Your Reach

Some months ago I went to this site and entered a web address.  A screen appears and asks you to sign a petition to end world hunger and then in a few seconds the graph of the webpage you entered starts "blooming" on the screen.

The graph as it forms is a pretty expansion of multi-color circles and lines that enlarge and turn as it fills in the data.

I took that old graph and went over to PicMonkey for some image manipulation; cropping, rotating, coloring, etc.
This is the result.

Hope everyone is having a great changeover from summer to autumn.  We have some leaves changing colors, squirrels scrambling for    provisions, and many cold nights.  I already bought my Halloween candy.  Fresh pumpkins have gone way up in price, due to the drought I suspect.

Do you decorate much for Halloween?      

Knock Knock and Lucy's List Food Not to Feed Your Dog

Knock Knock!
Who's there?
Wayne.
Wayne, who?
Wayne can I eat my Halloween candy?

Page made with software from: My Memories Suite V2 .

Lucy's only asking for me, she does not get chocolate.  Just only a teeny niblet, and only once in a long while, as chocolate is one of those foods dogs must not eat.  Here's a list of items which are dangerous to dogs from this link at the Drs. Foster and Smith website: pet education .

Items to avoid	Reasons to avoid
Alcoholic beverages	Can cause intoxication, coma, and death.
Avocado	The leaves, seeds, fruit, and bark contain persin, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
Bones from fish, poultry, or other meat sources	Can cause obstruction or laceration of the digestive system.
Cat food	Generally too high in protein and fats.
Chocolate, coffee, tea, and other caffeine	Contain caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea and be toxic to the heart and nervous systems.
Citrus oil extracts	Can cause vomiting.
Fat trimmings	Can cause pancreatitis.
Fish (raw, canned or cooked)	If fed exclusively or in high amounts can result in a thiamine (a B vitamin) deficiency leading to loss of appetite, seizures, and in severe cases, death.
Grapes, raisins and currants	Contain an unknown toxin, which can damage the kidneys. There have been no problems associated with grape seed extract.
Hops	Unknown compound causes panting, increased heart rate, elevated temperature, seizures, and death.
Human vitamin supplements containing iron	Can damage the lining of the digestive system and be toxic to the other organs including the liver and kidneys.
Macadamia nuts	Contain an unknown toxin, which can affect the digestive and nervous systems and muscle.
Marijuana	Can depress the nervous system, cause vomiting, and changes in the heart rate.
Milk and other dairy products	Some adult dogs and cats may develop diarrhea if given large amounts of dairy products.
Moldy or spoiled food, garbage	Can contain multiple toxins causing vomiting and diarrhea and can also affect other organs.
Mushrooms	Can contain toxins, which may affect multiple systems in the body, cause shock, and result in death.
Onions and garlic (raw, cooked, or powder)	Contain sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Cats are more susceptible than dogs. Garlic is less toxic than onions.
Persimmons	Seeds can cause intestinal obstruction and enteritis.
Pits from peaches and plums	Can cause obstruction of the digestive tract.
Raw eggs	Contain an enzyme called avidin, which decreases the absorption of biotin (a B vitamin). This can lead to skin and hair coat problems. Raw eggs may also contain Salmonella.
Raw meat	May contain bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
Rhubarb leaves	Contain oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems.
Salt	If eaten in large quantities it may lead to electrolyte imbalances.
String	Can become trapped in the digestive system; called a "string foreign body."
Sugary foods	Can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly diabetes mellitus.
Table scraps (in large amounts)	Table scraps are not nutritionally balanced. They should never be more than 10% of the diet. Fat should be trimmed from meat; bones should not be fed.
Tobacco	Contains nicotine, which affects the digestive and nervous systems. Can result in rapid heart beat, collapse, coma, and death.
Yeast dough	Can expand and produce gas in the digestive system, causing pain and possible rupture of the stomach or intestines.
Xylitol (artificial sweetener)	Can cause very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can result in vomiting, weakness and collapse. In high doses can cause liver failure.

Fresh Art Where Friends Gather Under the Stars Mixed Media Masquerade Ball

Five ravens stringing up the bunting, they're the only ones who can reach that height and keep a lookout.  There isn't any RSVP to the Black and Gray Masquerade Ball.  It's an impromptu private party and so far eleven masks have heard the calling.

