Top Notch Friend

I created these for my New Jersey Cousin :)

Ann graciously offered to Godmother

Scout's acting journey.

I used two of Scout's original photographs

and made a thank you card and 

magnetic bookmark pair.

I chose these Top Notch pics

both because Ann and Scout share

a passion and gift for beautiful photography

{You can see Ann's HERE}

and

for their unique connection between 

Austin, Texas and the film industry

that Scout will enter.

Top Notch is featured in the film

Dazed and Confused.

And we are lucky enough to

have landed in its neighborhood

and experience frequenting this

rare blast from the past ...

the American Burger Drive-In.

Where have they all gone?

 WHY? is the more 

appropriate question.

I cherish my good friends

and honest old

family owned 

food establishments.

Forever may they bless us

with their presence.

Please visit and support 

your locally owned treasures.

We need them much more 

than they need us.

Thank you for

stopping by.

Remember to 

fall forward this Sunday.

ox

joon

New JoonWalk Recycled Bookmark Design

my new fold*over magnetic bookmarks

covers are laminated 

magnets on lower inside covers hold your place

my first batch

some have handwritten quotes on back

the coca cola and clapper board, for instance

vintage gift wrap, stamp collage & book illustrations

are a few of my set themes

this pair features my original artwork

so what do you think?

look for these in my joonwalk shop

ox

joon

New York City Beginnings

Scout settles in immediately.  

Moobie does likewise.  {Who knew he made the journey?}

How darn adorable is he?  No wonder he tagged along.

Our first dinner.  10 PM Saturday after a long trip from the airport to Chelsea.  It was almost as long as the flight from Boston to NYC.  Crazy talk.  But we met so many nice, helpful people on the airtrain and subway.

Bright & early Sunday morning, Jon Cody & Val arrived & we headed to Battery Park to board the ferry for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  Look how innocent we all are.  No clue as to what lies ahead for us just minutes down the time line of life.  

To be continued ...

ox

joon

On Top Of The World

It's Been A While.

I agree.

Since I've seen you

And you've seen me.

My laptop failed.

And Scout's did too.

It's been hot as hell

With too much to do.

But finally

I'm back on line.

Two brand new Macs,

We're feelin' fine.

I read that blogging

Has jumped the shark.

Luckily for me

I excel in the dark.

So let's get this party started...

From New York,

the greatest city in the world...

Top of the Rock with Scout

We just returned from a

fabulous Two Week Trip

to our favorite city.

Scout attended a teen acting

conservatory and we tagged along.

What an adventure.

We have only been to NYC

in 1992, 2004 & 2005

for no more than three days

at a time.

I spent more time than

even I can imagine

researching for this trip.

We walked for miles

in the heat, we ate meal

after beautiful meal,

we saw wonderful sights

and we met the nicest,

friendliest, genuinely caring

and helpful people

you could ever hope to meet.

We made new friends.

Ev is calling me

Crocodile Dundee.

I did talk to everybody

and anybody.

As you might guess

after that last sentence,

there's too much to post

all at once.

Top of the Rock

was one of my favorite

experiences and I love

this impromptu video.

Hope you will too.

Stay tuned for

more tales and photos.

I am back.

ox

joon

Look Who is SWeeT SiXTeeN ...

The: .computer.on.its.last.breath.issue
is beyond frustrating. I haven't been
able to blog and missed my
Happy Birthday Scout post.

As it happens, she is sweet sixteen
as of June 8 at 2:22 PM.
We've been celebrating now for over a week
and still going strong.

So I will report again soon
once I don't have the glancing.back.
over.my.shoulder.at.the.
finicky.computer.syndrome.

Other than the lack of our
'computer machines'
{if you haven't caught the new
show 'The Good Guys' you're missing
something glorious}
we're doing great!

Check out Scout's new
YouTube song video.
The link is on the right below.
The newest one is #3.

Scout, you are something else.

What have you all
been up to?

Until next time...

ox
joon

A Little Idea That Turned Out Sweet

One of my short term storage solutions.
This works incredibly well.
If you have an art room the size of a closet
like I do, you should try this.
I wish I'd thought of it so much sooner.

Isn't it cute, too?

I LoVe finding justification
for my nutty passion
of saving vintage boxes.

Until next time...

ox
joon

PS. BIG NEWS in my next post. Stay tuned. :)

ProJecT SNoWFLaKe UPDATE & New ART

Hello Earthlings!
Here's my Etsy shop announcement:
Litterbug Success Tally UPDATE April 25: 191 + 377 = 568

Here are some facts:
Between Mar 17 and May 01
I have had 28 sales.
28 X 13 = 364
So we are well ahead of ourselves.
That's the way I like it.

* Talkin' Trash *

We have been out picking up litter on two
occasions. The first time Scout & I picked up
191 pieces in 40 minutes.
Pok-e-dometer {Pokemon} says she walked 2,971 steps.
Scout found one penny.

The second time, Evan joined us.
We picked up 377 pieces in 80 minutes. Ev guesses
we picked up about 5# total weight.
Pokemon says 3,730 steps.
Scout found one penny.

We have two bags,
one for trash, one for recycling.
As we pick something
up we call out its number.

Most of the litter ~ by far ~ is:
cigarette butts
The other top trashy items include:
beer cans * candy wrappers * fast food garbage

We've found some interesting litter.
Like remains from the city electric work
a small nerf type ball and way too many
little packets with a rock and ad inside
that some solicitors threw into everyone's
driveway months ago.

We've interacted with a few people.
Our favorite was a man who was playing with his dog
across a street from where we were.
He yelled out a sincere THANK YOU!
That was nice.

We saw some others
as we were picking
up cigarette butts out by the street
in front of their house.
Evan was told that the two houses
next to theirs had been empty
for quite a while.
We hadn't noticed any trash
in front of either empty house.
One of them jokingly offered
they could bring out more trash
if we needed it.
I merely replied that, thanks, we didn't.

We're enjoying cleaning up our
neighborhood. I'm very glad I
have this new policy. Litter has
always depressed me. It always will.
Even though this is a teeny tiny action,
it's still action. It helps. We'll keep going.

THaNK You All For Your Support!

Meanwhile...
Here are some of my latest ideas turned into reality.
The states bookmarks remind me of tea bags.
These were part of a flying housewife packet.
I love them
and will make more for my joonwalk shop.

This bookmark was a little something extra
I added to a recent order.

This is lovely Ev with one of Scout's lovely omelets.

What have you all been up to?

Thanks for dropping by. Until next time...

ox
joon