The Owl

Monday we pulled into Apache Elementary school early to set up for our Girl Scout Meeting and in flew this beautiful Owl. He sat there for several minutes allowing me to take his picture as the sun set.

During our meeting, oddly, we saw 3 references to Owl's in the materials we were working on. What does this symbolize?

Google, the new tech Library of information, gave me this:

The animal symbolism of owl deals with:
Wisdom
Mystery
Transition
Messages
Intelligence
Mysticism
Protection
Secrets

The owl is sacred to the Greek goddess of learning, Athena and is even depicted on some Greco-Roman currency as a symbol of status, intelligence and of course, wealth.
In ancient Egyptian, Celtic, and Hindu cultures the symbolic meaning of owl revolved around guardianship of the underworlds, and a protection of the dead.

In this light the owl was ruler of the night and seer of souls. A misunderstanding of this necessary relationship gave the owl some negative associations with death.
It should be clear that the owl was honored as the keeper of spirits who had passed from one plane to another. Often myth indicates the owl accompanying a spirit to the underworld - winging it's newly freed soul from the physical world into the realm of spirit.

Native Americans associated the meaning of owl with wisdom, foresight, and keeper of sacred knowledge. This may largely be due to the fact that the owl is a great foreteller of weather conditions. Also its ability to see at night is legend among the Native Americans, and this attribute would be invoked during ceremonies when an oracle of secret knowledge was required.

Similarly, West African and Aboriginal Australian cultures viewed the owl as a messenger of secrets, kin to sorcerers, as well as companions to seers, mystics and medicine people.

During medieval times in western and central Europe it was fabled that owls were actually priestesses (witches) and wizards in disguise. To this day the owl is considered a witch's familiar (a soul-spirit linked to a spiritual person via a unique communicative bond).

***So, in my translation, it was simply an Owl flying in to tell me I am very Wise. You can translate it your own way.

I also think I better keep an eye out for our small dog and neighborhood cats. That Owl was Huge and I live nextdoor to where we spotted him...

My Fall Magic Yarn Ball Exchange Gifts

This Huge Package arrived today and in it was all of this awesome stuff!

Wrapped in Peach and Blue Cotton yarn and wrapped with a fall ribbon was an orange and fall colored crocheted holder, Bottle of White Zinfandel wine & Raspberry Pucker, a Sony cassette player and an Audio Book ;) Floral notepad and "Crochet Friends" color changing pencil, a 'H" wood crochet hook (smile), a leaf candleholder and floral candle, Autumn plaque, Tweety Bird magnet and last but not least: Stuffed Tweety Bird with

Matching hand crocheted winter hats to keep our heads warm.

This ball was absolutely wrapped and made with love.

I can't wait to listen to this audio book!

Yummy, shall I save it or drink it?!

Ohhhh, Awwww

This will adorn my table for this Fall.

And OUR HATS!

Thanks Skip! I LOVE my exchange ball!

Haunted House

SW Blvd Family Health Care has an Annual Haunted School House

to raise funds for our clinic.

Vanessa, Dana, Chelsie and Shelby volunteered Oct 25th to help SCARE!

Shelby, Chelsie and Bev

Road Kill

Poor boy-and he wanted to go to the Edge of Hell. LOL

Dana in her Alien Hat

Flagging passers by to come to the Hauted House

Loom Weaving Class Oct 25 & Nov 1st

October 25th I started my Loom Weaving Class.

This class teaches how to weave on a 6 ft. Tri Loom.

Using 3 different colors and 6 skeins of yarn, I started with one color double stranded.

It was very cold at 8am and began to warm up around lunch, so I took my loom outside in the sun to work. We were on the grounds where they hold the Ren Fest.

It turned out to be a nice afternoon.

Not so hard after you get the hang of it.

This was such a great thing for me to do. I never do anything just for me. I even had the opportunity to "Cluck like a Hen" with the other ladies.

And it was a great way to depart from the 2 year anniversary of my moms passing.

The colors I picked reminded me of Turquiose, kind of Indian'ish.

I will keep this 'First Project".

I cannot wait to get started on making Christmas Gifts.


There were bees everwhere; attracted to the colors we were using.

I cannot wait till next Saturday to learn how to finish off my project.

And Then I get a 7 ft loom to take home!

Till Next week!

DANGEROUS CHOCOLATE CAKE~IN~A~MUG

DANGEROUS CHOCOLATE CAKE~IN~A~MUG
1 coffee mug

4 Tbsp. cake flour (plain, not self-rising)

4 Tbsp. sugar

2 Tbsp. cocoa

1 egg

3 Tbsp. milk

3 Tbsp. oil

Small splash of vanilla

3 Tbsp. chocolate chips, optional
Add dry ingredients to mug, mix well with a fork. Add egg, mix thoroughly. Pour in milk and oil and vanilla, mix well. Add chips, if using. Put mug in microwave, and cook for three minutes on 1000 watts. Cake will rise over top of mug--do not be alarmed! Allow to cool a little; tip onto a plate if desired. Eat! (This can serve two if you want to feel slightly more virtuous.)

***And WHY is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only five minutes away from chocolate cake any time of the day or night!!!***

Renasance Fest 2008

"Cheese"

Um, maybe not the best hat?!

Chelsie in Chainmaille

"Nice Pants"


Girl Scout Sisters

What I want for an early Christmas present...

Classes are Oct 25th or Nov 1 and it is $130 for the class and the loom!

YUMMY!

Chelsie the Nymph

Chainmaille

The Crazy Girl Scout Leader

Tamara's Birthday Present- her fave color is Orange!
Playing around...

Chelsie's Flower's

Pop Tab Creation By Dana

Go KU!

Go Red, White and Blue!

KC Chiefs!

Love the colored pop tabs!!!

My Pumpkins I grew myself (yes I am proud)

look at that teeny tiny little pumpkin. It is about the size of a half dollar. Hee hee hee

Welcome to the Roberts Home!

Happy Fall ya All!