"Dear Diary..."

"no whining" book sale

although it's very difficult for me to part with books, I realize that's it's once again time to sort through, deal with the excess, clean out, and make room for new.

cope, adjust, and move on.

(that's what I tell my students, when they begin to whine.)

so, with no whining, I have listed 20+ books in my Amazon storefront, and have priced them to sell, as they say.

every book, whether paperback or hard cover, is just $5.

(plus shipping.)

all of them are in like new condition, and are also listed here, on the blog, in the right-hand column.

please give them a good home.

later,

Patty

"no whining" book sale

although it's very difficult for me to part with books, I realize that's it's once again time to sort through, deal with the excess, clean out, and make room for new.

cope, adjust, and move on.

(that's what I tell my students, when they begin to whine.)

so, with no whining, I have listed 20+ books in my Amazon storefront, and have priced them to sell, as they say.

every book, whether paperback or hard cover, is just $5.

(plus shipping.)

all of them are in like new condition, and are also listed on my art blog, in the right-hand column.

please give them a good home.

later,

Mrs. O'R

do you love auctions?

I especially love silent auctions, and I am participating in one right now.

the Fairfield Art Center in Sturgeon Bay, WI will be having their annual holiday fundraising gala on November 20th, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

besides fabulous food and wine and music (provided by my friend, Brenda!),

the evening will also feature a silent auction, with artwork donated by many Door County (and other) artists.

I created and donated a collage with the quote from my banner, "Art is not..." but I forgot to take a picture of it before I dropped it off last week!

crap.

but those of you in this area can see it (and start bidding!) NOW.

the show of auction items, in the main gallery, opened last Friday, and you may enter a bid on anything that strikes your artistic fancy anytime between now and the end of the auction on November 20th.

so even if you cannot attend the gala, you have a chance to see all the wonderful donations, and put in your bid.

gallery hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 am to 5 pm, and Saturdays, 10 am to 4 pm.

hope you have a chance to stop by.

later,

Patty

are you smarter than a 5th grader?

if you've never seen the tv show, I would suggest that you watch it.

once.

that's enough.

enough to make me a bit crazy (with major disappointment thrown in) at the number of adults in this country - educated adults - who fail miserably in this game.

one of the advantages of subbing is being able to see all the "stuff" in a variety of teacher arsenals, and try things out.

in a recent two-day assignment with 7th graders, I opted to try something fun for the last 20 minutes of a Friday afternoon.

using Brainquest, grade 5, we played our own version of "are you smarter..." and it was a huge success.

I asked them all to stand, and then went around the room, asking the questions in order off the cards.

if they answered correctly, they got another question.

if they answered incorrectly, they had to sit down, and the question went to the next person.

the "record" for number of correct answers in a row was 6.

and although it was very frightening when I went through most of the class before someone could tell me in what year we celebrated our country's 200th birthday, the kids had a lot of fun, and I felt as though it was "educational" fun, as well.

are you smarter than a 5th grader?

later,

Mrs. O'R 

simplifying your holidays e-course...

and putting the joy back into your world!

introducing our first e-course, specifically designed for those of you who want to simplify the holidays, and change the way you celebrate.

most of us haven't begun to think about what we will be doing for Hallowe'en, and the stores have begun stocking the shelves with Christmas stuff!

when you think of the holiday season approaching, what comes to mind?

do you immediately start making lists in your head, start dreading the things that are expected of you year after year, start feeling the stress??

when you sign up, you will receive a daily e-mail reminder to check the daily post at our private blog.

beginning November 24th, and running for 30 days, you will have access to the site that will include tips, recipes, alternatives, and creative "escape routes" for turning this holiday season into the most satisfying, serene celebration you've had in a long, long time.

sound good?

to register, send $30 to papor@doorpi.net, via PayPal.

within 24 hours, you will receive your confirmation e-mail, and your password to "simplifying your holidays."

use the button below to register now.

ready?

set...simplify! 

if you have any questions, please e-mail me.

later,

Patty

zazzling again

I received another request for the collage that I use as my banner (which I sold a while back, sorry), so I thought I would re-visit my zazzle shop, and see if I could add some products with less difficulty than the last time I tried.

better, but not ideal.

I really think the problems I'm having are due to the fact that we're still on dial-up, and my sessions time-out before I can make the changes I want.

but I was able to create three items with my banner image on them:

a poster/print

a mug

a tote bag

hoping the glitches have been worked out, and if anyone orders any products from my zazzle shop, please let me know how the site worked for you.

feedback is good.

later,

Patty

small, small world

I just received a very generous "tip" from someone who had stumbled across my blog, a friend from high school I had not heard from in more than 35 years!

amazing, this internet thing, the world just keeps getting smaller and smaller.

so, a thank you goes out to Mike in Indiana, and I hope he keeps reading.

and speaking of Indiana, I recently received a call for art from Artlink in Fort Wayne for POSTCARD ART - ooh, gotta love that!

go here for more information, and a link to download the prospectus.

I will certainly be sending them a few entries - there's no jury, no fees, no specific theme, no return of your artwork, and all participants will be listed on their website.

all postcards will be sold, with the proceeds benefiting Artilink's exhibitions.

I will also post my entries here, and I hope others will send me pictures of their entries, and I will post those here, as well.

going postal for an artistic cause!

later,

Patty

thought for the day

last week I had a few experiences that left me feeling a bit powerless.
don't like that feeling.
found this quote on Ricë Freeman-Zachery's blog, and it reminded me of the person I hope to become:

Powerful Women's Motto:

Live your life in such a way that when your feet
hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and
says....."Oh Shit .... she's awake!"

later,
Patty

"And the nominees are..."

I received an award this past week from Isabel, (thank you so much, and yes, I hope we will be able to meet someday, too!) and I am pleased to be able to pass it along to the following people:

Tracy Roos

Kathy McCreedy

Ricë Freeman-Zachery

yes, I did read the instructions, and it says to nominate at least 7 blogs.
but, frankly, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with the amount of blog/website/e-mail crap that I am so very far behind on, and decided that I could follow through on three.
not seven.
sue me.
Tracy's blog was the first blog I stumbled upon and began reading on a regular basis, so all of this is her fault.
just kidding, she inspired me to do my own blog, and I'm very grateful.
Kathy's blog is a more recent "acquisition," and we share a love of words, have exchanged mail art, etc.
I have never had the pleasure of communicating with Ricë, but her blog is fabulous!
she says exactly what she thinks, and if it includes the word shit from time to time, so be it.
irreverent, and great fun.
there are so many others that I could list, but just don't have the time or space.
back to work,
later,
Patty

October??!?!

I can't believe it's October, and I can't believe how long it has been since I've posted anything here...
crap.
the good news is that I've been very busy subbing, almost every day for the past two weeks.
the bad news is that I did it with a terrible cold and sinus infection, and I'm still coughing and a bit conjested.
still trying to balance subbing with artwork and housework and volunteer work and all the rest, and it's not going very well.
when I do schedule time to "do art," I'm having trouble concentrating, and don't seem very inspired, of late...
but this, too, shall pass, this blue funk I've fallen into.
I think part of it is the weather.
although I love fall, it's also a reminder of the impending winter, a season that seems to get longer as I get older.
need to keep this short, and get back to other work.
among other things on my never-ending TO DO list is website and blog updating, and a trip to the post office.
then Snickers and I will reward ourselves with a nice walk in the autumn sunshine.
that should help with my attitude adjustment.
later,
Patty