A Rose is a Rose is a Quote

 

A revolution is not a bed of roses.
Fidel Castro

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
Jean Cocteau

 

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
H. L. Mencken

One may live without bread, not without roses.
Jean Richepin



Rock 'n' Roll, no roses or gardening.
Tina Charles

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
Oscar Levant

 

The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club?
Jerry Pournelle

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
Ovid



This is rather different from the receptions I used to get fifty years ago. They threw things at me then but they were not roses.
Susan B. Anthony

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
Charles de Gaulle

Roses that last, right here.

Singalong Time with Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen

Take a virtual tour of the USA or wear a virtual USA.

Kitty Sings the Blues

Yes, even kitties sing the blues. 





There are 28 bluesy kitties here, including Bent Whiskers Jefferson, Notch Eared Madison, Crooked Tail Clinton, Furball Lincoln, Snaggletooth McKinley, Schizy Johnson, Extra Toes Adams, Barfy Jackson, Tail Chaser Roosevelt, Flea Catcher Monroe, and Bi-Polar Hello Kitty Nixon.




Imagine Robert Johnson singing here...





I'm lovin' Friskies but there's KalKan in my bowl.
I'm lovin' Friskies but there's KalKan in my bowl.




Gonna jump out the window. Eat a lizard and a mole.





My pinkie brings salmon, Dover sole and smelt.
My pinkie brings salmon, Dover sole and smelt.




My paws are stinkin' from all the fish I felt.
 




When I'm dead and buried, no more Dover sole.
When I'm dead and buried, no more Dover sole.




Up in heaven get me blue cheese on a Kaiser roll.





You can sing the blues with these kitties right here.

Battling the Economic Recession Blues One Bling at a Time

Okay. The vote is in. We are officially living in tough economic times. It's easy to feel blue, but this, too shall pass.



In the mean time, I have created a handmade, sterling silver wire wrapped bracelets at an affordable price.




Yes, it takes me forever to make these, but we all need a little sparkle to get us through.




I've used bead box treasures, with lots of hearts and flowers, to create these bracelets to Banish the Economic Recession Blues.



They're affordable, and shipping is free. Does life get any better than that?




For this price, you can own (or give) something handmade, rather than mass-produced.



A little story. A while back I did a show to benefit a very worthy charity. My understanding was that this was a show with hand-crafted items, and I was proud to participate.




Turns out it wasn't all hand-made. Fine. The charity was still worthy.

But I found myself near a table mass-produced jewelry from China. For about the same price as my pieces. And I thought...

Why would someone want jewelry where there were millions of pieces just like it?

Why would someone want to support an economy thousands of miles away while artisans at home needed a boost?



So I took the handmade pledge.



I pledge to buy handmade for myself and my loved ones, and request that others do the same for me.



I make unique treasures. They are hand-made.




The bracelets are jam-packed with flower, heart, and dangling beads charms, with beads of assorted origins and provenances. You will always be finding surprises on these.


And each Cornerstoregoddess bracelet comes with a bead to protect the wearer from the evil eye. We all need a little help these days.

The beads are hand sterling wire-wrapped onto sterling silver chain.


Each is a one-of-a-kind bracelet, handmade using only quality components.




(I couldn't duplicate them if I tried.)

Recession Buster du Jour

Here's another bracelet I just finished, to beat the economic recession blues. This one is in garnet and burgundy. Let's call it burgundy, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon. We can all sit around singing "Red Red Wine" and celebrating Bob Marley.

My philosophy with these is that it's better to buy something handmade at a reasonable price than mass-produced, at the same price. It can add a little sparkle to someone's life.




There's plenty of Czech pressed glass: hearts and flowers and fire polish crystals and seed beads.





There you have it. This week's recession-buster!



Ready for the chorus?

Red red wine I love you right from the start
Right from the start with all of my heart...