tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32617140467097578022024-02-19T00:13:48.832-05:00Joanie Hoffmansomewhere elseJoanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-40442675113907567072013-09-05T15:22:00.001-04:002013-09-05T15:22:17.878-04:00https://www.facebook.com/cookie.datsun/media_set?set=a.1378684312360621.1073741830.100006571950275&type=3<br />
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Take a look, please!Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-80373172729355484602013-02-06T08:07:00.001-05:002013-02-06T08:07:40.635-05:00Fwd: Re: [lynne hoppe] New comment on 'the unbearable lightness of being' ~ sumi ink and....<br> <div class="moz-forward-container"><br> <br> -------- Original Message -------- <table class="moz-email-headers-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Subject: </th> <td>Re: [lynne hoppe] New comment on 'the unbearable lightness of being' ~ sumi ink and....</td> </tr> <tr> <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th> <td>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 13:35:05 -0800</td> </tr> <tr> <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th> <td>Lynne Hoppe <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lahoppe@gmail.com"><lahoppe@gmail.com></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th> <td>Joan Hoffman <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jmh@umd.edu"><jmh@umd.edu></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br> <br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> hey joanie!! i'm so happy to see you!!! tell cyrus i say a big 'ol hello back!<br> <br> wow, a dog and 5 cats.... and gosh, i bet you <i>are</i> itching to get back to creating. so yeah, good that you and mr. blick are back on speaking terms... : ) i've been having many conversations with the man lately, ha ha.<br> <br> sending many smiles your way,<br> <br> lynne<br> <br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Joanie Hoffman <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:noreply-comment@blogger.com" target="_blank">noreply-comment@blogger.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840" target="_blank">Joanie Hoffman</a> has left a new comment on your post "<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lynnehoppe.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-unbearable-lightness-of-being-sumi.html" target="_blank">'the unbearable lightness of being' ~ sumi ink and...</a>": <br> <br> Hi Lynne, I've been away from art for a long while. I have been volunteering and foster for the Baltimore City animal shelter and have gained a dog and 5 cats! Wanting to paint and sew has been creeping back into my mind and I thought of you and your blog. Thank you for the final push of inspiration! My friend, Dick Blick, and I are back on speaking/spending terms. Cyrus says "hello, can you dig it". <3, Joanie <br> <br> <font color="gray"><br> <br> Posted by Joanie Hoffman to <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lynnehoppe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">lynne hoppe</a> at February 5, 2013 at 7:47 AM </font></div> </blockquote> </div> <br> <br> </div> <br> Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-63700625805180194532011-03-02T14:56:00.003-05:002011-03-02T15:04:23.503-05:00I'm Alive & there's a celebration!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtOP6QypkHOUXQBhzjNeePsTpti76v7Q9QV2GB9eWrW-PfrAR5Zej0dMr-fXlDQHmEEiS-6VrD5lzkEjjfhoej42Zuas5yR9J2K3BSRzFgsqfcMnhdqVg1aMgaQ3jI6RM5X-AW9HBdw4/s1600/CharmIconFLAT2in.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtOP6QypkHOUXQBhzjNeePsTpti76v7Q9QV2GB9eWrW-PfrAR5Zej0dMr-fXlDQHmEEiS-6VrD5lzkEjjfhoej42Zuas5yR9J2K3BSRzFgsqfcMnhdqVg1aMgaQ3jI6RM5X-AW9HBdw4/s320/CharmIconFLAT2in.