tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128770052007-05-22T08:00:57.926-07:00doodlegirlBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-5559297456137359132007-05-20T19:56:00.000-07:002007-05-22T08:00:47.598-07:00

I drive past this scene nearly everyday of my life. It's a very real impressionable part of me. When I was not-yet-five, we moved to Santa Rosa so we could live closer to the grocery store my dad and his business partner, Marvin, owned. It was Kings Market, located next door to Fosters Freeze. I still remember my dad letting us use the Dial-a-Date 12-Year Rubber Stamp to press the date on the

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-67232918768801938572007-05-15T18:46:00.000-07:002007-05-15T17:15:19.227-07:00

On Saturday, I had my usual hair appointment that comes around every 7 weeks. "Whadya think of changing your hair slightly?" She asked. "You've had the same hair for ten years.. why not change it? Change is good. It'll push you out of your comfort zone and build character..." I nodded and said, "Sure. what the heck." She already seemed to know what type of style she had in mind for me while

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-20679577689007603572007-05-04T11:36:00.000-07:002007-05-04T12:20:38.926-07:00

Two minutes ago, I was quietly working away on new Dick and Jane fabric designs when two cleaning ladies showed up to clean the studio. The constant roar of the vacuum motor suddenly turned into a loud shrieking sound and I saw the hose sucking up ribbons by the mile. I don't want to embarrass her, so I acted like I don't notice. "Act casual, act casual, act casual..." My eyes focused on

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-35612218369275070632007-04-30T22:31:00.000-07:002007-05-01T12:22:45.021-07:00

Its been an unsettling week for me as far as my computer goes. It's the fifth time it's been completely wiped out within six months. Shouldn't a computer be more dependable than that? It's only two years old. I believed in my computer once The Apple Store installed a brand new logic board in it. Now they say it has an unstable hard drive and an unstable power button. I trusted in my computer

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-53300434735275194702007-04-22T18:40:00.000-07:002007-04-22T19:16:36.942-07:00

Just when I started to trust you again. Just when I believed I could depend on you. Even though I knew you were probably still unstable, I began to feel more comfortable with you. I believed you wouldn't let me down like you did before because you have good logic which you lacked before. But. You did it again last night. Shame on you Mac. You lost your drive. You've had two logic boards

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-71712243846940163402007-04-18T19:25:00.000-07:002007-04-18T20:13:09.899-07:00

The first book I ever read on my own as a child was The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. My mother let me pick out any book I wanted and for some unknown reason, I picked out The Carrot Seed... a yellow book with a little boy on the cover dropping his little carrot seed into the ground. Maybe I picked the book out, because the little boy looked similar to another book I enjoyed called Harold and

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-19730182592926757712007-04-06T23:53:00.000-07:002007-04-07T12:02:24.906-07:00

My tow-truck driver was Ronnie. I could see she had been in a few brawls and she hadn't shaved in months. She told me stories how she likes rough men. Men with missing teeth. Especially those she has kicked out with her own boots. "That's how I like men!" she said in her low, raspy voice. She tosses me a small bag of Hershey's Reeses Pieces. "Here! Eat some candy!" No way would I insult the

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-57658851903155599422007-04-05T15:07:00.000-07:002007-04-05T15:59:05.588-07:00

Being a pain in the neck is one thing. Having a pain in the neck is another. And having my face, teeth, jaw and ear ache as well, is a real kill joy. My right side of my face feels like it is clamped tight to a vise. My right ear, oozing of warmth, feels like maybe a sun-drenched jar of mayonnaise is slowly rippling down inside my ear. Isn't that lovely? It's been going on since mid October.

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-43892049516723924802007-03-31T17:44:00.000-07:002007-03-31T18:03:55.874-07:00

i am enjoying today. And me. I've been laughing at myself for who I am. Didja know? I blunder my way through life most the time ... flying by the seat of my pants. I am Harriet the Spy, I am Miss Bashful, I am Class Clown, I am Ms. Story Teller, I am the Dumb Blonde annnd the Hard Worker. I am known for saying, "yeahh, maybe that WAS a stupid thing I just did, but it sure made a good story!"

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-85417220737600280052007-03-28T08:33:00.000-07:002007-03-28T14:54:41.392-07:00

I'm back. --I think from all that bouncing off the walls prior to my leaving, caused me some short-term delirium as I set off for my trip. Just less than two hours on the road, in a small town called Livermore, I drove away from a gas station passing a large crowd of people waving and jumping up and down at me and pointing wildly at my car. My traveling friend turned to look back and said to

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-4323427581534410332007-03-20T10:02:00.000-07:002007-03-20T10:08:09.468-07:00

House is locked up. Car is packed up. And the traffic is backed up. (Actually, I'm not sure whether or not the traffic is backed up, but I liked the way it sounded). I'm leaving in a few of hours to drive down to Los Angeles and Palm Springs for vacation. I'm bouncing off the walls I'm so excited. The last time I was in L.A., I accidently pulled between the Osbornes and the camera crew as they

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-2424277059573198902007-03-16T10:53:00.000-07:002007-03-16T10:59:37.984-07:00

print & pattern is a website I enjoy looking through several times a week and can you imagine my delight when I clicked on it today and saw this?! I'm working on more Dick & Jane designs now for another release.

