My holiday wishes

Merry Merry Christmas!

May your gifts consist of family and friends............

and FUN!!!

May 2008 bring LOVE

...and beauty

Riches...

May you be safe

May your future be filled with security





May your year be filled with sunshine!

PRAYERS, hopes and dreams.

PHIL: may the cancer be totally cured.

TRUVEY: may you feel better.

LYNN: continue being succsssful with your art and cancer free!

MYSELF, sell my house in order to buy the wood to build a cabin in Alaska.

ART By Nina

A GREAT COUPLE OF WEEKS

On Nov. 25 I had my birthday party; then my brother arrived from Alaska on Nov 26... he had driven over 4,000 miles to see me! Even though I had to work alot at Home Depot we had time for laughs, antics, good coffee, meals, and great conversation. He did alot of odd jobs and repairs around my house.
I am considering moving up to Alaska in the next 18 mos or so.... depending on a couple things in my life but it all looks good for 2008 -2009. I'll be 50 late next year and it'll be a final change in life; My daughter is grown and I have a "feel" for change. By June 2008, I hope to have the $ to build a cosy cabin on my brother's land surrounded by tall birch trees. Both my brothers live less than 2 miles apart on a hillside 7 miles away from the town of Fairbanks. It is very wooded, with a view of the distant mountains and the Alaskan frontier.
Here are some pictures of Rick and I - et al. He also re met my daughter after not seeing her for over 5 years. We had a little "fire party" in my back yard with good friends. The marshmallows were tasty, and the weather has been perfect.

My marshmallow roast party with kathy and Barb

Rick and I

Dec 6/2007

Dave

Sarah

Rick

Rick with Diamond

Rick working in my back yard

WEEKEND ART By Nina

By: Emily Dickinson

"Hope" is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land

And on the strangest sea,

Yet never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

scenes from my 49th birthday party

My favorite present? A hand painted acrylic original by Lynn Culp of my wonderful dog, Diamond. LOVE it. She is a professional animal painter. I went to art school with her 30 years ago & we are still greast friends! http://www.colormutts.com/ CHECK OUT HER SITE!
























Truvey's baby rooster (very very tame) loves the birthday cake too...)

leroy, barb and truvey

Roscoe meets Diamond for the first time with a kiss!

• Not everyone could show.... because of sickness or work.... but the company was good plus great animal entertainment. Truvey is a "chicken whisperer" and has a gift with bird life. He is the guy with the baby rooster. I plan to live another 49 years but refuse to turn 50 HA HA. The gray haired man is my dear friend Leroy, he is lucky because he gets to retire in 2 years.... and the gal is my good friend Barb.

WEEKEND ART By Nina

Can you imagine life on Earth without birds ?

working on black friday at home depot

An orange depot holiday
rather does suck
I'd rather be at home
Hearing chickens cluck.
I walk the floor
a home depot whore!
SELL SELL SELL
This 10 % off black friday
is a bustling firey hell.

Too many hours awake
I get no break.
Be nice and smile
how god damn fake!
'Cos I ache and ache,
I wish an earth quake
would swallow the store
so the customer line
would be no more.
Its the holidays
And I don't feel fine.

Be nice and smile:
"How can I help you?
if I kicked your ass
would that be a crime?
can I solve your problem?
give you a deal?
Look out for customers who steal.
I'd rather be home
eating my thankgiving meal.....
Is this for real?

Customers are rude,
I wanna say something crude!
I'd rather be in a church
cringing in the steeple -
because at home depot
TOO MANY PEOPLE!
Gotta clean up aisles,
make by quota....
DO we have profits or losses?
AVOID THE BOSSES!

Thanksgiving at work.
Today is Black Friday
I feel like a jerk,
it just ain't my day..
Breaking my neck
to make my check.
Walking the floor,
A home depot whore.
Mark down prices
Pack down stuff,
I wanna yell at customers
I wanna be gruff!

With greedy customers
I make alliances
when I sell sell sell
expensive appliances.
I set up deliveries
from this big box store!
My poor feet want no more
of the hard concrete floor.
I am so dang sore!
Sell toilets and installations
A 27 cent raise: congratulations! ?

Jingle the bell
for retail hell
Jingle the Bell
for Home Depot Hell
JINGLE THE BELL!
FOR THIS RETAIL HELL!

WEEKEND ART By Nina

Love this dog and love that cat!

This fall morning I was having a wonderful cup of coffee in my yard when I decided to take some pix of the anitics between my cat (Sassy,12) and Dog (Diamond,5) Sassy in the dominant one and Diamond loves to aggravate her. This cat can get mighty cranky... I don't need to watch comedy TV with these 2 around.

Sassy minding her business but realising that Diamond is upwind ;)

Diamond dog sniffs the air and approaches Sassy the cat.

Diamond dog just wants to "play". Sassy gets pissed off and approaches in order to swat Diamond.

SASSY MEANS BUSINESS

As usual, Sassy wins the war - yawns and takes a rest.

Diamond yawns and chills out too...