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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

"Field Trip" in Digital Photography Class



Tomorrow is the last day of class in my Digital Photography class. We took class pictures today and John, our instructor, showed us how to make the picture into a field trip. We went to Washington D.C. and was photographed in front of the White House, in Photoshop only. Tomorrow we are having out last day of class party.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

What's your name's hidden meaning?

Does this "lady" look wise, competent, powerful, balanced, etc. to you ?????


I was on a friends blog this morning, and saw where she had posted the meaning of her name. So, naturally, I had to do it and this is what it said about "Andi"....

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

If you would like to see the meaning of your name, click on the link below:
What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Like all of these things, it's very general, therefore, part is true and part is not true. But, fun to play with....

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Saturday, December 15, 2007

It's Party time!!


I love this time of the year!! I love the decorating, I love the shopping, I love the cooking and baking, and I love the Christmas parties!! This photo was taken at my BookClub Christmas Party Thursday evening at Deer Park B&B in Buckhannon. I'm president of the bookclub this year and came up with the great idea of having a White Elephant sale to raise $$$ to pay for our Christmas Party. It was a huge success!! We made enough money to pay for all 12 of us to go to Deer Park and have a wonderful 5 course dinner with appetizers and drinks and wine!! A fabulous time was had by all!

"FLY" art in Kathy McElroy's poc-ket-FULL book




Saturday, November 24, 2007

Thanksgiving in Florida


The Holiday season is upon us again!! My favorite time of the year is Thanksgiving and Christmas!! It seems that a new family tradition is developing...we go to either Jacob's or Jaimi's house in Florida for Thanksgiving and all the kids come home to Buckhannon for Christmas. This is fine by me...lots of great shopping in south Florida. NO shopping in Buckhannon!! I get a real jump start on my Christmas gift list over Thanksgiving!!!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

October means fall is here!



I love the month of October!!

It's still warm, but that first hint of a chill comes every so often to remind us that fall is fast approaching! I also love fall decorations! Next to Christmas, fall is my favorite season to decorate around the house. I have a little WVU scene beside Jim's side of the garage for him to see every time he enters or exits his garage stall. Another favorite place for a fall scene is my kitchen window box...I can see it from inside and from outside! A win/win....

I have my first big, ole roaring fire in the TV room fireplace today. A sure sign that autumn is here.....


Thursday, September 13, 2007

Jim Morrison's Grave




While visiting the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris , like millions before me, I just had to stop by and see Jim Morrison's grave. Thank goodness, we had a map and there was a crowd around the grave, because otherwise, we would have missed it. Among so many graves, Jim's was nothing grand or fancy. It was very plain and simple.
Jim's name was James Douglas---the same as my husband!

more favorite photos rom Paris...





























Thursday, September 06, 2007

Altered Art...sort of


This is the West Virginia version of "Mona Lisa"...

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Kim Logan joins us in Paris!


Thanks to Karen Owen, Kim hooked up with us for 2 days of our Paris sojourn. We were thrilled to see her again and had a wonderful time getting to know her better and enjoyed her company immensely. She is delightful to be with and added another dimension to our trip. She even did a few things she had never done in Paris before!



Shirley and I somehow came up with the perfect plan for our 12 day trip to Paris. We had 2 travel days and 10 days to immerse oueselves into the Parisien world! We were as well prepared as possible and had the 10 days planned out and mapped so we didn't waste time once there. I think the fact that we didn't try to overdo our days made the trip relaxing and much more enjoyable. I've been to Paris many times, but this trip I felt for the first time, that I knew Paris!! We saw and did the little things that can come from having been there before and not being driven by the need to see the basic tourist things. We did only the things we wanted to do and had a marvelous mix of sightseeing, museums, flea markets, shopping, eating, relaxing, and just soaking in the heart and soul of Paris! My husband ask me what I would change next time, and I said "nothing"! Now, that is the true sign of a trip well done!!

Monday, September 03, 2007

Puce de Vanves flea market in Paris

Some assorted pictures i took at the wonderful Puce de Vanves flea market in Paris....




















Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Andi and Shirley are on their way to Paris for 12 days!


Here's to two friends doing Paris together!!

Jim and his giant tomato plants!


Jim has been growing his vegetables organically for several years now and they are going crazy! He measured this tomato plant and it is 8.5 feet tall!

My flea market loot!

Some of my finds at the Rogers Flea Market

The 5 flea market gals in Lisbon Ohio, August 16 and 17


Friday, August 10, 2007

38th Anniversary!


Where has the years gone? Jim and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary yesterday. We both said it doesn't seem possible!

Monday, August 06, 2007

girls loose in New York City


6 of us Buckhannon girls went to New York City for 3 days. What an exhausting, whirlwind trip!! But we loved every minute of it...especially the play "The Color Purple"!!