I'm so happy for this time of year to be here again.  Valentine snipping season.  Valentines are the first scherenschnitte designs that I had ever cut.  They are special to me.  And they are so much fun to play with.

The Siren's Song of Coffee

Coffee.  Oh what a draw that delicious brew has on me. 

I tried giving it up for the new year, but it pulled me back in today.  It seems to have a siren's song like few other things.  I lose all rational thought in its presence.  All resolve breaks down.

That Star6ucks mermaid is a demon in disguise.



scherenschnitte 5" x 7"

Sweltering

My classroom has been like an oven this week.  90 degrees.  I measured the temperature of the air about a foot away from my heating unit.  118 degrees.  I always think about the fact that I would save my county money if they just let me have a controllable thermostat in my room.  68 degrees is fine with me for the winter.  The last time I saw an HVAC guy in my room, he said that they set the temps at 72.  Yuck.  Still, it is better than 90.

scherenschnitte 5" x 7" 

Sending Anna

My Mom passed away a month before "9/11."  Twelve years really seems like a long time in regards to that.

All of Mom's close friends are still alive.  I get great comfort seeing these women when I am back home.  It's as though Mom is still alive through the memories of her friends.

One of her closest friends, Anna, went into hospice this week.  That has really plunged me into great sadness.  I feel as though I am mourning my Mom again.  This lady, Anna, is such a sweet, sweet woman.  She's the type of person about whom you never hear an unkind word.  I live three hours from my home town now, and rarely see Anna, but it always feels comforting to know she is around. 

I snipped this with her in mind.

***Saturday night.......I just heard from my sister that Anna passed today.


scherenschnitte     5" x 7"

Playing with iBooks Author

How's it look?  I've been playing around with iBooks Author this week.  My hope is to publish some books of my snips and put them up on the iBooks site....for free....jus cuz.  I'll let you know if something gets published.  If nothing every gets put up on the site, I'll slink away quietly.  = )