see this beautiful scene. It involves a 1.5 mile hike that starts out on a nice graveled trail that lures you in... "this isn't so bad", you think and you look ahead of you and wonder what all those people are doing on that rock face up ahead...<br />
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Well, that rock face is part of the, ahem, "trail". I say "trail" because there are actually times no discernible trail is visible. No, you're not left to wander finding your own way, little cairns mark the way to guide you when the terrain is too rocky to have a normal trail.<br />
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14 of us, ranging in age from 52 (that would be me) to 10 months, started out on that trail. Our niece Jodie, and her kids turned back first. The altitude and heat combined were really affecting them; we're down to 10. Our daughter Nikki was carrying the 10 mo old in a carrier that had a metal frame. Every time the poor baby relaxed her legs, the hot metal would burn her little legs. Nikki saw the rock face up ahead and was pretty sure she wouldn't make it over that. She, my husband and her 5 yo son turned back then. Then there were 6. Near the top of that rock face, our daughter in law, who was spending most of her time carrying her 22 mo old son, decided he was done with the trip. She has made the trek before, so she said she'd go back and my son could go on and make it to the top. The almost 8 yo DJ decided to go back with her. This left my son J.T., 3 yo Emma and myself to hike to the finish. We passed a lady dressed in what I believe to be representative of the Hindu religion. Quite an older woman, she was quite excited at the site of the red hair of my granddaughter. She held out her hand, which Emma immediately "high fived". She then brought her hand to her mouth and kissed it, evidently happy to have touched some form of good luck.<br />
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You climb up, round that corner, and there it is. It's like you hear all the Native American tribes chanting in respect for it's beauty as you round that corner. It's an amazing sight. Yep, I've seen it on TV, seen tons of pictures, driven a car with one of those license plates. But nothing compares to struggling up that trail and being rewarded with that sight.<br />
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Now, we just had to make that trek back. We had very little water at that point. We thought we had planned, there were water bottles for everyone, a couple of small water jugs and at least one hydration pack. Nope. Not enough. We really watched Emma on the way down, making sure she would drink at regular intervals. We ran out of water about half way down. J.T. took Emma on his shoulders at that point and started going down as fast as he could, being dehydrated and carrying 25 pounds on his back. I walked slow, my legs were shaky and when I looked down at my hands at one point, they looked blue. Hehehe. There was a large rock with a few small rocks underneath it that provided some shade, just about the only place on the lower trail that did. After a short rest I took Emma by the hand while J.T. power walked up ahead to try and get water and bring it back to us. We ended up not being that far behind him, but the site of him coming back with a bottle of ice water was beautiful. VERY appreciative of the gift of water at that point. Emma was such a trouper!!! <br />
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Today is Pioneer Day in Utah. We celebrate the journey of the pioneers on their trek to Utah for religious freedom. I have ancestors who made that trek, not in the original company, but in several of the ones that followed. Conversation turned to that trek more than once this weekend. Amazed that people walked day after day, covered from head to toe in several layers of fabric, some women giving birth, some children being buried on the way. People left everything they knew to go to some unknown place and start over. In the burning heat; the driving rain. Crossing rivers, desert and mountains to "make the desert blossom as a rose". I hope we make them proud, because I'm not sure I would have been strong enough to make it. I am very grateful, especially after this short hike, that they did what they did for me. Thanks.<br />
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Tom starts out his post about educating the consumer with this statement:<br />
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"I most certainly see the value in educating the consumer about why a 2″x2″ glass pendant costs $25.00 and up, and more importantly why it should.<br />
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First off, go grab a pickle jar from the fridge. Have a good look at it, now envision it as a pendant.<br />
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Yeah, that’s not the way we do it either."<br />
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That statement says loads about the typical consumer who is so used to getting beads for 10 cents apiece. There are so many people out there who have no clue of the time, expense, and constant learning involved with most fine arts, and glass specifically. It's worse when you feel they just don't care because they don't see how it effects their life personally. I know I have about $4000 invested in different tools and equipment. I don't even want to know how much over that I've invested in glass. Then mention different canopies, display items and tables for shows and since I teach, tools for students to use in class. In two weeks, I'll be paying $100-200 for gas to drive to a glass expo, pay another $150 for my share of the hotel room, and almost another $300 to take a class, because I care about furthering my craft. (BTW, this comes out of MY pocket, my husband's salary barely keeps us afloat, and I have to help out with three of the household bills and pay my own car payment... I'm just sayin...)<br />