  

Linking to Inspiration Avenue Theme Masquerade Ball  and Gingersnap Creations Color Challenge Black and Grays.   This piece is about 9x11 inches (too big for the scanner.)  Mixed media of clippings from zoology, national wildlife, and children's story books and magazines; plus ribbon, envelope, greeting card, sticker, and acrylic paint.

Scary or Sweet? Your Halloween Costume

Vampire lady or Zombie some kind of combination that's me in the black dress, and a friend in gypsy costume some years back hamming it up before the Halloween party.  I was in exaggerated makeup, with painted moon and scar with toy spiders and worms.  Just faking an attitude on the phone and with my friend in her costume,  she's wearing a black wig.  I used My Memories Suite V2 to make this page.
 

When you were a kid, did you wear a  costume with a coat over it because it was so cold or rainy on Halloween?  We fussed about the coats because we  wouldn't get any candy if the people thought we didn't get dressed up!  Yes, some of the neighbors were sticklers costume=candy vs. no costume=empty pillowcase or treat bag.

I wanted to wear the coat open, but Mom said, no.  Once out of her sight I unbuttoned the coat, between all the layers and the mask, it was sweltering. Later at home, the tattletale told on me, so punished, no candy for 48  24 hours. (I've been corrected.) The agony of waiting for two days one day and the sisters waving their treats in front of me.

If you wear a costume for Halloween, do you go with store bought or something you put together?  Scary or Sweet?

You're Stuck With Me and Ribbon Organizer from a Wine Carrier

I've got in the habit of checking both of the craft stores in my area, the one that's well known with the initials JA and then the non-conglomerate one which carries no fabrics but does have a really good assortment of art supplies.  I used to only go to JA, but since they are still not responding regarding the faulty alphabet stencil set, I  decided to also go to the other store, I'll call it LP.

If I haven't confused you yet, I am finding the same items in both stores but LP is selling at a cheaper price.  I bought this jewelery form in LP for $3.59 and it's $4.99 in JA.    Paints, glue, inks, papers, and other items I was looking to buy cost more in JA than in LP.  The price differences are substantial.  LP=lower prices, not the store's real initials.

So, I've been wrist deep in glue this week.  In for a penny, in for a pound.  While I've been covering the form in papers, I've been gluing other things that needed to be fixed.  The temperature knob from the car broke and I hope the repair is long lasting, since I don't think we're going to find a replacement knob.  The cute little kitty on a Jack o' Lantern (pardon the blurry image)- his ear broke off in the bag, so I was able to glue it back on.  He was the figurine from the box of Red Rose Tea.   I used Dazzle Tac, it's a jewelery glue but it worked really well on these repairs.

This is as far as I've gotten on the form:  

I've been carrying this wine basket from home to home for years, and I'm always going to donate it, it didn't sell in my one and only yard sale.  Last week while rummaging in the basement I picked the basket up and said to it, "If I can't think of any use for you in the next day, you're going out the door!"  I don't know what happened, but within a minute or so, the idea of a ribbon organizer came to me.  Here it is on my wall:

I never did use it for wine, so at least it's getting some use even though as yet, I rarely use ribbons, don't know why I keep buying them, "just in case."  Are you a "Just in Case" shopper?

Word Search Diversion Make Your Own

Word searches and crossword puzzles are a bit of a diversion.  Did you have those, "Connect the Dots" books when you were little?  I wonder if those dots pictures fueled creativity or dampened it.  I remember wanting to make pictures of things that did not go with the straight lines and being told that wasn't what the picture was supposed to be.  Thank goodness there are a lot of people who colored outside the lines with nontraditional hues.

I've made a little Word Search for the blog.  It was a first attempt and thought I'd show it to you.  I was doing this when I should be doing other necessary things, but there you go.


Clicking on the images will enlarge them.


If you want a little word search  diversion, make your own   here.  After I made it I gave it the look you see by visiting Picnik .  Both of these are free sites, Picnik has a fee if you want to use their advanced/premium features.  I used the free features.

I'm linking this post to Thursday Favorite Things at Katherines Corner.