Busy day small post

I just realized in the middle of NCIS that I almost missed a blog day!  Not much to report - I have photos to take and post tomorrow, but today - pretty non eventful except for the new bead customer friend that was made today.  Someone that I met at a craft show before the holidays, that kept me in mind, and paid me a visit.  I think we're going to have fun together - I love it when they are so willing to learn.  Like big beady sponges....
More to blog tomorrow of a piece complete, and a vintage necklace I found that is SCREAMING to be beaded....
TTFN

Better blog now

Guess I better blog now - since tonight I'll be ensconced under blankets in my woolens and in front of the TV - for NEW SHOWS.  Finally.  It seems it's been weeks. It HAS been weeks.  Monday night comedies are my husbands FAVORITES, and we've had a standing steady date to spend it together for a long time.  We've been missing out - sure, there's reruns, but it's just not the same as laughter at something new and unexpected.  And he LOVES to laugh.  And I love to hear him laugh.  Can't wait.
Very quiet day today.  Barely opened the blinds, huddled either in the chair or at the dining table with a bead or two (ok, a few more than that, but you get it).  It's been snowing ALL DAY LONG - a mix of barely noticeable sleety bitty flakes, to big, giant slow motion falling flakes.  Our snow blower is getting a work out this week, that's for sure.
I have Facebooked photos of the current work in progress - but I think I'll wait to post the final one here.  AND - it still doesn't have a name.  Usually it comes to me right away.  For some reason it's not coming - but maybe it will when I get to the shop, and lay it out on the design board with the semi precious rounds and accents I have in mind for it.  
Supposed to be a sunny week and in the upper 30's by Friday.  We shall see. Until then - hello wool socks and blankets....and the heat is even ON.
TTFN
P.S.  Sorry if any of you are having a hard time finding me on Facebook.  I didn't realize how many of 'me' there were until someone did a search.  And even putting in my area and city isn't working.  So I've got to come up with something to help narrow it down.  Any suggestions?

Cross with Crosswords

Most of you may not know (or care, but oh well) that my OTHER favorite past time after beading is crossword puzzles.  One of my favorite puzzles to do comes in our local community paper on Sundays.  Or at least it USED to.  About a year ago, the paper was taken over by a different company - and has been going steadily downhill ever since - starting, unfortunately, with MY crossword puzzle.  They either print the same one two weeks in a row (as they did today), or put the wrong grid with the wrong clues, mis number the grid, or don't bother to print the answer box (horrors!).   You would think that with newspaper editing being what it is SUPPOSED to be today - that a crossword puzzle would be a piece of cake. 
So anyway, since I already have a headache, presumable because of this cold that I thought was almost gone, I'm feeling a bit crabby, so finding that I once again was robbed of my puzzle didn't help.  Tried napping.  Still there.  I'm good as long as I'm not moving, but as soon as I stand, turn, bend, or BREATHE - my head throbs.  Nice.
So if by chance you are a reader who is also a beader and a customer at the shop - sorry I've not been around since THURSDAY.  It will be Tuesday before I show my face again, and then I'll be taking another day off later next week to make a road trip to Frankenmuth.  Bead Haven is calling my name - and I now have 2 almost empty tubes of beads being used in a project that I need to replenish that I got there.  I'm hoping that Tracy will accompany me - we need to get her out of town and away from drama for a few hours.   Although I think she thrives on drama.  But that's a blog for another day....
TTFN

News from Sunny Florida

IT'S SNOWING IN FLORIDA!   Yep, you read that right.  My mom just called.  They are in The Villages - which is just about an hour east of Tampa - or a little less than hour south and west-ish from Ocala and Orlando.  29 degrees.  Frozen palm trees and tropical plants.  AND SNOW.  Just flurries.  But still.  I laughed and I laughed and I laughed.  We here in the frozen north got just under 6 inches of snow in the last go round - with a little bit more on the way on Monday.  So anyone who might be thinking about escaping the snowy north and heading south - you may want to think SouthWEST instead - because I think they are probably the only warm states (Arizona, New Mexico) in the U.S.    Brrrr.....
Staying home with this cold for another day.  The shop has been downright dead in the last couple days anyway (I checked with the girls.  Nary a customer).  And no one wants these germs spread around.  I probably got them from there anyway, which is bad enough.   So I will continue working on projects and playing here at home.  Still nothing photo worthy - does anyone else find it hard to be creative when their brain is muddy with snot and codeine based cough syrup?
At least the sun is shining.....
TTFN