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So, you don't think I'll be mad when I travel 2000 mile round trip and pay $1100 for a 10x10 booth for a supposed "Artisan" show, and then find myself surrounded by Chinese imports??? You don't think I feel a sting when someone tries to "bargain" their way into buying a set of my beads? You don't think I roll my eyes when I see the Italian bracelets promoted at fine jewelry stores and know that they charge an inflated price for average looking beads just because they come from Italy? Sometimes I feel like I'm the invisible man... or Mr. Cellophane! Can't you see me, jumping up and down and waving my arms saying "I'm here!!!"?<br />
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Am I saying EVERYTHING you buy has to be made in the US? Not hardly. For example, I absolutely love Austrian crystal and find it a good compliment to the beads that I make when I actually turn it into jewelry. But DO consider the working conditions (see Tom's quote below) and consider your support of American artists and American owned small business. We need the money here now. There is a movement called the 3/50 Challenge. Their idea is to pick 3 American owned small businesses and spend $50 at those businesses a month. Kind of a cool idea. Do you know how thrilled I'd be to have someone pick ME for that challenge? Just ONE person?? (While we can't afford the $150 a month, hubby and I have been trying to pick smaller, family owned restaurants when we go out to eat instead of the big chains. We are trying to do our part.)<br />
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As artists, we certainly understand when someone can't afford to buy a piece. We lust after other artist's pieces ourselves. It's ok to take a business card in the hope that you can buy something later... in fact we're tickled when you do! (Put it someplace safe, ok? It's another cost we incur in the hopes of making a few dollars to buy more glass...) We love talking about what we do, and if we also teach what we do, oh, we'd LOVE to tell you about the classes! <br />
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If you are at a Farmer's Market, a craft fair or gallery stroll... please attend with a different frame of mind. Don't go "looking for a deal". Don't insult an artist by saying something like "Is this the best price you can give me?" Look for something that speaks to your heart, something that just jumps out at you, and if you can afford the asking price, pay it with a smile on your face and let that artist know how you feel about the piece. Then tell your friends. <br />
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Finally, I'd like to quote Tom's ending to his blog post: <br />
"I assure you, there are extraordinarily few people getting rich off of their glass. Most who do it full time eek out a living and a little extra, but they do it because they love the craft. They love working for themselves. They’d like to be rich, but that’s not the driving force.<br />
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So when you pick up a pendant at Michaels or Wal-mart, ask yourself how it is that that piece of glass, made by someone’s hands in a factory, can be made by another human being, be shipped all the way across the world, and still only cost you $1.98. Imagine the quality of life you’re creating by supporting that low price.<br />
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And finally, if you see one of us out at a street festival peddling our wares, please be courteous and don’t pick up the piece, sniff and say “I can get these for $2.00″.<br />
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Remember that the person in front of you made that. Take the time to ask questions, the type of glass, how long it took, inspirations, reasons for color choices, favorite torch, anything. We’re people too, we love to talk about our work. Don’t forget that behind that small bit of beauty, that one of a kind sculpture in your hand, is a long process of discovery and learning, all culminating in what you’re holding in your hand.<br />
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It’s a little piece of the artist, value it appropriately."<br />
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Yeah. What He Said. Thanks, Tom for letting me share your blog, and thanks to everyone who has ever bought one of my pieces from me. It means so much more than just whatever you had to pay for it at that time. My art is a piece of me in a way that few people can understand. It's not the money that makes me elated when you take that piece home with you, but that you parted with your hard earned cash because something of mine spoke to you. Bless you.<br />
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You're young. You dream. Life is all full of possibilities, anything can happen, you can become anyone. So one day you turn around and you are over 50, and you are wondering how did I end up here? <br />
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I've read a few autobiographies. I just finished Jeff Dunham's<a href="http://jeffdunham.com"></a> autobiography. Support for what most parents could look at as a very weird interest has helped him not only have a successful career, but to NEVER have another job besides ventriloquist. Wow. Advice. Support. Unconditional love. It can change your life.<br />
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Now, I certainly don't claim to be anywhere near a perfect parent. In fact, I feel like I'm at the age where some of my parenting "skills" are coming back to haunt me. My oldest, a son, just turned 32. My daughter is 29. My husband and I now have 5 grandchildren. Neither of my children have committed a serious crime, they are self supporting and seem to be doing a great job with their children, and they have pretty durned good spouses. I've apparently installed a few issues with them here and there, but over all, maybe we are ok at working it all out.<br />
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My home life as I was growing up? Hmmm. Well, it wasn't all bad. But as an adult, looking back, there was some very messed up stuff. My parents had to get married and the result was me. They didn't stay married long. My mom told me they got divorced because I would cry that I didn't want him to come home. The foundation for therapy session #1. (Ok, I'm just kidding, that hasn't been any therapy... yet.) <br />
