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Tell Me About It

Growing Old With Grace passed out an award and she gave it to me (Thank You, Grace!) and 14 other bloggers. I'm supposed to tell 7 things about myself and give the award to 15 bloggers.

Okay, here goes...

1. Ten fingers and ten toes. Two eyes and two ears. One nose. Two feet, one left and one right.

2. East Coast born and raised.

3. Dual citizenship. By choice. And by birth ( forgot to state that.)

4. Green thumb. 99% of the time.

5. Trying to make the best of things while struggling to keep my eyesight and other health issues.

6. Tea drinker. Chocolate eater. Sometimes together. Delicious.

7. Hate to dust. When given a knick knack as a present, feign delight while thinking, "Where can I put this waste of money so it won't get dusty and they won't miss seeing it?" Or, "How long do I have to keep this before it's safe too throw it away/give to charity shop/ regift to someone who might actually like it?" Then feel all kinds of guilt over such thoughts. Trying to remember to be thankful in all things! Ack those spaces are not on purpose and won't disappear!

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It's my pleasure to list, in random order, the fifteen blogs who get this award. Just copy and paste the award image to your blog and list your seven things about yourself. Pass the award on, too. It would be really nice if you would visit Grace, read some of her heartfelt and often, funny posts, maybe even follow her blog. Check out her list of bloggers, too.

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.

Thrills Not Bills From Up North a Gift From Magic Love Crow

The mail held a special treat for me today and here it is:

Click on these images to make larger.

Stacy paints with a sense of humor, charm, and compassion. Her aceo baby crows are so sweet and her larger canvas paintings, well, just go see them for yourself, she's a talented lady. There's always something interesting in her blog posts. Go and say hi! Thanks so much, Stacy!

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?

Fresh Art Thanksgiving Card Mixed Media

You might say this is a month early, but Cheerful Stamppad for Mixed Media artists is having a theme linkup for Thanksgiving and here's what I made. The base is part of a Thanksgiving card, then the rest is made up of calendar clippings, ribbons, doily, a golden leaf from a barrette someone gave me and was not my style, stamp pad ink, and acrylic paint. It's about 4.5 x 7 inches. I put a magnet on the back to hang it on the fridge. The lamp washed out the colors in the top left of the piece, it's a little darker irl. To view it larger, click on the image.

If you have something for Thanksgiving and want to add it to the blog, the linkup closes in about ten days.

Another blog I'd like to mention is, "the aceo challenge". This blog names a challenge theme to make an aceo for and then you add yours to the linkup. Aceo is 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches in any medium and is welcome. Votes for this blog challenge are made monthly by viewers. Come and see what the theme is and make an aceo if you like.

What do you do with the things you make that are made for these different themes? I read about swaps and atc trades, but if you're not listing to sell what you make, do you keep and display, store, throw away, donate, or something else? Just wondering.

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