What Teachers Teach

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These beautiful stones are from our beach here in Tsawwassen.
They looked so nice when wet but when they dried, they looked like regular rocks

But we had the greatest teachers at Gray Elementary and during the summer they would travel
and then come back to teach their kids new things.

Rock tumbling was one of them.
They did a project at school and the kids went home with beautiful rocks to show their parents.
Now we can buy ready made stones like this but to know how to make them is indeed Something.
Of course they get Moms like me interested in such projects lol
There is nothing I love more than to learn about such things.

So we went to Cloverdale where they had the local flea market and Western apparel, since we were getting into horse country.
There I found a little store with tons of little things and one of them being these little rocks.
They also sold the rock tumblers.
I couldn't help myself and bought one to try and these beauties were the result.
Who would have thought regular rocks could turn into something so special.
The thing about rocks is that what you find on the west coast is different from what you find on the east coast, so you never get the same stones.

These kids at Gray, were so lucky to have such wonderful teachers who actually went out of their way to teach them what they learned over the summer holidays.
(As well as their Moms lol)
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If I were ol' Santa, you know what I'd do
I'd dump silly gifts that are given to you
And deliver some things just inside your front door
Things you have lost, but treasured before.

I'd give you back all your maidenly vigor,
And to go along with it, a neat tiny figure.
Then restore the old color that once graced your hair
Before rinses and bleaches took residence there.

I'd bring back the shape with which you were gifted
So things now suspended need not be uplifted.
I'd draw in your tummy and smooth down your back
Till you'd be a dream in those tight fitting slacks.

I'd remove all your wrinkles and leave only one chin
So you wouldn't spend hours rubbing grease on your skin.
You'd never have flashes or queer dizzy spells,
And you wouldn't hear noises like ringing of bells.

No sore aching feet and no corns on your toes,
No searching for spectacles when they're right on your nose.
Not a shot would you take in your arm, hip or fanny,
From a doctor who thinks you're a nervous old granny.

You'd never have a headache, so no pills would you take.
And no heating pad needed since your muscles won't ache.
Yes, if I were Santa, you'd never look stupid,
You'd be a cute little chick with the romance of a cupid.

I'd give a lift to your heart when those wolves start to whistle,
And the joys of your heart would be light as a thistle.
But alas! I'm not Santa. I'm simply just me,
The most humble of helpers you ever did see.

I wish I could tell you all the symptoms I've got,
But I'm due at my doctor's for an estrogen shot.
Even though we've grown older, this wish is sincere,
Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year.

:)

Rock Of Love

These are two little shoes I tried making from the Martha Stewart
show.
And of course the little tiger is a rock that spoke to me
in the shape of a little tiger .
Reminds me of that commercial about putting a tiger in your tank.
lol

And Of course, I cannot get the glare out with or without the
flash.
Well Its good enough for a blog lol
Comes with a little poem
You can enlarge the photo if you click on it.
It enlarges twice.
Isn't technology great?

:)

Balance and Hope.

Try how I might, I could not get a good shot of this rock because of the glare.It just would not give it to me, outdoors or indoors.(Any Ideas other than a better camera??lol)
You can try clicking on the photo to get a bigger view.

Still , I got a post card out of it.The story this rock tells is this.

There is a wall.On one side there is a King thinking. Above him, his thoughts are of dying.

On the other side lurks evil and evil can be seen biting its' thumb or pointing at the person looking at it, saying I want you. (sorta like Uncle Sam).

In the middle between the King and Evil is an eye set in the dividing wall.

The rock continues to tell the story It has a nice cat challenging a bad cat.
It has a Husky that is wide awake and keeping watch over the King.
It has a sleeping puppy in between the good and evil side.

It has and evil man lurking over a sleeping Golden Retriever.

In front of the king is a worried woman, looking at Evil, wanting to protect her King.

On the Evil side there is a woman whispering into evils' ear.

Then there is Man (on the good side ) representing you and me today, also looking at evil confused, as if to say:

Hunh?

Not fully understanding .... what the problem is. Then if you keep looking the man is smiling at evil as if to say ...ya ...right.

Evil itself does not seem to understand. It wants to be good and is also worried because it doesn't understand why it isn't. Why it has so many objecting to him and why he is chased and needs to hide in the shadows?

Behind evils' ear is a laughing clown face. Behind the King, a naked woman, lying face down weeping.

This is like something from someones dream.
I wish I could get a better picture.This rock is like a Picasso.

According to the rock, Good is winning. Yea!!!

:)

My Moma Loves Me.

If you let the rock speak to you, it's amazing what it can tell you.

This particular rock had the lines to make either a cat or a Pekanese.
So I followed them and the result was this.

I am letting it dry and then will do some touch ups and varnish.
I think its cute and makes a nice post card.
Trouble is....... this rock has another story in the back of it.

Hmmmm ......always a dilemma..... even with rocks.

:)

Little Ruffneck

I love walking on the beach collecting rocks.
I come home and sort them and try to see what pictures
I can see in them.
It's amazing sometimes what you can find in them.


In this little rock, I used the left hand side.
It looks perfect as a tree trunk with the stripes it has on it.
All it Needed was a little Ruff Neck to hide beside it.
So I drew him and now he is drying. It'll take a week or so
but then I can finish him.

I included a ruler just to give you a birds eye view as to how
large this little rock is.

These are fun projects.
Some stones can stand on their own.
Some you can glue magnets to or felt.
Some you can even make jewelry out of or just collect them in a
vase or jar and enjoy them when you want to.
They of course all have to be spray varnished.

Another thing a woman used to do. She'd collect round rocks and cement them into
a wooden frame but those were plain rocks. These painted ones would look great if a collection was put into a wooden frame and set in clear varnish or plaster or even stuck onto a designer jewelry box, individually.
I think if they were all painted like this and collaged into a sort of stepping stone,
one could display it beautifully on a living room table, with a felt backing.

It's your own personal work of art where you can capture your life's history.

Well it's another sunny day. Time to Enjoy!
Hope you have a good one.
:)