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-17770182343105228862007-03-15T19:41:00.000-07:002007-03-15T23:23:23.490-07:00

I have lost two cousins within a month. One from a short, unexpected illness. The other from a tragic car accident. The accident happened on Sunday night. I heard about it on the radio. A fatal head-on collision. The road was closed for two hours on both sides. Whenever I hear sirens or news like that, i always whisper, "oh please god, help them be well..." you just never know when it might be

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-78649052525228129612007-03-06T17:53:00.000-08:002007-03-06T17:58:42.057-08:00

Will you take a look at these photos of frozen water? The photographs are the result of Mr. Emoto's research in freezing drops of water and then examining them under a microscope and taking photographs of them. It is so amazing. If you have had any doubts at all that your thoughts don't affect everything around you, then this just might profoundly change your mind. It really makes you wonder

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-34995191444727020052007-03-02T07:58:00.000-08:002007-03-02T11:46:21.729-08:00

Here is a Dick and Jane lunchbox I designed. It will be available in stores in a couple of months. It will be filled with the perfect amount of Dick and Jane fabric to create a quilt with. It will also have the quilt pattern inside with directions. I don't sew. Well. I took a sewing class in 8th grade. Miss Anderson was my teacher and she always wore chopsticks in her hair. Or maybe it was

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-43133485332795865852007-02-27T21:37:00.000-08:002007-02-27T21:53:08.543-08:00

So. I got a letter from my car insurance company asking me to write down the mileage on my car and the estimated miles I expected to drive in a year. It seemed to be a very important letter because it stated that if I didn't send the sheet in within thirty days they could (or would) raise my rates! So not wanting that, I quickly enter the garage, open my car door and look at the mileage. It

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-32117192381105642902007-02-25T23:10:00.000-08:002007-02-25T23:59:34.517-08:00

Do you remember Rodney Allen Rippy from the Jack in the Box commercials a zillion years ago and he couldn't talk because his jumbo jack burger was too big? Well, he wasn't born in my hometown, but believe it or not, Robert L. Ripley was! Yup! He was born in Santa Rosa and is buried here. too. And, in fact, I walked past his birthplace and his final burial ground just this afternoon. See those

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-47615798627231453732007-02-23T20:22:00.000-08:002007-02-23T23:39:19.379-08:00

"What will you charge to design a business logo / t-shirt design / an ad for me? I don't want you to spend any more than twenty minutes on it..." Do you know how many times I have been asked that? A few months ago I was asked, "Can you do 30 high-end illustrations for my book I hope to publish? I don't have any money but can pay you once it gets published. If. it. gets. published." My

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-130844247577493432007-02-22T12:10:00.000-08:002007-02-22T12:25:29.345-08:00

Have you ever googled your name? I do on occasion. Sifting through a myriad of names to recognize if any are me. And then I discovered this site. And I learn there are 272 others in the United States with my same name. And, nearly 90% of these people are men! I figured that. I have to jump through hoops to convince folks I'm really Shawn. "We can't give you that information over the telephone

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-76665638080689566022007-02-15T15:21:00.000-08:002007-02-15T16:25:29.665-08:00

In September, we transformed my dumpy backyard into a spectacular party place showcasing a line of our fabrics. It's being featured in Quilter's Home magazine this month!

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Kate. Only one hour old. My niece forever. I watched the nurse give you your first bath and wash your hair and press your tiny feet into ink to mark your foot prints. You are adorable. You are Tyler's younger sister. And, I already love you. You fill my heart.

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Remember that game as a kid? We'd sit down in a circle facing each other and the person that was it walked around the circle behind us, and as they did, they tapped our heads and said whether or not we were a duck or a goose. Once someone is the goose, they'd get up and chase it around the circle trying to tap that person before they are able to sit in the gooses's spot. If the goose isn't able

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-15291832757887222862007-01-31T20:40:00.000-08:002007-01-31T21:40:22.808-08:00

I was fast asleep when in the distance I awoke to a sneeze. It sounded at least a few houses away. Nothing huge and explosive. Just a polite, sweet little.. "choooo". I rolled over on my back and stared at the ceiling wondering if I whispered god bless you would that person hear it? If I could hear the sneeze. Then, couldn't he hear my response back? I was nervous to find out, so I rolled back

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-36429156777253394312007-01-25T18:31:00.000-08:002007-01-25T19:49:47.582-08:00

In this month's Sunset magazine, there's an article on Palm Springs. Have you read it yet? I'm going to to take that issue with me on my upcoming road trip down south. I've been there a few times and have always enjoyed it. And at the beginning of Spring, I'm taking an out-of-state friend with me to that desert town where she has never been. She's also a fan of the cool, retro 1950s/1960s style

doodlegirltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12877005.post-664644069887776632007-01-21T20:00:00.000-08:002007-01-21T22:17:36.186-08:00

This was a fun and easy design to do for fabric. This is classified as a coordinate fabric to go along with the Dick and Jane fabric I designed. Ya know what made this most fun? I put in names of friends and family members. Can you spot your name? The fabric is a bit blurred because I snapped this photo off a bulk in our NYC office and felt bashful so took the picture without a flash. This

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