Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Win a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card
All you have to do to enter is go to my Willow Rosa Hand Fans webstore, come back and post a comment telling me which fan you like best. I will put all of your names in a hat and draw a winner on Friday. This is a new product and I could use some feedback. Thanks
Keep On Dancing - Day 5
WARNING!!!!
Okay I tried dancing while making dinner. It might work while tap dancing (when mostly your lower body is moving), however, if you are a shake it all over kind of dancer it gets pretty scary with a paring knife in your hand. So I decided to dance while unloading groceries and sweeping the kitchen. That works really well...especially using the broom while dancing to a salsa tune.
Today I Danced...
time of day - early evening
for how long - 30 minutes
mood before - 5
mood after - 7
(mood scale and chart is in the left column under the clock)
Okay I tried dancing while making dinner. It might work while tap dancing (when mostly your lower body is moving), however, if you are a shake it all over kind of dancer it gets pretty scary with a paring knife in your hand. So I decided to dance while unloading groceries and sweeping the kitchen. That works really well...especially using the broom while dancing to a salsa tune.
Today I Danced...
time of day - early evening
for how long - 30 minutes
mood before - 5
mood after - 7
(mood scale and chart is in the left column under the clock)
Tap Dancing In The Kitchen
I love how she's making dinner while dancing. I'm going to try that! (Not tapping, just shaking it a bit to Aretha.)
Friday, June 26, 2009
Something New
Something's new at my web store. I'm now selling hand fans. They are all created by hand and are perfect for those warm summer events including festivals, weddings, baby and wedding showers, wine tastings, picnics...and more.They're also perfect for those of you who, like me, dance around your kitchens. I don't know about you, but a few minutes of dancing to Aretha's "Respect" and I need a hand fan. They easily fit in my purse, so if you know anyone going through those nasty little hot flashes...they are great to carry with you or, as my friend Joan says, "good to have in every room of the house."
They retail for $2.50 each. I do special orders (with your logo or blog info?), for fund raising, weddings etc. Click on the fan to view my collection (there's 36 different designs).
The Blues
I love the blues. This video sends shivers right up my spine. I can play it over and over and love it more each time. My friends Dan and Joan sent me the link via Playing For Change.
Here are several songs from Playing For Change
A Change Is Gonna Come
War/No More Trouble
Stand By Me
Biko
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson RIP
No matter what was going on with his personal life, he was a musical genius and no one can dance like Michael Jackson. Below are some of my favorite Michael Jackson songs.
Billie Jean has to be my all time favorite
The Way You Make Me Feel
Beat It
Rockin Robin
The Girl Is Mine (With Paul McCartney)
Thriller
Reading With A Pen In My Hand
I find it impossible to read a book without holding a pen between my two fingers like a cigarette. I have read that way since studying in college. If I try to read without a pen, I keep thinking "I need to go get a pen" instead of focusing on the book or magazine (yes I need a pen even when reading a magazine.)
I underline and write thoughts about what I am reading (or any other thoughts that might come to me) in the margins. I seldom go back and read my notes, although I plan to "someday" transfer them to my journals. Because of all this note doodling, I find it very hard to get rid of books. First it's kind of embarassing - after all who knows what all I wrote in those books. And second I might need those notes - after all who knows what all I wrote in those books.
So, I've decided to occasionally add a post called Reading With A Pen In My Hand that focuses on my notes and underlinings of one such book...the first one to be posted as soon as I decide on which book to use.
So You Think You Can Dance - Top 16
Here are my favorites from last night's showBest Couple - Evan and Randi (see best choreography)
Best Male Dancer - Brandon
Best Female Dancer - Melissa
Best Lift - Caitlin and Jason
Best Choreography - Mia Michaels (only Michaels can create an entire routine about a french girl's butt!)
