glen campbell blog: April 2009

Watch Them Grow

The baby chicks are in a brooder box just outside the back door on the covered patio. Yes, they could be located in the barn, but I would miss so much! They have become our entertainment.....scurrying here and there......scratching the shavings.....then backing up to see what they have scratched.

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At 7 days old they no longer look like cotton balls with legs.....they have long necks now and you can see the tips of their wings beginning to grow.

They are eating and drinking more and spending more time away from their heat lamp.

They are very alert.......pecking the shavings and looking for bugs!

At 7 days old they are beginning to get wings and change their colors.

Here they are this chilly morning under the heat lamp......14 days old. They have doubled in size in the last week! They all have beautiful spotted feathers. There are 3 different breeds: Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red, Buff Orpington. They will all begin laying big, brown, beautiful eggs at 5 months of age.

While I watch the chicks grow I can also keep an eye on the State Fair Zinnia seeds planted in the kitchen garden window 2 weeks ago. The seeds were planted, watered and covered up.........I peeked under the cover on the 4th day and the seedlings were nearly 3 inches tall. Wow! I have never had anything germinate that quickly!

The tallest seedlings are 5 inches tall, with more pushing through the dirt each day. I have to start them indoors......or the birds will eat all the seeds before they can sprout!

State Fair Zinnias are BIG.......3 feet tall with a bloom nearly 5 inches across. They are prolific bloomers and I am enjoying the blooms well into October each year. They are hearty, very easy to grow and need very little care.

Gunnr is 2 years old.......and we have been watching him grow too. He loves water. His favorite part of the morning is helping fill up the baby chicks waterer.

He loves the hose and leaps into the air to try and catch the stream of water.

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Watching Them Grow,

LuAnn

Sarah Borges - It Comes To Her Naturally

Coming on like an explosive cocktail of retro rockabilly hipster, punk rock scuzz and Marisa Tomei, Sarah Borges seems to straddle many genres and yet embdies rock and cool. The title of her third album, The Stars Are Out, could be read as self-deprecating self-promotion, or a celebration of the diamonds un-earthed with a record geek's joy of exposing some under appreciated songwriters.

Gone are the more overt country flourishes of the first two records, replaced with a meatier, slicker sound that will hopefully expose her to a wider audience. The leadoff single "Better At The End of The Day", is a weary self-examination that can't help but believe in moving forward, and a sure fire hit if Bonnie Raitt covers it. Speaking of Ms. Raitt, maybe Borges' Rockpile-ish cover of NRBQ's "It Comes to Me Naturally" can spark radio airplay just like "Me And The Boys" did for Bonnie. It's by far my favorite track on the album. And it's nestled among many other superb covers - "Ride With Me" (Lemonheads), "No One Will Ever Love You" (Magnetic Fields - maybe a full disc of Stephen Merritt covers in her future?), a jangly take on Smokey's "Being With You" and the rockabilly new wave twist of Clive Gregson's fantastic "Yesterday's Love". Where Are All The Nice Girls indeed?

Sarah Borges And The Broken Singles appear this Saturday (May 3) at World Cafe Live. Their live show is not to be missed. But if you do, you get another chance on July 24 at XPonential Music Festival at Wiggins Park in Camden. More dates here.

Sarah Borges And The Broken Singles - "Better At The End of The Day"

Sarah Borges And The Broken Singles - "Stop And Think It Over"

Cherry Blossom Welcome Home

I quickly snapped this image as we were leaving for Tahoe last week. The tulips and flowering cherry trees are so full of life this time of year, and they change from day to day. I was anxious to get on the road and do some traveling, but also wondered what beautiful changes I would be missing here at home in the garden....

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We had a wonderful trip. Tahoe was sunny and snowy and inspiring. When we returned home and pulled down the driveway I was so excited to see we had a Cherry Blossom Blizzard in the front yard.......my favorite time of the year!

The snowy blossoms are such a welcome sight, and I hadn't missed them!

I brought the Pepper Dish quilt with me and stitched on the binding, hanging sleeve and label as we motored down the road. I love to do handwork while we are traveling. My husband reminds me every now and then to look up and see the scenery going by.

The Glen Campbell concert in the South Shore Room was wonderful. What an intimate setting to see such a wonderful entertainer in. Every seat was the best seat in the house. What a talented and genuine person he is. He still has a beautiful voice at 73 years young.

I posted several images......textures mostly.......yesterday on this blog. I plan to use some of them in future textile pieces. I hope you will find one or two that inspire you and use them in your artwork.

I will leave you with a beautiful song by Glen Campbell, that goes perfectly with these Cherry Blossom images.........Today is Mine........click here.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

~Glamour Whore's Lust Haves...~

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My "Lust Haves" for Spring/Summer...C'mon, treat yourself, you know you deserve it...and even if you don't acquire them anyway...Glamour Whore would;)

1) Lancome Ôscillation Mascara ($34)
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Lancome's vibrating power mascara is utterly amazing!! A silky smooth formula combined with a vibrating rotating brush, ensure full lash coverage resulting in longer, thicker separated lashes. You won't know how you lived without it...

