July 9, 2011 - Saturday - Real World - Trying to get back to my new home

For the last few days I have been carrying around a stuffed snake - it was to be my inspiration for a new character - WHICH WAS A BOY GARTER SNAKE!  Frankly, no matter how much I tried to envision this character, who I’ve started to write about but have not yet published here - this little blue bellied, sparkly garter snake, tells me that she is a “GIRL GARTER SNAKE”!

She also proceeded to tell me that her name is unpronounceable by humans; it is something like “ssssiiiiillllyeeeee”.  She was right, it is unpronounceable I just don’t have the tongue for all those sounds. 

Well I said, ok, I give in you are a girl and I will call you “Cecily*, she who sparkles with the blue belly!!

Now she has had her introduction and I hope she will leave me alone so that I can get back to the main storyline, that is if there ever was one.....

For those who may be interested I looked up Cecily and here is what I found:

*Cecily \ce-ci-ly\ as a girl's name is pronounced SES-i-lee. It is of Latin and Old Welsh origin, and the meaning of Cecily is "blind; sixth". From the medieval vernacular form of Cecilia

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By the way I found a great pix of giraffe!  

To my knowledge there WILL BE NO GIRAFFE IN MY STORY! 

There won't be one, unless a traveling circus comes around......

But, the pix was just to cute not to post it! 

It just screams, 

“DARE TO BE DIFFERENT!

Friday, July 8, 2011 Real World - and Sketch of Land in my new world

Bought new computer last week and I am taking "One on One" lessons, every time I take a lesson it is with a different teacher, wish there were handouts to go with the lessons.

Enough of that - Bear and I are happy and well, and we thought we'd share a water color sketch of the land where our house is being built.  I know its grainy, but its just the basis for the painting.

I love the details of the sheep grazing in the background.  They are Dorset Horned Sheep.  In fact one of the first people I met on the island was Jonas - he is a shepherd.  At the time I was living in a tent checking out 4 different beach front properties that were recommended to me.  One morning I took a walk south to Point Conception - just to the right in the sketch - and suddenly I was surrounded by sheep.  Jonas then appeared and we talked; he would talk to you all day about his sheep if you let him, but his stories are for another day.

July 6, 2011 Wednesday -Met a wandering photographer today!

You never know who you will meet - I was walking on the beach and I almost tripped on a photographer - he just arrived here and is not quite sure what is going on......I tried to explain, people just 'get it' and then they are here.

I was out chasing a 'Red Bee!'  The illusive, "Red Bee" - I know I saw it!

There must be a wild hive somewhere along this beach - I read a book once about how to transplant a hive and since I've never seen a "Red Bee" before - I just have to find it or its hive!

I wonder if the "honey" will be pink?  and sweeter?

Ron and I spoke for a few minutes and of course he just happened to have a small album of his photos with him.......I even chose a few that I would like to have so that I could frame them for my new house and share them.

He and I exchanged e-mail addresses....so we will just have to wait and see if we can connect again.....Oh! I hear buzzing........

July 5, 2011 Announcing a new Link

With permission from a new friend I am happy to announce a new Link - to New Island!  

This place is just "unbelievable" - and the people are so friendly!

Have a great time if you decide to try the Link; come and drop by and say "Hello"!

I've been hanging out at Julia's Spa while my new house is being built just south of Sunrise beach.

I've named it "Three Chimneys"!

If I can get permission from the architect I'll post some pix of the drawings for all to see!

Sandy

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Help Me I am Lost in TIME!!!!!!

I am driving everyone around me Bonkers asking what TIME IS IT??????

I found a World Time Zone Map thinking that it would help me but it doesn't really - I called my sister who lives in Beaconsfieled, Tasmania, Australia - thinking if I could figure out the time there I could figure out the time here where I am now at Julia's Spa...but as luck has it - she is not home, that is that my sister is not at home.....go figure.

After all the excitement of yesterday - Vlad's plane is still sitting on the beach  - so far high tide has not pulled it off the beach and into the ocean.  The guys have tethered it to some rocks, but it looks a little tenuous to me.  

You know how guys are a couple of bungee cords - duck tape - rope - after drinking Flying Fish's new RED Wine that Julia's provided for her guests.. you should have heard them, "that'll hold her till we can figure a way to get her off the beach!"   

Duh!  all it needs is some gas....but by the time the party was over.....I don't think they thought of that!

Sandy

   

Julia's Beach - Vladimir Lands safely but not on his intended runway

"Well do I have egg all over my face, yes its Vlad" -

"everything was going perfectly - until....sputter, putter, bang and I ran out of gas.....fear and panic set in quickly as I sailed over Julia's beach - everyone scattered like frightened sheep......I took a deep breath and turned slowly and landed with a PLOP on the beach!

A little shaken up, I crawled from the cockpit and to a roaring applause by the crowd, I took a deep bow and with as much dignity as I could muster, shouted, "That was one "heck" of a landing.....everyone laughed and clapped......I guess I do know how to make an entrance."

"I wonder what the lead story will be tonight on Commonwealth Chanel 11!"

Later that evening the news anchor lead with the following.."Plop, Plop Bang and Vlad lands safely but in the wrong place! "  "Way to go Vlad!"

 Anyone with photos or video please contact us. Channel 11 News Staff

July 3, 2011 Julia's Spa - Kite "Fly-In Festival" - Vladimir's Surprise

Vladimir's Barn and his fully restored Fokker Triplane

Hello Everyone, Vlad, here.....

Here is my plan, I'm all gassed up and ready to FLY!  Julia's Beach is where the Kite "Fly-In" Festival is being held, and I plan to FLY-IN and surprise everyone!!!! Won't they be shocked!

Keep your fingers crossed that I don't crash and burn on her maiden flight!  That would surely put me on the late night news - I can see the Headlines......Vlad does it again, with a Splash! Video at 11 PM, tune in to Commonwealth Channel 11!   

Locals shocked when a fly over turns into a crash landing. 

Wish me luck!  Be seeing you!  

Vlad

Sandy's Notes for background on story - 

Kite Festival - held on a beach near a "Julia's Spa" which approx. 10-12 north of where I am building my house  - there is this  character "Vladimir" who lives on the island - and is well known for his technical expertise of restoring old "things"  - for over a year not he has been secreted away a lot in his barn working on "something" and has been bartering  

for gasoline.  Locals have been wondering what he has been up to - and today they are going to find out.  

I've been wanting to meet him, to discuss him taking a look at "La Bella Dame" an antique sewing machine that I bartered traded some services for with Mrs. Lillian Tawicky.  I think there is more to her than meets the eye.  She has recently lost her beloved dog, Rudy and seems so sad.  She and I are going to go shopping for fabric and sewing notions, since in return for the sewing machine (and if you want to see her she is a beautiful Treadle - go to my previous blog post)....I will be making new curtains for her cottage and I am sure a few other things that she might need mending......