Notes from Abigail
A friend of mine in San Francisco is involved with this green company. Her name is Camilla Eriksson. She is a talented illustrator and graphic designer.
When you send the eCards for special occasions like birthdays, sponsors make donations to different nonprofit organizations. Its worth checking out and helping people if you like what you see.
Recently, while flipping through the TV channels I found this really cool new show. It is called Chainsaw Ice Sculptors. They are some really talented people. This has to be one of the more dangerous hobbies to have.
The artists on this show are very detailed oriented and create some really elaborate sculptures. The sculpture they were
creating on this episode involved creating a horse and carriage with flowers frozen inside it. These artists do multiple weddings and functions. I imagine the price for these creations is scaled fairly high. The labor and skill involved is quite great and they earn every penny! I think it would be pretty neat to have one of these sculptures at one of my BBQs. I will have to see if there is a local artist who does this kind of work. The biggest worry will be the warm weather and the risk of having it melt too soon. Either way it would be the hit of the party for a while.
The Kodak Company has been around for many many years. Their products have proven to be very good quality and reliable. I have purchased a few Kodak products in my day. They have never steered me wrong.
This is one reason when I was in the market to purchase my Mother a new printer I decided I was going to purchase a Kodak printer. I went onto the Internet and searched for Kodak printers. Naturally I found the Kodak website. I was very impressed and saw the large variety of Kodak ink. The prices were also quite reasonable for the Kodak printer ink. Surprisingly, their prices were less then what I have seen in the department stores.
Usually I have a difficult time with picking out ink cartridges but not this time. The Kodak website proved to have just what I needed for Kodak ink cartridges. I was relieved since I would hate to give someone, especially my mother a new printer without any ink! She is just going to love this printer!
Stocks and bonds have never been my area of expertise. I had a relative who was a stock broker for over 20 years and retired from that line of work. They were really good at what they did and because of their strong abilities they now are all set for retirement. During those times there was no such thing as online trading. Calculators were the size of computers now used. There were no such thing as an online broker. There brokers were always met in person or on the telephone.
Many things have changed in this field. One area that has not changed is stock trading. Stock trading may have changed in method of trading but not in what they actually are. Cell phones are now in high use so naturally the stock market has turned to mobile trading as a form of trading. I have always heard people discuss their IRA accounts but I have never learned much about them. Maybe I will look into them and see if it might be a good idea for me to set one up.
Tomorrow night there is going to be a super lunar occurance. The world news reports that the moon will be closest to the Earth then it ever has been. Astrologer Richard Nolle coined the term “supermoon” because the Earth’s satellite will be its closest in 18 years at a distance of 355,377 kilometers. This term also describes the new moon or full moon at 90% or more of its closest orbit to Earth.
Other scientists state that everyone should be vigilant during tomorrow night at well as through March 22. At this time the location of the moon’s orbit can cause a surge in tides, earthquake activity and volcanic activity. According to the USGS website the earthquake in Haiti occurred during this time as well as the most recent Japan earthquake. Scientists say that many of our natural disasters occur when the moon is closest to the Earth. Personally, I plan to go out tomorrow and check out the huge moon and wait just like I did years ago when they were warning us about Y2K. And what happened in the year 2000- absolutely nothing. Time will have to tell us.
Yesterday, I had two sets of fuses trip in my house. I was very surprised! I have a brand new house and couldn’t have imagined that I could overload the circuit in two different areas of the house at two different times. One was totally unexplained but the other I guess was caused by the small little vacuum I was using. And when I say small vacuum, I really mean like a supped –up dust buster.
This has never happened before and I really was unsure of what to do. I decided to call up my better half and ask. He said I needed to go to the electrical box. I did and again to my surprise every room was neatly labeled in the box. How convenient I thought to myself. So I just flipped the switch back over to the “on” position and I was back in business. Later that evening when I came home to find the same thing had happened but in the kitchen, I knew just what to do! I repeated the same steps and it was like magic. I felt quite self- sufficient and figured a day is never wasted when you learn something new!
A friend of mine was telling me about a weapons of mass destruction(WMD) conference is he going to be attending. I was interested to her more about this conference. My friend is in law enforcement and tries to attend any possible classes that will help him advance his career. I would certainly think that this one will be a good one ot add to the list.
The WMD conference from what he tells me is going to cover the basics of planning and carrying out the plans of a WMD event. These events can be of any size and can escalate quickly. It is important to grasp a handle on these events before they get out of control. This conference even discusses the government’s top list of chemicals that may be used in a terrorist attack. The signs and symptoms along with treatment options are also explained. I really think that he is going to enjoy this conference. I even think that I would enjoy it myself!
A couple of week ago I assisted one of my best friends with babysitting her God daughter. Her God daughter is just a year old and boy, is she cute as a button. Her name is Bella and she barely has any hair. Her ears are pierced and stick out slightly. I think this is what makes her so adorable.
Bella’s mother has a major fetish for clothing. Ever since her daughter was born Bella’s mom has bought her every new piece of girls clothing that has come on the market. She is one lucky little girl. I only hope that one day she will grow up to appreciate all of the new and expensive accessories her parents have bought her.
I am amazed at how designer’s have adapted women’s clothing into mini baby versions. Some have most definitely gone over the top. One example is mini skirts and certain styles of dresses. I think they have almost become to “sexy” for a little girl to wear. What are these designer’s trying to prove? These are little girls and babies. We need to be protecting them instead of exploiting them.
Inkgrabber.com is a good website from what I have viewed. On this website I mostly looked at their Kodak products. The Kodak Company has been around for many years. I have always trusted Kodak including their printers. I was excited to see that this website offers great deals on Kodak ink.
Printer ink cartridges can be so expensive. At times I have wondered why they are so expensive. After all, it is only ink. Finding inkgrabber.com was a super find because I can now purchase Kodak ink cartridges for less than what I was paying before. It is important to me to stay with the Kodak brand and inkgrabber.com has a very user friendly website with plenty of Kodak brand items including Kodak printer ink. In the future I plan to stay with the Kodak brand. This website has shed new light on an old company. I was glad to be exposed to their website. I will be sure to pass along a good word for inkgrabber.com.
This year I plan on having as many window box planters as I can possibly afford. Window boxes can be quite expensive. The amount of time and money spend on each window box can add up to hundreds of dollars in the end. There are multiple ways a person can be frugal and still have beautiful blooms.
A decorative planter can be made out of nearly any type of material. Plastic and wood are quite popular options used as a base for an arrangement. Other ideas can be as simply as a recycled food container or an antique mental container. Recycled and older containers can easily be spruced up with a little paint or embellishments. Surprisingly, these small touches can make the used container look like a high end planter. A person’s neighbors will never know the difference once you fill these planters with some beautiful blooms. What the neighbors will be looking at is the color and density of what is in the boxes. No doubt you will receive compliments and even be asked perhaps how your container was constructed.