Best Music - Koope Island Blues
Most Likely To Go Home - Jonathan and Azuka (but I've been wrong about them before)
Update
Well I called it right this week - Jonathan and Azuka went home.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Yesterday's iPhone Polaroid
Sorry to all for not posting more. Last weekend I showed my art at the Marin Art Festival. It was a terrific weekend...lots of fun.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Marin Art Festival
This weekend I will be selling my art at The Marin Art Festival - one of the most beautiful art and wine festivals in the country. Come by and visit me, drink some wine, eat great food, enjoy the music. Listen and/or dance to salsa on Saturday and swing music on Sunday. We're going to have a great time.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
So You Think You Can Dance - Top 18
Here are my favorites from tonight's So You Think You Can Dance. Favorite Choreography - Brian Friedman
Favorite Music - Shake A Tail Feather - Ray Charles
Favorite Male Dancer - Ade Obayomi
Favorite Female Dancer - Karla Garcia
Favorite Costumes - Kayla's princess outfit
Favorite Couple - Randi and Evan
Favorite Lifts - Brandon and Janette
Most Likely To Go Home - Kupono and Asuka
Update
Well I sure called that wrong - Max and Ashley went home.
Saving Your Jackson Pollack
If you have been playing with the Jackson Pollack widget, in the right column, and want to save your masterpiece - here's how. I use the Apple utility Grab. It's very easy to use. Be sure and use the selection tool and not the window or screen tools.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Today's iPhone Polaroid
Do these sweet little lemon meringues not look perfectly innocent? Well they're not so bad if I had stopped at the ones on the plate, but when I finished and looked at the calorie count I had eaten over 500 calories!Notes to self - Do not eat cute little meringue thingies like popcorn. Read the calorie count before eating - not after.
Two New Features
I have added two new widgets. Scroll down the right column and you will find them under the 30 Day Dance Challenge Invitation.
1. French Phrase Of The Day - Click on "listen" and you can hear the phrase.
2. Paint Your Own Jackson Pollack - move your mouse around the Jackson Pollack canvas and see what you can create. When you click your mouse you will change paint colors.
Monday, June 15, 2009
One Dress For A Year
One of my favorite blogs - A Cup Of Jo has a post about this project by designer Sheena Matheiken. She is wearing one dress for a year - each day changing it with different accessories.This has me wanting to clean everything but a few outfits out of my closet and load my drawers up with accessories. I tend to like to wear black, brown or grey anyway. Everytime I buy a piece of clothing in colors, it just sits in my closet. Now accessories are something else - I love scarves, jewelry - haven't worn a belt in a long time, but Michelle Obama is sure inspiring me to lose some of my middle so I can wear a belt over a cardigan sweater.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Today's iPhone Polaroid
Last night Richard and I hung out in downtown Santa Rosa to watch Peggy Sue's All American Cruise. From 6-9 p.m. the cars cruised up and down 4th and 5th street.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Today's iPhone Polaroid
And of course I took an iPhone polaroid photograph. I think it turned out to be my favorite. (Scroll down to see more photography from this morning's Sonoma Hot Air Balloon Classic.)
The Sonoma Hot Air Balloon Classic
Awake at 4:15 (That's 4:15 a.m.! - thanks for the wake up call Tricia), dressed and at Starbucks by 4:45, at launching site with friends and coffee at 5:15. It was a spectacular morning!
First three balloons are ready to launch.
...and they're off.
This was my favorite balloon. It's called Sushi.
The clouds and weather were perfect.
More and more balloons launch. Click here to see the list of 32 balloons.
The energizer bunny balloon is the biggest in the country. See how tiny that passenger basket is?
and then the fog started to roll in - beautiful sight.
First three balloons are ready to launch.
...and they're off.
This was my favorite balloon. It's called Sushi.
The clouds and weather were perfect.
More and more balloons launch. Click here to see the list of 32 balloons.
The energizer bunny balloon is the biggest in the country. See how tiny that passenger basket is?
and then the fog started to roll in - beautiful sight.There was a D.J. playing some great music. As all the balloons began to launch she played...Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra .
. Okay maybe a tiny bit corny, but it really did feel like a nice touch as we all swayed and sang while watching the balloons fly away.
