tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13428387304152052942024-03-05T07:57:17.024-10:00Inside The Artist's MindSandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-74652657163688231982024-02-25T17:00:00.006-10:002024-02-25T17:46:43.923-10:00A Night Gallery Painting? Find out!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm rather obsessed with the Night Gallery and The TwiNight Zone and have been
for a long time. I'm not the only one. Creature Features released books and
items on it.
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Within the last week, El Gato Gomez released a OOAK painting and as soon as I
saw it I thought of the <b>Night Gallery</b>. Then I read his text which said:
"Tell me this would not be perfect for a Night Gallery reboot. We need a Night
Gallery reboot!" I had to laugh. Yes and yes!
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She photographed the painting at an
angle so I photoshopped it straight so I could add it to this blog. Some lucky
person snagged it, I wonder who? No way of knowing unless they share it
online--and no it wasn't me. I have an area called "The Bluesway" and could have
fit it in...
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-391555276560700962024-02-20T03:27:00.004-10:002024-02-20T04:02:15.812-10:00Happy Birthday, Kurt Cobain - February 20, 1967I came across this photo of Kurt Cobain today and it’s now my favorite. It has such a happy innocent vibe to it. I kept trying to think of where I had seen that look before and it was from the old, vintage Big Eye characters.They always kind of melted my heart, they still do. The house that I live in is a Big Eye Art Gallery, it is in every room.
I decided that Kurt need a golden aura so gave him one in photoshop—he certainly meant a lot to many people.
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I’ve been planning on writing a blog on him since last summer when I saw him wearing a WSU shirt. I had plans to slightly alter it but didn’t get to it. Today I was inspired again. When I looked up his birthday I realized it was about to happen in mere hours—a true coincidence.
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Kurt and I have a few commonalities, so I listed some for fun.
My Kurt Cobain Connections
• While growing up we were 50 miles apart (Olympia to Aberdeen).
• I was 7 years older than him so we were not in High School at the same time, but my high school played his, Aberdeen, in sports as part of the Black Hills League.
• We used to drive from Oly to nearby Aberdeen on the 101 as part of our Camping Trip to the Olympic Mountains every summer, sometimes making a stop there if time.
• My Dad used to wear golf sweaters, golf and at Ocean Shores, and salmon fish at Wesport.
• We both wore fake Vampire teeth as kids.
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(I had a crush on a boy in 6th grade who looked like him, I’ll have to find that photo.)
• We both wore wildly printed 70’s polyester shirts.
• We both went to the Re-Bar.
• We both wore WSU Shirts. I had to alter his because it had the wrong sorority on it!
• We both owned Magnavox white Sparky TV’s
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• We both were empaths who could feel the pain of others (I still am).</a>
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There’s already a rumor that Betty White was an Alpha Gam, but did you know that Kurt Cobain was an AGD Houseboy at WSU?</a>
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line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">The music is gone and it’s a low res screencast,</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">but you get the idea.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">It was set to </span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><i>"Love"</i></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> by Michael Bubl</span><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">é.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">When the Owls look at each other in the second frame,</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">the song plays "you look at me..."</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><i>Awwww. </i></span></span></p><p style="color: orange; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" style="color: orange;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='377' height='313' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbuG3lz2XEVGo0O68TECJUWWdmFgtT5mY5tKaGQ2exaqVtD5tiylJVJkKZpT67xPHCXSOimmp28ipSdSJDAw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: verdana;">Here's the GIF:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I realized the internet needed the</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Owls In Love as a gif, so I made one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Here’s the blue version, my fave.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Wouldn't it be fun to recreate it into a painting?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I think so.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">By the way, it does not exist in this color,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I colorized a few versions in photoshop</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">to satisfy my own curiosity.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">You can also see them at the end of the reel version.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">I think it's super cute and makes me happy.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Maybe it will you, too?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">I was inspired to acquire more glass-blown ornies</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">that represented each family member</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">(as I basically no longer have any family).</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Every year they come out as a memory of what once was.</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8jwfSWJybVbnyyqzz4_igskxi2m28wpB8523VrTDTNXe0XRboOdmuEMUvOkbgRUnlz9_jXx3BdmkQSYIeE7rU5h3bXHfEUaJ9XN_TmJJ8HWS5bf4RLo_03N6u6V9YZ1W_y-36-a32iQ8e2BDQGL2BezwwGpljNdHXe12OFA8VzoGrBFQG9d-NeM6XlQ/s1152/USE_RolleiflexDadOrnament2023ChristmasTree.