I hope you had a great Thanksgiving break with family and friends. We did. I love Thanksgiving – all of the fun and none of the “gift stress” to deal with.
I have been making lots of dog bones for local outlets, and my Etsy listing time has suffered. I hope to list a few this week. Thank you for your patience. Questions? Requests? Please email me. Thanks!
I took these photos last weekend. Today it has been snowing all morning. So much for fall!
We added 3 new chickens to the flock – Barred Rock hens. They are adorable. You can see videos of them here. Chicken cuteness with a couple of geese added in.
I have been busy posting on my AboutVetMed blog as well as keeping up on Twitter and Facebook happenings. Beads coming up later this morning. For now, some new photos.
September was a crazy busy month. I traveled to Ohio, Portland (Race for a Cure) and New York City (About.com conference). Busy. I am glad to be back home and getting set for fall.
I keep making new beads – lots of bone orders to work on – but what I really need to do is clean and organize my studio space. Started that task this weekend…
I fully expect to find all sorts of “new” glass and other goodies that have become misplaced over the years. For now, here are the latest beads.
PS – trying to do some image troubleshooting. The images in this blog look fuzzy to me. The exact same image is on my other blog, and it is sharp. Any ideas out there? Please email me if you have a tip or suggestion. Thanks! All I can think of is how the theme handles the image?
2009 Race for the Cure Update
Lots of bead goodness happening over at my Komen Race for the Cure team page. We are Team Femme Fus, and are excited to have 27 members on our team this year. Go us!
This year’s race is Sunday, September 20th. We run for my very dear friend and veterinary school classmate, Cindy a.k.a. “Peach,” who is now a 2-year survivor of a serious form of breast cancer. Yay!
To help the cause, I am donating beads.
Your donation of $30 or more goes directly to Komen Oregon. I donate my time, materials and shipping (US addresses) as a “thank you” for your contribution not just to our team, but to fight cancer. Because of my involvement in the Race for a Cure, I learned that the Pacific Northwest (WA and OR) have the highest breast cancer rates in the entire nation! Why? They don’t know yet…
Breast cancer happened to someone my age, and many women (and men) even younger – in their 20′s and 30′s – get breast cancer. Some die from it. Scary stuff. I run the Race for a Cure to promote awareness and funds to help put an end to this all-too-common-cancer.
Here is a video I made last year to tell the our story. Peach and I were thrilled that it finished in the Top 10 of the Lance Armstrong Livestrong Challenge.
Let’s see the beads!
Click on any photo to go to the BEADS page on our Femme Fus Race for the Cure site. I have a large selection to choose from – free with your donation of $30 or more to the Portland Komen Race for the Cure donation on the behalf of myself and our team.
