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Paper cutting

After one week I’ve managed to pull together the start for 4 lanterns in Gold, Lacquer Red, Celery Green and Burgundy. A second Copper color is also ready for cutting. One discovery this week has been the importance of sharp blades. It makes all the difference on one’s hand/finger muscles. Yes, muscles are a tadContinue reading “Paper cutting”

Fine Arts Showcase!

Here is the postcard for the Fine Arts Showcase that takes place during the festival. Hopefully the printed version will arrive on Monday. It’s amazing the festival is only two weeks away!!! 🙂 For additional festival information please check the website for Corvallis Fall Festival.

Luminaria Completed

Here are the images of the completed luminaria for the Jensen Arctic Museum silent auction.

Quick Lee update

Just got off the phone with Kim. She & Lee are still hanging out at the oncologists. Lee is almost done with this month’s Zometa treatment. His weight has decreased yet another pound (down to 144 now). Not good! His red blood cell count also decreased over the past 2 weeks (from 10.8 down toContinue reading “Quick Lee update”

Paperlantern Update

Yesterday, before heading to Eugene for lunch, Dave & I stopped by J&J Electric in Albany. I was on a quest to find parts for the lamp. Very nice folks there! The gentleman listened to what I needed and took us in the back to show us parts. We discussed the possibilities and came awayContinue reading “Paperlantern Update”

Creating a Donation

The biggest fundraiser for the Jensen Arctic Museum is fast approaching and it’s certainly causing ripples in our household. Why would it be causing interest? The biggest reason is that Dave was elected president of the museum board several months back and the museum needs to migrate to a new location. Money, they need money!Continue reading “Creating a Donation”

Steady Improvement

It’s been a while since updating folks on Lee’s progress with cancer. On Monday I took him in for blood work. We had been watching him for signs indicating a decrease in his red blood cells, something the doctor thought might occur prior to the next blood draw. Fortunately, Lee’s blood cells & platelets haveContinue reading “Steady Improvement”

New experiences at the oncologist

Monday was marked by a visit to see “the little red haired boy” also known as the oncologist. The visit started by having 3 vials of blood taken. After the PA took the medical changes, etc, we saw Dr. F. He did a check over of Lee, talked about any changes with his body, painContinue reading “New experiences at the oncologist”

A week off

Lee has now been through a full 21 days of oral chemo therapy and in the middle of his 7 days off of lenolidomide- Revlimed. So far there have been no major side effects except loss of sleep due to the dexamethasone (steroid). He’s been enduring a very slow recovery from the last Kyphoplasty. PainContinue reading “A week off”

Paper Lantern

This was a fun project from Helen Hiebert’s class at Sitka. Start with 4.5″ x 6″ card stock and create a design. I’ve been looking at all the beautiful growth on an Oregon Ash outside my front door. Next step is to cut away the negative space. You can create as many panels as youContinue reading “Paper Lantern”