Happy New America!!!

What a historical & wonderful day it was yesterday!Even little Jack was excited!We had 21 people show up for the Sushi party........and it was yummy!!! We had "Shrimp Tempura", "Crab Rolls", "Tofu/Veggie Rolls", some other "un-named, but very tasty rolls", some "Edamame Pods", a tossed salad and lots of wine, and warm Sake.

We are all "professional sushi makers" now ~ here's Theresa with her very 1st Sushi Roll!!!
But, I could have never pulled the whole thing off without the help of my awesomely wonderful friend, Paula ~ not only is she a great Sushi maker, she is one of the most amazing artists I have ever met and, she's really good on the Mandolin, too!
Once everyone was full of Sushi and the inauguration coverage had ended, the party turned into a "Music Tuesday"....even Ozzy joined in on the fun ~ and he sure loved having the little kiddies around to lick!
So I think the most appropriate earrings for this week's give away are these ~ "Change The World" ~ which is what happened yesterday! A day we'll never forget.....all you have to do to win them is comment on this post. The drawing will be Monday morning. Good Luck!

Happy Wednesday!!!
♥ & peace always ~ Kathy

"Mankind are always happy for having been happy, so that if you make them happy now, you make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it." ~ Sydney Smith

A Gift...

I feel like I've been somewhat of a "slacker" lately. But I made these awesome earrings today:And I'll be giving a pair away on Monday. All you have to do is comment on this blog post to win. I'll draw a number and that person will be the lucky winner. I made a pair of these for myself and I love them. They are the perfect "go to" earrings when you just don't feel like thinking about which earrings to wear :) Good Luck!!!

Right now I have some house guests and they are actually looking to buy a home up here by me! Yay!!! I know they'll love it. I'll be cooking my Sushi next week, so I'll post about that as soon as I get it done {wish me luck}.

Happy Thursday!!!
♥ & peace always ~ Kathy

Sushi...

Not that this cute little elf has anything to do with "Sushi" - it was just way to cute not to share. Of course, I just started my brand new "Mary Engelbreit" calendar for 2009 and it is just full of cuteness. I really do think each new one, year after year, is my favorite so far. And now, about that "sushi".......I decided to have a "Sushi Party" for the upcoming inauguration on the 20th. And since I know about sushi as much as I know about fixing cars, I bought this book! I started reading it last night and, I have to say, that I'm really impressed. I'll be trying some of the receipes over the next week, so I'll be sure to share them here, along with any "tips" that the book suggests. Another thing I got was this:which seems to have everything you need to begin your adventure making sushi. I'll let you know. In the meantime, I'll be making lots of new jewelry for the shop ~ like this little necklace that I made yesterday:

I named it "Hint of Spring" because of the colors & because I'm ready for Spring now that the holidays are over.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
♥ & peace always ~ Kathy

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn." ~ Hal Borland