Family > Marines, Marathons

My brother, Maj Scott Flagg, competed in the Marine Marathon in Washington D.C, 2009 Oct 29

Scott Flagg, 03:34:00 Finish (unofficial). Pace 8:09.

Eyeglasses Chain

I have two pair of magnifying glasses that I switch back and forth from when I am making jewelry, and I was always losing one pair or the other. So, I made neck chains for them and beaded the two chains together in the middle in the back.

Prayer FOR Hubbin 2006

How long has it been since I have been at peace?
With myself?

How long has it been since so much of my life was right?
When the day and the night are whole -
And God permeates every moment of my awareness?

How long has it been since there is ease
in every movement
of my day?
For I know there is no need to hide

How long has it been
that I know ALL of my life is in God's hands?
And all he asks me to do is to listen to his bidding?

How long has it been?
Only forever - or maybe it just seems that way.
Or, since the first time I felt the peace in your eyes,
In your heart, in your love.

And now, when the WHOLE universe is conspiring
To strengthen our circle of love
And break the cycles of pain for our families

Now we are at peace

There will be tests - but none can break us
There will be pain - but our love will soothe it
There will be joy - but none can take it

Thank you, my beloved
For loving me every day of your life
And never letting go of the dream of us.

Prayer from Hubbin! Oct 25

May the coffee wake up your brain cells.

Part of the gentle ribbing he gave me when he brought me coffee - because I thought it was Tuesday, not Wednesday.

Watercolor Play

Watercolor Play - a new set of watercolors in tubes and new brushes!


I really love new watercolors.  I did this in 2006 and I still love it in 2012.

Prayer from Hubbin! Oct 23

May you stay warm in our love.

Prayer from Hubbin! Oct 19

"May our love keep you warm,
and people bring you smiles."

Oct 19 - from my husband

100 Hours of Prayer Necklace

This necklace is my first adventure in peyote stitch. I decided I wanted to learn peyote stitch, so I downloaded some directions from the web and taught myself circular peyote. I used green iris seed beads and golden teardrops from my local craft store along with my all-time-favorite Czech glass druks that are clear with a partial dark blue AB coating.
I started out to make a necklace that was a single circular peyote tube with some dangles on it. Well, those beads had a mind of their own. The necklace just wouldn’t lie right and folded up in the middle. So I stabilized the middle of the necklace by stitching a second tubular layer of peyote stitch over the first, where I’d attached the dangles. I then had to add another row of teardrop fringe to balance the front. Because one tubular strand of peyote looked skimpy with two layers of fringe, I doubled the length of the tubular peyote on each side. Late one night, I folded the tubes and attached each end back into the stabilized fringe area. The next morning, when I went to put it on, I discovered a problem. I had attached the ends so I had two long U -shaped loops rather than two circles to slip over my head. How was I going to wear the necklace? I fashioned a button closure with three strands featuring my favorite druks and a glass foil bead I had in my stash. For the loop end, I worked circular peyote. TA DA!! All in all, I calculate that I spent about 100 hours of prayer on this necklace, considering that my top “beading speed” was 1½ inches of peyote in 15 minutes.

My hair is long, and I often hold it back with a headband. When, I found four whole strands of my favorite druks, I wire-wrapped them onto a headband from the local dollar store.

About 6 weeks later, my 13-year-old son was at the dollar store and bought me some slip-on sandals that had cheap beadwork on a plastic grid.
You guessed it! I ripped off the old beads and am halfway finished redecorating my sandles.