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579575714487362034" border="0" /></a><br />Well, the celebration is not because I'm alive, but because <a href="http://www.inventivesoul.blogspot.com/">Amber Dawn</a> is celebrating <a href="http://www.internationalcharmday.blogspot.com/">Internation Charm Day!</a><br />Check it out (please).<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/jmh/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-39726125053099299442010-09-03T13:11:00.005-04:002010-09-03T13:19:46.426-04:00Feel Silly? Join Carla & feel sillier!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACHlWcqLZjuoP612XBMgaOVfjt-7M6tLXdTPBXsQIjYY4IAN27wNH6EthkQH3Jsk20vbISj2BjFtL6YGaKQaVrsn-U_gPr5pkjc6s0Pgy01N1SOXOx9tecP0twZe8qJ8aX0w5U8O_s7U/s1600/silly2log.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACHlWcqLZjuoP612XBMgaOVfjt-7M6tLXdTPBXsQIjYY4IAN27wNH6EthkQH3Jsk20vbISj2BjFtL6YGaKQaVrsn-U_gPr5pkjc6s0Pgy01N1SOXOx9tecP0twZe8qJ8aX0w5U8O_s7U/s320/silly2log.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512736734023437714" border="0" /></a>Yep, it's Part II of <a href="http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/fall-2010-online-class-registration-open-2/">Carla Sonheim's Art of Silliness Class!</a> And you can win a spot thanks to Jackie who isgiving away a spot <a href="http://medowntoafineart.blogspot.com/">here!</a> I signed up for Part I and it was fun. Check it out, and be silly.<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/jmh/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" />Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-12025420243251266162010-08-30T15:49:00.002-04:002010-08-30T15:50:09.526-04:001 more picture (of Savvy)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuBVa5tT0ptF2HqxHFc2SmOB2VAfjU9cVjriMyfTvdSyiq5eBod1PfyFVTrn3GOz3IVtPfgbRDaQ0FeogYviV6h7J1U045tscgNwhvWA9BKAnGSfB7CpewCZgGrmynpPgvlcBH89wMC0/s1600/savvy+right.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuBVa5tT0ptF2HqxHFc2SmOB2VAfjU9cVjriMyfTvdSyiq5eBod1PfyFVTrn3GOz3IVtPfgbRDaQ0FeogYviV6h7J1U045tscgNwhvWA9BKAnGSfB7CpewCZgGrmynpPgvlcBH89wMC0/s320/savvy+right.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511292487895732802" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-11895466512249523592010-08-30T15:19:00.012-04:002010-08-30T15:45:35.303-04:0010 pictures to catch up from the break from August Break<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdp7Q7m4tO_rQbESwjOVgBwfgSpVrLCM5S2JoddhcIlVzYSDZnWAYoBqHNxlaSPI8ynu9Tk0PO7xOyJM-B_2i1QUOiEIXSHYsnKvq79PlKACllpNK7I2qvppLpfRDC4uIAINlXEMASr0/s1600/painitng+%26+savvy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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This has been a busy day but I took a few minutes to look at some blogs & found a super duper giveaway.<br />Amy at <a href="http://athousandsheetsofpaper.blogspot.com/2010/08/1000-sheets-for-thousand-sheets.html ">A Thousand Sheets of Paper</a> is giving away 1,000 sheets of paper!<br />Go see!<br />Happy weekend!<br /><br />p.s. I reduced Fuzz-Marie's medicine and she is much more like herself. I'd rather have her happy than just have her.Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-83297042384558629082010-08-11T10:58:00.004-04:002010-08-11T11:38:03.462-04:00August Break #11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNXsOlAaEjFZ6a8H-7YDxG2jFx1iMZ27KIr0rG801oc-yUUy0bhQySgkQVc5tqd2cZzLhjU-hgdcNrW0aY2t9tcFGEDPiIDprHhEJ6uX5bQEAK5K3WzhKH2hMoePDKvThnGn8yxHPRK0/s1600/IMGP0074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNXsOlAaEjFZ6a8H-7YDxG2jFx1iMZ27KIr0rG801oc-yUUy0bhQySgkQVc5tqd2cZzLhjU-hgdcNrW0aY2t9tcFGEDPiIDprHhEJ6uX5bQEAK5K3WzhKH2hMoePDKvThnGn8yxHPRK0/s320/IMGP0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504167288586289170" border="0" /></a>This photo is from <span style="font-style: italic;">last</span> Summer, but these girls are so cute (and I was too lazy to go outside in the unbearable heat to take a photo), I decided to use this one. Emma, Jazmine, & Alli, are 3 of my great-nieces. They are beautiful & so funny & fun to be around. I wish they were here with me now.Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-78708105390788428022010-08-10T09:12:00.004-04:002010-08-10T09:19:20.351-04:00Bee Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpW26ZG5FPzaSpfoWjR7olkskD2xspeHfpVQpPbJZc_0EvCbIuXIFF7V0sdByOyMNYJtcpzuov6sS1mKtVD8MbBfHOPuhBQCY5bHQl7T3v2Bf0Z7BkCmSKLJeTWq28jl4lX7SEvcyg9I/s1600/bee+man.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpW26ZG5FPzaSpfoWjR7olkskD2xspeHfpVQpPbJZc_0EvCbIuXIFF7V0sdByOyMNYJtcpzuov6sS1mKtVD8MbBfHOPuhBQCY5bHQl7T3v2Bf0Z7BkCmSKLJeTWq28jl4lX7SEvcyg9I/s320/bee+man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503768576708033138" border="0" /></a>This is a scan of the Bee Man for the Book of the Bees.<br />You can see the other pages (not many, so far)<br /><a href="http://joaniehoffman.blogspot.com/2010/06/some-things-ive-been-working-on.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Last night was not a great night for Fuzz-Marie. She had a 2 hour nose bleed. My poor girl dog.Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-69719436356683539522010-08-10T09:11:00.001-04:002010-08-10T09:11:41.071-04:00August Break #10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmrUiEALCuCWGDYpQTcvlKeZsGBNo2lxHes6-xg8ThSywa4EipjNwKyIOTZuqQXD62QeeZUWR_oR9E4nNi3LasoR7NDIhX5G5cOBUgQvdqmejlZ9rhwk2BBHLDDWILrR-xXoiqneXEdM/s1600/cicada+shell.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmrUiEALCuCWGDYpQTcvlKeZsGBNo2lxHes6-xg8ThSywa4EipjNwKyIOTZuqQXD62QeeZUWR_oR9E4nNi3LasoR7NDIhX5G5cOBUgQvdqmejlZ9rhwk2BBHLDDWILrR-xXoiqneXEdM/s320/cicada+shell.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503768212877736562" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-73462058591480427622010-08-10T09:03:00.007-04:002010-08-10T09:09:17.178-04:00August Break #9<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCjv8_E-9rk9kJzBhdl6ACcCbcfQqcwgtb7Exu8iAhSHQ4AizCPzixTMQ4KBnNsYJU7oUwjEta1Y7tb1kVojtG4ozk_8b5qcCtLqyKFjhILPz4CnSqL4jQEaitKHxAwnl8gpdTgEXeJI/s1600/easter+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCjv8_E-9rk9kJzBhdl6ACcCbcfQqcwgtb7Exu8iAhSHQ4AizCPzixTMQ4KBnNsYJU7oUwjEta1Y7tb1kVojtG4ozk_8b5qcCtLqyKFjhILPz4CnSqL4jQEaitKHxAwnl8gpdTgEXeJI/s320/easter+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503767574063044578" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-32974145258512907152010-08-10T09:01:00.002-04:002010-08-10T09:03:15.225-04:00August Break #8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AGtlDIB_35TQ40UWtA3i4I17RWF4-H-r3IbUakLXNpKbyfUia_vco9lxbLgOlqZkVCNM6OwVXJMBhqNKPWuH642zyv9-JgnvvBy86QjU9Bsv-VCEYOc8Y1QXCg_2jC3QL2oowy9-d58/s1600/IMGP0067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AGtlDIB_35TQ40UWtA3i4I17RWF4-H-r3IbUakLXNpKbyfUia_vco9lxbLgOlqZkVCNM6OwVXJMBhqNKPWuH642zyv9-JgnvvBy86QjU9Bsv-VCEYOc8Y1QXCg_2jC3QL2oowy9-d58/s320/IMGP0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503766015334150162" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-47503438087753615992010-08-10T09:00:00.002-04:002010-08-10T09:01:15.265-04:00August Break #7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-lvFkJ9M7qfqyYOGl17tgijcESTCqTtYQuRRmWPVdAVhj6ZHTaHIUjVAd7h_BLN6dHzUw6xsjKD2gpBpyGSBQeJSCzVw4myPAhCOxUE-g0sz5D4dNFeilHWhmyo8jhcT5_49N7etBts/s1600/me_sleeping_PSed_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-lvFkJ9M7qfqyYOGl17tgijcESTCqTtYQuRRmWPVdAVhj6ZHTaHIUjVAd7h_BLN6dHzUw6xsjKD2gpBpyGSBQeJSCzVw4myPAhCOxUE-g0sz5D4dNFeilHWhmyo8jhcT5_49N7etBts/s400/me_sleeping_PSed_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503765504560082962" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-13165614018440220972010-08-10T08:58:00.000-04:002010-08-10T09:00:17.848-04:00August Break #6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-glI5L5fNSKelvkaLAbTtVVERHJ9asT09nAssB78bk6B_LcYN93HbUJI8GxKqgRCNZualj_b0HpJh9unuJMeDpA1yT3S5jhzmNUpxnXD7ABRbPJ6jw2veuPOCfu2GSfSnQw-GV4YWeUY/s1600/Chan+the+man.