tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12875526019347129722012-01-28T09:34:30.093-08:00All you have to do is contemplate a simple grain of sand, and you will see in it all the marvels of creation. -Excerpted from “The Alchemist” by Paulo CoelhoKim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.comBlogger961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-23044369373857619472010-08-02T16:05:00.000-07:002010-08-14T10:08:57.632-07:00

I’ve been keeping a list! Here are some of my favorite places in San Francisco:Chinatown walking tour:http://www.chinatownwalk.com/page1/page1.html but sign-up at www.goldstar.com and you can get the tickets half off. My friends just went on this and said it was fascinating.Restaurants:The Tipsy Pig-the mac and cheese is to die for! (North Beach)http://www.thetipsypigsf.com/The Irish House (Union

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My boss and I are grandmas at the same time. Well my grandbaby is 8 months old and hers will be born in June. Close enough.Today a car seat was delivered. My boss thought it was for her daughter and called her and told her it was here. Then she looked at the shipping label and realized it had my name on it. I accused her of trying to steal my car seat. I called us the "dueling grandmas." The

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A bird in the shoe is worth two in the bush. Hmmm...or maybe it's worth a new pair of tennis shoes.My husband went to Open Mic last night and I met him there after yoga. I had dinner and watched several performers and my husband play. We stayed for a couple more performances. My husband kept fiddling with his shoe all evening. He said it didn't feel right. He thought maybe he stepped in something

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I haven't posted to this blog in awhile. I've been busy over at my yoga blog "Doing Nothing." I will now attempt to post to both blogs at least weekly. But please don't hold me to that. LOLI had to empty my studio out for awhile as my son, his wife and my granddaughter will be moving in with us this summer while they transition from Navy life to civilian life. I so look forward to bonding with

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I found a blog today Serendipitous. It was like finding a piece of poetry I connected with. It was snippets in words and photos, leaving you with an essence of the author's life. I felt an immediate kinship with someone I have never met.Serendipitous (adjective)1. Discovering something fortunate;the accidental discovery of something pleasant, valuable, or usefulSometimes I wander too far into a

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Social media has changed society as we know it both good and bad. Families and friends are using it to communicate instantly, strengthening relationships. We can instantly let you know that little Johnny has just taken his first step and present you with a video or photos. You can find people you have lost track of and pick up where you left off. But then, companies are having to write policies

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How will I spend the holidays this year? For some just mentioning “the holidays” can bring a shudder with all the stress, planning, traveling and overspending. But with some thought I think we can alleviate some of the bad vibes that come along with the entire hubbub of the holidays.My yoga instructor said to try and take the holidays easier this year. Make it simple as part of our practice. Make

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We are remodeling our offices at work. At the present moment we have no restroom. The whole remodel has been a challenge to work in. We've had to deal with hammering, sawing, jackhammers, dust, dirt. I thought the bathroom being gone was going to be the biggest problem, but maybe not. As I've written about before, everyone deals with the construction and change in a different way.We have several

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I'm a grandma! The instant I saw this little bundle my heart melted. She is beautiful. Lyra Adele Ritner, born September 12, 2009, 7 pounds, 14 oz. The second we heard my daughter-in-law was headed to the hospital, Boyd and I jumped in the car and drove 14 hours to see our new grandchild. We were exhausted by the time we got to Washington. We didn't get to the hospital until 10:30pm. We had to go

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My daughter-in-law's water just broke! We are on our way to Washington. We are going to be grandparents and their lives will be forever changed. Can't wait to get there. I'll update with photos when I can.

