Yesterday was an exciting day.  We got our daughter her first cell phone, she was so excited.  Mom got one too.  Pantech pursuit’s blue for her and green for me.  Our favorite color is blue, but twin phones would have gotten confusing lol.  The last time I had a cell phone, they didn’t have the cool slide outs, texting wasn’t the big thing and there weren’t any apps.  It’s been FUN being able to text back and forth between my son who’s away in the Navy and the rest of my family. blog
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We’ve had fantastic weather today.  Such a wonderful break from the oppressive 105 – 115 weather with 85% to 95% humidity.  Rather than being able to sit outside and enjoy however, it was spent swatting mosquitos and heading back indoors.  I think they have grown to love the smell of citronella and OFF.  It wouldn’t be so bad, just a nuisance if it weren’t for the diseases they carry which are serious. copyright
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It’s sad really, there are alternative energies we could have been using for years.  Gotta keep the oil industry pockets lined though, but look at the cost just recently and this is isn’t the first spill.  Probably isn’t the last either. From Wilikipedia article HERE “The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the BP oil disaster or the Macondo blowout.  Largest oil spill in marine history to date.  The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher that resulted from the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion. On July 15, the leak was...
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Daily sketchbook day’s 4 and 5.  I did two sketches on Monday to make up for missing Sunday.   Monday my new Sakura Koi 24 color field set arrived.  It’s awesome, I just love the vibrant colors and the aqua pen it came with. Up until now I’ve been using tube watercolor and while even if it dries you can still use it the colors sure aren’t as vibrant as the pan colors.  Now I’m portable, that makes me very happy.  My pallette before was a old tray that deviled eggs came in that I’d painted white lol.  The...
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This is a watercolor portrait I painted of my son.  He is in the Navy, USS Kearsarge and deploying to Pakistan for 10 months in a few days.  Strathom 140lb cold press -rough watercolor paper. blog
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