Brown Sugar: Horse of Another Carver event

December 13th is the National Day of the Horse. 2014 is the year of the horse.

So, I carved a stamp for the occasion and am planting a letterbox on the 13th.

I'm thinking of planting it somewhere near that big horse statue in Troutdale by the truck stops. If it's still there. I haven't been down that way lately, but I remember something about the boot store closing. I have a couple of weeks to think of a good place to plant it.

Here is the event:
http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?eventId=3123

Decided on a whim to go letterboxing today. It was good to get out in the fresh air. Sadie is proving to be a wonderful dog. She always comes when I call her. I don't have to worry about her getting lost. Still not clear on the whole leash thing.

She's socializing pretty well. She's going to have to learn to bond with me a little more if she's going to be a therapy dog for me. I don't know much about what I'm doing, so I'm hoping I'm training her right. I don't really "train" a dog, I just talk to her and treat her like one of my kids, and it usually works out. It did with Suzy, anyway. She is the best "nurse dog" ever. But, at 14 years old or more, she can barely see and is almost deaf. It's time to retire and let the new generation take over.

e coli AGAIN

I know the e. colis are back. I can smell them!

Seriously, I need to go back to the doctor AGAIN because the infection is back.

:-(

Samhain altar 2014

Someone asked for photos of my 2014 Samhain altar. So, here goes:

 This is an overview of most of the altar. There are purple 'fairy lights' lighting it up, but you can't really see them in this picture.

 Mother made a Halloween card for me at Day Care. The "Tits forward" lady is Steve's Goddess icon.

 The Winged Lady is my Goddess icon. Yes, it used to be a hood ornament. ;-)

 Amethyst cathedral, Witch of the moment, candle holder, God candle, obsidian heart on candle holder.

 My wand. Copper, wrapped in leather, with a brass end cap and crystal point.

 The green wand belongs to Morgana. The "Witch Kittin" bead is from Fry Kitty. The feather is red tail hawk, one of my totems.

 From Fry Kitty. Close up of the beads.

 King Goblin seemed like the perfect bottle to hold the beads. The black cat candle was made by an artist at NW Creations.

 The skull card was given to me in a twinchie swap! The key was a gift from my granddaughter.

 On the Illuminati box, we have my Goddess stone, the black cat candle, and another key that my granddaughter gave me. (I have a 'thing' for keys). Also here, you can see one of my crystal balls and an onyx egg.

 The small stone by the skeleton's foot is a meteorite. The skull is the top of the key from Desi. The larger gazing ball is obsidian. The smoky quartz is a God stone.

 Another key with a "Happy Rock" sitting on the top of it. More crystal balls.

 Better view of the "Happy Rock". A copper scorpion that my son-in-law made. The 'earth man' in from of Pan holds a small pine cone.

 In this candle holder is an opal egg. The hair that Pan wears on his horns is mine... pre-cancer.

 What witch's altar is complete without a broom? Also in this picture is the rain stick and the Kokopelli rattle. The African drum is named Tabika.

 On top of Tabika is another black egg (not sure if this is obsidian, but I think so), my clear prism athame, an 'seeing eye' stone, the Samhain tree with keys on it, and my pride and joy.... that little sandstone rock on the green base is from The Oracle at Delphi!!! A friend of mine picked it up and brought it back to me when she visited there!

 Below the altar are New Years wishes and resolutions.

 Time witch.

Dinner is served!

Well, I made it past the 11s. I didn't do so well this year, but I'm still here, so I guess that's something! LOL!! I fell yesterday. I slipped on the bottom 3 steps at the Broadway Building downtown. Fell onto the cement and partway into the hedges. Ouchie. I re-injured the same knee that I hurt letterboxing last summer. It wasn't healed yet, and now it's hurt again! I skinned up my knee and my elbow, got some bruises, and..... I have to go get my 2 front teeth pulled today at 2:00. :-(

I'm going to make some pretty art to abandon at the oral surgeon's office. Pictures when it's done.....