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The pounding of hammers inside, the rumble of the bulldozer outside, you could say it wasn’t the best atmosphere to try and conduct work. But I found myself tapping my foot to the time of the hammer. The rhythm of all the work around me was making a symphony of white noise. I was actually finding myself enjoying it. I felt insulated. I could feel the beat that it was making.Our office is in the

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Here at my son's house in Bremerton, Washington. I watched him and my husband put together a crib for the baby due in September. Watched my daughter-in-law's belly contort as little Lyra squirmed around trying to find some more room in there. It all brings back so many memories. Seems like it was just yesterday I was experiencing all that first hand and now here is my little boy as a man about to

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How do you live in the now? You must have a passion, something to focus on, a goal, a dream, something to strive for. The gentle rocking of a sleeping baby in your arms, the sweet baby smell, your breathing synchronized with his as his warm little body melds into yours. You can think of nothing else but keeping them warm and safe. People are talking around you but you can only hear the breathing

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I had to bring the Mikita to work with me this week. Nothing like a change of pace and power tools to make your job interesting. We moved our business into one building because we sold the other building. We had to empty it out and get everyone and everything into a smaller pace. Not an impossible task, just a lot of work. Our budget is small and my boss and I are the labor. We put on our jeans

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Early bird gets the sea glass or so I thought. My husband and I headed out at 6:40 am this morning to hike down to our favorite sea glass spot before work. There was a negative tide and we thought by getting there so early we would be the only ones on the beach. We hike down to our spot, out of breath before our caffeine fix in the morning and look down at the beach…there are already three people

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I cringe every time I pick something up off the floor in my bedroom or when I slip on a pair of shoes that's been laying on the floor. Why? Lizards, snakes and rodents find their way into our house on a regular basis. All thanks to my lovely kitties. They tend to end up under my shoe rack hiding under a boot or inside a shoe that didn't get put back. I shake each shoe out before I put it on. My

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Marble! Not just your regular small marble but a giant marble. The shooter. Cool! It's light green when you hold it up to the light and it's got that twirly thing inside it. Ok, I didn't find it, but my husband did. It rolled up at his feet in the surf in Half Moon Bay. Talk about awesome.

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My parent's went out to dinner last night; she ate two trees.Hmmmm.........

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Visiting my parents’ house on Easter weekend we had our second experience with Molly the Saint Bernard. Last time we were there she was a bouncy puppy of about 35 pounds with sharp puppy teeth. She ate my husband’s glasses and left several holes in various clothing pieces. A couple of months later she was as big as me and weighed 70 pounds with the biggest head you’ve ever seen. I was afraid of

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My husband, Boyd loves to describe how the wine tastes when we are imbibing. Sometimes he overuses a term or two like chewy and legs. We went to Napa for our 27th wedding anniversary to tour the wineries. At the first winery I grabbed a mailing list card and a pen as we started tasting. We took the first sip and Boyd said, "robust." I wrote it down. My first mistake was telling him what I was

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It was late. I spent the day at AT&T Park for the opening day of the Giant’s. We had a great time, the Giant’s won and the rain cleared for the game. I came home and unfortunately had to work on my taxes, the appointment to get them done is on Thursday. I’m cutting it a little short this year. By about midnight I crawled into bed and tried to go to sleep. I was just drifting off when Darryl the

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Last week we went out to dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant, Cafe Gibraltar in El Granada. The atmosphere was wonderful. I've always loved everything I've eaten there. That night it was rabbit and duck, superb dishes. We were celebrating our anniversary and shared a bottle of wine. After dinner we had a Greek Float. It had Ouzo gelato with a fig compote, an original and savory dessert. Our

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Living on the San Mateo Coast in the Bay Area for 13 years I recently realized I hadn’t taken the time to really explore the Greater Bay Area. Sure I’d been to the major tourist areas when our out of town guests arrived. But there is so much more to do here. Being an empty nester, bored, and feeling creative, my husband and I set out one day every week as our adventure day, playing tourists in

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Don't miss this episode of Treasure Hunter: Kirsten Gum. Part of this show was filmed at my house! Check out the news article in the Half Moon Bay Review about the filming. My friend and business partner Aileen Cabral of The Art of Sea Glass did a sequence showing Kirsten how to make jewelry with sea glass. You might even see a couple of seconds of me, if I didn't end up on the cutting room