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-glI5L5fNSKelvkaLAbTtVVERHJ9asT09nAssB78bk6B_LcYN93HbUJI8GxKqgRCNZualj_b0HpJh9unuJMeDpA1yT3S5jhzmNUpxnXD7ABRbPJ6jw2veuPOCfu2GSfSnQw-GV4YWeUY/s400/Chan+the+man.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503765207395032498" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-42360517502592193292010-08-05T08:04:00.004-04:002010-08-05T08:16:39.647-04:00August break #5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZVQwIJ5MbJlacJ2ul2-ZhJLOx_qHcvzbEtcmiFQ2CPSzHWJEpTz-zY6W36Qw0PFRW5jmubBZqxywq9k-cybny2uFnkbtenA5GaWId1b_wqzcw158dmsctIFmP-LSnzJT0DdsvKf0PAc/s1600/DSCI0106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZVQwIJ5MbJlacJ2ul2-ZhJLOx_qHcvzbEtcmiFQ2CPSzHWJEpTz-zY6W36Qw0PFRW5jmubBZqxywq9k-cybny2uFnkbtenA5GaWId1b_wqzcw158dmsctIFmP-LSnzJT0DdsvKf0PAc/s400/DSCI0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501896871618953250" border="0" /></a><br />This is Savvy & Chopper Chan. Chan is one of those dogs that had 5 "homes" before me. He is the sweetest boy dog that I know (except at the vets, he hates the vets). He raised Savvy from kittenhood, cleaning her, playing with her, and sleeping right next to her. You should see them chase each other through the house or playing with the tug toy!<br />I wish I had moved the extra guttering before I took this photo, but if wishes were horses...Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-78840675493218729702010-08-04T09:53:00.001-04:002010-08-04T09:54:56.461-04:00August Break #4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6A7DtD6h9TQ0CBn_DnlLms8K0jyQNzA7V-78qO0nLXDL8gRRus90FKg8cz8QCFrYB-FJwQ_s7AxRYb4qItP5jASJ9s6JYMMbToEHYPI_QoyEFbO6Jk_3p6awb0JtUNJlG-_40-ZRMc6g/s1600/fan+2..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/AVvXsEh6A7DtD6h9TQ0CBn_DnlLms8K0jyQNzA7V-78qO0nLXDL8gRRus90FKg8cz8QCFrYB-FJwQ_s7AxRYb4qItP5jASJ9s6JYMMbToEHYPI_QoyEFbO6Jk_3p6awb0JtUNJlG-_40-ZRMc6g/s320/fan+2..JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501552799537692290" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-19855742006836078072010-08-03T14:44:00.003-04:002010-08-10T09:55:36.679-04:00August Break #3 Randomness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29-1FC_D6xKzuauwTJ0jXIrvai08yJJtIp6d9IPM9uNODyh5ImFFfXYZGwgr6bbYUJdytKWs7OAa2Ud-SFPgQbxR-vZnWmXst-pSaJR8jSN5zuyl5L-t6ah889caBUefH-DpPyRWyiQc/s1600/DSCI0074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29-1FC_D6xKzuauwTJ0jXIrvai08yJJtIp6d9IPM9uNODyh5ImFFfXYZGwgr6bbYUJdytKWs7OAa2Ud-SFPgQbxR-vZnWmXst-pSaJR8jSN5zuyl5L-t6ah889caBUefH-DpPyRWyiQc/s320/DSCI0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501256404585797858" border="0" /></a>Lindsey & her viola.<br />Tasha & her cello.Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-53916262728471692902010-08-03T14:38:00.001-04:002010-08-03T14:40:07.971-04:00August Break #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EBFGEruFm9jIMZpTn8albOrIW3Tx0TsZN3yogIHDzWBvpH9UYlBbQOZR-Sj1lrTETawlOsfYmYTSwKX0wWmW8wge5xpr7stbQEuab-0Qo5Wcra9wEuFIQRLJAPJeGhPdsCnHMx6FWMU/s1600/painitng+%26+savvy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EBFGEruFm9jIMZpTn8albOrIW3Tx0TsZN3yogIHDzWBvpH9UYlBbQOZR-Sj1lrTETawlOsfYmYTSwKX0wWmW8wge5xpr7stbQEuab-0Qo5Wcra9wEuFIQRLJAPJeGhPdsCnHMx6FWMU/s320/painitng+%26+savvy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501255135358317730" border="0" /></a><br />a WIP & Savvy, who is also a WIP.Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-35258647924840704782010-08-03T14:16:00.005-04:002010-08-03T14:46:54.943-04:00The August Break as stolen from Jazz"It’s called <a href="http://www.susannahconway.com/the-august-break-2010/">The August Break</a> and is the brainchild of photographer <a href="http://www.susannahconway.com/">Susannah Conway</a>.