swim, bike, run...dedication

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This is my brother, Glenn.  A 2 time Ironman, numerous triathlons and too many hours to count in training.   His dedication,  self discipline and practice of a good healthy lifestyle has been awe-inspiring to me.  I admire his willpower and constraints.  

Glenn is my big brother, whom I have always looked up to, he looked after me in school, taught me how to fly a kite, to appreciate good books,  how to drive a stick shift and makes me laugh like no other.  Glenn has a kind soul with a beautiful wide smile. A noble and considerate man who loves life, absorbs knowledge at every chance,  gives back to others without any expectations and respects life around him. 

Not only is he a Ironman, captain of a major airline and lawyer, but most importantly, he is a wonderful father.   He has taken his son on trips around the world to see things most of us only dream of seeing.  He is teaching his son about differences people have and that we are all created equal, the history of the world, and what can be done in the future.  Glenn is a kind, devoted, understanding father who will drop anything to be by his son's side.

  I love to be outside, garden  and walk but I am not a very athletic person.  Glenn does get me revved up at times and I will workout a little harder or run a bit longer, but I do not have near the commitment to physical activity that he has. But thanks to him, I do try to do some kind of physical activity  and eat my vegetables every day!  I will live vicariously through him and I will ALWAYS be in his cheering section!

I believe....

new stuff

These are flattened spoons that I have made into necklaces. 

The Bingo necklace is made of a vintage optic lens and transfers.   I am enjoying my time creating and look forward to my bigger studio!  I sell my goods at Witherspoon's Antique Mall in Granbury.  Give me a shout if you need more info.

An update on my bluebirds,  as of last weekend I only had one baby bird that hatched out.  Hopefully when I check them  this weekend, I will have three babies..

new addition

This little calf was almost dead when we found him.  His mother had twins and she didn't realize she had him too.  She walked away with his brother and left little

"Lobo" to fend for himself.  At just a couple of hours old, he would not survive long. We found him in the high grass and took him to the barn to revive him.

After getting a good belly full of milk, his strength came back, his eyes became brighter and his tail began to wag.

My dogs were anxious to get to know Lobo, Red, the heeler, was ready to heel, but Lobo has no idea what that means yet.

Tess, the Aussie, is more interested in licking the milk off Lobo's mouth.

I am happy to report that Lobo is about 5 weeks old and is doing great..  After his meals, he runs, bucks and chases me around.  Lobo likes to stay close and he gets lots of hugs from me.   I am having fun watching him grow and becoming a VERY big pet...

bluebird

I have been watching the bluebirds build their nest.  When I peeked inside, I found four beautiful eggs. I noticed that the nest is made out of dog hair that I put in the trees after brushing  by dogs and moss that I had around my flowerpots.  Nice and soft!  I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the precious baby birds. I will keep you posted!

keys and clocks

I found some great porcelain watch faces and old keys.  They made great necklaces when combined buttons,pearls, beads and locks.  


I have these for sale at Witherspoons Antiques in Granbury, Texas along with many other fun creations.   

collecting

I love anything vintage and I love to organize them.

I can spend hours sorting buttons, wrapping old tatting, folding linens.   I love to look at each key, button and the delicate loops of vintage trim.  I have lots of old boxes full of colored pencils, paper, rubber stamps and found objects.  I can spend a whole rainy day "plundering" through my possessions.  Each object that I find, I try and figure out what I can make with it.  

Recently I went to Denver to see my sister, we hit every antique mall, thrift shop and flea market we could.  We were so inspired!  We brought so many great treasures and we are so excited to create little pieces of art from them all.