The empty BULLETIN BOARD

I mentioned in an earlier post, that my husband Trevor, is back in school. 

He is studying computer technology.

The reason I mention this is...in one of his classes (User Interface Design & Development), all the students (working in groups) are required to decorate one of the schools bulletin boards.

They must include all of the pertinent information required by the instructor, and find a unique and creative way to display it all using whatever resources are available to them.

From Sadness to Gladness

Unfortunately, Pickles, one of our 14 year old cats passed away suddenly on February 27.

He had a massive stroke that paralyzed his entire left side and completely blinded him...we opted to put him down rather than have him suffer.

I will include many pictures of him here for you to see him in happier days

The MUSHROOM Anomaly

(:  JUST FOR FUN  :)

While cutting up vegetables for soup yesterday, I came across a

mushroom anomaly...

A mushroom with two legs!!!!

I laughed out loud when I saw it because it looks like it's wearing a pair of little pants...check it out.

Memories Are A Powerful Thing...The Vintage Toy Box

Maybe it's a song,  a simple phrase, an image or even food that you hear, see or smell...and it instantly transports you back through time to that pure moment of bliss when you first experienced it.

For me, it's many things...

For A Great Cause...

On Thursday, July 19th...I received an interesting email.

Here it is...

Hi, Lyann.  

My name is Mary Beth Gibson, and I am the Executive Director of a non-profit organization in the U.S. that supports young women with breast cancer.  You can visit our website at www.beyondboobs.org to learn more, if you want. 

 

Anyway, we are in the process of creating our sixth calendar of young breast cancer survivors, and the theme this year is an artistic one. 

Our graphic designer loves the palette you designed for your blog and really wants to use it in our calendar.  We print 10,000 copies of the calendar, and it is fundraiser for us. 

We would be very honored if you granted us permission to use the palette.  

I should let you know that despite what the name of our organization may suggest, our calendar is very tasteful.  There is no nudity or suggested nudity.

 

I eagerly await your response.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for considering our request.

 

MB

 

P.S.  I visited Nova Scotia the year prior to my breast cancer diagnosis.  I LOVED IT!!!!

Well, I felt extremely honored...I was like, WOW!

Naturally, I called my husband at work to tell him.  

He said, "Wow! You should email her back and say YES right away!"

I started to laugh, and said,  "I already did!"

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a commercial artist...and this request, not only is it a great cause...it's awesome that they saw MY GRAPHIC and thought it was good enough to use in the Calendar to Live By.