1/1/10 - 2/1/10

Cosmetics

Silly me, sold the snowy owl

statuette that was our avatar.

This vintage cookie jar had to come off

the dusty shelf, ahem, dusty branch,

to fill in as the new Owly image.
Hmm... what to name the owlet?
Stay tuned for a naming contest with prizes.

Good-bye Snow Owly,

who has resettled in the land down under, Australia.

Visit Snow Owly at his new blog home Mira Narnie

Don't miss the handcrafted creativity of Brenda.

Swoop on by Mira Narie Etsy Shop and hang about.

Owl in translation

Swahili bundi

Spanish lechuza

French hibou

Russian Сова

Portugese coruja

Polish sowa

Indonesian hantu

Persian جغد

Iclandic owl

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Night Time

Sleepiness swirl fancifully

Lids resists no more

Softness envelops

The dream unfolds

- Owly

Picture posted to Pixdaus

Owl egg cosy

Owl egg cosy tutorial is too wonderful to pass up.
LucyKate Crafts

Owl Always Be Your Friend

Dimensions Owl Always Be Your Friend Punchneedle Kit

available from joann.com

What is the difference between bakelite and lucite?

The attractiveness of early plastics cause me to do a little digging. Collectics offer a educational article on early plastics titled BAKELITE, LUCITE, CELLULOID, AND CATALIN INFORMATION, HISTORY, IDENTIFICATION.

Visit the Bakelite Museum in Germany. The Bakelite hair dryer (pictured) is from the collection. It was produced before 1953 by Fritz Baumgartner. The handle is wooden.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

The concept of separate drinking fountains and voting privileges seem so long ago, but we must continue to remember the lessons of the civil rights movement as a People's Movement.

Calendar Holidays & Celebrations

January 1: New Year's Day
January 18: Martin Luther King Day
January 24: Belly Laugh Day

February 2: Groundhog Day
February 14: St. Valentines Day
February 15: Presidents Day

March 17: St. Patrick's Day
April 4: Easter Sunday
April 1: April Fool's Day
April 22: Earth Day

May 9: Mother's Day
May 31:Memorial Day

June 14: Flag Day
June 20: Father's Day
July 4: Independence Day USA

September 6:Labor Day
September 12: Grandparents' Day
September 11: Patriot Day

October 16: Sweetest Day
October 31: Halloween

November 2: Election Day
November 11: Veterans' Day
November 25: Thanksgiving Day

December 2-9: Hanukkah
December 25: Christmas Day
December 26 - Jan 1: Kwanzaa

Twisters

Tongue Twisters

With the emailing and texting, do your friends even know what you sound like? Better keep up your enunciation with our weekly Tuesday Tongue Twister. Say each tricky twister 3 times in a row, as fast as you can.