<br /><div class="snap_preview"><blockquote><i>Here’s the plan for </i><i>the August break: you simply share one photo per day on your blog – Monday to Friday, or every day. Or whenever you want. Using any camera – DSLR, compact, Polaroid, Holga, iPhone (my choice), Instax, 35mm, video – with or without words – anything goes – <b> for the whole of August</b>. No pressure - just looking at August through your camera lens as a way to be more present this summer. And to have a little break from the pressures and expectations of regular blogging. </i></blockquote> <p>I’m thinking of joining, anyone else want to play along?"</p> </div> <a href="http://haphazardlife.wordpress.com/">Haphazard Life</a> can be found at this link.<br /><br />And here is my August 1 picture!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod3R7Y1ej7YBX2-7fkowqrLN1Qtb7jrROdUq7W0mbx3Rvt3LXEisdUNv3DXEjiiTxXwFkbzAFpYufMjYx1zjyp4JoiMCSgO_Zwv9iG5roGHAI8tf_QgGAlyh6Mzack0TK_YOcD63tTzw/s1600/kristin+and+me+in+hats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod3R7Y1ej7YBX2-7fkowqrLN1Qtb7jrROdUq7W0mbx3Rvt3LXEisdUNv3DXEjiiTxXwFkbzAFpYufMjYx1zjyp4JoiMCSgO_Zwv9iG5roGHAI8tf_QgGAlyh6Mzack0TK_YOcD63tTzw/s200/kristin+and+me+in+hats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501254400239166114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />My Daughter-in-Law, Kristin, and me, in hats!Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-15280446204724873122010-07-30T08:23:00.021-04:002010-07-30T08:56:58.179-04:00My blog has a new title...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkznKSlE_FFQUu5kh0SK90jFup4e4mxAOxT4rVRgba1ktFPXSzhlq34OxgTm0d9Qj7xqqpGWdLWjkQjS0-GnRFljeCidk47NvSEHj-qOIWfZCLHPJYMHwz0Ey056NcUC5AC5xpyJYtQX8/s1600/1a34419v.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkznKSlE_FFQUu5kh0SK90jFup4e4mxAOxT4rVRgba1ktFPXSzhlq34OxgTm0d9Qj7xqqpGWdLWjkQjS0-GnRFljeCidk47NvSEHj-qOIWfZCLHPJYMHwz0Ey056NcUC5AC5xpyJYtQX8/s200/1a34419v.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499679672527587970" border="0" /></a>I was driving to work this morning and the phrase "a person from somewhere else"popped into my head. I decided to call my blog that. At least for a while.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fuzz-Marie had a good night. She stayed under the bed all night but ate a bowl of oatmeal & honey, some liver cat food, some peanut butter, and some sunflower seeds. She drank a lot of water. This morning she ate more oatmeal & went outside to pee for about an hour (not really an hour, just a long time). I don't think I'm going to do the chemo thing with her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7AeKI6Kv0MnEPc_7tDWYmFah8owNv0u0uSQrYiFab_RoxxWJeQ3kBdcPVV6vBY6YdpdsuyqaKQGi_ELS67ZKEaBhuyvonUfZZEE5IcW60ReeHkJrLTD_bUiP1_-ehSyw39n-UhYw2iU/s1600/0206100814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7AeKI6Kv0MnEPc_7tDWYmFah8owNv0u0uSQrYiFab_RoxxWJeQ3kBdcPVV6vBY6YdpdsuyqaKQGi_ELS67ZKEaBhuyvonUfZZEE5IcW60ReeHkJrLTD_bUiP1_-ehSyw39n-UhYw2iU/s200/0206100814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499675302146614114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm reading a book recommended by Jazz at <a href="http://haphazardlife.blogspot.com/">Haphazard Life</a>. It's great. It's easy to get into and I like it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCrL6NL1aBLWabTdEkcE0OpRQyyIsPgvaRRzIR8nGgVhAKZSl8_Yu9FpC2Pnc0uKsBbqxpLYkVk9cpgIJ12HJQHi0BDec9_jAOUFBvXKf0mXeyFCZPm99RFU31APsye1ah4FblkxnDhU/s1600/findley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCrL6NL1aBLWabTdEkcE0OpRQyyIsPgvaRRzIR8nGgVhAKZSl8_Yu9FpC2Pnc0uKsBbqxpLYkVk9cpgIJ12HJQHi0BDec9_jAOUFBvXKf0mXeyFCZPm99RFU31APsye1ah4FblkxnDhU/s200/findley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499679190677167170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And finally, a well written blog posting I highly recommend (sounds like eBay feedback but I mean it) from <a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/2010/07/frank-discussion.html">The Altered Page</a>.