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Growing up in a Mormon community, things are very centered around a traditional family. I really wanted a father. Mom brought home a man she met at work. Later on, family members told me they told her not to marry this guy, he was 11 years older than her, and he may have left his wife for her. I don't know this for sure, I only have his family's reaction to go by. Of course, my mother would never have admitted to this, and she later ranted that she wished someone would have told her not to marry him... so I honestly have no clue. Any way, I figured I would have a dad, and so I insisted on using his last name even though there was no formal adoption. What followed was two sisters and about 20 years of fighting. I lay in bed at night listening and knowing from a very young age how ridiculous it was. Their words made no sense, nothing was ever resolved. I remember one night she decided to leave in the car after an argument and he went after her and jumped on the hood of the car. One of my sisters came out of her bedroom screaming that he was going to kill her. I was so angry at their idiocy.<br />
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When I left home for college I knew there was no going back. I never wanted to be around that again. I met a man after I had been in college a year. While I really considered him a friend, a crisis one night made me realize how much I depended on him for support. Soon it was evident we would be getting married. He was listening in on the extension when I broke the news to my mother. Her "advice"... "Marry someone good looking, think of your kids!" She didn't like red hair and freckles.<br />
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I am so lucky to have never taken that "advice". I have been with this wonderful man for almost 32 years and my assessment of him thankfully was based on so much more than "looks" (He makes me laugh, and I find THAT sexy!) I feel like my kids turned out pretty good looking and what's very funny about that statement is that they take after my husband's side of the family. You could put our kids along side his sisters' kids and they look more like siblings than cousins. Their kids are turning out beautiful as well. My little red headed 2.5 yo granddaughter particularly turns heads. I love my kids, their spouses and my grandkids. All of them.<br />
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I wasn't really physically abused during childhood, but there was a definite psychological abuse. My sisters and I still struggle with a lot of things. Thankfully, they made a measure of peace with their father before he died. Our mother must have brought out the worst in him. She did divorce him and married and divorced a third man. What's sad, is that she has absolutely no self confidence (for which she blames her Victorian age parents) and so she attacks everyone else because she expects that they are thinking the same way she does. My mother would get in horrible fights with her parents and while I know my grandparents didn't discuss certain topics, I never doubted their love for either her or me. Looking back I have to think my core values came more from my grandmother than my mother.<br />
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Forgive me if this post is dark. I'm really ok, thanks in large part to my husband and his mother. For sure I'm more normal than I have any right to be. There's a line in the movie "Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" where Sidda says "If I would have had a normal childhood I would have had nothing to write about". Well, I'm not a writer. But I have always needed to create. I think I escaped into the theatre early on because there I could be someone else. I could lose myself in music playing one of three or four instruments. I've learned to crochet, x-stitch, do bead work. For the past ten years it's really been all about the glass. I have a feeling it's because of how I grew up... to a certain extent I can control glass. But, maybe I'm just an hypersensitive boob who over thinks things. Either way, I'm happy to be where I am now. I'm still a work in progress, and I'm doing everything I can to make sure the progress is positive. If you've read this far... thanks. I hope the blessings you need in life are yours, and that you feel their effect every, single, day.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE53HH3TRZscG5jmHXoGPqC9ioHPxOo1I-PrsOFrtmQpeuMjAiWU3OX4tQ9vvFakro8AGv-svWlMBLmqwpsjk698pL8juTEPernYl-h0NehHIzMbapLxuTYPPXLvPOSflcoVCSAj714oH/s1600/PC220346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="297" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE53HH3TRZscG5jmHXoGPqC9ioHPxOo1I-PrsOFrtmQpeuMjAiWU3OX4tQ9vvFakro8AGv-svWlMBLmqwpsjk698pL8juTEPernYl-h0NehHIzMbapLxuTYPPXLvPOSflcoVCSAj714oH/s320/PC220346.JPG" /></a></div><script
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Then, on Halloween 1998, I think, a friend and I were scouting out jewelry/bead stores in Salt Lake. I was handed a "Lapidary Journal" magazine, October issue, and since it was the last day, I got the magazine for half price. At that time, Lapidary Journal October issue was called their "bead annual" and focused entirely on beads. This particular issue had an article about Kristin Frantzen-Orr in it and showed pictures of her beautiful beads. It didn't stop there, though, in the back of the magazine there were step by step instructions on how to actually create one of her floral beads. ( <a href="http://www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/feature/kristen-frantzen-orr.cfm">http://www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/feature/kristen-frantzen-orr.cfm</a> ) Little did I know what was going to happen as a result of buying that magazine.<br />
