Tuesday, August 9, 2005

My 2005 self portrait with an update photos from 3.23.19

Oh yes, I can see a difference...52 and 65......
                                                                                                        

Monday, August 8, 2005


It's been awhile since I mused on my blog site, since that earlier posting, a year ago, I've accomplished a few new things...teaching art and a credit recovery class at a nearby High School for one. It is a new job for me, and one that I've wanted to do for nearly 40 years...yes, that makes me a rather 'old' teacher! But I find that high school kids are good people, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, and willing to try new things.
I also did another summer musical show, Wizard of Oz. I played Auntie Em. A small role, but it was the role I requested! This is the sixth show I've been in, and I have 'The Artist's Way' book to thank for helping me discover how much I'd always wanted to be on stage, and prompting me (through the exercises in the book) to audition for the Music Man in 1996.

After the Hot Air Balloon ride



This is me, holding down the hot air balloon that we just rode in on June 26, 2005. I enjoyed the ride immensely, especially when the able pilot gently brought the basket down to the Willamette River for a few moments...we hovered on the surface of the water and watched a grey heron on the shore. It was an amazing balancing act, a white knuckle experience....leaving me wondering which shore I'd swim for if we suddenly sank!