god is too big for one religion...

michael franti & spearhead...the filmore... billowing puffs of mary jane in the air...happy happy music...oh, so quotable lyrics...beautiful man...saturday night in denver...

CHANGE HAS COME...YES WE CAN

and the winner is...

playing catch-up

found the scanner! so much has happened while i was away from all of my four readers...we moved on the last weekend of september...the realtor offered a free moving van...



some friends, todd and jen, came over to offer some very valuable help...

mr. pop pirate vacuumed everything (suprise, suprise) saying we were not going to take any of the effingham dust to the new bungalow...

the piano ended up being donated to the local ault elementary school because we could not sell it on craigs list to save our lives...



we ended up looking like the beverly hillbillies, complete with grannie's rocker, while we were at it...

we got straight to work, tore down the existing fence, started the new one, and friend sara offered to paint my kitchen...it's a candy apple red... from this...


to this... i bought an art print on ebay to go on this big wall...


and we are just a bit more settled now...the front porch tea room... (where i'm currently blogging from)...
i had to work but mr. pop pirate got to go see obama when he came to fort collins...here's a family that has always voted republican and are now obama fans...

long lines...

50,000 people...he couln't get a shot of The Man...

last night i thought i was going to a costume party...but this pirate grrl, andi, had a trick up her ruffled sleeve...
a suprise birthday party for me! pop pirate grrl!!!!!!! it's the best party i've ever had... a million thanks and shout outs to my fellow pirate!!! sorry not everyone could be there...

here's jen, me , and emily above... and some more great friends...erin...(french whore)
and grant from behind...he had a baywatch costume on complete with big boobies and a crotch area that had a bunch of (fake)hair down there...he has no idea i'm taking this pix from behind of his behind...

steph (whore), sara (unmasked) and mr. pop pirate himself
andi, todd as orville redenbacher, and jen as little debbie
emily as suzie chapstick
jette as a madame and kelleen ...
it's a beautiful 70 degree day here today...indian summer will come to a close at some point...mr. is now making campaign phone calls for the next three days, doing his civic duty by volunteering for obama...

finding the scanner

...still unpacking after moving the last weekend in september...love love love our new house (see 2 posts back)...we are slowly making headway...if it wasn't for friend sara who is painting my kitchen, and friend john who dug post holes for the new fence, we'd be at square one...sorry, no pix as of now as i don't know where the scanner is...i think it's in the VW bus that is packed to the rafters with "stuff'." we are living fine without all of that stuff...funny how that goes...simplify, simplify, simplify...stay tuned, my 4 readers...i will return...

better her than mccain....

props to paris...

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our house, is a very very very fine house....

so sorry to be away so long but i've been very distracted by this:



oh, and this:

couldn't get my mind off of this, either:



we are in the throws of purchasing this great 1700 sq. foot home in Ault, CO, 14 miles east of fort collins... it was built in 1904 BUT it's not our until 29 august when we sign on the dotted line...

what a stressful and exciting time...every notice that they both feel the same? back soon...

vacay...

mr. pop pirate and i went on a much needed vacation for our 8/12 anniversary...it has been over a year and a half since the last holiday off on our own, without kid, dogs, cat, birds, plants, work...we made our way down on our big adventure to pagosa springs...it's a cute little village just this side of the new mexico border...here's mr. looking awefully handsome with the vista of the collegiate ranges...we were only a few hours outside of denver here...

we got on our way...going just a few miles an hour too fast...ahem...the trooper was facing the opposite way...i looked behind us and the line of cars and he had certainly turned around and, wow, had his lights going....hmmm...so mr. pop pirate, in his true form (read: many cops ditched in his younger years),we flew off on a blm land road and skirted around the bend... on rd 49xx apparently...


we found ourselves out here...not bad...(we were not followed...)

we made the final climb up the continental divide and stood in awe of wolf creek pass...this is mr. making me nervous...

another view....
we soaked in the mineral hot springs ( a lot like yellowstone park)...climbed to a waterfall...looked at the prices of property ...



and had a restful time of four days (read: we napped a lot)...

in the end we said good bye to our fab bed and breakfast...and made the long roadtrip home...


good bye...

my goal is to vacation a lot sooner than in another year...

p.s. the rush concert at redrocks on wednesday evening was so fun, and it didn't get rained out this time...

p.p.s more art soon i promise myself...

stolen booty...

went over to northern light this a.m. and so enjoyed this clip that i stole it...that's what pirates do, no? aarrrr...

art mimics life mimic art

facinating...
http://www.yeondoojung.com/artworks_view_wonderland.php?no=88

something...

i've done "something" with myself...this piece is done on a scrap piece of wood brought home from mr. pop pirate's job site, combined with tissue paper, acrylic paint, stencil, rusty nail, yard stick, silver spoon, alcohol inks cloth ribbon and (as kieth lobue always lists) soil...

here is "something"...





mr. and i were going to see a concert at red rocks tonight for our anniversary but, just as the rain clouds were parting, they canceled it! we've been looking forward to seeing rush for months...arrrr!

and the winner is.... (a little late on my part)

do i know how to pick a winner...david cook was my choice since day one...american idol is inspiring in that people think they might have talent, they try and try again and some even become artists...







here is my mess on my studio table...some art has actually come from this mess...

bread and water can so easily be made into toast and tea

...or banana bread...

this recipe came from the ol' work horse, the joy of cooking...simply the best banana bread on the planet...


went to nunn, colorado yesterday for some grrlfriend time...kelly and i went out junking, finding this sale of repossessed storage unit junk...found pastel-colored yard sticks for decorating my studio, a small rack of antlers that will be painted chartreuse...

then we sauntered over to "oak n' tokens in ault, colorado where these two gems run their store that never changes...


happy spring (finally)...



off to my very first mammogram....aaarrrr...

saturday

went junking after my yearly exam...(don't all women do that?) my friend jette's son, forrest, is graduating high school and we'll party next month to celebrate...hmmm, what would an 18 year old want from an antique mall...whoop! i found an old cardboard suitcase, great shape, with a leather handle and the original key...i thought he might use it for storage...i love it...it looks masculine and cool...


then i came upon these beauties... in great shape and just the right color for my red/blue kitchen...they now sit in a corner on the counter which is historically cluttered...no before pix as that would be evidence of disorganization...just take my word for it...baaaad...now--gooood! all vitamin,pill bottles, herbs, and doggy treats are neatly tucked away...

speaking of doggies...she's a treat...had her first day of doggy school on tuesday...she is an A+ student....

mr. pop pirate loving on this doggy, lacy...(sorry, hun...showing off your hairline)...
the cat was busy this weekend getting his summer "lion cut"...from big white fur ball and resident shedder to ferocious suburban menace...



don't you just love his tail? it's very dr. suess...

went to a charity bowling night...it was 80's themed ....haven't seen that many shoulder pads and leg warmers and big hair and neon colors in a long time...mr. had a skinny tie and i went for the punk look complete with safety pins in my ears, a Mohawk and my old motley crue tee...it's authentic! i'm no poser...

here's the neighbors...hard to look preppy, nick, you hippy, you...