Trying to think of something new to say after all these years is quite difficult and time consuming. Will you be better off for it? Will I?

I've been making jewelry for well-over 30 years. Yes, I'm a bit old.... just a tad though! So, I'm getting grumpy and don't wanna do this anymore.
But some people want it... like to know who I am, what I think, why I make jewelry and why I'm "such an.......... artist !"

Just 'cuz I guess. Is such a thing inherited? Does it go along with a search in life for truth? Why do I do that?! I don't know why I do a lot of things. I read. I work with my hands. I like physical work and play. I like touching things and people too. I like to be away from people also. It's a balancing act, as all of life seems to be. Always on the fence... when the mood strikes I'll "do it". People say that's procrastination. I call it not reacting until I "know"... sometimes.

Despite my artistic beginnings for jewelry in high school (where I learned nothine else!)... I'm an autodidact in many subjects. But I remain an old hippie in sheep's clothing, without a leader. Some nights I come out as a wolf. Best not to wear read capes and hoodies around me... when the moon is full.

In my current life... I herd chickens, gather eggs, and have 4 cats to catch mice so they can bring them in for show and tell. I grow food, but my garden sucked in '09. Not enough sun or warm weather where's that global warming? Ha!) to grow much. Bummer... last year was a great harvest!

It is said that peace cannot be... because if you have peace, you must have it's opposite. You know, this too shall pass. The other side of the coin and all that. So I content myself with whatever I am at any given moment. Sometimes I am up and sometimes down. Sometimes one is right, or left, and other times taken (conned).   So There!   Had enough?  I have.  I think I'll teach metalsmithing ... join me!   Or learn it yourself... if you have the time.

"Drop out of school before your mind rots from exposure to our mediocre educational system. Forget about the Senior Prom and go to the library
and educate yourself if you've got any guts. Some of you like Pep rallies and plastic robots who tell you what to read." - Frank Zappa