High Desert Diva

• Past life

  I must have had a past life where these items were surrounding me....I'm so drawn to them.
  
  
  
  Why is it that all the shops I seem to like, are on the other side of the' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:05am EST
  

• Seeing shadows

  
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:47am EST
  

• Washed ashore

  One of our favorite pastimes while vacationing at the beach, is to look for treasures that have been washed ashore. I think that's why I like the creations of Uri Eliaz.  He creates art from objects found along the shore. 
  
  
  Image via Treehugger
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:17am EST
  

• Misery Ridge

  Yesterday, the women in my family spent the day in the kitchen. Cooking, laughing, (drinking), essentially putting on a feast while the men took the kids (two of our nieces) and Trux on a hike up Misery Ridge.
  A hike with a 700' climb at' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 7:38am EST
  

• Putting it together

  We have company coming for Thanksgiving....actually, they all arrive Wednesday. Problem: our dining table seats 4, and I only have 6 place settings. There will be 10 of us for dinner...the scramble is on! 
  Folding table brought in, 3 tablecloths, a mix of chairs, dishes, silverware [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:50pm EST
  

• Distractions

  One of the ways I distract myself from gloom and doom news, is to follow the fashion pages. A slightly distorted reality to take my mind off serious subjects; climate crisis, economy, war, etc.
  
  The Obama's just hosted their first state dinner at the White House. Photos of past' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:56am EST
  

• Snow fall

  
  "I love snow, snow, and all the forms of radiant frost." 
  
  ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:27am EST
  

• Countdown to Copenhagen

  Tell world leaders what kind of deal you want them to make at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, December 7-18, 2009.
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:46pm EST
  

• Windstorm!

  We're having an epic windstorm....which begs the question...Why don't we have wind turbines here to harness all this energy?
  
  "No one but Night, with tears on her dark face,
  Watches beside me in this windy place."
  
  ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay
  
  
  Image [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:35am EST
  

• Environmental design

  Designer Michelle Brand uses the bottoms of recycled plastic bottles to create works of art.
  
  The image, via Recyclart, fits the shadow shot theme
  
  "To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle,
  Every cubic inch of space is" [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:24am EST
  

• One year later

  We adopted Trux, a four year old Aussie/Border Collie, exactly one year ago. 
  
  
  Lookin' good as a slim 5 year old, eh?
  
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  
  
  Cammie, on the other hand, is not a success story. We adopted her two' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:59am EST
  

• Business cards

  The Victorians had it figured out.
  
  
  Victorian trade card via Vintage Vendor
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:05am EST
  

• If only...

  ...these were real...aren't they fun?
  
  
  Embellished slippers from A'Musements~~~~~~~~
  
  
  Paper heels from Jennifer Collier [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:04am EST
  

• Elf re-do

  I was asked back to Santa Land...this time for help decorating the exterior.  Working outside in 40 degree-snow-any-moment weather is a bit interesting.  Manual dexterity goes out the window when your fingers are frozen. 
  
  On another note, remember how nice the inside looked when we were finished?
  
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:56am EST
  

• Nada

  I've got zilch today....
  
  photo from here
  
  “I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.”
  
  ~ Oscar Wilde
  
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:45am EST
  

• Charlie Brown Tree

  This is what I saw when I walked into the kitchen this morning:
  
  Mark had finished the Charlie Brown Christmas tree!How fun is this?
  Mark made the ornament out of copper.
  (I'll get some better shots later when the sun' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:51am EST
  

• Where the rivers meet

  We hiked out Peninsula on Saturday...
  Crooked River Canyon on one side
  
  
  
  Deschutes River Canyon on the other
  
  
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:17am EST
  

• Don't fall

  Hike to the edge...
  
  Crooked River Canyon
  
  
  "Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings."
  
  ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
  
  Click Hey Harriet for more shadow shots[...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:21am EST
  

• Color!

  I went to a Yolo Colorhouse presentation last night. Its official....I really am in love with one of their new colors...
  
  Which is probably why I'm drawn to Jan Fabre's Heaven of Delight at the Palais Royal Bruxelles.
  But then [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:53am EST
  

• Mark's show

  Opening night:Thursday, November 12th, 6 - 9 pm
  
  Twilight Artist Collective
  4306 SW Alaska StreetSeattle, Washington
  
  One of Mark's decorative metal sculptures is featured in this show.
  Click here for other images from the show.' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:09pm EST
  

• When it works

  I know items from the late 60's and early 70's are all the rage, but I normally don't care for them. I was raised in a sea of harvest gold and avocado green, polyester knits and shag carpeting.  I'm happy not to revisit that...but I do like this pendant grouping:
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:39pm EST
  

• The Bomber

  I was raised in Milwaukie, Oregon, home to The Bomber, 
  an iconic gas station and restaurant.
  
  
  The gas station is closed now, but The Bomber is still there, going through a slow renovation process. And the restaurant is still owned and operated by the [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:58am EST
  

• No watering necessary

  Mark's latest ~
  Steel and copper countertop Christmas tree.' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:04pm EST
  

• Hiking the canyons

  We hiked both canyons this weekend.
  
  Deschutes...
  
  
  and Crooked River.
  They are only about 6 miles apart, but so different in appearance.
  
  Trux - elated to be off leash.
  A little further along...
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:19pm EST
  

• Afternoon shadows

  
  
  “Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. 
  Keep in the sunlight.”
  
  ~ Benjamin Franklin 
  
  More shadow shots at Hey Harriet
  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:10am EST
  

• Climb

  "The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky."
  
  ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  
  Up a Tree from Rum and Rubies
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:02am EST
  

• Art in place

  A visit to The Design Center...
  my favorite stairway...love this.
  
  Artwork within...
  Line Dance With a Circleclay and hempCheri Harris
  Lunaire 1, 2, 3acrylic and paper on canvasPam Jersey Bird
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:43pm EST
  

• ...Yawn!

  The individual elements of the tree I'm designing for our garden club to donate to the Hospice auction seemed like a good idea...
  
  the reality...quite the snooze.
  
  More ideas are in the works to glitz up the tree:
  
  Recycled-paper flowers with' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:44pm EST
  

• What do you see?

  We all see things differently...especially with art.
  
  Karine Swenson a blogger from Joshua Tree, California, posts about her art and life in the high desert. In a recent contest, she asked for help naming her new diptych (picture the paintings below side by side).
  
  What do you [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:14am EST
  

• Ever been to prison?

  I can now say I have been.
  
  A group of girlfriends went with me to a woodworking sale at the prison in a neighboring town.
  The inmates work with wood in a vocational rehabilitation program and then the items are sold to the public for [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 5:43pm EST