One World One Heart

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Today begins the One World One Heart event. This is an International Blogging Event hosted by A Whimsical Bohemian. I spotted this wonderful event on Nancy's Blog last year and immediately participated, this year I'm in full swing. I hope you have a chance to check the other participants out. It's a lot of fun and you meet bloggers from all over the world. For more information go Here.

I'm a lucky lady. This year many of my friends and family are becoming grandmothers. In their honor I'd like to offer this beautiful doll as a give-a-way. One of my New Year's resolution for 2009 was to tick off at least a few of the things on my bucket list. One of these things was the attendance and participation at an Painters Convention. I've painted in some form or other most of my adult life, but never really gone to conventions. This was the year. I also wanted to paint something/with some product I had never used. Thus this cute little baby. It's a Secrist Doll, painted with Genesis Paints. These are paints that are heated to become permanent. Very interesting process, and a great class. So I'd like to share my enthusiasm for this new adventure with you. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this blog.You must be a blogger to enter. A winner will be chosen by random select on Febuary 15th. Please leave your e mail address with your comment so I may contact you when you win. Good Luck and don't forget to check out the other participants in the One World One Heart Blogging Event.

Colour me Happy

One of the design blogs I read,had a little colour quiz posted, Velvet and Linen I thought I do the quiz just to see how wacky my house and tastes are. so here it goes.

1. What's the first colour you see in the morning?

A warm old parchment colour is on my walls, almost a light bamboo. I love bamboo...

2. What colour are your eyes?

I think they are hazel, not green but not brown.

3. What colour do you wear most?

I like to wear all colours.

4. What colour do you never wear?

I'm tempted to say black, but I don't like myself in black but, now that I've gained so much weight I do wear it.

5. What colour gets you the most compliments?

I had a peachy/coral top once and I got so many people say it looked good on me, that I actually went out and bought another top.

6. What colour is your lipstick?

My favorite lipstick is cappuccino.

7. What colour was your living room when you were growing up?

Institution green. Gross.

8. What colour was your bedroom when you were growing up?

I painted the room often, but for some reason or other my mother refused to let us paint it anyother colour than different shades of mint green. Gross again. We use to (my sister and I) change our bedspreads to camouflage the gross green.

9. What colour are your sheets?

Custard yellow, very happy.

10. What colour was your favorit crayon as a child?

I loved all my crayons, probably the one that got worn down the fastest was Cherise.

11. What colour is your car?

I don't drive, but if I did, I'd have to buy a magenta blue car.

12. What colour was your prom dress?

Our prom was after our grad, so my dress was ivory.

13. What is your favorite gem stone?

Diamonds of course, aren't they a girls best friend.

14. What is your favorite flower?

Too many to say "favorite" but probably a gardenia.

15. What colour makes you happiest?

Rose, pink, red, any of those shades.

16. What colour depresses you?

Mint Green?

17. What colour calms you?

Cream, Ivory, taupe.

18. What colour makes you grind your teeth?

PURPLE.

19. What colour do you wear when you want to feel sexy?

RED.

20. What colour would you like to try but are scared to.

Black.

ABC Wednesday, A

Today is ABC Wednesday, I hooked onto this site because it drives me to read, instead of watching wayyyyyyyyy too much T.V. and since there is nothing worth watching... So here's how it goes. Reading at the Beach is hosting an ABC Wednesday check it out.

Todays letter is A. My book is Alchemist, The. (I'm a library techy so the is not a significant part of the title, or at least I'm not letting it be today)

This story , is about a Shepherd boy named Santiago who traavels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point him in the direction of his quest.

This short book is one, my son passed on to me for some unknown reason, but it's todays quest or should I say tonights quest. I love reading the books my kids read, (they are really men now) just so we can have something more than chores to talk about at the dinner table.

Monday Morning ---Mellow

I've started to read again. I'm so impressed with some of the reading blogs I visit that I know I'm missing out on a whole lot of world. I just can't stand not doing things that I know bring me pleasure. So I've jumped on the reading blog challenge. Stocked up and ready to roll, now just to stay awake... I don't think we appreciate the gift reading is to us. I often sit with my mom, who's vision is not what it use to be and think, I would die if I couldn't read, and yet I know that day will come, so do it NOW.

3 4 5 Reading challenge

Chick Loves Lit is hosting this new challenge, I found it on Reading at the Beach, (wish I was). Anyway it may push me to read books piled high in my room.
Rules of this challenge:
It will run from August 1, 2009 to August 1, 2010
You may sign up at any point in this time period
To complete the challenge, you must read:
THREE books from one series
FOUR books from another series
FIVE books from another series.
Only books that you read between 8/1/09 & 8/1/10 count
The books you read may count for other challenges

O.k. Here are mine.

3
The Josephine B. Trilogy, Sandra Gullard

4
The Sweet Magnolias, Sherryl Woods
Stealing Home,
A Slice of Heaven
Feels like Family
Welcome to Serenity

5
The Boleyn Inheritance, Phillipa Gregory
Constant Princess
Virgins Lover
Queens fool
Other Boleyn girl.



Happy Reading.

Friday 56

Friday 56: Murder at the Chateau.

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Then the OYSTER and the van driver mimicked vigorous haggling over the price of what the van would carry. Reaching a grudging agreement, the OYSTER and the driver carried boxes of fish from boat to van. Soon the First Lady and her friends shared the back of the smelly little vehicle with a load of fish.

Who knew Eleanor Roosevelt was a sleuth? I sure didn't, but since I like historical fiction I decided to read this before I labelled and shelved it in the library.

Friday 56

I love to read. I've neglected my writing over the past year or so, and so my reading also suffers. I've decided to post on Friday 56 here, just to get me back to the book I cannot seem to finish.

Friday 56: Between You & Me

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog. Story time with Tonya
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

They're still struggling. And in the east they're still getting refugees from Darfur. Good example of international failings ahead of the next G8.


The book I'm struggling to finish is" Between you & Me", by Kirsty Scott, don't know why. but I only allow myself one book a year to abandon due to "not good enough to finish" so I really try hard to finish most, just in case you buy a book and pay god awful prices for it and hate it.

Perhaps I'll finish it today.