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I was fascinated by that article, I had never heard of making beads in a torch although all through my life I had collected the wonderful lace work items those glass workers at the state fair and malls sold. This was a wonderful world of colored glass I didn't know was out there. I must have talked about it a bit because my husband bought me a beginning lamp working kit for Christmas that year. Then, by 2000 I had decided I had to open a bead store so people could buy my wonderful beads. (Ok, I didn't say I've ever had a close grip on reality, lol!) So, for seven years, my new "hobby" actually became my business.<br />
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I had a great time at that place. Met some fun people. Held classes and taught people how to bead (including two Native Americans). I can count on one hand the number of times I got angry or frustrated at any of my customers that whole seven years. During that time both my children married and I sewed and beaded two bridal gowns. But after seven years, I was still the only employee there, six days a week. I think my hubby felt like he would actually like me to participate in a few activities with him once in a while. So I closed the store in Dec. 2006. (Ok, it was a couple months short of a full seven years, sue me.) Then in 2008, I got hired by my local stained glass studio.<br />
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For the last two and a half years I have taught beginning and intermediate glass bead making, fusing glass jewelry, soldered glass jewelry and made some pretty fun stained glass panels. I've joined a glass guild, and started teaching classes at a second studio. I've had my first gallery sale. I've been interviewed for at least two on line articles. I flinch when I do an art or gift show and someone walks by my booth and says "Oh that must be such a fun hobby!" Um, nope, not a hobby. I'm not famous or a leader in my field, but I'm actually earning my living making glass and teaching others to do so.<br />
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I've passed into a surreal state of being where there is no such thing as a hobby. It's my life. If I have the chance, I might pull out an afghan I've been working on for years and crochet on it. Some day it may actually be finished. I haven't touched cross stitch for a long time, even though I really love doing it. My grandmother was a prolific knitter, and since she has passed away, I feel the pull to learn how to get past casting on and basic knit stitch as some sort of a homage to her. I resist the urge to buy quilling supplies when I see them at the store. I take care of the embroidery urge as I do bead embroidery. I still do the music thing at church... I'm the one that chooses the music selections every Sunday. But glass is part of almost every single day in some form.<br />
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I think I can be ok with saying I don't actually have a hobby right now.<br />
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Now, we all know this happens. Stuff gets copied all the time from the first school report copied directly out of the encyclopedia (ok, they didn't have computers while I was in school) to stuff going viral over the internet in minutes... like this one did. We learn as we grow what we are able to copy and what not to.<br />
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It would seem to me to be a no brainer when it comes to lifting an actual article from somewhere off the internet, you should obviously get permission. A writer and an artist has the right to have control over their work to a certain extent. And when your works stand the test of time, such as Shakespeare or Michaelangelo, even though out of copyright reach, would, if someone claimed as their own outrage the public no end.<br />
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Monica posted the above Live Journal post last Thursday about how her article ended up in a little known cooking magazine and that post has caused quite a firestorm. Why? Well, Judith Griggs, the editor of said magazine would have us believe it was because of an overworked mistake on the part of her staff. (I'm not convinced she really has a "staff", but that is my opinion only.) But no. When contacted about the article Judith wrote such a snarky response to the author that it was just not to be believed. (Monica includes it in her live journal post above.) In effect, Judith stated not only did she have the right to use that article, but that the author should be grateful and pay her for her editing efforts. Wow. <br />
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This touched off a rocket of indignation (even the Washington Post picked it up) that an honest to goodness editor with that much experience could actually believe any of the drivel she had sent to Monica in her email. People immediately started "liking" the magazine's FB page and commenting on what they thought of the whole fiasco. Of course, mob mentality took over. Some comments only showed the glee of pointing fingers at someone else. Some were very brutal and mocking. The more intelligent were actually researching past articles and posting links to where they came from, some even from the Food Network. People were split about 50/50 on whether to support the advertisers in her magazine or not. Myself, I hope the advertisers pull their money, not supporting a thief, and then I hope people support those small businesses like crazy.<br />
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Well, hopefully Judith has learned one lesson from this experience. Once your words are sent on the internet, even if you think it's a private email... those words are out there. They can't be brought back. I hope she's learned the following as well:<br />
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1) Just because something is on the internet does not make it public domain.<br />
2) Old English is still acceptable on sites that deal with historical cooking. They don't need your editing.<br />
3) While she claims she apologized to Monica, and sent the donation she requested, she maintains an air of superiority on her web site and does nothing to acknowledge the rest of the stealing. <a href="http://www.cookssource.com/">http://www.cookssource.com/</a><br />
