in laws

Had a wonderful week with Evie's in-laws. Wonderful people. We had great weather and a great time. Will miss them now as they've left for home.

Still, now we'll concentrate on FAR Studios ...oops, guess not. Wedding in a couple of weeks. School starts in one week. Our resident service man will leave for a short-term training assignment soon. Oh, well. We'll find some time somewhere for FAR Studios business. Stay tuned and keep checking the Etsy site.

Happy Tuesday!!

Well, Facebook hasn't hired me yet - surprise surprise! How many apps do you suppose they got on their question? A million? A billion? Two? But seriously, folks, who wouldn't want to hire a brilliant writer such as myself? Hmm?

Anyva, it's a new day. Thank you, Lord.

We had some major thunder storms yesterday. No big deal except we had family coming in by plane. Their flight was delayed for more than two hours and they actually flew through lightening when approaching ATL. Scary. But then some people feel Atlanta is scary even in good weather.

Anyway, they made it in safe and sound even if very weary. This week should be fun. FAR studios won't get much work done but family is far more important than dollars or even creative expression!

Speaking of FAR studios, we've had work featured in many treasuries on ETSY.com this past week. How exciting! People are beginning to notice us and we are very grateful.

Well, gotta go and mingle with the in-laws. Have a great Tuesday and a wonderful week. Adios!!

Facebook

Howdy, folks. How was your 4th?

Had an interesting experience on Facebook today. They asked if I wanted to be a "Beta tester". Does that sound safe? Would I be exposed to radiation? Are aquarium fish involved? Do I get paid? Well, we'll see. I submitted a sample question and my brilliant answer. I'll let you know later if my life is in danger!

I also found out that I apparently made an error when I posted a supposed link to this blog on my own Facebook page. I wondered why so few people are interested in my wonderful writing and my wry wit. Now I know!

I almost caused one of our Ohio artists to have a nervous breakdown this week. I proposed to her the possibility of becoming her permanent house guest. Wow! What fireworks. Burning telephone wires. Tearful Email. A trip to the counselor. I guess no one wants a short, fat, ugly gramma hanging around for an extended period of time.

Have any of you viewed the FAR Studios sponsored treasuries on Etsy this week? Evie did a beautiful job of gathering amazing art from many Etsy sources. Her newest compilation is "Functional Art" with something for everyone represented. Have fun with that!

Have a wonderful rest of the week. Remember church on Sunday. It's the cool place to be on a hot day!

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Hiya folks!

I'm getting yelled at (or Eed at) for not continuing this blah blog. So here I go once more to record trivial trivia and contribute to the dumbing down of America.

One very bright note - FARStudios.etsy.com is once more a going concern. Evie has restarted our Ebusiness with a bang. She has added some beautiful new papier mache work that you will be sure to love. Give it a look see and I know you'll find something on there to love.

We're still in Georgia and still loving it. Waiting on orders for our next move. Still hoping for Ft Jackson but I know we'll find interesting and fun stuff to see and do no matter where we end up. At least Ray's next assignment will hopefull preclude the possibility of any more long term deployments. Yippee!!!!!

We had a wonderful visit with our artist, Jordan, this summer who was able to spend almost 2 weeks with us. We miss her terribly now that she's back home. We hope to offer framed art from her soon.

The littlest member for the team, Elijah, is showing talent in his mom's chosen media, papier mache. Maybe you will get to see work by Elijah soon.

Our talented ribbon and craft artist, Lena, is getting married in August to a wonderful guy who happens to be a talented music mixer. What do ya think, Brad, want to work for FARStudios?

Audrey, our jewelry artisan, was married last August and has had her hands full with her new digs, new hubby and Jordan's new high school band commitments. Hopefully, we'll see more work from her emerge this winter.

Cub scouts and Boy scouts have slowed down for the summer which gives Evie more time to work. She and Orie fashioned a fantasy throne from some old 4 x 4s this week. It's really cool. She's going to allow the neighborhood kids to paint it when the weather dries out a little here. Should be interesting. We'll post pictures when it's completed.

Well, gotta go. Have a safe and fun 4th of July and remember our boys and girls who are serving you in all the armed forces.

ketchup

Sorry I've been so remiss about this blog. I'll do better.

Got to go home for Christmas. Snow! I forgot how pretty (and cold) it is. All the FARstudios crew were together for one short night. Had a lot of fun talking and catching up while the guys played video games. Ate ourselves silly (isn't that what you're supposed to do?). Got to briefly see old friends at church Sunday.

The Georgia crew went home to cloudy days and suspicious pets. Found our neighbor had finally succumbed to his 16 year battle with various cancers. We felt bad that we weren't here when it happened. We missed the funeral.

Ray's leave is up today (Monday, January 18). We'll miss him when he goes back to work tomorrow. The ball will also start rolling toward our reassignment. Mom is hoping for Fort Jackson in South Carolina. No telling though till we get the orders.

