More jewelry

Ok…here is another necklace. It is made of Swarovski crystals, garnets, freshwater pearls, glass beads, black agate and a sterling silver toggle clasp. 20″ long.

I put together some potato salad for dinner tonight and will make a nice green salad and Richie will have a steak.

No rain in the forecast…this drought is taking it’s toll on the flowers. We can still water the veggies but I only water 3 times a week.

After surfing around I found this simple living blog. What is so inspiring is the little house they built and how this family happily does without modern “necessities“. And all the information about herbs!

recycled jewelry

I’ve been busy so far this morning…

This is what I have finished
Keypad necklace with glass beads, bone, small turquois chips and a button clasp.
©Sherri Forrester 2007

Here’s another piece.
Keypad (pause/break), glass beads, chrysoprase chips and a button clasp.
©Sherri Forrester 2007

And these earrings…

Gold filled wires, sterling silver jump rings and zippers.
©Sherri Forrester 2007

The photos don’t do justice…the earrings are so cool! I have one more keypad left to make into a necklace.

It’s official!

Well we did it…we “Got R Done”. We are married till death do we part! And we are both very happy and excited about it.

May 26, 2007 Gatlinburg, TN

Recycled keypad bracelet is done…

Keypad keys, glass beads, handwoven with button clasp.
©Sherri Forrester 2007
When we woke this morning the sky was smoky and even smelled of burning. We had a small campfire (inside a rock ring) last night in the backyard and my first thought was that the smokiness was from us not putting the fire out completely. My panic was for nothing…the smoke was due to the wildfires of south Georgia blowing this way! It was eerie that the smoke will travel all that distance.

Cap & Gown, Eating and keypad jewelry

The happy graduate!

I haven’t written about how my eating habits have been going lately. It has and continues to be an experiment in living a healthy way. I will say that mostly, about 98% I am vegan. That said, about 50% of that is raw foods…fresh fruits, veggies and nuts. The remaining 48% is cooked foods like brown rice, potatoes, yams, veggies, dark rye bread, oatmeal and occasional pasta. The 2% that isn’t vegan are foods that I am at the tail end of trying to eliminate. Such as, a little Parmesan cheese on veggie pizzas, egg whites, 85% cacao, coffee creamer that is supposed to be non dairy that isn’t…and little additives when I don’t read some labels. However for the most part I don’t feel deprived AT ALL! And it is getting easier and easier to say no to foods that I once Loved and over-partook of!…

What the heck to you eat, you may ask? I absolutely LOVE veggies and could just live on greens and tomatoes! So I eat lots of greens, salads and cooked. Brown rice is my staple. As is oatmeal. You can add all kinds of different fruits and raw honey and nuts to oatmeal and it tastes like a dessert! Corn chips are a favorite also…though I don’t eat alot of them anymore…mostly I use them as a tool for the dips.

Overall I am feeling healthy and staying the same weight that I started with. I found that when

I first started this way of eating I was hungry all the time. And so ate huge amounts of food…all healthy mind you, but huge amounts all the same! Now it is tapering off and I am less hungry and a setting and eat less. But still feel full.

In addition to the eating habits I take a multi vitamin daily, extra vitamin c, plus probiotics and digestive enzymes between meals. My digestive system used to be a mess…bloating, gas, constipation…stomach cramps…now it is working normally. And only if I eat something I know I should stay away from (dairy or meat or sugar)does it act up. For me, cutting out meats and dairy helped the most.

Today is a great day for being outside.

Here is a podcast I think you might enjoy!

This is what I am working on

Can’t sleep…I burned my homemade pizza tonight…I made the sauce from canned tomatoes and used herbs from the garden…basil, oregano, chives and thyme. And I BURNED it! I was so pissed…so now I can’t sleep.

We leave tomorrow..I think I am just very anxious to see my boys. We’ll also be seeing my Ex and his wife and his parents. We are all on pretty good terms. They haven’t met Rich yet.

The smoke alarm battery is beeping…

So many little things to worry about.

Finally getting over a cold…

We are leaving tomorrow for Illinois to see my youngest son graduate college! I am so proud of him.

I am having trouble making links with copy and paste here. I just downloaded FireFox and am using it as my browser.

New macbook…

Well I got the new laptop today!

We planted our tomatoes and had a great dinner of tomatoe sauce with fresh herbs from the garden…french bread and red wine….

It is going to take a little bit to get used to the computer …everything is much smaller than the one I have been using. But I am going to love it, I just know.

Home early

I’m home from work early today….yeah!…And am nursing a cold with lots of Vitamin C and hot tea.

More later…I need some comfy clothes on…and my shoes OFF!…and more tea….and a bite to eat…and let the dog out….and feed the cat…