<br /><br />Happy weekend!Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-31754106825965451712010-07-29T15:23:00.002-04:002010-07-29T15:44:36.819-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4wvG0KnqtxniRXrL-mUCQQRetq3MMLrhFrmr68I0n-Uzb_MnjA4_4GpUPFScCozDZoEEGdhlWRZJZxKX-yEcsOzHCISLbkjAakJ6oHXMWOTk10GIcXKwjFD432iHOxFaHBLvw0Coy5I/s1600/DSCI0102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4wvG0KnqtxniRXrL-mUCQQRetq3MMLrhFrmr68I0n-Uzb_MnjA4_4GpUPFScCozDZoEEGdhlWRZJZxKX-yEcsOzHCISLbkjAakJ6oHXMWOTk10GIcXKwjFD432iHOxFaHBLvw0Coy5I/s200/DSCI0102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499411301470065906" border="0" /></a><br />This is my Fuzz-Marie. My ten year old girl. She was just diagnosed with<br />leukemia. I am incredibly grateful that my son, my grandchildren, my family are all healthy, and I know some of you are battling your own demons, physical and/or mental. <br />Why do I feel defensive about this posting? I don't want to offend anyone? I don't want anyone to think I value animal suffering over human suffering? I'm not sure.<br />Anyway, it's my blog and (I almost used "&", thanks to Jazz I know better), and I can post what I want to. Nanny, nanny boo boo.<br />I am incredibly mature, c'est vrai? Can you tell I'm tired?Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-83136585691313937942010-07-26T09:23:00.017-04:002010-07-26T09:59:15.934-04:00Strip Ease: the bookMichelle Ward of <a href="http://www.michelleward.typepad.com/how_cool_is_that/">GPP Street Team</a> has posted Crusade #42: Strip Ease. The directions: "tear your paper or fabric into strips and attach to your page". Easy peasy. A few weeks ago my grandson, Brian, and I made little booklets of watercolor paper. Mine was for Strip Ease, with a focus on children, Brian's was for Transformers and/or Greek gods. The<br /><a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/">Library of Congress</a> Prints and Photos online was a great source of children's photos. I also used some of my family's photos. And I used paper, fabric, transparencies, napkins, paper towels, acrylic paint, matte medium, heavy gel medium, water color pencils, and some other stuff I can't remember now. So here's the booklet!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uI3cuEqSSEz-6DHk1Mo1oG-CGwoiKH6i-HHVtk9mRNHP7j7WfAZPmUjMblE-a1IR9E0RHELCkGzsFhkvDthxgG76QteaN-muNCmhWyOJHrZ7EasBWXONZiL8tC54mpEGOP_yMhL29dk/s1600/strip+ease+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uI3cuEqSSEz-6DHk1Mo1oG-CGwoiKH6i-HHVtk9mRNHP7j7WfAZPmUjMblE-a1IR9E0RHELCkGzsFhkvDthxgG76QteaN-muNCmhWyOJHrZ7EasBWXONZiL8tC54mpEGOP_yMhL29dk/s200/strip+ease+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498213632288879106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />front cover<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b7phuImri5pZKLgYYHuTRtkYGiod9iHvFQZH8kq6nQHbVHOj4nYNXGcCj0moH8CsFjGtm38x_Jyc0LJ6KdAF9XoFRDU6YEPUEml4TG_622f2eBMaCbfNuftboPikaLCoxBpfhwwM7LI/s1600/strip+ease+1+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b7phuImri5pZKLgYYHuTRtkYGiod9iHvFQZH8kq6nQHbVHOj4nYNXGcCj0moH8CsFjGtm38x_Jyc0LJ6KdAF9XoFRDU6YEPUEml4TG_622f2eBMaCbfNuftboPikaLCoxBpfhwwM7LI/s200/strip+ease+1+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498212857017342978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />pages 3 & 4<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEgr7GTc6rq0BVKhjSbKVQrkTDv8g_yvVjL5e6YklJF7y-Lgdf8-xXpvgco1Zu4YqP0Jahl9g1hbL9qrOkwLVnTiSq9j1_T2a9tJO72RXd8XGyUm5ZB4X5qFd73XeUgkSXBoBHM1-KvA/s1600/strip+ease+3+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEgr7GTc6rq0BVKhjSbKVQrkTDv8g_yvVjL5e6YklJF7y-Lgdf8-xXpvgco1Zu4YqP0Jahl9g1hbL9qrOkwLVnTiSq9j1_T2a9tJO72RXd8XGyUm5ZB4X5qFd73XeUgkSXBoBHM1-KvA/s200/strip+ease+3+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498212388268444402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />pages 