Why I Love the Internet Social Connection.

It's safer than the horrible confrontational redneck majority you have to be around in "the real world".  Ah but indeed we created this hostile environment ourselves.......How?

When we as Americans voted for G. W. Bush we unleashed a can of deadly worms.  How?

When an entire country falls for the wolf in Christian clothing, then the worst ideals, the least humane ways of reacting to confrontation, and the grossest volcanic spew of paranoia spread quickly.  Now it's popular to be loud, rude, violent, small minded, and force religious beliefs on others.  Torture, harassment, false imprisonment, and complete lack of empathy are considered to be o.k.  for one's own protection.  

Never getting past a "mean girl group mentality" from middle school is way too prevelant in too many social gatherings, the work place, or even some family gatherings.  Why?

I believe, as Americans, we never had a chance to grieve, react with any level of intelligence, or comfort one another right after 911.

Instead we were thrown quickly into a war that forced us to become fearful for nearly a decade.

When Bin Ladin was found.......it got me, and I'm sure many others, thinking......

Could he have been found from the get-go, and in the process, possibly spared many lives?

Instead....here we are....A nation full of loud confrontational reality show people walking around looking for the next big fight to make us feared, looked up to, and sitting on the the highest rung of the show.

Therefore, yes the Internet social media thing can be a safer place to be....that is until we get our priorities back in balance.

I see these videos on YouTube from some individuals spouting off about other YouTubers and how ugly they think they are, how stupid they think they are, how they obviously are fake, etc.

It's such a small amount of tubers compared to the decent ones though.  Even the trolls in the comment section get very little attention from those of us who are real adults.  

So.....I think it's not bad still....this social networking thing.  

I'm just wondering though, what the next phase of society will be like....................

Warm Nights Bright Days

The chilly nights are finally over.  Summer is coming to take us away from the bone aching gray skies.

Now I can get a little painting done outside...just enough to finish my shop inventory.  

Just got through wolfing down a salad and planning to make some muffins for breakfast tomorrow.

For my next shop project I am looking up herbs, trees, and flowers to do in colored pencil.  My mission is to make Pagan greeting cards eventually but first the art.  When that's all turned into printed cards later, I've accomplished something.   

It kinda makes me uneasy since all the technology has exploded for others to get HD drop dead exact copies of pictures from the web. 

 Still, the artwork comes first.  Cards are a long way away.

Love it but Cry every Time I See it

The show "Nashville" is one of my favorite shows but every time I watch it I start crying.  I miss my home state that much.  Tennessee is a lot of things to a lot of different people but to me it's this:

1. Dried Apple stack cake

2. Beautiful trees

3. Beautiful clothes

4. Best coffee anywhere

5. Best restaurants

6. Best honey from the best clover

7. Good music

8. Laid back folk

9. Spiritually magickal Smoky Mountains

10. and Most of all the rest of our little family

Love it or leave it.  I came up here to be with my husband in his near retirement years but I can't lie.  It has broken my soul.

How do I make this o.k? 

Metamorphosis

I feel something wild budding in my soul.  I'm beginning to realize my true freedom as a crone.

Big changes are coming that will rock this place.  I have a prediction that has come to me in a vision.  It has to do with the state of Ohio.  I see things are turning around.  I believe the Republicans are going to dump the Trump and go with the governor of Ohio as their candidate for president. If this happens I believe he will be our next president and it will be the best damn thing that has happened to us in 60 or more years.  The return of the middle class my friend.  I feeeeeeeel it in my soul.

Finally! Shop is opened.

O.k.  So I don't have a whole lot in the Etsy shop yet but....we're getting there.

After all the painting, shellacking, etc. I realize I cannot, without a doubt stand that much paint fumes in a small apt.  I know I've bitched about this a lot but that was what held me back time wise.  

No more.  On to better things now.  I am working on 2 big projects currently that involve my daughter with the use of colored artist pencils.  The rest of my stash of goodies will be polished off with pretty shiny things and maybe some things from nature!

My beloved Goddess Cerridwen.

For some time  I have settled with one Goddess in my crone yrs.  Cerridwen.  She keeps me young and on my toes for sure.

Pencils VS Paints.....Hmmmmmmm

Well after much contemplation, we decided on Prismacolor colored pencils.  Living in a cramped city apartment has made "painting" impossible.  The winds off Lake Erie have made painting outside way too much of a hassle.  I don't know...Maybe I'm a wimp.  

Anyways. Valerie got us a pretty good set today.

I'm still working on things for the Etsy shop too.  I managed to get some painting done on those items but it was really a challenge.  

I'm also considering trips to the closest Metropark and possibly getting some painting going there.

Maybe if I surround myself with enough trees the wind will not be a big issue.  Who knows?!