GIVEAWAY...LAST DAY

 

                                          TODAY’S THE LAST DAY TO ENTER.... THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL RESPONSE!

What do I have to do, you might be asking yourself???

well there’s always something, isn’t there...

Visit THE BEATNHEART BOUTIQUE  next door, take a look at  THE 50% OFF SALE  and then come back here and leave a comment...That’s one chance.


 BECOME A FOLLOWER on this blog or if you are already a follower, that's another chance.

POST THE GIVEAWAY  on your blog and you get another chance.

  THAT GIVES YOU THREE CHANCES TO WIN...
                                  
                                

  It is made from a Smokey Quartz crystal which is said to bring clarity to your thinking.  Well who couldn’t use some of that!!   It also helps to transfer negative energy and helps you to obtain your dreams and goals.  I’m wearing one right now and look at me!  It is a gentle grounding stone that instills balance and harmony.

I have used copper chain, Czech crystals and a hand hammered rings.  It is a long length that slips over your head.

I AM MOVING ON TO DIFFERENT THINGS SO I AM OFFERING  ITEMS FROM THE BOUTIQUE AT  A HUGE DISCOUNT....    


                                                                                             So do your shopping here...buy handmade and made in sunny, southern California in the USA...If not from me then from all the other talented bloggers out there and etsy shop owners and help support the work that comes from our hands and our (beatn)hearts. something unique and personal.
Some wonderful and talented souls can be found on my sidebar ...my “SWEET INSPIRATIONS’ ... make their day and buy a gift from them.  

hard at work at my kitchen table.

The Drawing of THE WINNER will be on  Friday DECEMBER 10th.....

MY FAVORITE BLACK FELT HAT WILL BE FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH ALL
YOUR NAMES(some of you times three) I wish you could all win...That’s how special
you have been to me....

IMAGINE...

                All the people, living life in Peace...
  I hope someday you’ll join us... and the world will live as one...
                       
                                                                           picci taken by Beatnheart off the telly.

IS THIS MY BEATNHEART??

  

This is the time of year to reflect on all that you have done, what you can do to improve it, and how to
make the new year a beginning of a fresh start and a chance to make things better.

  I want my life to be new and improved and  to get rid of the old and things that don’t work for me
anymore...to examine and reflect...

 Christmas feels different to me this year.  Usually I look at it as a sad and lonely time...
a time that makes me miss having a family that is close and although that is still true I
feel a sense of maturity and growth in myself and upon closer examination, I realize this
has happened in part because of this blog....


    I love being a part of this community of women ( and a few brave men) who are doers, who are active and doing
worthwhile things and are walking the walk while they are talking the talk...

        I’M TALKING ABOUT YOU.  

 Those of you who have shared with me and made me feel less lonely...and the
courage and bravery of many of you as you roughed tough seas and made it through triumphantly.


i celebrate and salute you.....and thank you 


Don’t forget THE GIVEAWAY...You have until this Friday, Dec 10th  when I announce the winner.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING all of this THIS SO MUCH FUN...  Cynthia

I’ve Just Joined A New Band...

 our first publicity photo...fab, gear.

I think we’ll go far...

he’s secretly in love with me...

Even though I’m A Loser, Paul said “When I saw her Standing There”, I just

knew she was perfect for the band. They were holding auditions on Penny Lane

and I  just came walking in looking  a bit like I had a Hard Days Night but when I

played and sang with them it just clicked, magical, meant to be..  But “She’s a Woman”
Ringo cried, we can’t have a bird in The Beatles.!!  John said “Woman” please let
me explain and I said “Help” i need an aspirin.  Paul said “I Want to Tell You” that I
“Got to Get you into My Life”....”Please, please Me”, I cried...In My Life I have
waited and waited for this.   “Wait” no more John bellowed...Your In luv..

Oh Darling!  I gasped.  I know that “Something” big is going to happen with this band.  “Girl” crooned Paul,  Abbey Road is waiting for you.  and so the rest is history..Good Night and The End...

The entire Beatles catalog has just been released on iTunes...It’s time

to revisit the soundtrack of my teen years and the fab moptops that

helped shape me. I was Beatle crazy from day one, got to see them in person
twice, from this day still know all the words, and enjoy playing their songs
on my Uke.  I love The Beatles and always will.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Art Museum, designed by Santiago Calatrava in l994.....Beyond wonderful.

Fantastic....A big white sailing bird on the shores of Lake Michigan.

The roof has flaps that open and close at noon.   

crossing over the bridge to the museum..Lake Michigan is in the back.

The “Seventh Ward”...upscale, trendy, fun..A former factory area on the Milwaukee River

turned into Lofts, shopping and great restaurants.

The old and the new emerge into one.

A glorious turn of the century (20th that is) building....

Spectacular...

Wonderful old buildings....

column detail...

Fabulous Food Hall and restaurants housed in

an old building.

The Electric Company door detail.

River front walkway... Factory turned into Lofts...

Location, location, location....

Glorious old churches.... 

Light fixture detail...

Bronze doorway detail...a mini tile mosaic

..thankfully many old buildings were not torn down.

I took loads of pictures that day.  Milwaukee is a beautiful, fun city with lots to do

and full of old world beauty, charm and grace.   This, mixed in with a lively, modern, urban

side,  makes it a fun place to visit .   

An enclosed walkway for those blustery winter days.

Fortunately for me, I didn’t have to use that...

What would Milwaukee be without the beer that made it famous...

A funky entrance....

Beautiful old buildings at every corner....

Farm Aid...

Farm Aid Concert on October 2nd.

                                                    
                                                       Willie Nelson and Steve Tyler

Neil Young

The concert took place at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...It was one of the best
concerts that I’ve been in awhile.   The Fun Factor was off the scale.  This photo was taken
when we first arrived at 11am...This ball park is amazing.  There is a retractable roof on this
enormous, space age looking building.

Nora Jones ...so pretty and so naturally talented with a beautiful voice, gifted piano playing,

and charismatic stage presence.   I just love her.

 Ten hours later...full house!

Willie Nelson and N.Y.

At ll:30 pm the whole ensemble came out to do a few songs...It was a long day but
really a great one.

                                                              Dave Matthews...wow!

Sign me up for next year!    What a day...




Stay tuned....I’m planning a Giveaway.

Happy Birthday Poppa

Sheboygan, Wisconsin My Home Town

No Truer Words ever Spoken.

 On my trip to Wisconsin at the beginning of this month, I was able to look at my hometown with
fresh eyes and a renewed spirit.  After spending five days with my mom and brother, I took off on

my own in  my rental car and headed south to Sheboygan...  Lots of changes there, and all for the

good, but for the most part, many areas looked and felt exactly the same as it did when I was a little girl.

The new hotel on Lake Michigan

I was so lucky that day as the weather and sky were so beautiful.

the new lighthouse

The Riverfront has shown the most improvement.  This used to be just a huge pile of coal...Now
it looks so beautiful with lots of shops and a grand hotel modelled after the Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego.

New condos now are a part of the River landscape...Before it was just a weed and debris filled eyesore.

The Sheboygan River merges with Lake Michigan and it is in this area that the city shines...

An old rescued boat now part of the new improved river front.

Who says “you can’t go home again”...

The old band shell in Shooting Park

 My hometown

is bright with promise and prosperity while still retaining much

of its original charm and appeal.   

I didn’t feel a sense of sadness but instead was filled with
joy at what my hometown has become.