5 &6<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xgtuq8axolW_NshxEDJZ0SxeJK7w8eZAm72SPtj8YDmnSJz2ErK9JHWDrx0NXPTuKSp1QkGN0e3Sr1YmM7pXBzkfOB6I26sJtADf_GG7abzlsYZNF6cnaJTmgAGX1I-m48vr3cu5RYI/s1600/strip+ease+5+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xgtuq8axolW_NshxEDJZ0SxeJK7w8eZAm72SPtj8YDmnSJz2ErK9JHWDrx0NXPTuKSp1QkGN0e3Sr1YmM7pXBzkfOB6I26sJtADf_GG7abzlsYZNF6cnaJTmgAGX1I-m48vr3cu5RYI/s200/strip+ease+5+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498212044678408434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />pages 7 & 8<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfHtAjzBpAu5N2rBrlZP8SpwOHzv6FoeY15WhURzrKgheDg8h2ZdlqPLy6DBA7dJzSav17Ru6s6ie0ccITfyiG4DO5d1XY6GuVbSpraWBrR0PCRw7LML3UBVGjVLa0qB0Z8h-O_lSLko/s1600/strip+ease+7+8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfHtAjzBpAu5N2rBrlZP8SpwOHzv6FoeY15WhURzrKgheDg8h2ZdlqPLy6DBA7dJzSav17Ru6s6ie0ccITfyiG4DO5d1XY6GuVbSpraWBrR0PCRw7LML3UBVGjVLa0qB0Z8h-O_lSLko/s200/strip+ease+7+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498211706909575506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />pages 9 & 10<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIAPkuL6g42sBDM6Gk596KoBm2BnRUn7A_AlIErsg-wCre_5XSNoHfB3KqJj-5agCWU102IeSNrb0dxAjmYG_PGwFHBMjEuBTzhUVHrjKcccqVHm9zLyJE6QAaaKlCJNoPE82eun3kRA/s1600/strip+ease+back+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIAPkuL6g42sBDM6Gk596KoBm2BnRUn7A_AlIErsg-wCre_5XSNoHfB3KqJj-5agCWU102IeSNrb0dxAjmYG_PGwFHBMjEuBTzhUVHrjKcccqVHm9zLyJE6QAaaKlCJNoPE82eun3kRA/s200/strip+ease+back+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498210783511846498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />back cover (with a copy of a zombie vs. human drawing by Brian).<br /><br /><br />p.s. i forgot to scan pages 1 & 2, maybe tomorrow...Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-5229987744054165942010-07-16T07:48:00.006-04:002010-07-16T08:28:06.764-04:00Collage Box#2 Collage at last!Back in May I showed you <a href="http://joaniehoffman.blogspot.com/2010/05/lawendula-lw-of-woven-letters-started.html"> the snippets of paper</a><br />from Collage Box #2 started by LaWendula of <a href="http://wovenletters.blogspot.com/">Woven Letters</a>.<br />And here is the collage!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlDzpZDnJ0ucTfBCqrJSy72SEu63xNCHE_FQ47nf0n1XYN340iBhsFiJYtxNVUP3s8XSbrMrvFCAfZ8ehfoW8NYQlHFrAVR8Z-HR10KaIdkZ4fpgEaUCO-4MfEmRWjH14UK4ZCW6aaGs/s1600/collage+box+2+fabric+collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlDzpZDnJ0ucTfBCqrJSy72SEu63xNCHE_FQ47nf0n1XYN340iBhsFiJYtxNVUP3s8XSbrMrvFCAfZ8ehfoW8NYQlHFrAVR8Z-HR10KaIdkZ4fpgEaUCO-4MfEmRWjH14UK4ZCW6aaGs/s200/collage+box+2+fabric+collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494474218327173346" border="0" /></a>I printed all the paper snippets on cotton twill or Lutrador and put it all together. The only part that wasn't spontaneous was the four squares of the background.<br />I still have to finish the edges, but haven't decided how yet.<br />Happy weekend to all!Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-70855704113375727742010-07-15T08:57:00.030-04:002010-07-15T09:58:15.084-04:00My Buried TreasureSeth at <a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/">The Altered Page</a> has organized the Buried Treasure 2010 collaboration, and this is my contribution.