Sniffle sniffle

Just when I thought I was lucky enough to stay clear of the germs that are constant at the Schoolhouse - they got me.  Sniffle. Sniffle.  Cough. Cough.  Not too bad, though - but enough so that I'm staying home today.  Between the weather and the germs, I don't think they will be surprised.  I was surprised, however, at how many people were out and about during the snowfall yesterday.  I even had a few bead customers.  In a snowstorm.  We DO love our beads, don't we? 
I brought home way lots of projects, and have no idea what to do next - so maybe some photos later.  I will definitely have a photo of my new little logo pendant.  We recently added a vendor at the Schoolhouse that takes photographs, clipart, or whatever, manipulates them to a certain size, and resins them along with a necklace bail onto a clear square tile.  So it's like a little photo on a chain. And I had her do my moon logo, & I'm going to do a fancy necklace for it (cuz I don't DO plain).   She actually did two of them, and I initially turned one into a keychain, but I just had a thought as I am writing this, that I should probably do a fancy necklace for the second one too, and have it displayed at the shop.  That would possibly bring in customers for BOTH OF US.    BRILLIANT!
On an unrelated, but still rather cool note - I just discovered yesterday that I am able to access the web from my new cellphone!  I knew it had the icon for it, but since I'm doing prepaid minutes, I didn't think it would work with the basic level of service.  Not sure how often I'll use it - but I accessed this blogsite from it - so I know it works!  Not sure I could write in my blog from my phone, though.  My texting is worse than hunt and peck typing.  I think teenagers were given the texting ability instead of common sense....

White Thursday

Snow.  Snow.  Snow. Snow. Snow. 
It sounds pretty when it's sung in "White Christmas", and it looks pretty when it's clinging to the trees.  But what's NOT so pretty is driving in it.  Even in 4 wheel drive.  I've hated it since I started driving at 16.
So stressful.   So I packed up about 5 bead projects, made my way through the snowy tundra (a 20 minute trip took over 50) and will be playing here at home - maybe even for the whole day tomorrow.  It's not supposed to stop until there's about 6 inches.  Yick.
But I did make a couple revelations today - I can access the internet from my new PHONE!  I had no idea that even though it showed me the icon for it, I was able to actually use it with my prepaid basic model.  AND - I'm supposed to be able to email myself pictures that I take, but have yet to figure that one out.  I was also informed by a friend WHY EBay kicked me out.  Because too many foriegn sellers were disguising IVORY as bone to get it through.  Ruined it for those of us that using the legitimate domestic harmless bone - although they claimed it was wrong for me to use that form, too.  Whatever. 

Today being Thursday, it was also Coyote day!  I LOVE my group that I meet with on Thursdays there, and since our last two weeks included holidays, we haven't seen each other in awhile.  So nice to get together with them again.  Get that positive, thought provoking conversation going again.

So I guess now that I've done my blog for the day, I'll go bead!  Bead, bead, bead, bead, BEAD!
TTFN

EBAY frustration

I could either scream or cry.  I haven't decided.  Maybe both.  I spent 4 HOURS completing ONE listing of this piece - writing the description and bio, getting PayPal set up (a nightmare in itself), getting the perfect photos - and EBAY removed the listing completely because they don't like the face.  It's carved bone.  Sold in a jillion bead stores and on-line shops.  But nope.  EBAY won't allow it.  Fine.  I'll go sell stuff somewhere else.  I want to scream at someone SO BAD right now.  I'm shaking I'm so angry. 
I knew there was a reason that I didn't want to list with them.  I don't think I ever will.  I tried ArtFire once, but am tempted to try it again simply because of it.  Someday.  Not sure I can deal with all that again.
Think I'll go find my cozy wool socks, my pile of blankets and the TV remote.  $#@*& EBAY.....