4) I hope she learns more about the internet. She refers to her FB page as being "hacked", not realizing that page is a public page, people can post what they want.<br />
5) I hope she learns more about research, an important skill for an editor. Finding a phone number for FB shouldn't really be that difficult. Call the business office of the state where they are licensed to do business.<br />
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Now, we ALL makes mistakes. In reality, that IS how we learn. The point is to learn from the mistake, admit it, take action to correct it and move on. Don't try to deny it, make it look like you really knew what you were doing all along and are somehow superior to others. As artists let us respect others' work, it never hurts to even say, hey, this artist inspired me. Lifting each other up can only enhance our own art and take it to new levels. But artist or not, let's hope we all learn a lesson from this about how words are on the internet... quite possibly forever.CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-56888509279513728032010-10-28T23:09:00.004-06:002010-10-31T23:33:38.722-06:00Samhain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWnBRIqLmbRDfPx7Df51EMn81QBJvYFRpfTDGOrT05M7AS9VnuL1o6aa8cASUNmZUAFTI3_ZRNUg_xSFw6rOGKQoPfbSWgeY_jwtqXYYwAhzM840vUKghDGPsz1uvoKiOi5t7c1JQ6cOO/s1600/P9080017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWnBRIqLmbRDfPx7Df51EMn81QBJvYFRpfTDGOrT05M7AS9VnuL1o6aa8cASUNmZUAFTI3_ZRNUg_xSFw6rOGKQoPfbSWgeY_jwtqXYYwAhzM840vUKghDGPsz1uvoKiOi5t7c1JQ6cOO/s320/P9080017.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><br />
This weekend we celebrate Halloween here in the US. It's not my most favorite holiday in the year, but it can be fun. It's a bit of a mixture of memory and traditions for me.<br />
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As a kid I lived in a very rural area. You didn't walk to trick or treat. You went by car because the houses are so far apart. But, we knew everyone who's house we visited. (I'm still surprised by trick or treaters at my door that I don't know. I could be a crazy maniac for all you know!) But year after year, we also knew where the good treats were... homemade doughnuts at Helen's, homemade gingerbread men at Twila's. The homemade stuff was the best... I really miss that. <br />
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When I was 10 years old... Halloween was a bit different. I got a baby sister. She was born at 12:00...... noon. Hehehe. She's both loved and hated the birthday. Her house is always decorated for Halloween, and I mean decorated. She's an assistant to the president of a nationally known company, and they usually have their big sales meeting this time of year. She's in charge of planning all that, so her birthday has been brushed aside quite a bit. This year when my daughter threatened to keep her legs crossed and not give birth until Halloween, my sister was pretty strong in her advice to her niece... "no Halloween baby!" No one wants to party with you on Halloween, apparently. <g> (No worries... the new baby girl entered the world on the 22nd)<br />
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Then, of course, there is the Celtic tradition of Samhain. The end of the harvest, the lighting of bon fires against the coming of the dark months. The mysticism of those who have passed before. Are they still there? Do they roam the earth this night? <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align:right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkfJjrwkWhnfwvwozQQSp9NjScVxFNDJ0EMR311u-naTBc5muC_R7cu6y2luBs1E8LRGjTHHMzXu7stbxZdD5PZx60_JM_13l3l4qr-dpFjk2QeO54qnur6ee95nqPAP_SHymYkDA5GWW/s1600/P9080015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-right: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkfJjrwkWhnfwvwozQQSp9NjScVxFNDJ0EMR311u-naTBc5muC_R7cu6y2luBs1E8LRGjTHHMzXu7stbxZdD5PZx60_JM_13l3l4qr-dpFjk2QeO54qnur6ee95nqPAP_SHymYkDA5GWW/s320/P9080015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Halloween will probably be a mix of all of the above. I'll call my sister and wish her happy birthday. I'm sure I'll see the grandkids in their costumes and hand out candy at my door. (And with Halloween on a Sunday this year, you have to be prepared for treats on TWO nights!) I'll probably pull out the last plants of the garden this weekend. If the night has enough of a chill, hubby will probably light a fire in the wood burning stove, stoking our own light against the dark of the coming months. We'll huddle down for the winter, looking forward to the fires of Beltane, when spring has come again.<script type="text/javascript"src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/easylink.php?owner=susiekline&postid=27Oct2010&meme=6428">var bzloc_youfirst = "You're first"; var bzloc_younext = "You're next"; var bzloc_ifparticip = "If you are participating in"; var bzloc_toaddlink = "To add your link to the list"; var bzloc_siteusing2 = "enter your name and URL in the form below and press Enter."; var bzloc_siteusing3 = "click here</script>CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-4694954393897925422010-09-30T18:09:00.004-06:002010-09-30T19:57:31.582-06:00Who Me? Taking Personal Responsibility<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pSF-6bIpjEWTCOPq0NRIyvxFn78dLy9LRPYSVmWvWA4hOoQKzjTbpVzgg4F3zSdkzXo9MxovwGuJiy8WARcs-Idy0xjtzfUBAjXDpTVaTqi-NXLCIb1UqAyCtjfz6STPua2Ygrc9l5TK/s1600/P4170691.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/AVvXsEj-pSF-6bIpjEWTCOPq0NRIyvxFn78dLy9LRPYSVmWvWA4hOoQKzjTbpVzgg4F3zSdkzXo9MxovwGuJiy8WARcs-Idy0xjtzfUBAjXDpTVaTqi-NXLCIb1UqAyCtjfz6STPua2Ygrc9l5TK/s320/P4170691.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522887683048418434" /></a><br />I'm posting today as part of a group of bloggers tackling a specific subject. Sucking it up and actually taking responsibilities for your own actions, your own life. Wow, what a concept! This is something I feel pretty strongly about. I've read some of the other blog posts about this subject today and have found it very interesting the different paths people have taken to discuss this point. Taking responsibility for your own happiness, taking responsibility for the words that come out of your mouth. Admitting it when you do something wrong.