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8jwfSWJybVbnyyqzz4_igskxi2m28wpB8523VrTDTNXe0XRboOdmuEMUvOkbgRUnlz9_jXx3BdmkQSYIeE7rU5h3bXHfEUaJ9XN_TmJJ8HWS5bf4RLo_03N6u6V9YZ1W_y-36-a32iQ8e2BDQGL2BezwwGpljNdHXe12OFA8VzoGrBFQG9d-NeM6XlQ/s320/USE_RolleiflexDadOrnament2023ChristmasTree.png" width="240" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">This is the ornament that represents my Dad.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Although my photo is not actually visible in the</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">center on the ornament in real life,</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">I can digitally enhance the image as it holds</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">a strong memory from my childhood.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">It’s from a summer when we were all river fishing.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">(Maybe I wasn’t--probably too young, don't recall.)</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">My Mom took this photo in the summer</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">when we were possibly at the Toutle River</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">or somewhere in the Olympics Mountains.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">(I think that the full, non-cropped photo with more</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">family members in it </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">is somewhere in my blog.)</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhdO9H9XvUdt8WXCdexL_OkRCW7despvyjZgUjZnM6Tdc-Zhr8Nj6eBeE_0OF_u2BNDhxPM0zmJgQ_RL5UOq22KvAScoBLcvDo1PQel_FWqYVhMDu3ADRMAObH40UkPFxCvewBk6yyKriNHAmitleIGnkq_ZhWi3lAeQFTvL1AeD0M9Kr2RtniuqNhtc/s503/KissingDaddyRolleiflex.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="503" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhdO9H9XvUdt8WXCdexL_OkRCW7despvyjZgUjZnM6Tdc-Zhr8Nj6eBeE_0OF_u2BNDhxPM0zmJgQ_RL5UOq22KvAScoBLcvDo1PQel_FWqYVhMDu3ADRMAObH40UkPFxCvewBk6yyKriNHAmitleIGnkq_ZhWi3lAeQFTvL1AeD0M9Kr2RtniuqNhtc/s320/KissingDaddyRolleiflex.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">I have memories of searching for natural bait (live bait)</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">by uncovering them under rocks with Daddy.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">I believe they had hard dark brown shells with open ends.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Inside was some sort of gooey creature.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">As a kid, they were kind of gross--which is why I recall them. </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;">Maybe they</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;">were just worms in their protective homes.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">However, that’s what worked well with catching fish so we collected them.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Pretty sure they had a specific name.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">My tree is vintage silver but the blue LED lights</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"> make it pretty blue.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">LED’s unfortunately photograph harshly.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">So here is the Rolleiflex on the tree once again in 2023.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">It also has a revolving base so it is quite lovely as it</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">slowly moves and sparkles from the glass and lights.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">It’s packed away now.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">I think my Brother may still have that camera,</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">but who knows.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Life was definitely better when my parents were in it.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">They never did weird things that I had to question, they were solid.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">I was very, very close to both of them.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">I don’t want so say I was the favorite child…but … :)</span></p><div><br /></div></div>Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-14833227048564282632024-02-14T20:52:00.004-10:002024-02-15T01:17:55.268-10:00Happy Valentine’s birthday to my Dad (he is no longer with us)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">Fifty years later we all celebrated at the</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">beautiful</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;"> </span><i style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;">Samarkand Rose Garden</i></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0); color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"> at </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0); color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">Priest Point Park</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;">.</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">They spent most of their happy lives</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"> together in Olympia, Washington.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><i>(Click photo for larger version</i>)</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXNK7B_q0iqOYkc-Yyljhau8pFuQpjsV2tJsQdni_WNVlI9wNknP_KDf1hP2AxgmIM9RPtjQ15oyk1waaVY4c7UgZ9rAChhJO2g-lwwmJTIzuOioqoALnVT4SOniVTwoqAe2YEt0Sg7n3Kd4bZRWxD9hJjuvehh6-VmYjOkyrfyRbkZncdgSj0KtOeAA/s1296/SandraAndGeorgeRiffero1996.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXNK7B_q0iqOYkc-Yyljhau8pFuQpjsV2tJsQdni_WNVlI9wNknP_KDf1hP2AxgmIM9RPtjQ15oyk1waaVY4c7UgZ9rAChhJO2g-lwwmJTIzuOioqoALnVT4SOniVTwoqAe2YEt0Sg7n3Kd4bZRWxD9hJjuvehh6-VmYjOkyrfyRbkZncdgSj0KtOeAA/s320/SandraAndGeorgeRiffero1996.png" width="249" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">My Mom passed on nine years after my Father in 2005.