Ask Me Help Desk - The Artist in you!

Don't tell me the police officer asked if you had bled it yet, Jan! That's what the officer who attended our accident asked. He didn't even ask if the kids were okay!

Ah, yes, I do appreciate what you experience sitting in that tree. :) I used to hunt when I was younger with my uncle. I always hung back and threw little pebbles to scare the animals away. :D I hold little grudge to people who hunt for purpose. Most deer hunters are very responsible. I might feel differently if I enjoyed the meat, but I happen to be a real cow lover! :D Truly, what I am opposed to is farm hunting where the animals being hunted are not able to get away due to fences.

Here, a lot of my neighbours hunt geese with bow and arrow, and the deer with gun. In fact, many of the older children are absent from school during hunting season. I just don't like it when they get MY deer! ;) I want to put a lick out so I can get some great photos, but I won't entice them any more than the grains in the fields already do.

I am glad you are okay after your accident.

Hugs, Didi

Thank you, Jan. Most of my poetry can be a little... ummmm... warm for this site. :D Hee hee. I might post some of my other poetry though. Let me think on it. I'm very shy about sharing because I know that just because I think it's good doesn't mean others will. It's all relative, right?

Have a good night and a wonderful weekend with your grands. I know what you mean about playing hard! Will miss your posts, but hopefully you will get a few minutes to pop in from time to time.

Hugs, Soul Sister!

Didi

I suppose I could photograph the work in progress and stuff :)

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i suppose i could photograph the work in progress and stuff :)

Woohoo! I can't wait!

Hugs, Didi

Oh, and Sean, sorry for a blonde moment in my previous post to you. I did see that the song is "Time of Your Life". It just kind of slipped by me while answering your post!

Hugs, Didi

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Ah, yes, I do appreciate what you experience sitting in that tree. :) Truly, what I am opposed to is farm hunting where the animals being hunted are not able to get away due to fences.
Here, a lot of my neighbours hunt geese with bow and arrow, and the deer with gun. In fact, many of the older children are absent from school during hunting season. I just don't like it when they get MY deer! ;) I want to put a lick out so I can get some great photos, but I won't entice them any more than the grains in the fields already do.

I am glad you are okay after your accident.

Hugs, Didi

Can't settle down again so here I am. I do need to make myself selep. Sleep does not come easy for me on normal nights! LOL The longer I am away from hunting, the less enticing it has become. I am so grateful for the experiences though. I agree with you about farm hunting. I don't exactly see the sport in it or the challenge. Looking for signs through the woods is half of the fun prior to the season. We used to take the children out and show them things to look for, signs of deer, rubs on small trees, etc. Just a great teaching time for them learning about all of God's wonderful creations that they would not have experienced unless they walked through the woods.

Have you ever painted on leaves? I just started two years ago so we do go out and try to find large leaves with good surfaces. There is a process one artist has perfected where she paints on leaves, puts them through this process and the leaves remain flexible and retain color. I have used something on them that makes them a little flexible after they are completely dried but it only lasts a few weeks. I am fascinated by the process the gal came up with but of course, she did not share her secrets! :)

Hi! :)

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i suppose i could photograph the work in progress and stuff :)

Please do!! I hope you keep photographs of all your work. You will be amazed as you grow in your art how many pieces you will forget that you did through the years, as you get older (like me)! :p

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Hi! :)

Hey there!

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Hey there!

Thank you, Jan! :)

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Thank you, Jan! :)

You are welcome but what for??

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You are welcome but what for???

Greeting me, of course! :)

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh! My pleasure! We missed you being on earlier! Didi, Cal and I had a good visit but missed you! Glad you are here now. :)

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh! My pleasure! We missed you being on earlier! Didi, Cal and I had a good visit but missed ya! Glad you are here now. :)

Thank you again, Jan!

Gak! :eek: Now I can see that I have a tremendous amount of catching up to do on this thread! But, not tonight. Have a concert for which I am preparing that will be happening on this Sunday, the 4th, plus some other things going on. I have really missed the discourse on this thread!

Hiya Craig! :) How are you tonight?

No, Jan, I have never tried painting other than what you have seen here. That leaf painting sounds intriguing, though!

Hugs, Didi

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Hiya Craig! :) How are you tonight?

No, Jan, I have never tried painting other than what you have seen here. That leaf painting sounds intriguing, though!

Hugs, Didi

Hi, Christine! :)

Very harried! (Don't know if that's the correct spelling for that word. Spell Check didn't find anything wrong with it.)

Well, I will leave it with you all now and go to bed for real this time, unless I don't. LOL
Hope to see you all back here on Sunday or Monday evening. I will be checking in from time to time but busy weekend. Craig, you have a great concert. I want to hear about it next week. Didi, so glad you were back on tonight. Hope to catch you again on the thread also Sunday or Monday evening! Sweet dreams! :) Cal if you are still on, catch you later also!

Night night!