<br /><br />When did we feel that someone had to "pay" for an accident? Is that the result of lawyers trying to drum up business or of a greedy society as a whole? (Hmmm, blaming someone, again.) When did we decide that we could sue for something that happened to our ancestors because we belong to a specific race or culture? Should I sue the English government because I'm Scottish and my ancestors were Highlanders? Yeah, that's not a "hot button" topic, so of course that would just get laughed at. My particular religion was very mis-treated at the hands of the US government, our arms taken away and our homes burned, and no redress given, even when appeals were taken to the President. There's royalty in at least two lines of my heritage. Should I start some campaign or law suit to regain the land and houses my ancestors lost or to gain control over what I could have ruled? Now THAT could start an avalanche! Everyone probably has some story like these in their past, but maybe we only tend to give sympathy to those stories that mysterious "society" decides is politically acceptable. <br /><br />I think it's probably wiser to take control and take responsibility for my own little corner of the world, and think about what I can do to make that better all on my own. Hopefully I started with my kids. Neither one is in jail, both have married wonderful people and have started raising beautiful families of their own. I'd like to think I taught them values and how to make amends for any wrong doing. I remember finding out my daughter had been taking mail out of a neighbor's box on her way home from school when she was still quite young. My husband took her to the neighbor's house and made her return the mail. The neighbor, thankfully, could see what we were trying to do, and brought out a picture of her son, and explained that he was far away, and she was worried because she hadn't received any letters from him. As far as I know, except for the occasional article of clothing or small kitchen item from me, that was the last thing my daughter took from anyone without asking. <br /><br />Was I a perfect parent? Ha! Don't I wish! But I did the best I could, and still try to support them and even teach them, now that they are "on their own". All I could ask is that others would do the same. Somehow we are losing the sense of what family means. Parents can't be friends. Parents have to discipline, no matter how hard it is. There have to be clear rules and clear consequences for breaking those rules. Simple yes, but hard to do as well.<br /><br />I also need to stand up and take responsibility for my art, and the sales of the items I make. It's part of the reason I signed up for this blog group. Yep, it's a lousy economy and artists are struggling. However, art and jewelry items are still being sold. So, I can't just sit back and whine that I haven't sold anything in two weeks. I have to take the responsibility to step up my game. Make items that make people WANT to buy. Blog more regularly. Reach out to more people. Make myself visible out there. I've got a plan as to what to do each day of the week, and by dang, I'm saying here in black and white that I'm stepping up to the plate and going to be active. You're gonna be sick of me!<br /><br />As part of this accountability, I'm going to be letting you know just how well (or not!) I'm doing as part of this. I'm going to let you know of things I try that I read out there about how to increase your sales. What works. What flops. Hopefully I can share some meaningful insights along the way. Anyone wanna come along on the ride with me?CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-44506330539298398772010-03-07T13:08:00.019-07:002010-03-07T14:50:32.791-07:00Olympics<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsiRXDBiyftVTsFbyua4Kg_0TiOqPSxQ0I8bgn8K2q5MnQAAvukgdRzbh16AuO_5CSrDL7tefTvWJVZHi3N0whR4a_kCnDNj7eWNgVVapcfa42VqLSlI-JVHsqzngN4nMC1s-RDe7VRo-/s1600-h/opencermam.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsiRXDBiyftVTsFbyua4Kg_0TiOqPSxQ0I8bgn8K2q5MnQAAvukgdRzbh16AuO_5CSrDL7tefTvWJVZHi3N0whR4a_kCnDNj7eWNgVVapcfa42VqLSlI-JVHsqzngN4nMC1s-RDe7VRo-/s400/opencermam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446009964838290178" /></a><br /><div>A few days ago another Winter Olympics came to an end. I was so lucky to be a part of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. I want to try and describe what the experience was like.<br />They had apparently chosen all the volunteers when Don Mischer Productions came in and said, "But wait, we need approx 800 volunteers to put together the packets that we will use for Opening and Closing Ceremonies!" I got a letter saying I wouldn't get the cool volunteer uniform, the watch and other goodies that the regular volunteers got, but I would get a coat, did I still want to help out? Well, I thought that being a part of it would be better than nothing, so I said yes. We started out in a wharehouse on the north side of Salt Lake putting these packets together. They consisted of plastic raincoats, flashlights, a seat pad, and for the Opening Ceremonies at least, a very complicated series of boards to spell out "Light the Fire Within". They had never done anything this complicated before, and were wondering if it was going to work out. Well, some people thought that putting these things together was boring, and were sneaking out when they were going to the bathroom. There was a group of us in the back that were giving them all sorts of grief for leaving. We were laughing and having a very good time. The one guy from DMP managed to get all of our names that night... left me wondering what the heck for!