After being laid off when RCA closed it’s television manufacturing plant in Memphis, and moved to Taiwan, my mom, Sarah Bond, went to work for a small local electronics company called Audiotronics. Audiotronics built state of the art mixing boards...
A couple of years ago, I made a removable desktop to cover the sewing machine cabinet my maternal grandfather built. I just finished covering that top with the well worn leather and hardware of an old suitcase. ?...
I made some home made biscuits and sausage if anyone is howngry! I dumped about 1 and 1/2 cups flour in a bowl, about 1/3 cup Crisco and tablespoon of cold butter. Add 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt....
I've mentioned before that we live in the migratory bird path, and we get a ton of hummingbirds in September. In fact, 40 miles East of us in Holly Springs, Mississippi, is where the Hummingbird Festival takes place every September...
I remember filling something out months ago, I thought might incur some junk mail, so as a quick indicator for me to drop it directly in the trash. I listed my name as “Schuety Balsac”. I didn’t think they’d take...
Things that happen right after your hernia surgery.. Clayton called on his way home from work. Upper ball joint broke on his truck. We’ll take the wheel off tomorrow and see the extent of the damage. It definitely folded that...
I got a quote this morning to install the giant picture window I bought in November (where the middle door is in the carriage house), in my future art studio. I prematurely present to you: Moosh Print Studio. Named appropriately...
Besides being Sadie's slave, I am a painter, print maker and sculptor. One of the very cool things about moving to Coldwater was we live five miles north of my super bestie, Dana, who is an artist and art professor....
I created two Frankenlamps this week: A floor lamp and a plugin ceiling light Floor Lamp: I bought this old green slag glass shade on Ebay and retooled a newer floor lamp I had hanging around, to accommodate it. I...
I made these Frankenlamps this week, using a pair of lead crystal trophy lamps and pearl glass globes that I really loved and wanted to use in my lighting somehow. I added new brass lamp parts and made cold connected...