Well, if you are feeling harried, I don't know if you even want to try catching up tonight! :P

It's difficult to be away from here, isn't it? :) I admit, I'm addicted.

Hugs, Didi

Until later then, Jan! Sweet dreams! :)

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Well, if you are feeling harried, I don't know if you even want to try catching up tonight! :P

It's difficult to be away from here, isn't it? :) I admit, I'm addicted.

Hugs, Didi

I am also addicted very much! It is hard to stay away, especially when you find people who are very much like yourself! But, like I have said before, I don't think that it's any accident as to why certain people come into each other's lives.

I am really uptight about the concert...

You are probably more uptight than usual because you haven't had the opportunity to rehearse as much as you would like to with the others. It wouldn't have anything to do with being a bit of a perfectionist, would it? :D I'm sure that all will go well, Craig. How do you usually handle your stress in these situations normally?

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You are probably more uptight than usual because you haven't had the opportunity to rehearse as much as you would like to with the others. It wouldn't have anything to do with being a bit of a perfectionist, would it?? :D I'm sure that all will go well, Craig. How do you usually handle your stress in these situations normally?

You do know me pretty well, Didi! For this concert, it is kind of along the lines that you describe, only worse. The stress is incredible because this instance is very different than the usual!

How is it different? You mean you can't imagine the people without clothes on?

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How is it different? You mean you can't imagine the people without clothes on?

Ha, ha! That is funny, Christine!

This is what is different. The QCWE always practices on Sunday evenings. (I don't want this post to be coming up in searches about the group, so am not using the whole name for the group. One of the ads that I have posted on the Internet for the group is located here: Quad Cities Music Concert )

I have had gigs out of town for most of the rehearsals for this concert with another group that I play with. For this concert on Sunday, I am playing piano and other percussion instruments. The piano part is major. It's not easy. I have been practising a lot on it.

The problem is, that the director of the group was going to send me a tape of the piece so that I could at least know what it sounds like. Turns out that he can't find or threw away the recording because it was of such poor quality. I know that he is in town here right now at a local motel. I will be meeting with him, probably this evening.

Because of scheduling problems, it turns out that we aren't going to be having our usual hour-and-a-half rehearsal right before the concert.

I may be playing this piece, in concert, without any rehearsal at all with the group!

I know that it will "happen", and that I am capable of doing this. I am just feeling more than a little tense about this!

Whew! I can understand why you are nervous! Of course it would have to happen with a more difficult, piece, right? That darned Murphy! :D I am sure that the practicing that you have done thus far will be fine. You will probably have a bit of a pracice before the concert, just not your usual one. I bet you are pretty good at improvisation in a pinch, so just breathe deep, relax and call upon a higher power to carry it for you for now. I am going to send you something via email that should help before I go to bed (which I am going to do now). I thought I sent it already, but perhaps I forgot. I will also remember you in my prayers and thoughts.

Sweet dreams, Craig and good luck! (Is it appropriate to wish musicians to 'break a leg'? Hahaha!)

Hugs, Didi

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Whew! I can understand why you are nervous! Of course it would have to happen with a more difficult, piece, right? That darned Murphy! :D I am sure that the practicing that you have done thus far will be fine. You will probably have a bit of a pracice before the concert, just not your usual one. I bet you are pretty good at improvisation in a pinch, so just breathe deep, relax and call upon a higher power to carry it for you for now. I am going to send you something via email that should help before I go to bed (which I am going to do now). I thought I sent it already, but perhaps I forgot. I will also remember you in my prayers and thoughts.

Sweet dreams, Craig and good luck! (Is it appropriate to wish musicians to 'break a leg'? Hahaha!)

Hugs, Didi

Hey! Thanks, Christine! Perhaps, "break a finger?" :p Sweet dreams to you, too!

Edit: I know what you mean about Murphy, too! He seems to be the law!

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I don't know how to get an image on here much bigger than the one that I have just posted. Am looking for advice. Do I need to change the format! Am using IrfanView, which is a free image editor. Thanks!

Are your original photos larger than the ones that are posting, Craig? I have used the one referred to in the suggestions under Additional Options (below). The link is Image Conversion and Reduction for Uploading. I have used it a few times, and it seems to keep the size of the images the same.

Hugs, Didi

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Are your original photos larger than the ones that are posting, Craig? I have used the one referred to in the suggestions under Additional Options (below). The link is Image Conversion and Reduction for Uploading. I have used it a few times, and it seems to keep the size of the images the same.

Hugs, Didi

My images are all rather large and larger than what I have been posting. I seem to have only certain options for sizes in the free program that I am currently using. I will give the information on the link a try. Thanks so much, Christine! :)

I am in and out of here right now. Am getting ready for the concert tomorrow. Got to iron my shirt and tux, cut my hair (I hope!) and assemble things in general. Am right now preparing to bake cookies for the concert. Those of us whose last names that begin with certain letters are expected to bring cookies. I did start a "Baking Cookies" thread, just a little bit ago...