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">This pic is from that 50th wedding celebration party,</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">they were true examples of what love can be.</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">I was 36 in this photo and my Dad was 78.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">Today would have been birthday #106!</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;">May my parents’ spirits and golden hearts live on together…forever. </span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-9010035127512100942024-01-21T18:12:00.011-10:002024-02-15T01:10:08.539-10:00The Iconic "Owls In Love" painting<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finally came across this photo of the Owl painting we used to have in our family Living room in Olympia, Washington back in the 70’s. The lovely state Captiol area. I’ve been wanting to put it in a collage as a homage to our parents. If I should be so lucky as to come across a picture of them with this painting in it I will add it. </span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I believe ours may have come from a fine home furnishings store that is still in business after all these years in Olympia called <i>Seldens</i>. My Mom loved owls so I’m guessing it was her choice.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I probably influenced her as well as I still adore it to this day. It truly represents my parent’s marriage that lasted for 50 years.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="color: red;">They are the Owls in Love.</span></i> </span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRajJbTZF2mMx3iCbAHFo29tiVM-TrGgKUv53pUwmUfCPNTG0IkJ16auCX7m3CCTLcp9CbRr9ta9CfW3H4qciC38o36ZnCWItpLPvgBDa3Wf8aoTEdXX8ieKXourT-r8GnPqfIvebb_f8cejGxx8vai_J2mx5IyBrdSkChN6EHfozL0PpZWy1ZmlZnnDQ/s1296/OwlsInLoveMatson_12inch.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1296" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRajJbTZF2mMx3iCbAHFo29tiVM-TrGgKUv53pUwmUfCPNTG0IkJ16auCX7m3CCTLcp9CbRr9ta9CfW3H4qciC38o36ZnCWItpLPvgBDa3Wf8aoTEdXX8ieKXourT-r8GnPqfIvebb_f8cejGxx8vai_J2mx5IyBrdSkChN6EHfozL0PpZWy1ZmlZnnDQ/w407-h407/OwlsInLoveMatson_12inch.png" width="407" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The artist, <i>C. Roberts</i>, is one of many California artists who worked for<i> Avante Studios</i>, a production studio in San Gabriel. It was active from 1967 until 1980. They commissed numerous California artists for oil pantings that were sold across the US, so you will see the same paintings in differing sizes signed by different artists. Fascinating. They still show up online occasionally.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I purchased the smaller version as shown on the left in 2021. The outer frame size is 12 1/4 x 15 1/4. It is signed by Matson. Another similar one signed by <i>Matson</i> just sold earlier this month! I refer to it as<span style="color: red;"> “Owls In Love”</span> but to the best of my knowledge it has no name.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can see mine hanging in my MCM-inspired home with a picture light illuminating it. It casts an orange color onto the art making that corner warm and cozy. </span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe I will be inspired to paint one and sign it with my last name</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and keep the legacy going? I have a blank 3’ x 3' canvas. </span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Believe that the larger original painting might still be in the family owned by my Brother’s wife, but not sure of its fate. I wish I had it here, have the perfect spot. Selling our family home in 2005 was nothing but pure, unexpected chaos which altered the lives of many of us. Wish I could have seen what was coming, but as I said in the last post, I was trusting and naive and believed that all people were good. Now I know better. I could always, ALWAYS trust in my parents though, and for that I am forever grateful. </span></p></div></div>Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-22849424401551404102024-01-21T17:52:00.001-10:002024-02-15T01:08:56.360-10:00The Answer to the previous question<div style="text-align: center;">
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That’s also often the end of it, they move on with their life.</span></div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;">Same goes for when someone suddenly dies, again people ponder: "what happened?". Sometimes they go in search of answers.</div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;">I witnessed this phenomenon with an old friend once many years ago. It was a shock that she was suddenly just gone, too young. She was a vibrant, happy person who made everyone laugh and popular so no one was expecting it. Was she popular though if everyone was blind-sided by it? Who was exactly asking her if she was ok and checking back in with her on a regular basis? It’s a loss that she is no longer here with us anymore. </div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;">I had a major shift in my life in 2008. I’ve told many, many people about it over the years, usually all that does is create an uncomfortable atmosphere for both of us. Sometimes it makes people angry and they see you as less-than. What I was seeking was an answer to a major problem, I still am. I was dismayed that no one wanted to help me get to the actual root of it. I was, prior to what happened, well-connected with many friends.</div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;">Why did my tribe not care enough to take serious action to solve the <span style="color: red;">key issue</span> when they saw me in pain initially? Some can’t see pain and suffering. Some don’t want to see it until it explodes and becomes a big problem. What happened to me was something that scared other people, they didn’t want the association with someone with this issue. What was it? Maybe you know, maybe you don’t.</div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;">I want the back story of how it all came to be clarified and known while I still have the time to do so. I will write more later. I don’t want anyone wondering “what happened?” about me. 