<br /><br />Well, it turned out that he picked roughly 110 of us volunteers for further duty. We were asked to be "athlete ushers" for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. They didn't want there to be a "log jam" out on the field while the athletes were seated so we were there to help. We were all to show up early in the morning of the Opening Ceremonies to help put the packets on each seat. Yep. Each. Seat. Although it went much faster than I thought it was, we actually had to clear snow out of the stadium first! The snowy picture is one I snapped after stepping into the stadium for the first time that day. Why I didn't take a picture in the other direction, I can't say, but there was a huge boom type camera that had crashed down all over the seats during the storm the night before. There were 3 or 4 huge balloons that were to be used in the program and one of them was broken, too. They changed that part and used them for the Closing Ceremonies.<br /><br />I still get goosebumps seeing the athletes start the parade of nations. I had watched these on TV since I was old enough to understand what they were, and here I was, standing there watching them come in and I was a (small) part of it! I loved it! We were in and out of the stadium at different times for different duties. For any locals who are reading this, there is a street that runs on the south side of the stadium, that was closed during the Olympics. That is where I was standing when the torch was lit, and this pic was snapped then.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sFSM4INKb3H6HMbxKxnT010ZlBIoSVk3Wy2x0g3XTPdEJ_aWui68udHRFojgWlrZ9A3K7c0e6gzmTYR9zbYIinc2GsCytpBI2wxeXDH8DsRz9nF8vrZy70dHqLYbcjru7zhfc8VhjFCg/s1600-h/torchlit.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445987679783753650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sFSM4INKb3H6HMbxKxnT010ZlBIoSVk3Wy2x0g3XTPdEJ_aWui68udHRFojgWlrZ9A3K7c0e6gzmTYR9zbYIinc2GsCytpBI2wxeXDH8DsRz9nF8vrZy70dHqLYbcjru7zhfc8VhjFCg/s320/torchlit.jpg" /></a><br />I've always loved the look of all the flashlights in the stadiums, they seem to do that for almost every Olympics. Being there with all those flashlights? Cooler than being in a fairy land! (Ok, I've never been IN a fairy land, but this was cool!) It truly is an awesome sight that TV or pictures just doesn't do justice to. And of course, you see in the pic that the audience has some help. They actually do a quick runthrough of all the cues with the audience before the show goes on the air, and we didn't know until then if all the cards spelling out the theme would work. They did, and again, how cool!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3LCwvl4jaivxTifSsghL5e_d9dJ5d-db2UvdurkPHZ0UTPlF4-khf07HYN5vya5JbfaIURkMm08E5yPiM_kFkDETyry-4fK8Pui4lIniYzkBbIK9vra5dPxF4UDxiBcDmihiKC6Xqzon/s1600-h/flashlightsgo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445987126305087218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3LCwvl4jaivxTifSsghL5e_d9dJ5d-db2UvdurkPHZ0UTPlF4-khf07HYN5vya5JbfaIURkMm08E5yPiM_kFkDETyry-4fK8Pui4lIniYzkBbIK9vra5dPxF4UDxiBcDmihiKC6Xqzon/s320/flashlightsgo.jpg" /></a> As I was leaving the stadium, a bunch of people had mobbed Dick Button and Dorothy Hamill so they could have their pic taken with them. They were two of the torch bearers into the stadium that night. I didn't have time to jump in, but I snapped the pic of them anyway!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MRK2Uj2Dn2dTQPJghe6G3aualHYDkdlxGB7lsdL6P-lRNapVGXNiZ87JowDJFLfydIdXvZfC8GcLfaRoO3OyGgw8i7_312j_JjBQActDmzpfICZ3nd6Az0LeXaeMXuHr43SaUE6WCXYw/s1600-h/dorothyhamill.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MRK2Uj2Dn2dTQPJghe6G3aualHYDkdlxGB7lsdL6P-lRNapVGXNiZ87JowDJFLfydIdXvZfC8GcLfaRoO3OyGgw8i7_312j_JjBQActDmzpfICZ3nd6Az0LeXaeMXuHr43SaUE6WCXYw/s320/dorothyhamill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446009589428736178" /></a><br /><br />It was a memorable night, and it seemed like all of us in the infamous "Green Coat Brigade" recorded the event and had to go home and watch it all over that night! (Most of us didn't get home until about 1:00 a.m. Yeah, we all watched anyway!)<br /><br />Of course, we got to do it all over again for Closing Ceremonies. A beautiful day, and I made sure I got some fun pics. Up on the bleachers at the west side, I took this pic of the torch, with the Wasatch mountain range beind. It's my favorite shot I took of the games. </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVTodd514J-b1HoujDqJMLQnoNIKloBuYdL1wkMgdSDB9gZUp1iCroraB9WvGBYA6CiQA-PZhyTlfJcXuCu1KDW3eI_rkZdMNPGY1qgswCUKv-Dg9IDNar4NRHarGzf5Ep3BHPlj3IphQ/s1600-h/torch&mtns.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445987675061095586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVTodd514J-b1HoujDqJMLQnoNIKloBuYdL1wkMgdSDB9gZUp1iCroraB9WvGBYA6CiQA-PZhyTlfJcXuCu1KDW3eI_rkZdMNPGY1qgswCUKv-Dg9IDNar4NRHarGzf5Ep3BHPlj3IphQ/s320/torch&mtns.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I had always enjoyed watching Scott Hamilton perform. He has a wonderful sense of humor. I snapped a picture of him interacting with the young boy who sort of had the "lead" skating role throughout the two ceremonies. He was having a lot of fun with that young man, so it's always nice to see that people are genuine and it's not just an act.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyMKciHVD8d9tce9DKo2T1iG-GU8kZg7ZZupNCb_4fyzuD0nzn_yLbASOTAVpzssxlALlVlyoDR49kc1_PPaDrWObXv1XtkYyQqHF-6BxkAQhda3sRWHn-C8xs-42jri5cj60En2zq9My/s1600-h/scotthamilton.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446002933372712786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyMKciHVD8d9tce9DKo2T1iG-GU8kZg7ZZupNCb_4fyzuD0nzn_yLbASOTAVpzssxlALlVlyoDR49kc1_PPaDrWObXv1XtkYyQqHF-6BxkAQhda3sRWHn-C8xs-42jri5cj60En2zq9My/s320/scotthamilton.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I decided that I should actually be IN a couple of pics to prove I was there, so here are a couple of pics of me, one with an asst. director from DMP and of course, one with me in front ot the torch. I'm so glad that torch is still here, it's not up high on the bleachers anymore, it's down in the plaza that is just to the right of the torch in the pic with the mountain back ground. They've lit it once or twice since then, but since it's very expensive, it's pretty rare. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYiGy1GOiiQqMebOkZ75gIT-I2HZZ4ygnLBS9cIO22AYRkbvkipO2PnSCrrqnL-APMvJg-_DEWOou2KWYwqak6snZNocP1WaKMS8p6KN4oDexBy9HH7xGp_jNjsxlIrEb7WX-fts9oV9h/s1600-h/me&torch.