Surrealism

 

Every now and then we all have one...a week that is just surreal.  A Mish Mosh of random happenings.

A call home I find out my second to youngest brother is staying at Mom's - major knee surgery.  A call from a friend we have known for over 20 years just to let me know he is sorry that the St. Louis Cardinals got bumped out of the playoffs...HA he wasn't sorry he was rubbing it in.  My great nephew who is 12 is still in hospital but out of Critical Care Unit but 3 weeks of a hospital stay for this little guy is not good - So if you can spare a prayer for him please do so!  I donate several of my framed Photo's for Hope Community Resources Annual Dinner Auction.  Had to go to doctor yesterday for my eye - turns out I've gotten Pink Eye (yes adults get Pink Eye also; it's not just a kids illness).

Crusty eyes is not my ideal of fun for a day off.  After tackling every door handle, knob and surface I have touched in last week with Lysol Disinfecting Wipes I settle in my mind for a day of fun.

First off  I lounged about watching TV.  Daytime TV is rather boring.  Two naps didn't improve TV watching.  Didn't even have the energy to work on Greeting Cards, plus I didn't want to have an accidental tear fall on the work to contaminate it!

Putting eye drops into one's own eye every 3 hours is tricky...hitting my nose with a cold drop of fluid is rather startling.  By evening I was acing this small feat the drops were hitting the eye on first try.

Then watching the late evening news we hear of Steve Jobs death.   I've always wanted an Apple computer.  They are to me the epitome of  Geekness.  The laptops are a fashion statement of beauty.  Slim, sleek, and can make a runway of jaunty teens giggle and swoon.

I'm seriously considering getting an iPad2 this next payday.  They are in my price range.  I have a friend who owns a iPad and loves it.  She even has a portable keyboard for it which is handy for those who do a lot of typing!

Then I think back to the last few weeks that I am saving for a new digital camera another dream of mine...

Dreams - the surrealism of life.

Humping Day and Donating to Worthy Non-profits

Fishlips has no hump days.  I am not a paid worker.  I work for myself; as an independent micro, mini, business owner.   

Other words a starving artist.

Over this past weekend was the only holiday bazaar of the year for my business that I selected to do.  I took my photography as my main selling selection.  Then filled in spots on the table with jewelry that I create and greeting cards both mixed media and of my photos.  

Folks setting up at South High for the Rabbit Creek Christmas Towne Bazaar 32nd Annual event!  The 7th time for me and my various creations over a 15 year span.

I was amazed and very grateful to find buyers enjoying my photography.  I sold out of several prints quickly.  And just listening to those attending the bazaar state my art was so wonderful made my head swell just a tad!  As this being the first full year of showing my artwork in public I'm so happy to be able to have folks like and enjoy my work.

On Tuesday I received a lovely note in my email from the American Cancer Society asking for a donation for an upcoming fundraiser.  They had visited my booth at Rabbit Creek Christmas Towne Bazaar and thought some of my artwork would help raise money for them.

My father died of Cancer of the Pancreas in March of 2001.  

My guy’s mother died in July of 1994 of Cancer of the Pancreas.

As one on a limit income I’m always happy to donate some of my work to causes I find worthy.

Two of my larger framed artworks will be donated to the American Cancer Society for their fundraiser event: the 26^th Annual Anchorage Wine & Food Fest, which will take place at the Hotel Captain Cook on February 5, 2011.

I know my father, and Griff’s mother would be happy and pleased that I’ll be donating two pieces of art in their memory to the American Cancer Society in Anchorage, Alaska.

Now I just need to decide which pieces I shall donate so that a bidding battle occurs raising funds for a very worthy cause!