http://colorjoy.com/weblog Art as an everyday attitude. Wed, 14 May 2008 14:08:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am a woman with passion for many things. Because of this, I tend to say yes to things that sound like I would like to do them. Often I say yes based on my enthusiasm, and not on the amount of time available to do them. Right now I'm in ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3160 On April 27, five members of the Habibi Dancers (including me/Eudora, front right in first photo) performed as guests in a show at Hannah Community Center in East Lansing. We were invited by a troupe which rehearses at Foster Community Center, as we do. The Ballet Maria Luz, another troupe ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3146 We spent the day with Brian's family on Saturday. Many photographs were taken. Brian took this one of his sister Kathy, using my camera. Yes, this is the magnificent cook behind "Kathleen's Vegetarian Kitchen." She is an artist, in the painting/drawing studio as well as in the kitchen. We get along ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3144 Brian's parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday. It will be a very big deal, with their 8 kids and a zillion spouses and grandkids, plus other relatives and friends all gathered. I'm particularly excited to see Brian's sisters (and a brother-in-law) who live in far away states. This clan ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3143 These photos have been taken over the last week and a half. I do not remember a spring so full of flowers. Often the flowers start too soon and we have a frost which kills a lot of buds. This year, the cold held on so long that nothing bloomed ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3138 Paulette came to me not two months ago. She had a dream, to knit socks. First she had purchased a hat pattern, and I showed you that project two weeks ago. She finished that first hat, did a second, and started in with toe-up socks. I present to you the ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3136 Bonnie in Illinois (blcknits on Ravelry) has posted a few projects which were her spring-inducing projects this year. She has given gracious consent to sharing the photos here with you. Thanks, Bonnie! First she posts a Breabag by Norah Gaughan (I believe it's a Berrocco pattern). This was a gift for ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3133 Our friend Ben Hassenger is playing a musical gig with hubby Brian this Friday. I've been to a few concerts in the last few weeks where Ben played (one where Brian played, too). Ben wrote to ask me if I had a photo of the two of them next to ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3127 I ran into Cyndi on Saturday at Threadbear as I was finishing up a class. She had to show me her finished SportZig. I was thrilled, of course. Then she continued to flatter me (I eat it up). She had taken this project on a ski weekend (early March) and knit ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3125 ...but at Elderly Instruments, there is a divider in the CD department/ukulele section which reads "The Fabulous Heftones." (That would be me... and Brian.) Next to us? Jake Shimabukuro, Janet Klein, James Hill. Pardon me while I get giddy for a moment. That is serious company and I'm allowed to enjoy ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/3123