January, 2009

Dale Chihuly’s Glass Art as seen by Judy Vorfeld

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

My brother, David Crook, and I visited Desert Botanical Garden yesterday. The glass art work by Dale Chihuly was simply stunning. Here are a few of the photos. I edited them in various artistic software…it seemed to enhance the photos. Nothing can compare with the real thing, however.

Glass art enchants visitors to Desert Botanical Garden

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Two photos taken today at Desert Botanical Garden with artistic rendering by me. Tomorrow I’ll have at least one slide show up. This is an amazing exhibit.

Meet Rhett Simek, born January 9, 2009

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Meet my cute little nephew, Rhett. Here’s a picture of his parents, Brandon and Jenna Williams Simek holding their new little treasure…

Woman almost dies of Celiac disease because of mis-diagnosis

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Introducing Jaie Benson, a new friend who went from near death to hope because her physician insisted she couldn’t have Celiac Disease because she was African-American. Here’s her story:
Just 6 weeks ago, I felt like I was dying. For the past 6 months, I have been really, really sick. Six weeks ago, I found out [...]

Need a W-9 Form?

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

If you need a W-9 form (or forms), go to this link, fill in everything except your signature on your computer, print it out, sign it, and send it on its way!
Voila!

Are you content with what you have?

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Meet one of my new and valued friends, Megan Elizabeth Morris. She is working along with others to promote the ideas of another new and valued friend, Becky Blanton.
In part, Morris says people “…don’t have to be content with what they have (though sometimes it’s nice to feel that way for a little while). [...]

Autism service dog will provide safety & independence

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Danny Walsh is a beautiful, blue-eyed, 19-year-old young man. He is an angel who was sent here to teach compassion, patience, and to bring back the simplicities of life. He loves basketball and spends hours a day shooting hoops. He lives at his St. Louis home with his parents, Kevin and Maggie [...]

Wildlife World New Year, Part 3

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Here we go with the third of four slideshows of my visit to Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium at the very end of 2008.

Getting The Beckster (Becky Blanton) to Britain

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Countdownr
I have a people-raising request to make:
Some friends of Becky Blanton are getting awareness up for a contest entered by Becky, with Marty Whitmore illustrating and Megan Elizabeth Morris doing some of the web work. I did some copyediting on the site. If Becky wins, it will garner quite a bit of exposure and positive [...]

Brady Hirsch, age two, needs Autism service dog

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

This is Brady Hirsch. He’s a sweet, loving, snuggly, happy-go-lucky, two-and-a half-year-old little boy who desperately needs an Autism Service Dog. Please help Brady’s dream come true.
Brady has been receiving Early Intervention Services (Speech, OT, PT, including Pool Therapy) since he was 19 months old. He was diagnosed with Autism at [...]