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We drove down to Southern California to visit with relatives a couple of weekends ago. Now that we don’t have kids at home, we packed our car with room to spare and took off for a long weekend. I had one box of jewelry to return to my friend and business associate, Aileen. I sold some of her sea glass jewelry over the holidays. But somehow when we packed the car to come back home it was stuffed

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"Bummer." This is a word that I used to raise my kids. When they would call and say I forgot something at school, I would say, "Bummer. What are you going to do about it?" I would give three strikes from the start of the school year. Since I worked near home and school it wasn't too much of a deal for me to go back and get something for them. But it was annoying. So we set-up early on the three

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Right before I left work on December 23rd our office was being overrun by ants. It's been cold and rainy and they always come in when that happens. I have a pest control guy that comes by once a month and puts ant pellets out around the building and that keeps them at bay most of the time. But they don't like to get wet.Employees wanted action or they were going to take their own, as in a can of

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Merry Christmas!It's Christmas Eve and all I have left to do is make a pumpkin cheesecake. All the presents are wrapped, the house is all decorated. We're getting ready to open presents on the phone with our son and daughter-in-law in Washington. A new tradition for us when we can't all get together.It's a very stress free holiday this year. No traveling, no big dinner to cook. We'll be visiting

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"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all."-from the movie "The Princess Diaries" (2001)I received this quote in my email from one of those quote of the day emails. I loved the quote and then laughed when I saw the source. But how appropriate the source when I think of

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"I miss sexual harassment in the workplace. I know they aren’t touching my butt or talking to me that way anymore because it’s illegal. It’s not because I’m over 40! Really, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it."This was the conversation at my ladies lunch the other day. Someone had to take a sexual harrasement web class and said they really missed the sexual harassment. LOL! I know what she

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My 20-year-old daughter is in New York City tonight. She’s their visiting friends and exploring the possibility of being a nanny for the next year. Oh to be 20 and free and exploring the city that never sleeps. How is it that she get’s to go to New York before me? Ok, really I was there first. I flew to St Lucia in June and had to change planes in New York. We had breakfast in the airport at JFK.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-77587218108731329162008-11-26T19:20:00.000-08:002008-11-27T09:00:39.493-08:00

So, my mother-in-law's recipe for stuffing really doesn't call for 4 pounds of butter. But that's what I buy every year because of the way my husband wrote it down when he asked his mother how to make stuffing about 20 years ago. I always swear it says 3-4 lbs of butter and it's really 3/4 lbs of butter. Logically that makes more sense, but my husband always said there's lots of butter in here

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-43924628277157202592008-11-26T09:41:00.000-08:002008-11-26T19:04:10.154-08:00

All of our friends always get together the Saturday after Thanksgiving and have a big party. We basically do another Thanksgiving feast and everyone brings their favorite dishes and our hosts deep fry the turkey outside. The men really enjoy this part because there is always the threat of danger when deep frying a turkey. Thankfully they know what they are doing and haven't burned the house down.

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My nephew came a week early. Six pounds 19 1/2 inches long. Mom and baby are doing fine and it looks like dad is in love with his new son. He came early because I bought plane tickets for next week to be there when he was scheduled to be born. My mom called last night and told me he's coming out in an hour and a half. I quickly concluded that I could not get get there that fast. It is a six to

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Just in time for the holidays, I have custom sea glass jewelry for sale from the Art of Sea Glass. It will only be available here from November 24th through November 30th, so don't miss out. If you are in the Half Moon Bay/Coastside area and are interested in hosting a party please contact me at kimlritner@yahoo.com or stop by and see me during the week.Don't forget I have many spectacular

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-65572892543605163062008-11-17T13:31:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:16:43.814-08:00

This weekend my family took a three hour cruise on The Lady Washington. The ship was visiting Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, California. They will be in Half Moon Bay all week and will still be giving sailing tours November 22 and 23rd before the set sail for Moss Landing.We had unusually warm weather for November. The seas were calm and alas there was no wind. But not to fear the Lady

