Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Some candids from the "meeting" at Laurie's....

gee whiz

as i was driving down walton way around 8 pm, following cheryl's pickup truck through the neighborhood maze that confounds me almost always, i thought of how damned nice it was to have wba tonight.

i left my notes, and i'll have to get 'em from laurie. (how did that happen? i had my daytimer and my shoes! and the bag of new name tags. and i left the uneaten half of the five pound bag of peanut m&ms!!! better there than here)

i was having a semi-yucky week. but the gathering, the gaggle, the group of gals gave me ... i could say gumption, to keep it goin, but the truth is closer to: peace and strength.

we all go through lows. mostly we have good reasons for being blue. but most of us don't dwell on that. hence: gail is laughing, and hanging with the wobbers on a wednesday in laurie's backyard.

plus. we sang, "we lo-ove you Gail" to the tune of happy birthday to you.

we had about a baker's dozen at laurie's. if you weren't there, we'll see you next time at karin's.

Wednesday at Laurie's

don't forget it! directions and address in your emails....

Local artist, Susan Johnston has an amazing series of 19 paintings that were premiered at Pastel on Central this past Thursday evening. It was a wonderful evening with a huge attendance. If you were not there, you missed a great evening! The paintings are a "MUST SEE". This is the first time Susan has painted since her mother's death. They were very close. Susan says "The images in this series comes from a small collection of Victorian Lamps and are an expression of celebration and joy in a world of constant movement and ambiguity." They truly make you smile to look at them and the colors are amazing! The paintings will stay hung as a series for about a week and then will continue to stay at Pastel but some will go to Aiken and others will get moved around; those that have not been sold.

I think most of us who have been around Augusta for a long time, or life, know Susan Johnston. Her mother was Mary Ann Harris, both accomplished artists who taught and exhibited in the US, France and Spain. Susan is a native of California and her father was a jazz musician in his early days. Susan is Executive Director for a local and little know foundation that does wonderful things for those who need assistance, The Greater Augusta Citizen's Advocacy Council.

susan johnsotn painting.jpg 156K View Download

FABULOUS ART AND JEWELRY SHOW

Come join your fellow WBA -ers for a fun evening of art, food, wine and fellowship!

Hosted by Magda at the stunning home of Dale Toporek, worth visiting for her fabulous art collection alone!

Location: 745 Tripps Court off Walton Way Ext.

Time: Thursday, Oct. 11--3:00 PM to 7:00PM

Featured artists:

Laurie Adams, Mosaics

Donna Whaley, Water Colors

Pat Tante, Collages

Susan Senn-Davis, Jewelry

Randy Lambeth, Paintings

Carroll Kelly, Folk Art

Bring a friend. You won't want to miss this fun and fabulous show!

I will post more information and maps before next Thursday and don't forget...

WBA is at my house next Wednesday, October 10th at 5-ish.

two sisters and a spade

check it out: www.twosistersandaspade.com

I STRONGLY endorse this venture. Carolyn Ziegler has been a friend since before she moved to Augusta from Nashville years ago.

I hope she can come to WBA on the 10th!

Who among us wouldn't love someone to dig in the dirt with us? You wouldn't believe Carolyn's gardens. She lives on Evans to Locks backing up to the golf course, and her yard was featured in Georgia Gardening a year ago.

Karen Hill is looking for

Hello WBA friends....

I am looking for meaningful work while at the same time being paid.

My children are all grown now and off the payroll. I am full of energy
and see myself as a ripe red tomato, just ready for picking....ha,ha.

I do not need a job, so I am being bodacious in my request for what I want...

Work must never cause me to compromise my integrity; The required
hours must allow me to have a life outside work; My contribution must
be acknowledged and appreciated;My work must be challenging and
fulfilling; I must have an opportunity to use my best talents and
gifts fully; I must be able to provide my input for important
decisions; My work must serve a greater purpose;and I must be paid
fairly for the work I perform.

My background is nursing....assoc degree from ASU ('76) and BSN from MCG ('04).

I have worked as a staff nurse in numerous areas of the hospital
including home health care and hospice; worked in a free-standing
multi-specialty ambulatory surgical center as their first QI/RM
facilitating the center's first 3 accreditation inspections; worked in
a faith community creating the role of parish nurse (aka - faith
community nurse/FCN) and health (mind, body, spirit) ministry.

I am currently enrolled in a 3 year course from The Center for
Authentic Leadership. I completed "Leadership Intensive" in 2005 and
will graduate January 2008 from the Center's "Future Thinking"
program.

I am open to all types of work while using my competencies from my
nursing experiences (clinical and administrative) and leadership
training. I have a spiritual gift, hospitality. The Myers-Briggs test
reveals me as ENFP.

I have a passion for adventure, exploration and discovery. I
understand the power of listening (actively). I love to create
structures / processes from purpose and higher intention.

Well, after all that...here's my request....

I want assistance from my WBA friends in sending me some leads out
there that might be a great match for me. That's it, that's my
request.

I say "Thank you" in advance. I am so excited about all the possibilities.

Your WBA friend,
Karen Hill

706-738-0067 (H)
sassyfras123@gmail.com

Greetings from Nashville

Just an e postcard...visiting my son and new daughter in law in Nashville, TN.
Tomorrow we visit the County Music Hall of Fame and Museum.....yee HAW!!

Holding Hands

Hope I did this correctly. This is one of the most precious video files I've ever seen. Makes me think of how important it is to have friends; and even though we may drift apart at times, true friends pick right up where they left off!
Gail


http://webmail.aol.com/30978/aol/en-us/Mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.17437036&folder=Saved+Mail&partId=4&saveAs=HOLDING_HANDS.wmv

A learning experience

Oops, need to work on the format feature.
:)

Playing with Posts

Just experimenting to see if this works.

Recent table, sold in Asheville......yea!!

MosaicMaus

aka L. Adams

WSJ.com - A Beloved Professor Delivers The Lecture of a Lifetime* This
article will be available to non-subscribers of the Online Journal for
up to seven days after it is e-mailed.



karen hill sent me this today at work to share and i'm postin, baby...click on the link below. it's a wall street journal feature about a professor who gave a parting lecture to his students, dedicated to his children.

i read this myself and found it interesting. she thought wba would, too.



*This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire
address below into your web browser.
http://online.wsj.com/wsjgate?subURI=%2Farticle%2FSB119024238402033039-e
mail.html&nonsubURI=%2Farticle_email%2FSB119024238402033039-lMyQjAxMDE3O
TIwNTIyNDUyWj.html

the beginning

Yesterday at Ginny's, we decided that a blog for wba might just be the ticket.

Many of us cannot access firewalled blogs at work, but practically everybody has a personal email address, so we're giving wbaaugusta a whirl, so that members of our group can post, we won't clutter email boxes, and you can share your email address if you wish.

hmmmmm. lessee how it does.

Enjoy!

Sandy Vantrease