To see more pictures head on over to my friend Krissy's blog. She took some great photographs.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Art, Dance, Music, Wine - A Lawn Party For The Arts
I will be selling my art at the Marin Art Festival next weekend - June 20 and 21, 10am to 6pm. The festival is at a spectacular setting by the Lagoon in the Marin Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, fifteen minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Directions here.Festival foods range from Louisiana gumbo and crawfish, Greek salads, South Western chicken breast sandwiches, fresh crabcake, grilled oysters and French pasteries.
Listen to acoustic jazz quartets.
Drink gourmet coffees, with fine pastries.
Enjoy sit down dining with a team of student waiters.
Sample fine wines and brews.
Admission is $10. Come by and say hi.
Dreaming in URLs???
This morning I woke to the words GoBe dot com. Most days I wake up obsessing over my to do list. Sometimes I wake with a song going through my head, or an idea for an image. Never have I had a web address as my first morning thought...and so the questions...
Go where?
Be what?
Be Who?
Is this some sort of zen koan I should be meditating on (or a very short haiku)?
Of course I had to type in the web address. It's business software for a P.C. Nothing there for me - I have never owned anything but Macs (and most likely never will as I am a true fan - I even love how Apple packages their products).
So if this is divine inspiration or creative inspiration...why don't they ever come with an explanation? Or maybe it's just what I ate before going to bed (popcorn). Any thoughts?
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Boogie Woogie
My friends Dan and Joan emailed this to me. Don't you just love boogie woogie. It sure makes me want to get up and dance.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
So You Think You Can Dance - Top 20
Some great dancing tonight on So You Think You Can Dance. Here are my favorites for this week...Favorite Choreography - Tyce Diorio
Favorite Music - Jum Bah Day - House of Gypsies
Favorite Male Dancer - Evan Kasprzak
Favorite Female Dancer - Melissa Sandvig
Favorite Costumes - Caitlin and Jason's Bollywood Dance Costumes
Favorite Couple - Max and Kayla
Favorite Lifts - Melissa and Ade
Photo Booths
I have always loved photo booths. I remember getting my picture taken in the old fashion kind as a little girl (and of course I adored the movie Amelie). I just found a photo booth blog....It had this picture...I would love to have this photo booth in may home, although it would take up a huge portion of my little cottage.
The Last Few Days' iPhone Polaroids
Lots going on the last few days and I haven't had a chance to post my iPhone Polaroids...so here they are.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
The New iPhone 3Gs
Apple announced their new iPhone 3Gs today...2 x faster, shoot and edit video, new 3 megapixel camera with autofocus (tap on display to focus), voice control recognizes names in contact list, cut copy and paste, landscape keyboard and a whole lot more.Available June 19th. - 16GB $199, 32GB $299. The 8GB iPhone 3G is now $99.
The new 3.0 software update is available June 17th - yipeee!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Just Like A Butterfly Flex Journal
Brush Dance is featuring one of my butterfly images on one of their flex journals. These are very nice journals. They have 120 pages with spot illustrations, lined and unlined pages and quotes throughout. The size is 5x7 inches. Click here to go to the order page at Brush Dance.
Keep On Dancing - Day 4
Today I Danced...
time of day - morning
for how long - 15 minutes
mood before - 5
mood after - 6
(mood scale and chart is in the left column under the clock)
for how long - 15 minutes
mood before - 5
mood after - 6
(mood scale and chart is in the left column under the clock)
Update
time of day - evening
for how long - 15 minutes
mood before - 5.5
mood after - 6.5
for how long - 15 minutes
mood before - 5.5
mood after - 6.5
Saturday, June 6, 2009
iTunes Genius
My niece gave me a quick iTunes lesson - showing me how to use the genius feature. And I must say it is...well if not genius, at least down right cool.
I clicked on a song in my "shimmy in my spirit" playlist and then opened up the genius side bar.
The song I clicked on was Hold On by K.T. Tunstall
It then showed me a list of other songs that are similar...a whole list of new musicians that I might like...very cool. On the list I discovered....
Be Ok by Ingrid Michaelson
Stitched up by Herbie Hancock and John Mayer
Gone Gone Gone by Robert Plant and Alison Kraus
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