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 204px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445987142691383426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYiGy1GOiiQqMebOkZ75gIT-I2HZZ4ygnLBS9cIO22AYRkbvkipO2PnSCrrqnL-APMvJg-_DEWOou2KWYwqak6snZNocP1WaKMS8p6KN4oDexBy9HH7xGp_jNjsxlIrEb7WX-fts9oV9h/s320/me&torch.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKb8-Y2HbSY1kGK13Kza9Mtjifj8dVBnu9UPBmHSDxN4c7n7ScKqAekL3xBSoSGQhO1U9Gm2vJ4_p2ueGELAexL1QUXpPLH3b-IeodCUBecETBMsNW9cx3iaveGx_IvsDin0w-rw78O1W/s1600-h/me&dirasst.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKb8-Y2HbSY1kGK13Kza9Mtjifj8dVBnu9UPBmHSDxN4c7n7ScKqAekL3xBSoSGQhO1U9Gm2vJ4_p2ueGELAexL1QUXpPLH3b-IeodCUBecETBMsNW9cx3iaveGx_IvsDin0w-rw78O1W/s320/me&dirasst.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446004835261804850" /></a><br /><br />I was so impressed with the athletes I came in contact with. During the Closing Ceremonies there were a lot of US athletes sitting above one of the exit points. As the "Children of Light" exited the stage for the last time, those athletes yelled down at those kids telling them how awesome they were and telling them thank you! I felt right then that whatever money we put into these games is worth it.<br /><br />This last picture is to make sure I tie in the glass/jewelry thing... I made these earrings of SLC's Olympic logo and wore them throughout the games. I was quite proud of myself, LOL! 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I teach how to fuse glass jewelry three or four times a year. Usually these classes are quite fun, and this class was no exception. It's fun to watch new students put pieces of glass together and have them be excited about it. They seemed to really enjoy it and were helping each other with design ideas. We've started fusing them in the big kiln at the studio. Unfortunately, this kiln hasn't been used that much and we're still "dialing it in" on smaller items. It seems it's hotter in the center, which seems backwards to me, because both my small kilns are cooler in the center. I'm sure it's because this kiln has <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAkv8rZveU1dacJLBloaHiYm0quro2hEQJl5T0N2nGxtKLGa7mJGGiBDcAQYZuVLo_G9D1WIx7vYugcBNdY-Bphv7nPNfExXAm4v6jI6GEFc9nLk9nxok9kfmspCyijsVjCnXsBQ02tDB/s1600-h/P1011097.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432769473123398066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAkv8rZveU1dacJLBloaHiYm0quro2hEQJl5T0N2nGxtKLGa7mJGGiBDcAQYZuVLo_G9D1WIx7vYugcBNdY-Bphv7nPNfExXAm4v6jI6GEFc9nLk9nxok9kfmspCyijsVjCnXsBQ02tDB/s320/P1011097.JPG" style="float: right; height: 198px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a>elements in the lid, but it still takes getting used to. I draw a grid on the fiber paper and label it with each student's name so that they can keep their pieces together. I take a picture before the kiln fires and then I know who's pendants are whos. In this firing batch, I saw that one capping piece "jumped" during the firing, and I feel that a few pieces were a little over fired. We had problems with the mica not showing up in the pendants where it was used. Next firing I need to take the top temp down about 10-20 degrees.<br />
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I also finished the last panel of three panels we had been working on for a customer. One of my bosses does the design work, I built the whole top panel by myself (except for help cutting the continuous orange back ground, they make me nervous). The two door panels were more of a community effort with the other boss doing some strip cutting, and our part time employees helping with the grinding. Both bosses helped with the soldering, it just helped it go along quicker. All in all, I figure I built about 2/3 of each of the door panels. It was installed this last week and these are the pics. I really love how the light comes through these. They were very challenging but fun to make. I'm very proud of how they turned out.<br />
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</div></div>CeltCrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645006710274146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083154047354089796.post-36909573856000192002009-11-15T15:03:00.028-07:002009-11-15T21:28:57.063-07:00Glass Art Guild of UtahThis past July I joined the Glass Art Guild of Utah. They only meet every other month so I've just attended my third meeting. This month the guild had a show at Red Butte Gardens. I don't feel like I have anything I could enter yet, but I really wanted to go see what was exhibited so i can prepare myself for shows next year. All I can say is I am blown away by the talent exhibited by the members of this group. I'll have to really put on my creative thinking cap to keep up with, let alone compete with, the members of this group.<br /><br /><br />I took pictures today while I was there. It is by no means a complete account of what was the<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE9dEirx3WUnLy5LA8nv6m1n5iNqaCFtyRXqDWiu-ruhD4xkq5Pbx1WEf3NiynzdWZEVxbtBQRMjqLYRJbqHaFlz3A0wQvwMpMBpD9x2WY-8IHaf6eBjP8GHXE80MEgKXPUm9Ktsz7REk/s1600/P1010974a.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 243px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404518132720915650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE9dEirx3WUnLy5LA8nv6m1n5iNqaCFtyRXqDWiu-ruhD4xkq5Pbx1WEf3NiynzdWZEVxbtBQRMjqLYRJbqHaFlz3A0wQvwMpMBpD9x2WY-8IHaf6eBjP8GHXE80MEgKXPUm9Ktsz7REk/s200/P1010974a.jpg" /></a>re, just the things that caught my eye. I also can't find the new lithium batteries I bought for my camera (which is falling apart as well) so I ran out of battery before I took pics of everything I wanted to. So, if any guild members are reading this and got left out, I'm truly sorry. I thought everything I saw there was fun and creative, just didn't get to document it all! Following are pics and credits. Since a lot of people have trouble pricing their items I decided to include the listed prices as well. 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