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My sister is having a baby. She's scheduled for a c-section the day before Thanksgiving. My sister thought she would never have children, but at 43 she and her fiance discovered they were going to be parents. Surprise! She has been a pre-school teacher forever and loves children. Although I think she believes all children are three years old. She will be pleasantly surprised to find out that this

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-43597177784357790252008-10-22T12:42:00.000-07:002008-11-14T12:08:21.534-08:00

I am on the Board of directors for the non-profit Young Actors Workshop. It's an orginization I've been involved with for the last 12 years. My children were both in the program when they were younger. I continued on as a board member because I believe in the directors and programs mission statement.This year we jumped back in to help at the Haunted House. Auri Naggar is the director and he

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Every celebration in my childhood was blessed with a spice cake that my grandma made. It was my favorite. It didn't matter if there was birthday cake or pumpkin pies there was always spice cake too. I always had a piece of everything. "Yes, I'll have a piece of spice cake with my pumpkin pie and pecan pie. Yes, put whip cream on top the pies." It's a wonder I don't weigh 300 pounds.Just the smell

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The wedding I helped planned for my son and daughter-in-law was magical. It was misty and felt like we were in Medieval England. Everybody came in costume. The food was wonderful. A good time was had by all. More to follow on details of the wedding. I'm still recovering from it!

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RAIN!!!!!!!!!!! Well, of course it does. We planned an outdoor Renaissance themed wedding in a redwood forest with people coming from all over the country dressed in costumes with hats and swords. Why wouldn't it rain? The weather report says there will be a chance of showers on Saturday. But I'm thinking that we'll be up on top of a mountain so it will be too high for those rain clouds. Yup,

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Panic! So how do you make rice for a 100 people? Ok really, it's only 80 people, but still....My friends and I are catering my sons wedding ourselves. The wedding is small and the food is fairly simple. So as I make the final plans of who is doing what, I asked one of my friends if she would be in charge of the two side dishes. Now you have to understand this group of friends, we put on at least

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-57664672472188350452008-09-16T09:50:00.000-07:002008-09-16T11:18:18.860-07:00

My 20 year old daughter is working at a restaurant and has to wear all black. So she went out and bought some flat black shoes that were a little dressier than her normal tennis shoes or flip flops. She was getting ready to go out the door the other day and she pulled up her socks and said, "Look, I'm wearing 'mom socks.'" She had borrowed a pair of my trouser socks to go with her new dressier

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-28196752574925450742008-09-12T13:49:00.000-07:002008-09-12T14:01:33.026-07:00

I've been busy wedding planning for my son's wedding. I thought it was going to be easy. I've planned many big parties and events before. So many details! But there is something emotional tied to doing your child's wedding. Maybe it's the letting go of something old and bringing together something new. The combining of families. The meeting of new people. The hope for the future....wow that's a

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-50366137773101679602008-09-05T16:02:00.000-07:002008-09-05T16:20:55.227-07:00

This printer was just asking for it. It was old, temperamental and noisy as hell. We think it's about 15 years old. It just wouldn't die. But it finally gave out and forced us to send the files we printed with it electronically to our printer. One of those weeds you just keep stepping over. Now we are asking ourselves, "why didn't we do this sooner?"

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-10006522866937284702008-08-31T09:37:00.000-07:002008-08-31T09:44:23.786-07:00

Awwww.....to be a cat. Take time this weekend to relax and hang out. Darryl my lounging cat says it's good for you.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-15150655286042214472008-08-28T09:58:00.001-07:002008-08-28T15:20:28.220-07:00

On Monday I was able to fill in for our photographer at the Half Moon Bay Review and take the photos for a story about the first day of school. The reporter and I followed a kindergartner from getting up at his house through recess at his school. Since my youngest turned 20 on Sunday it certainly brought up a lot of memories for me. It seems just like yesterday that I was dropping my kids off at

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-25438758131455754812008-08-26T16:23:00.000-07:002008-08-28T15:22:53.333-07:00

We were at the Cheesecake Factory at the top of Macy's in San Francisco on Sunday and the famous Brown Twins of San Francisco sat at the table next to us. They were adorable. I've never seen them before. But when I googled famous twins in San Francisco, there they were! I hope when I'm 81 i'm up to flirting with waiters and walking around San Francisco dressed to the nines! You've gotta love The

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-8907174759587404642008-08-22T10:33:00.000-07:002008-08-22T10:51:31.785-07:00

This is my favorite photo from the Golden gate Renaissance Faire on August 17, 2008. They all looked like they were having such a fun time!