<br />I had just about given up on doing any art, a long, boring story, but decided to give it one more go. So I signed up for some Yahoo groups & was in a few swaps, and then...I saw Chrysti Hydeck's article in CPS and a call for original art to be in a skinny book swap. I signed up and the pages below are the result. It was like I couldn't do wrong and my spirit soared! I sewed, painted, drew, used my own art & transparencies, glued, & more. I am so proud of these pages and here they <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mFy8nAtwt24hhwuhCQ0XalcXSc_dBRNhC3Grm7paeUMTEXE7SFLFD5ghLVa5n7_WgX6hgqQ4BF_qsvM1hJ7ebiemxMzN7sxjTqHYqlO7LfMw9Ddl859ob7O0liw5ar-1cTm8I0R7hog/s1600/17+of+26++OCTOBER,+2007+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mFy8nAtwt24hhwuhCQ0XalcXSc_dBRNhC3Grm7paeUMTEXE7SFLFD5ghLVa5n7_WgX6hgqQ4BF_qsvM1hJ7ebiemxMzN7sxjTqHYqlO7LfMw9Ddl859ob7O0liw5ar-1cTm8I0R7hog/s200/17+of+26++OCTOBER,+2007+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494124309452819394" border="0" /></a>are from 2008:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKPLWwRWwM9c7mRii_bXvWNnzH3koGB42ExMEOjzIXaRILJ_jgHQ93BIBCUrjVi6at3agw1MeziJrt8waSzWLKoxpXOk-G2TklRQVHPkMJOyFk82ViEy3YFkF-oIaekaEWriJ6qd0sDo/s1600/2+of+26+OCTOBER,+2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDDLfDyxEsxybNbeA8BGGXvHO1nefq7OD7uhzLwyxDN-vC8N53Gl4HseSs6dvuqDVVRmS1nBcGtJcAaFpDnp8r93yor7nvGfsDlGr-qyad_T0XawdhyphenhyphenGBFMJtOmafuf2yElLb1yZXdZw/s200/26+of+26++OCTOBER,+2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494130492965876258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishgT8FVGzrvja-aIcwzriUPUJJqw2-pQ-K9mXauScved-BjRa4M8zQlrQsTIxZpUNcWr9VqEN-kMGrl9WnJYNhZOMdSIccd_BkGzGiGyOw7Hg5oP2ysbYvoeccCHOPROpBh-l4cI2EcI/s1600/1+of+26+OCTOBER,+2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishgT8FVGzrvja-aIcwzriUPUJJqw2-pQ-K9mXauScved-BjRa4M8zQlrQsTIxZpUNcWr9VqEN-kMGrl9WnJYNhZOMdSIccd_BkGzGiGyOw7Hg5oP2ysbYvoeccCHOPROpBh-l4cI2EcI/s200/1+of+26+OCTOBER,+2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494122034079629570" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261714046709757802.post-54138208986134986442010-07-12T07:30:00.008-04:002010-07-12T07:50:38.468-04:00Team Brian!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vusdxMZXc2tgvGeOnAtkdbIjLYz78N1NEOcDXHVjner5o6NrU89LTMzHmVzUnmki_YsQM3DIRNl6kdtLQe6px9mSlSSPg91dLm5uOopE9MekkdXmey5IQNhX91IUccc9GiW4dMyJRcY/s1600/DSCI0029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vusdxMZXc2tgvGeOnAtkdbIjLYz78N1NEOcDXHVjner5o6NrU89LTMzHmVzUnmki_YsQM3DIRNl6kdtLQe6px9mSlSSPg91dLm5uOopE9MekkdXmey5IQNhX91IUccc9GiW4dMyJRcY/s200/DSCI0029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492984533947321010" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday was ART day at my grandson's home and we made a book each and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">experimented</span> with everything we had spread all over the table. Fun stuff & we learned from each other.<br />We each did a drawing of a Carla Sonheim bird/doll/creature (we weren't sure but it is cute!) which you can see <a href=http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/special-drawing-assignment-1-and-another-giveaway/>here</a>. Here are our drawings:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn5LkpZrlggL8n1xOAFm2Nr3TNc-s6mN4DgmqyYS5fxYWTE6xbqjVtGklBqENFPBTFCsMCwQ2QCKzTfjOPkxVNAeYr3gUY09NWoLi2RgPnOxFGEsUUsE-6vmbrT7QHXf4shfZfrkozVs/s1600/brians+for+carla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn5LkpZrlggL8n1xOAFm2Nr3TNc-s6mN4DgmqyYS5fxYWTE6xbqjVtGklBqENFPBTFCsMCwQ2QCKzTfjOPkxVNAeYr3gUY09NWoLi2RgPnOxFGEsUUsE-6vmbrT7QHXf4shfZfrkozVs/s200/brians+for+carla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492983677626211154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfaYsmZaXa47GD8N0yd_F9KhbHsmMzZDnPvp3sbWed8XIMyDEPyDeTFpGkoG1DpTjKFPPiB8XnH6eL8dFe5ADFfB1vhv7vdTFmS6aVny4jftsmbXdUoMeYvvN-tpcSZOtZIpzBliC42M/s1600/me+for+carla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfaYsmZaXa47GD8N0yd_F9KhbHsmMzZDnPvp3sbWed8XIMyDEPyDeTFpGkoG1DpTjKFPPiB8XnH6eL8dFe5ADFfB1vhv7vdTFmS6aVny4jftsmbXdUoMeYvvN-tpcSZOtZIpzBliC42M/s200/me+for+carla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492983911900077266" border="0" /></a>Joanie Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745940871221375840noreply@blogger.com3