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Friday ~ April 1st
"Easter Treats"
O.k. I know it's April Fool's Day, but this picture is NOT a joke. This is a photo of what the Easter Bunny hid for me around the house. Yes, a bottle of wine, a 12-pack of beer, the 3rd season of "Trailer Park Boys", some poker chips, wiener roast prongs, a spooky card game, a squirrel feeder, a light stick & loads of chocolate ~ now that's my kind of Easter Bunny! |
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Saturday ~ April 2nd
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Sunday ~ April 3rd
Here's a little peek at what came out of the kiln the other day! |
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Thursday ~ April 7th
Best Childhood Memory...
Blue Heron courtesy of DurhamPortfolio
When I was younger, my mom would take me out bird watching nearly every Saturday morning. It was a very special weekly event; a chance to venture out into another world of wonder & surprise. Even after many years of regular outings, as we drew on an informal routine, we still never knew exactly where those country roads would take us or what we would hear & see in the thick of the trees.
One time, we had been out all morning & without much excitement lurking behind the bend of our favorite road or on the branches of a well-known grove, we drove up to a particular telephone pole along a gravel path to see if we could spot the American Kestrel that often perched there, but the pole was bare. So we drove up to a clump of poplars where we were certain to see flashes of orange from the feathers of the Northern Oriole, but as hard as we stared up from the eyes of our binoculars we only saw a few flitting chickadees. We then diverged towards a distant marsh with hopes of spotting the Yellow-headed Blackbirds that regularly rest on the tops of cattails. As vibrant as these birds are, it is their call that I find most exciting because it sound a lot like back alley cats scrapping over fish bones. We waited with ears perked but alas, no luck.
We turned a corner rather discouraged & headed towards an unfamiliar pond just at the side of a quiet road. We stepped out of the car to investigate, but nothing stirred. Just as we were about to leave a Blue Heron, camouflaged carefully among the reeds, took off in flight...
Out of the ordinary arose the extraordinary! It was the biggest, most surprising moment during those bird watching trips (apart from that time mom was attacked by terns). But it was more than just a magnificent sight to behold. I think it was right then that I felt my spirit transcend. I suddenly believed, believed in something grander, a powerful force out there so much bigger than me, yet meticulously conscious enough to mark my own experience with a profound grace. And from that moment on, I realized that there is always beauty around us, some days you have to go around the corner to find it & some days you have to sit really still & wait, but if you look hard enough & have enough patience, something spectacular will happen because the universe wants that for you. Since that day, my life has been full of wonder & moments of rich beauty, because I've made the point to stop in all this busyness to see it. How about you? |
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Monday ~ April 11th (Morning)
Give this a try:
Follow the instructions as quick as possible. You don't need to write down or remember the answers, just do the calculations in your mind & don't go the the next calculation before you have finished the previous one.
How much is:
15 + 6 3 + 56 89 + 2 12 + 53 75 + 26 25 + 52 63 + 32
I Know! I know! Calculations are hard work, come on, one more...
123 + 5
Stop! Now quick - THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL! Is this what you were thinking? |
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Monday ~ April 11th
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Wednesday ~ April 13th
Have You Ever...
( ) Thought you saw a UFO (X) Been to a country besides your own or a neighboring country (X) Had Surgery (X) Kissed a complete stranger (X) Been in a fight ~ does my brother count? ( ) Been arrested (X) Danced on a table in a bar (X) Laughed & had milk/coke come out of your nose ~ just last week (X) Pushed all the buttons on an elevator (X) Slept under the stars (X) Been caught talking to yourself (X) Gone skydiving ( ) Broken one of your bones (X) Skinny-dipped in the ocean (X) Skipped a day of school ( ) Flashed a complete stranger (X) Seen the same movie more than 5 times in a movie theatre ~ Ghostbusters (X) Touched a monkey (X) Gotten stitches ~ in my mouth after getting my wisdom teeth pulled (X) Played spin the bottle ( ) Touched an iceberg (X) Been to Niagara Falls ( ) Had your tonsils out ( ) Been cited for disturbing the peace (X) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back (X) Shoplifted ~ I was young, the candy looked so good... ( ) Been fired (X) Gone on a blind date ( ) Celebrated Mardi-Gras in New Orleans ( ) Been divorced ( ) Had children (X) Driven over 400 miles in one day ( ) Had control of a real plane (X) Quit smoking ( ) Dressed up for a screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show (X) Seen the sun at midnight ( ) Seen your favorite team win the championship - live ( ) Dated someone you met on the internet (X) Been backstage or on stage at a concert
And you? List courtesy of white noise. |
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Sunday ~ April 17th
Good day to you all! A few things to mention:
First, thanks for all the name suggestions for the blue & brown beads below! We've now got a name & I will reveal it along with the jewelry once everything is complete.