2) Sara Happ lip products...
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I cannot say enough about Sara Happ's Lip Scrub ($24) and Lip Slip ($24). A kiss is never just a kiss to Glamour Whore, a kiss is bliss. As a self proclaimed kissing vixen, my lips needs to be soft and smooth at all times and these products are the best way for me to keep my lips in prime kissing form. First you exfoliate your lips with the lip scrub (offered in 6 delicious flavors) then generously apply the lip slip lip balm before bed. You will see results over night...Kisses Bitches xoxo

3) Creed Love In Black perfume...
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Love In Black ($199.00) from esteemed perfumer Creed is simply divine... Inspired by Jackie O, Ultimate Glamour Icon and one of my inspirations and idols, this fragrance is infused with violet,jasmine blooming at night and cedar from Virginia,iris,cloves,musk,black currant and rose...result: Irresistible

4) Rouge G de Guerlain Jewel Lipstick Compact ($45)
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I love cosmetics that make your better than before you applied the product... This opulent, rich lipstick formula treats your lips with vitamin A and mango butter while providing long lasting intense color. The case with it's feminine curves and built in mirror is a work of art. The combination of formula and design makes this product so worth the above average price.

5) Omelle Danika Ribbon Sandal/Shoe Bootie ($895.00)
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Oh my...This shoe gets a F. Actually 3 of em. Feminine, Flirty and Fabulous. They are so pretty, I would almost never want to wear them. Almost but not quite...I would never be able to resist such a gorgeous work of art, and the urge to wear them and sashay down 5th Avenue in full on Glamour Whore mode.

6) CC Skye
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I was prepared to write about the "Gigi" bag by the trend setting line CC Skye, however as I perusing the site, I came across many "Lust Haves' and couldn't choose just one. Yes, Glamour Whore caught a bad case of the "greedy gimme's". Honorable mention going to The Gigi Bag ($695.00), The Bardot Bag ($695.00), The Angel Wing Ring($150.00), The Vintage Inspired Cocktail Ring($175.00). You need CC Skye...

Just a few "Lust Haves"...believe me there will more, Lust is a past time of mine...xoxo
Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore...xoxo

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Ok, no more excuses!! That's right, you no longer have any excuse not to take charge and be in control...of your sex life!! You read it right. Yes, normally Glamour Whore is where you read about the latest beauty products, jewelry, fashion and all that glitters...well today that list includes SAFE SEX. Yup. Look, there is nothing sexier or more glamorous than a woman in control. It is 2009, and I still have friends who are embarrassed to buy, let alone carry condoms. I will even admit to blushing while purchasing the oh so necessary "latex accessories" (Glamour Whore's lingo for condom). However, thanks to a fabulous company called "Just In Case", I'm actually anxious to go out and make an illicit purchase... Yup, I said it, I wanna pick up some latex accessories to put in my GORGEOUS lil condom case. "Just In Case" makes the most darling lil condom cases, so chic you will be running to CVS just to have a reason to carry one. So discreet no one will ever know, but you'll wanna tell because you will be dying to show all of your girlfriends that even your birth control/protection is trendy and fashion forward. Take a look...
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My favorite is the "Classic Bling"

Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore xoxo

The Colors & Textures of Tahoe

The Elements of Design: Color, Line, Shape, Texture & Form

I saw Tahoe through an artists eyes.

Remember: What you see depends on your POINT OF VIEW

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The following images are in the order that I viewed them. Something in them struck a chord with me and I began snapping the camera. After a few hours I realized what was grabbing my attention........Design. The visual arts are inspired by The Elements of Design: Color, Line, Shape, Texture & Form.

This was my first view of Tahoe.......Inspiring!

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This little guy is definitely walking into one of my future textiles

The bare stems on this shrub have so much texture.

I could see them enlarged and transferred onto cloth as a background.

These abandoned boats drew me in with their color and orderliness all lined up in a row like soldiers.

Not a lot of color here, but color doesn't always need to be your biggest design element. The silhouette of the trees against the setting sun creates the mood.

Most of the time you NEVER want to shoot into the sun. It is preferable to have the sun at your back. Once in awhile, when it just feels right.....I shoot directly into the sun and sometimes something wonderful comes from it. This is an inspiration for a landscape quilt.

The texture of the water, the texture of the rocks.

This is a door in a hotel. The lines in the circular design would lend themselves to a free-motion quilting motif on a quilt.

This is a floor in a hotel lobby. It reminds me of a bundle of rust dyed fabrics I won last year at a quilting retreat. I now have the inspiration I need to get busy and cut up those rusted fabrics and put them into a quilted textile.

It wasn't long before my husband, who had NO IDEA why I was taking photos of floors, got in on the fun and was finding different floors for me to photograph!

This floor really appeals to the circle lover in me...

We stayed on the 11th floor.......so this was a daily image for me......elevator buttons!

I have always been intrigued by the bark on the Ponderosa Pine Trees. Such line and texture.

If you study the bark close up, it will help you visualize the lines and patterns to use in your free-motion quilting work.

I love the softness of the blue sky and water, and also the texture of the tree needles, and the contrast of all the colors.

The cedar tree also has wonderful texture and line to its bark.

This cedar tree, still growing and surviving after a fire. This is the burned out section of the trunk...I love the texture of the bark on the right side of the tree.