Evie wants to make us legal with an LLC. Mom isn't so sure that is necessary but if we want to grow, it's the way to go. Next step is to find a cheap lawyer! (Do they make such a thing?)

We love the Etsy site but are looking for other venues too. We also are going to try to stock up so we can do a craft show or flea market booth. Ho, hum - winter vacation is over I guess.

Lena, our ribbon artist, is engaged!!!! Planning an August wedding, she's begun planning in earnest. I doubt we'll see much of her work on the site this year. You never know though!

Mom is ecstatic! God gave her three beautiful daughters and now 3 handsome sons! Isn't God good!!! She's also excited about the possibility of more grandkids!!!

Ahhh! Life is so good with Jesus. He cares for us in all seasons of our lives. We have resolved this year to yearn for Him more, to seek Him more diligently, to Love Him more deeply and to obey Him more willingly. May we learn to get quiet and listen for His marching orders.

Well, as this new year begins may each of you find joy and contentment in the lives you lead under His guidance. Love ya!

catching up

Sorry it's been such a long dry spell. A lot has been happening.

As we stated before, the FAR Studios crowd got together in June for a few very short days. One of our members had to rush home to be with her fiance who's mother was very ill. His mom went home to Jesus a few weeks later.

Good news though. Our artist and her man did marry last weekend! They ditched the big wedding plans in favor of speed and had a lovely little ceremony in a small chapel in our home church. No white wedding for them. Red and black and silver were the colors they chose. Mom thought it sounded ghastly but it really did work out well. More red than black helped.

Our youngest artist has had a lot of adjustments, too. Her mom was the bride. A change in houses, city, and school will be easier to take than the loss of her two cats. Her new daddy is highly allergic so the kitties couldn't make the move with the family. They have been turned over to really nice people who will find them loving homes.

Evie and the boys are on their way to another scouting weekend. This is the cub scout Webloree! (That's pronounced wee blow ree.) Tons of work but also tons of fun.
The oldest son is den chief for the younger son's pack. He has a lot of responsibility this year but his scoutmaster has full confidence in his abilities.

Speaking of scouts, Honor Court was this last week and older son earned his first class rank and six more badges. He's already well on his way to his Star rank.

How are all of you feeling lately? Has h1n1 reared its ugly head in your lives yet? Both boys and their mom have had the flu already and have suffered with secondary infections after. But they are healing and are no longer contageous. Mom's mom has somehow missed out on the Ugh so far and hopes to stay healthy. Maybe it's all the fruits and vegies!

Ray is still deployed out east (mideast that is). We miss him terribly and pray for him constantly. Hopefully we'll have him back before Thanksgiving.

One of mom's paintings sold last month on the Etsy site. The buyer wrote happy comments after receiving the painting. Now mom is thinking of doing a new work. She's been kinda discouraged by what she considers her lack of talent in this area but if someone likes it, maybe it's OK to do what she loves. Whadya think?

Had an interesting visitor in the back yard last weekend - a beautiful beige colored heron glided gracefully across the back yard just as mom glanced outside. What a wonderful blessing from God to be allowed to see such sights. The deer have been stubbornly absent of late so the bird was a great surprise!

Well, it's been nice bloggin' ya. Have a great weekend and remember Our Father in all you say and do and think! Love ya! Bye

Homecoming

Well, Far Studios personnel are all home. The Ohio bunch are in Ohio and the Georgia bunch are in Georgia. Even Ray is home for a short assignment before returning to the desert.

We discovered that the youngest member of our team, Jordan, is multitalented (one word, two?). Anyway, she not only draws professionally, we have discovered she is a master sculptor as well! What gifts this kid has! Over the weekend we also discovered she can play the piano by ear! We are all soooo impressed!

A little sadness, too, as Audrey's future mom-in-law graduated to heaven last week. Please pray for Sean and his uncle as they work on settling the estate and clearing up debts. Sean really needs the Lord's comfort now. There are a lot of decisions to be made in a very short time. May God give grace and wisdom during this troubling time.

In the middle of all this, Sean and Audrey are househunting. It's fun but stressful too. They need a home of modest cost but big enough for the three of them, two cats and one dog with good schools for Jordan and somewhere in the middle of their separate work areas.

Scout season and school are both starting up with a vengeance here in Georgia. Evelyn is attending popcorn training today! What's that you ask. The cubs sell popcorn for their big fundraiser every year (Scout popcorn instead of scout cookies!). At least it's a healthier vice! (More manly too!)

Gramma is now a professional artist! She has sold her second painting! "Looking up" sold on the etsy store this week. That was a fun one to do as she experimented with metallic paints. Hope the new owner finds it's fun to look at in their home.

Well, gotta go. Hope you all have a beautifully blessed week! Bye!