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-6526407213004938752008-08-21T12:15:00.000-07:002008-08-22T10:50:35.962-07:00

I went to the Golden Gate Renaissance Faire in San Francisco on Sunday. Picked up lots of ideas for my sons renaissance themed wedding in Ocotober. Found lots of accessories for the costumes and was entertained by the many guilds that were there. I posted the photos on my photo website and received an email from Frau Minna of the St Max Guild as I had captured their guild with a couple of my

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-47032533925304056232008-07-23T10:23:00.000-07:002008-07-23T17:03:35.579-07:00

Check out the Half Moon Bay Review's story on our Travel Channel episode.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-13077309514362083102008-07-10T11:37:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:36:28.563-08:00

The Travel Channel was at my house last week filming for an episode of Treasure Hunter: Kirsten Gum. They filmed in my livingroom, with my sea glass and art as a backdrop. Of course it was all about sea glass! My friend and business partner, Aileen Cabral was there giving a sea glass jewelry lesson. You'll have to check out the episode which will air at the end of the year. I'll keep you updated

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-16336824166131437972008-06-26T13:07:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:36:29.263-08:00

St Lucia, West Indies was a fabulous place to vacation. I really relaxed and had a more local experience than most tourists might, thanks to some really good friends that will be retiring there in the next couple of years. Stayed in one of their villas. Hired a local cook and steel band for a party one night in their backyard. Chicken Roti, a curried chicken dish wrapped in a handmade tortilla (

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-53266598113777570362008-06-11T14:38:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:36:29.383-08:00

On vacation!!!! Can you guess where I'm at? You can bet I'll be looking for sea glass!

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-60179689607023653392008-06-03T13:29:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:29.623-08:00

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." George Bernard Shaw Good advice on my birthday!I'm off for cocktails and an Italian meal. Ciao!

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-66137461590311720182008-05-23T15:29:00.001-07:002008-05-23T16:03:01.751-07:00

I just sent off several giclees and photo cards to a gallery in Iowa City, Iowa!Glassando Art Gallery is involved with a gallery walk for the month of June and will be showcasing my friend Aileen Cabral's Art of Sea Glass jewelry collection along with my sea glass giclees and cards. Glassando carries art glass jewelry.So, if you are in Iowa, stop by Glassando Art Gallery.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-18143668933155632822008-05-19T19:47:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:30.093-08:00

Encaustics is an ancient art form. Painting with beeswax and pigment. These are the pieces I created in class on Sunday. The top one has sea glass embedded in it. It is called "Hunting for Sea Glass." The second one incorporated one of my paintings that I copied onto paper and a sketch I did. I call it "Naked. Open."As I painted the wax on the board I felt so free, so unaware of time as I created

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-52865205127327457912008-05-16T15:58:00.001-07:002008-05-16T16:19:41.701-07:00

I'm taking a class on encaustic painting on Sunday with a local Bay Area artist, Eileen Goldenberg. Check out her website http://www.eileenpgoldenberg.com/Can't wait to try out this medium. There are so many possibilities. My mind is spinning. I can't wait to learn about it. Eileen says painting with encaustics is using beeswax, dammar resin and pigment. "Encaustic" means to burn in. She

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-21098169011717271552008-05-11T10:58:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:30.281-08:00

My sister is having a baby! I get to be an Aunt again. For Mother's Day I gave her my favorite essay on Motherhood that I found in Reader's Digest years ago. I paired it with a photo of my daughter and I.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-74189503522811852732008-04-29T16:52:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:30.527-08:00