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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-large;">⁕</span> <i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm back!</span> </i></span></span><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">⁕</span></span></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 165, 175);">It's been almost 7 years since I used this blog.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 165, 175);">I'm still living in Hawaii </span></span><span style="color: #76a5af;">and coming</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 165, 175); color: #76a5af;">up on my 10-year anniversary in August.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 165, 175);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" style="color: #76a5af;">Came a<span style="font-family: inherit;">cross</span> this photo today so thought I'd share this little oddity:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" style="color: #76a5af;">I once owned the same t-shirt that JoBeth Williams,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" style="color: #76a5af;">(as Diane Freeling), </span><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" style="color: #76a5af; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">wore in the 1982 blockbuster film</span><b> </b></span><b style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #ffd966;">Poltergeist</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">--<span style="font-family: inherit;">but in teal. Think it came from a local Nordstrom store at the time.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NOTE: Speilberg: you could have cast me! 🤣</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJHmvEPrH2n4nUvPN-I_kCEoewXZSVFfz8rVbeoEDRMhM3kZejZv4UqBqOlubhA4RArQDJtGWKzx3TRGBSIqcgAX60B9DG9j7aRnNNrqMts7bHZ0IwgP4UAhAq97aptiZyZLUyGgOz70YzKi5uvpNEq4314rKNhBn_urZgm82BGsCPrOODOeTTBCw/s520/ThePoltergeistVneckCapSleeveVintageTshirt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="520" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJHmvEPrH2n4nUvPN-I_kCEoewXZSVFfz8rVbeoEDRMhM3kZejZv4UqBqOlubhA4RArQDJtGWKzx3TRGBSIqcgAX60B9DG9j7aRnNNrqMts7bHZ0IwgP4UAhAq97aptiZyZLUyGgOz70YzKi5uvpNEq4314rKNhBn_urZgm82BGsCPrOODOeTTBCw/w412-h331/ThePoltergeistVneckCapSleeveVintageTshirt.png" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></div>Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-89911984658321705292015-08-03T18:20:00.001-10:002015-08-03T18:33:59.391-10:00Shocking behavior by The Creature From The Black Lagoon!! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Will they make a film together?? Is this the beginning of it?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Will the Creature sacrifice his only card to work a</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">I believe what he really wants is a Documentary film made</span><br style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">on his life by Mike Myers called Super Creature</span></span></td></tr>
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-44223801053520730482015-08-03T17:34:00.000-10:002015-08-03T17:34:06.421-10:00Ever see a Dinosaur surf a shooting star to catch a space ship?<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-11814014656487661622015-08-02T13:05:00.001-10:002015-08-02T13:05:39.587-10:00Aloha! Check out this sunset from Gilligan's Island on August 1, 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No wonder they stayed Shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island, right?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The pilot episode was filmed on Moloaa Bay</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">which made that location famous forever:</span><br />
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-11010561342056629272014-08-21T14:59:00.000-10:002014-08-21T15:02:19.829-10:00Photos from Tim Burton's movie "Big Eyes" released<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been waiting for the film "Big Eyes" for what seems like forever,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">see previous posts on the movie about Margaret Keane <a href="http://giolovesyou.blogspot.com/search?q=big+eyes" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">New photos and info released recently:</span><br />
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-38672370988943774972014-08-20T20:45:00.006-10:002014-08-20T20:49:47.944-10:00New ad with Kauai Film Studios and IFOK (Independent Filmmakers of Kauai) just launched!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just finished my newest Ad for Kauai Film Studios</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">featuring my association with IFOK,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the <a href="http://www.ifok.co/sandra-riffero/" target="_blank">Independent Filmmakers of Kauai</a> website.</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(where </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the Studio normally resides until it goes out into Space)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I was going to put the IFOK logo with just the letters</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">in the middle of the laser somehow.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">After several renditions I realized that maybe</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">just the eye alone would look better so changed it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The IFOK letters logo went to the the tail of the spacecraft</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">(click <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/545146729868210821/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the art larger on Pinterest).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">What's interesting. (although unplanned), is that the eye</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">seems to have a Lord of the Rings feel to it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Coincidentally I just finished watching that triology</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">eye has the story of a Ring attached to it</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">…</span></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">or does it? Only time will tell…</span><br />
