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Two pluses to getting older
1. I care less what others think so I am more comfortable with my femside.
2. More breast tissue! Not all would agree with this but I have chosen to enjoy it! As they say grow a pair.😄
I guess I owe and apology... I kinda have up on my 52 week project :( I'm not really sure what happened... I guess I just lost motivation/inspiration
I watched these two girls seemingly struggle with getting there camera settings right. Finally they got there and started taking images.
My version of Getter One, as seen in ''Getter Robot: The Last Day''. I made the Black Getter one year ago, but with this I have improved the internal frame, now taller (230 mm), more solid and with many extractable joints (Black Getter will soon have the same treatment ^^). I used a sticker for the red ''V'' on the legs.
Today's cold and wet weather was good for visiting Tower Hill Botanical Garden, where there are two large orangeries. I should've taken note of this plant's name.
Okay...a couple more shots of my new friend. I went out yesterday morning to see if I could get some shots of the kits. They were nowhere to be found but mom is starting to get a little friendly. Going out this morning to give it one more shot ; )
Like many of you, I've Christmas traditions.
A relatively new one is to celebrate by having a fancy dinner out with my beautiful girlfriends.
I like to dress for the occasion.
Who doesn't?
This year, I retrieved a cheery red satin dress from the back of the clothes rack for this year's event. Some may recognize it from photos taken at a Christmas event about four years ago. It still fits!
Before showing some images from the event, I figured some would like to see how I prepare.
My first step is to assemble the ensemble on an antique coat tree stand. As an example - See left image in the composite. Mixing and matching might take several iterations. This year, I was trying to justify a green satin dress but given a choice - there just was no fair competition with red. Agree?
A decision about a final "Get Up" for the evening is close when it is just a matter of selecting shoes, and hair. In this case, I chose closed toe kitten heels because they are stable and warmer in winter months, and...... I won't have to get a pedi. Whew!
Though I've a lot of hair in different lengths in the same color range - I chose a more mature cut.
Modern, sophisticated, classy ---that's me!
On the right side of this composite - you can see how I'm nearly ready to "Go."
These are not glamour photos - but instead reveal some details of the process I take to get ready.
Other details - red gloss fingernails with gold glitter nail accent, sparkly/shimmery hose, gold glitter accent scarf, gold Christmas tree pin, gold chain necklace and matching earrings, gold broadband ring and bracelet.
My evening makeup featured gold metallic eye shadow and cranberry lip gloss.
My clutch is a gold glitter borrowed from my spouse.
The natural blue fox coat took my look over the top!
The goal was to appear as a beautiful red and gold wrapped Christmas present!
Blah, blah, blah, blah.... Sorry to prattle on.
For me, it takes days contemplating options and hours of preparation.
That is why, when I finally emerge in public - appreciative comments of friends and strangers - mean a lot!
But even if not appreciated by others, it feels good knowing I did my best.
So how do you like my "get up" and "go" look?
A few photos out and about later.
Nora
From the wedding ceremony of Thea Marie and Markus this past summer.
We share the same niece and nephew, and it was a big bonus that photographing their wedding included seeing my little hearts in their adorable outfits, and listening to my sister and her husband (the bride's brother) perform.
All my best wishes for a long and great future together!
I have more photos from their ceremony in the links below the line.
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Forgive the not so nice background of this picture but I was playing with Isabel yesterday and suddenly the light was perfect. I love how she looks so real here!!
I changed her eyes and wig and they feel right. She's also starting to call herself Ema. Not sure yet about the clothes but we're getting there.
Ema is an Iplehouse Isabel
Shot from the seat of my warm car, the park strictly forbade getting out of the vehicle 2nd week of September to the end of October as the rut was on.
I've always been the quiet type. Good at observation and blending in. That's me!
Uncomfortable with, and thus avoiding the spotlight or stage of any kind - I thrive in shadows.
A shade loving plant.
That is why its puzzling I allow myself to be pushed on occasion. This hotel pool scene is an example.
Nora in public, in daylight, in a costume that hides little. That's not pushing boundaries - its totally ignoring them!
Funny - once having the attention of an audience, I feel compelled to perform - or at least act the part. My motivator is fear of disappointing others. If the audience expects to see a bathing beauty poolside - I feel it necessary to act like one.
In this photo I'm glancing to an onlooker to gauge his satisfaction with my performance. I've got his attention and he's not good at being subtle. However its just not clear how he feels so I appear perplexed.
Some might say "Silly Nora - just be yourself. Don't worry about what others think."
But what if my purpose in life is to help others? Perhaps my performances, designed to meet expectations, are a way I am being myself. After all - no one is forcing me.
Why do we do what we do?
i made these prototypes of small vases last year with the good intentions of choosing a few to have molds made of. i am still undecided on which ones will make the cut.
Da it.wikipedia.org:
Il Lago Albano, chiamato anche Lago di Castelgandolfo o, più comunemente, Lago di Albano, trae il suo nome dal latino "Albanus", la cui radice *alp- si ritiene sia correlata etimologicamente alle caratteristiche alture del territorio circostante. D'altronde la principale città latina, Alba Longa, si trovava nelle vicinanze.
Si tratta del lago vulcanico più profondo d' Italia (170 m), posto nel territorio dei Colli Albani a sud di Roma, lungo circa 3,5 km, largo 2,3 km, con un perimetro di circa 10 km ed un volume della massa liquida di circa 460 milioni di metri cubi d'acqua. È nato dall’unione di due crateri vulcanici, origine testimoniata dalla forma ellittica del lago e, sul fondo, da una strozzatura mediana di 70 metri indicante il limite tra i due crateri.
From en.wikipedia.org:
Lake Albano (Italian: Lago Albano or Lago di Castel Gandolfo) is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, at the foot of Monte Cavo, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Rome. Overlooking it is Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa.
It was known to the Roman Empire as Albanus Lacus. In its vicinity stood Alba Longa.
The lake is the deepest, about 170 m (560 ft), in Lazio. It is about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long by 2.3 km (1.4 mi) wide, formed by the overlapping union of two volcanic craters, an origin indicated by the ridge in its center, which rises to a depth of 70 m (230 ft).
It hosted the canoeing and rowing events of the 1960 Summer Olympic Games that were held at Rome. The lane marking system developed for these events is commonly referred to as the Albano buoy system.
After the Getter One moc, I've heavily revisited the Black Getter, with new proportions, details, cape position (Zurg cape) and scarf (two Harry Potter minifig capes) and predisposition for a stand.
Model: Debbie & Scott
Photographer: Scott
Picture taken at Stuttgart
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Something I never get tired of, although it's been a few years since I've been down this way. This area is truly a gem of the Midwest.
Country Club Plaza -- Kansas City, Missouri
Left to right: Dave Gibbons, Cam Wilson, LJ Mounteney, Andy Millhouse, Brent Gubbels, and Allan Dionne. The core group is "The Wahs", which consists of Cam, Andy, and Brent.
The We're Here! gang is celebrating The Beatles today. As luck would have it, I went to a concert tonight that was having a Beatles celebration of its own.
The group performed almost exclusively late-period Beatles (there were a couple of early Beatles numbers too). Their creative arrangements were just wonderful, and included folk, Celtic, blues, jazz, and classical elements. Their five-part harmonies were delightful, and Cam's long, extraordinarily intricate fiddle riffs were beyond impressive. LJ's vocals were outstanding. It's no wonder she is sometimes referred to as the "Canadian Bonnie Raitt". For me, her vocal skills tied with Cam's fiddling for best performance.