Went to Paso Robles, Ca over the weekend for our annual wine tasting girl's weekend out. Had a wonderful time and got lots of ideas. I brought these small bowls home. I am going to do a collage with these colors. Maybe even start with this photo as a base and see what I get.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-44353032495636217192008-04-24T09:30:00.001-07:002008-04-24T09:38:14.830-07:00

The banner I made for Aileen's website link is posted! Take a look, it's the Art of Sea Glass on the links page. Be sure to visit her site.http://seaglassassociation.org/Links-SeaGlass.phpAnyone else need an ad or banner? :) I can be persuaded to do this some more. I'll just ad that to the list of things I do. I should do one for myself-duh!!!!

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-49517124333006876592008-04-23T06:34:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:31.364-08:00

I've been playing around in photoshop for my friend Aileen. She needed a banner for a website. I'm having a lot of fun learning this program. It took a lot longer than I thought it would.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-20723103978848254922008-04-22T18:52:00.001-07:002008-04-22T19:19:11.074-07:00

My cats have made my house a "Snake Farm!" Last night 3 snakes, 2 lizards. Today, 1 dead lizard (so far) in the hall. Snake Farm. Just sounds nasty. Ewwwwwww!!!!!

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-14531674862956431152008-04-19T15:21:00.001-07:002008-04-19T17:12:49.170-07:00

It's zenful work if you can get it! My photographs and art are often inspired by water and the beach. A very peaceful zen feeling to my work over the last couple of years.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-32340690813726438602008-04-19T13:24:00.001-07:002008-04-19T14:09:51.321-07:00

This is way too much fun! Here's a photo shoot I did at a classic car show at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California a couple of years ago. If you can't tell I like Mustangs.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-30738674642454522642008-04-19T13:05:00.001-07:002008-04-19T13:19:49.972-07:00

This is a video I made on www.animoto.com , very cool site. Easy to use. Thanks to Martha Marshall for introducing me to this site on her blog.These are all my photos at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, California. It's within walking distance of my house! Lot's of inspiration here in the Half Moon Bay area.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-20069729771479553842008-04-16T16:41:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:36:31.575-08:00

The cats have graduated to gophers! Hallelujah! They are official gophernators. Darryl just played with the poor thing, but his sister took it away from him and finished the job. She is no nonsense and very ninja like in her approach. However, we did find another tailless live lizard in the house. Where are all the tails? I just don't want to know.Score: Boy kitty-many sticks/4 live snakes/3 live

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-3534395962867260892008-04-15T11:46:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:31.818-08:00

PoetryMusicPhilosophyContemplation Still working on this. Needed to let it sit for a few days. It needs a little tweaking.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-62030333717489869072008-04-14T11:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:32.060-08:00

My husband snapped this photo with his phone off our deck the other night. Wow! What a beautiful weekend we had here on the coast. It's the first time I've worn shorts in years here. Spent a lot of time in the sun this weekend. We are very fortunate to live right across the street from the Pacific Ocean. The colors are always so inspiring. I worked a good portion of the day in my studio Sunday

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-8782023424974728622008-04-02T08:34:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:36:32.154-08:00

Early Sunday evening I called the cats in from outside for their dinner. They come running when I click the pop top on the can of cat food because I am the revered opener of cans. Of course, they will only eat the canned food with gravy. They lap up all the gravy first and then eat the chunks of meat. Darryl never finishes his food but his sister cleans up hers and what ever he leaves. This

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-6513910288565432012008-04-01T10:14:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:32.509-08:00

I thought when my son moved out and went in the Navy that I was done with reptiles and other small creatures living in my house. We had them all; snakes, lizards, frogs, crawdads, fish, rats. I never knew what he was going to catch or bring home. As long as he cared for them and they didn't get out, I was fine with it.I put my foot down when he caught the garter snake and tried to keep him in a

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-64991976649081281902008-03-26T15:00:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:36:32.723-08:00