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-11451064746364629722014-08-13T17:04:00.003-10:002014-08-13T17:22:43.283-10:00New web in Kauai for Independent Filmmakers: IFOK<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and now there's a new site for people in the film industry featuring</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">talents from Kauai: <a href="http://www.ifok.co/" target="_blank">IFOK (Independent Filmmakers of Kauai)</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Luckily for me, <a href="http://www.ifok.co/tony-lehoven/" target="_blank">Tony LeHoven</a>, one of the curators,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">saw my mini flyer below </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and invited me to join:</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I briefly met him at ArtSlam the year before </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so knew he was</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">an extremely talented and creative person so was excited by the idea.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I feel honored to be a part of this group and the 6th filmmaker to join.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please take a look at my profile if you'd like to see more.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used my page as an homage to my Father who certainly sparked</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> a lot </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of my creativity as he used to always photograph</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and document our family </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with his Rolleiflex camera.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I loved seeing that camera hanging around his neck.</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I feel extremely grateful for his thoughtful actions. </span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Find out more about my Dad, George Riffero, on <a href="http://www.ifok.co/sandra-riffero/" target="_blank">IFOK</a>, mahalo!!</span><br />
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-69547779102883328752014-07-13T16:02:00.001-10:002014-07-13T16:08:14.870-10:00Here's my Vision. What is YOURS?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I belong to a Meetup called "Soul Sisters" and we get together weekly.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's been great so far, and it embeds the spirit of helping one another.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We listen with compassion and help by offering suggestions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">and options to aid in our future accomplishments.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">It also provides solid friendships and support in the moment.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Every once in awhile someone will ask me what it is I want from</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I would like to add to the local economy by creating opportunities</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for others </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to grow and prosper on an island that is often</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I want to design and have someone build a Creative Studio</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">based on my plans which would ultimately</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> support the above idea</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in what will be output from the Studio. At the heart of it will be</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a room for meetings for connecting and brainstorming on</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">future ideas </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that we can put into action. A cool hangout.</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(See center of diagram):</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(What will come out of here is too numerous to list right now.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I want to create a unique space for Visitors who come to Kauai.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The intention is that the guests/friends/family </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">will leave </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">an </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">experience </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that they will </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">pass on through </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">word of mouth to</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">others because it was so </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">enchanting/magical/unique/fun or great.</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">[Have the vision of how to do this.]</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The idea has several separate configurations:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">1) <u>AirBNB business</u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(Economical price point for the everyday traveler)</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">2) <u>Honeymooners Only</u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(More upscale for a one-of-a-kind Kauai experience)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">3) <u>Tiki Room</u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Continuity to the other businesses,</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">sell swag and merchandise, include local artists</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Create other unique businesses and merchandise that captures</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the Aloha Spirit for our world wide visitors to take home with them</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What do I need to make my dreams happen? Funding!