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Last Sunday afternoon I was gazing out at the Strait of Juan de Fuca and was excited to see the canoes of numerous tribes making their way to Port Angeles harbor at Hollywood Beach.  I could hear faint singing as they were pulling their canoes along the calm waters.  You couldn't have wished for a better day to be on the sometimes treacherous waters of the Salish Sea.

Not taking my life's blessings for granted has…

Well almost!  I have a lot of jewelry books in my library.  Not only books on artists and styles I love like Ramona Solberg  and Art Nouveau,  but also many books on process like Tim McCreight's The Complete Metalsmith.

However, I just received and devoured a book that will allow me to throw away my college notes from my first semester Small Metals class!  That's saying a lot, because you know how difficult it can be to throw away class notes.  However, you also know…

Brrrrr... It sure hasn't felt like summer here yet.  To warm things up I'm having a Christmas in July sale in my Etsy shop for items found in this section. (note sale closed so links to items are on this site.)  

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Have you heard about this latest Social Networking tool?  I hadn't either until this week and if you'd asked me last week I would've said there was no way I was going to be able to keep up with yet another thing to check or talk through.  I mean, come on!

Well, a talented handmade group, (UWIB) of which I am a member, coaxed us in and I'm really liking it.  To me it looks a lot like... well, Facebook, but with a much cleaner look and a much improved ability…