Secondly, we are having a June exhibit & sale this year. It's going to be a very fun event! If you live in or around the Edmonton area & want to be notified of the date & time, please email me at carrie@beadtree.net. We'll be mailing out postcards in early June.
** I have something pretty exciting happening tomorrow morning...I'll let you in on it afterwards. Have a great Sunday!** |
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Tuesday ~ April 19th
Yesterday, my mom & I were filmed for a little feature on a "Help TV" show on jewelry & beads. It was lots of fun! I think our clip is about 2 1/2 minutes long & it took 2 1/2 hours to film. He had us talk about how we got into business together & what the glass beads mean to us & how much we commit to it...etc. & then I made some beads while he filmed me & my mom put a strand of beads together while he filmed her. Then he took pictures of our beads & some of the jewelry. At first it was a little nerve racking, but in the end I think it turned out o.k. I guess I'll find out soon enough. So, if you live in the Edmonton area, we'll be on Access TV (that's channel 9 for me) Thursday at 6 p.m., 11 p.m. & Friday at 12 p.m. of this week. We'll also be on the "Canadian Learning Channel", but I don't have that channel so I'm not sure when. |
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Wednesday ~ April 20th
The name is revealed...
Remember this picture from last Friday? I asked for help with naming these beads for a series we're doing for a store...well I had some great ideas from many of you - lots of desert references, which was the inspiration for our name. Click on the photo to see what we called it. |
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Thursday ~ April 21st
Old Goat...
My friend Amanda sent me this interesting quiz the other day.
Here's my results: Based on the answers you submitted, we estimate that you will be Six Feet Under in the year 2061 and you will be 89 years old. In other words, you have 56 years left to live. So, enjoy them. (Amanda is going to live until she is 130!) |
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Friday ~ April 22nd
Happy Earth Day!
Here's some tips to treat her good:
These tips were taken directly from the "One-Tonne Challenge" site. Other good sites to visit today are the World Wildlife Fund & this site to find out more about Earth day. |
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Sunday ~ April 24th
I will continue to take custom orders until the end of April. After that, I have to stop until after our show here in June & maybe even longer as I plan on taking a month off this summer to work on another very exciting project that I have been putting on the backburner for over 5 years now (more about that later). So it might not be until August or September before I can work on orders again. If you were interested in something in the Bead Trunk, you should contact me at carrie@beadtree.net & we can work out the details. I'll be back in a couple of days! |
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Wednesday ~ April 27th
Of greatness, I know only a few... And he is at the top of my list.
Happy Birthday Grandpa. |
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Saturday ~ April 30th
Sorry for the delay with the auction...tomorrow night FOR SURE! In the meantime, enjoy this joke that was sent to me a while back, it's pretty funny...
Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending a company barbeque.
Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn't taste like
alcohol at all. He didn't even remember how he got home from the
party. As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something
wrong. Jack had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first
thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the
side table. And, next to them, a single red rose! Jack sits up and
sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks
around the room and sees that it is in perfect order. He takes the
aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in
the bathroom mirror. Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of
the mirror written in red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark
from his wife in lipstick!: "Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left
early to go get groceries to make you your favorite dinner tonight.
I love you, darling!" |