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">If you made it through this post, thank you!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">I've always believed that life is about helping others</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">and creating positive memorable experiences,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">that is why I have the drive to do the above--</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">to make the world a better place, and a lot more fun</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">both visually and with the memories we carry on with us.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: lime;">Please list your dream below and have a great day!</span></b></span><br />
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Sandra Rifferohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584022790289069661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342838730415205294.post-29275614577559241112014-07-13T14:18:00.000-10:002014-07-13T14:34:11.516-10:00Super Soul Sunday and the surprise that showed up later<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Super Soul Sunday is my favorite TV show,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">it airs Sunday mornings on <a href="http://www.oprah.com/app/super-soul-sunday.html" target="_blank">OWN</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I feel that Oprah is doing work that is ultra important, </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">delivering</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">messages about life that people need to hear and ponder.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">This morning's episode featured Dani Shapiro</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">and asks the question: "What do you believe"?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">You can watch it On Demand by clicking <a href="http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/Full-Episode-Oprah-and-Dani-Shapiro-Video" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Dani Shapiro:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"We don't choose what is going to wake us up." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Restlessness is a gift, it's a wake up call."</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Recognize the possibility of the divine in any given moment."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"The task of life is to face sacred moments…it requires courage."</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"I opened my eyes to the teachers that were all around me…</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">when the student is ready, the teacher arrives."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Oprah:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"I am open and ready to receive…" </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Every death is a wakeup call for those of us who remain."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"When you get, give."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After Super Soul Sunday ended, I was working on</span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">my computer </span><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and the next show started airing. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For some reason it caught my attention and instead of</span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">turning it off I kept listening--</span><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">later I would realize why.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Undercover Boss" was the name of the show</span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and the Stephen Cloobeck was the undeniable star</span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">in so many ways, that it was almost unbelievable.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">From an online <a href="http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/05/20/undercover-boss-diamond-resorts-stephen-cloobeck-epic/" target="_blank">blog</a>:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Cloobeck--the only boss to undergo the Undercover</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> journey twice</span></span><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">--has contributed $2 million to his workers,</span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">$1 million of which came from his own pocket."</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"…the real reason that he stands out is because that</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">attitude </span></span><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">seems to stand in such stark contrast as </span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">income inequality grows sharply in corporate America."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">So his surprise generosity and the way he had the ability to realize</span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> the impact of giving and making other lives better ties in with the</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Life is a journey from selfishness to selflessness.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Seeing his choices in life and his ability to set a</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">made me feel hopeful that more people like him</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">We are all here to help one another and it is</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(He also appears on the box cover, far right). </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">An updated version of the game is available <a href="http://www.lateforthesky.com/Prod-30-1-3-2/cat-opoly.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Merrrrr.</span></div>
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