Frosty cottonwood near Boulder.
Last tee shirt for a while, I promise. 
Brrr
Were you aware of the fact that gummy bears practice voodoo? This picture is proof.
**************************"The Master said, The men of old were loth to speak, for not
to have lived up their words would have shamed them."
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I am finished with the silverpoint drawing. It's really a practice piece, to see the different effects of hatching, crosshatching, scrumbling, darks and lights, etc. I'm not sure I learned that much. Then I spelled my last name wrong when I signed it.
The silver will tarnish more quickly if the picture is put in sunlight, so I laid it on top of the box in the south window. This picture shows how the silver reflects the sunlight. 
Kasey came in all excited last night to tell me she heard an owl. They went back outside to listen some more, and I heard Barrie say as they went out the door, "No, I told you owls don't eat people."
So, with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing our national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten: straight up, no styling. Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don't make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification.
Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 86 year old WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love, not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see that from the costumes, the makeup and the entourages.
Sing the "Star Spangled Banner" with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America, not you.
Stupid things I am doing with my Kindle:Took a college class years ago called Current Events. We had to subscribe to the Time Magazine, read it every week, and pass a test on it. I hated the class, so why would I subscribe to Newsweek?
Shakespeare? I don't know. Most of them were free. But there is a site on the Internet where you can read all his work, and there is even a short report in plain English so you understand what the play is about.
Barrie and Will went to see Bob and Charlene. Bob took them fishing, and Barrie stocked up on fish to feed her dogs. I think these are salmon. Bob and Charlene live in Homer, AK. Good fishing there.
A letter to Santa from a very long time ago. She got a "stufft" black cat. We still have it. I think it's one of the animals KC sleeps with.
I am back to the box of old pictures I found in the closet. The two above are pictures of Barrrie on 4th Street in downtown Anchorage where the Iditarod starts. Her aunt Charlene and uncle Bob D. were there to watch her and took some pictures. We have the video of the start in Anchorage and also of the real start in Wasilla. Love the dog heisting his leg on the truck. 
I have been looking for this recipe and finally found it in an old e-mail. Tracy's brother, Sonny and his wife Judy make this chile. It is delicious. Sometimes they use pinto beans instead of kidney beans.
Barrie trimmed the cat's nails while she was lying on the top shelf of her cat tree. She protested, but stayed there. I tried to upload a video of this, because the snarls and growls add to the effect. 
Took these pictures several years ago at drag races on the lake. It wasn't until I printed them that I paid attention to the names of the snow machines. Grandma Hardy is sitting on the "Exciter" and the baby is sitting on "Playmate".
My friend Gina stopped by this morning with her new ipad. No, Steve Jobs did not come with her! The ipad looks really great. I have wondered if I would use one, and still don't know. Gina was wanting to download some music to hers and get some ebooks. I enjoyed ver visit.
This is the watercolor pencil drawing I did of my boots and Tracy's hat. What a disaster! The boots ended up with yellow/green tops and purple bottoms. This picture was taken before I used the water. Didn't improve it any.
There were several photos of these cartoons. After I posted them online, someone sent me a copy of a Life Magazine article about the men who created these cartoons.
All the planes had nose art, most of which pictured nude girls.
The wind has made some big drifts at the dog lot, and Kasey had fun sliding down them.
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Lance's kennel is named "Comeback Kennel". Lance nearly died of throat cancer a few years ago. Don't know how he ever came back to win four Yukon Quest Championships and four Iditarod Championships.
I was minding my own business this morning, when something touched my hand. I looked down, and there was Maddy. She had decided to leave her pen in the back hall, and came upstairs. It's kind of like having a pet moose in the house.
Newton was showing Kasey how to dance, Jaimacian style.
This is the inside of Barrie's horse trailer with the dog boxes installed.
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