Great News!! And 3-Part Harmony For You

House Style, Photography, Songwriting | Posted by Jannie on 27 January 2012 @ 11:32 AM 30 Comments

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The great news… my FF55 is ready to post next Thursday, 5:55 TEXAS Time!!

Which is the same as Tulsa time, I do believe?  Which I’ve been living on.

Anyway..

I SO wanted to snag YAHTZEEEEEE at G-Man’s yesterday to win fame and glory, but…

that would’ve meant taking an Internet break in the recording studio.

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Luckily, I came to my senses and said,

“Jannie, you’re here to sing. So sing!

The 55 will keep another 7 days.”

 

So I sang.

 

And the 55 is keeping just fine so far.

While Captain George was mixing, I did pop over to G-Man’s to comment from my iPhone, tho! Good Jannie!!

:)

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Sooooooo.

E-MAIL ME with the subject line “Jannie Loves Me” if you want the MP3 from last night’s session.

A WHOLE song! With George’s 3 guitar parts, Michael’s bass and…

Jannie singing to 150,000 peeps.

(That’s what I was picturing in my mind as I sang.)

I was opening for The Rolling Stones.

:)

Wait, no!  THEY were opening for ME.  Yeah, that’s it!

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And how cool – my photo of our girl-kitty Mieshka in the late afternoon sun inspired me to share my harmony evolution.

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whoooohooooooooo

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OUTRO…

I WILL be answering each and every comment this post, yay!!

And dancing with my parakeets all weekend.

Silver Balls, Silver Balls, It’s Christmas Time Here In Texas…

Just Good Stuff, Photography, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 16 December 2011 @ 9:05 AM 48 Comments

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Sooooo….. we were walkin’ in the hood and came upon this giant agave.

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So nice, so nice. I photographed it twice.

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And of course, I had to get crazy with the 3rd shot.

Now, Dearest Friends and Enablers…

I am off to package up 3 eBay auctions that sold — some of hubby’s model railroad stuff.

Yay, my auctions sold! My auctions sold!!

Then… I have photos to take of 6 more railroad things and get those listed.

Whooohooooooo, Jannie can now hire her bassist and drummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, I’m the luckiest person I know!!

Who’s the luckiest person YOU know? And why?

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In The Sherwood Forest Clearing — a 55 word fiction

Flash Fiction 55, Photography, Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 9 December 2011 @ 10:08 AM 26 Comments

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Past the warlock, the blacksmith,
ye olde ”Ale & Turkey Drumstick”
and the jousters down the lane

we chanced upon a slumbering sprite in the wood.

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Later we floated
back over the corn stubble field

to some internal combustion machine
or another, to sail home into the sunset
with the wind whipping our rigging

in 6/8 time gypsy hip-shaking tambourine. 

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And 5 additions to this 55 words of fiction for the G-Man

1. 3 iPhone photos from that Renaissance Fayre — back when my pix were a mere 740px wide. :)

2. The boots belonged to the sleeping angel girl’s brother.

3. Fun is good.

4. Love is good.

5. Ale is good.

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Okay! 6 things…

I get to go back into the recording studio next week to sing, so…

if my blog-hoppping is sparse until then…

please know that I and the music of the leaves up laughing in the trees are writing lyrics for you.

:)

xoxoxo

3 Trees & 10 People I Will Always Be In Love With

Photography | Posted by Jannie on 2 December 2011 @ 8:31 PM 34 Comments

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1. Bob Dylan

2. Leonard Cohen

3. Paul Simon

4. Harry Chapin

5. Neil Young

6. Alice Cooper – yes Alice Cooper!!!

7. Tina Turner

8. Did I mention Paul Simon?

9. Garfunkel too, I’m sure

10. You, dear reader, you

Okay, since we’re baring all here in the blogosphere, who will YOU always be in love with?

Love, Jannie of the sunshiney hill.

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I photographed the 3 pecans the same day in the park with the cuties here.

[edit...] btw, the 3 tree picture is 100% totally UNphotoshopped!! All I did was resize. And sharpened just a twinge.

The Day She Figured Out Her Camera’s Timer

Photography, bra flinging | Posted by Jannie on 29 November 2011 @ 5:55 AM 52 Comments

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The neighbors still rave about

how she shook her maracas.

 

How she flung peas into the trees.

Then her blue bra over the roof.

 

She still had not quite mastered

her Kodak’s indoor light settings…

 

but, by golly — Thanksgiving 2011,

the day she learned which camera

button to press, and how to run like

heck into position – sweet potatoes

everywhere did a happy fandango.

 

~~  end of amazingly deep poem for dVerse Open Link Tuesday.

 

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Photos 1 & 2 taken with timer set for 10 seconds.

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving if you celebrated.

And if you ever roast a turkey, I hope you have a helper this cute…

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Posted with love by Jannie

And yes, ZenSational Sheila — that IS YOUR basket on our kitchen windowsill!! I keep my tea bags in it.

xoxoxo