Gak! :eek: I just realized that the daylight savings time change for us started this morning! I had forgotten all about it! Normally, it would have happened last week. So, it looks like I am going to be getting an additional hour of sleep this morning! :)

Sometimes, being on the computer can be a good thing! The computer time had automatically changed over already!

Cookies are now in the oven. Forgot to check the starting time, though! :eek:

Sounds like you are dealing with all that nervous energy just fine, Craig! :) What kind of cookies are you baking? Do you like to bake or is it just because it was expected?

I saw your baking cookies thread, but alas, I am too much of a tomboy to be of any help! Heh-heh! Actually, maybe I can post there!

If I don't talk to you before your concert, break a finger, Craig! (Be careful you don't burn one, though!) :D

Hugs, Didi

Chocolate chip. Almost done... I think!

Thank you so much, Didi!

Cookies are done... I think... At least they seem to be "golden brown" enough for me!

Yes, I do like to bake and cook. Especially when I am having people over for a get-together. It's just another art that I would like to spend more time exploring! :)

Come to think of it, it would seem that most of the things that we do in life could be considered an art in some way. Some, definitely more than others, though!

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Chocolate chip. Almost done...I think!!

Thank you so much, Didi!

Hi there Craig!

I will be thinking of you for tomorrow (well today actually) regarding your concert!! :)

My son and I got his threebies down earlier, watched a movie together and just went over a bunch of computer stuff. He just went to bed so thought I would just pop in to let you know I would be thinking about your tomorrow and praying all goes smoothly with much joy!

Didi, if you are still on here, I wish you the best also for a happy tomorrow (well, today actually looking at the time! :) ). I missed being a part of the conversation tonight! It has become quite addictive! :p

Until later then!
Jan

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Hi there Craig!

I will be thinking of you for tomorrow (well today actually) regarding your concert!!! :)

My son and I got his threebies down earlier, watched a movie together and just went over a bunch of computer stuff. He just went to bed so thought I would just pop in to let you know I would be thinking about your tomorrow and praying all goes smoothly with much joy!

Didi, if you are still on here, I wish you the best also for a happy tomorrow (well, today actually looking at the time! :) ). I missed being a part of the convo tonight! It has become quite addictive! :p

Until later then!
Jan

Dear Jan,

Thanks so much for your popping in and also your extreme caring at which you are so much the expert in providing!

I don't know what "threebies" are. :confused:

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Dear Jan,

Thanks so much for your popping in and also your extreme caring at which you are so much the expert in providing!

I don't know what "threebies" are. :confused:

Dear Craig!

My pleasure! You are a very easy person to care about.

The "threebies" are Benjamin, Alexandria, and Christian!! Three great treasures in my life. :)

How did your cookies turn out? :p

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Dear Craig!

My pleasure! You are a very easy person to care about.

The "threebies" are Benjamin, Alexandria, and Christian!!! Three great treasures in my life. :)

How did your cookies turn out? :p

Thanks for the explanation as to what "threebies" is.

The cookies "happened." I guess that they are okay... color looks perfect. They seem awfully hard, though. But, would think that they are basically okay. Store-bought tube. It's amazing how big they get with even a little bit of dough. I almost always end up cutting them apart.

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Thanks for the explanation as to what "threebies" is.

The cookies "happened." I guess that they are okay... color looks perfect. They seem awfully hard, though. But, would think that they are basically okay. Store-bought tube. It's amazing how big they get with even a little bit of dough. I almost always end up cutting them apart.

Thank goodness for the extra hour for you this day! :) I have always heard if you put a slice of apple in with cookies that are really hard, (closed container) it will cause them to soften but please, don't take this kids word on it... never tried it! Ha!

I want to hear you play soon if we can work it out. Okay?

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Thank goodness for the extra hour for you this day! :) I have always heard if you put a slice of apple in with cookies that are really hard, (closed container) it will cause them to soften but please, don't take this kids word on it....never tried it! Ha!

I want to hear you play soon if we can work it out. Okay?

I just put them in baggies. Might try the apple thing sometime. I'm sure that it has something to do with moisture being in the bag with the cookies.

Let's talk in person, soon! You will hear me play! I sure do wish that I could see you create your art! Although, maybe that might even be a possibility, someday... :)

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I just put them in baggies. Might try the apple thing sometime. I'm sure that it has something to do with moisture being in the bag with the cookies.

Let's talk in person, soon! You will hear me play! I sure do wish that I could see you create your art! Although, maybe that might even be a possibility, someday... :)

Sounds like a plan! Every day is a new day full of possibilities! I love visiting with people with such talent. I can't imagine being able to accomplish all that you do. Someday, maybe I will be able to put it in high gear and do more than I am doing right now. Going to a Nursing Home each evening, although a pleasure seeing my mother, seems to have inhibited my creativeness. The passion I have began to feel being on this thread is just a ray of sunshine in my soul and makes me know, I will again feel alive.