I went for a walk the other day at lunch up to the Our Lady of the Pillar cemetery in Half Moon Bay. This scene was what I saw on the other side of the cemetery. The purple flowers were full of honey bees and bumble bees. The flowers were very fragrant and I love how the fog was hugging the hills. A very Half Moon Bay scene.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-76634347303138509862008-03-17T14:35:00.000-07:002008-03-17T14:41:27.079-07:00

So Darryl has moved up from stick catcher to wigglin' stick catcher. My husband was doing yard work this weekend and the cats were out there with him. Darryl (the boy) saw something in the bushes and started circling it. He then nabbed it and brought it over to my husband. Darryl probably thought it was another stick, but this one was wigglin'. It was a garden snake wiggiling away in his mouth.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-43176152677185234342008-03-14T10:30:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:32.906-08:00

Our male kitten, Darryl is getting huge. He has started venturing outside and has discovered hunting...well, stick hunting that is. He started with leaves and is now dragging large dried pampas grass sticks into the yard by dragging them up the hill. He was just bringing one into the yard the other day when he spotted my husband. The cat gave him a look like he'd been caught doing something bad.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-52609541588354234292008-03-13T15:54:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:33.521-08:00

Tulips, tulips everywhere!I love that tulips come in so many colors. They are the only flower that keeps growing after they are cut. Every day they change color, shape and size. They are a work in progress. They never stop evolving as they wither away and they continue to surprise you with their beauty each day.The yellow and red tulips are rare and came from Oku Nursery in Half Moon Bay. The

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-51187105051368507622008-02-02T12:11:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:36:33.785-08:00

My friend Aileen Cabral is having a "Happy Hour Sea Glass Show" at her house next weekend to sell her sea glass jewelry. She wants me to send some of my note cards down. I pretty much sold out of everything I made in 2007 so I'll be assembling note cards this weekend! I learned a lot about putting them together last year and what sells and what doesn't. Most people like to frame them and not send

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-8847413519346854502008-01-18T05:27:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:36:34.354-08:00

Last night at OpenMic I got up on stage and read my poem about Auri. Frightening and invigorating all at the same time. I can't say getting up in front of people is my favorite thing, it probably never will be. It's just good to know I can do it, without being totally terrified. To top it all off, everyone liked my poem. Thanks Auri!The photos above are from an OpenMic on October 11, 2007. Cowboy

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-58523655857273085562008-01-17T08:56:00.001-08:002008-12-10T21:36:34.527-08:00

My inspiration for the day is Auri Naggar. This is Auri at the haunted house at the Pumpkin Festival 2007. He is the director of Young Actor's Workshop. My kids went to his classes when they were younger and I'm still on the board of directors. He teaches through improv theater and has brought so much talent out of kids that didn't even know they had it. He showed me that in the midst of chaos

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-72033203120726617342008-01-16T06:48:00.000-08:002008-01-16T15:36:47.855-08:00

I read somewhere yesterday that you should paint until you don't realize you're using paint anymore. I instantly understood that. Paint is just color and texture to me, a way to get my thoughts visualized. Like poetry it's an abstract way to get the visions in your head into a form others can see.I'll have to find the website I found that thought on and post it later. Here's the website:http://

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-13138214030936641772008-01-14T17:01:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:36:34.697-08:00

In several abstract paintings I've done, I end up with a woman's form repeating in many places. I'll do it without even thinking about it. I'll usually start with a curve I liked, from a photo I've taken. Usually it's from a woman's photo and I'll go from there. So this time I'm purposely starting with an abstract of a woman and going from there. I'm doing several sketches and studies to find out

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-39479817325186966212008-01-02T17:00:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:36:34.912-08:00

The end of 2007 was too eventful for me and not enough about creating! I was selling sea glass products (which I guess I've got to do if I keep making the stuff), working full time plus at the newspaper, training a new business manager at another paper, doing holiday stuff, and dealing with health issues with my daughter. Travel, travel, travel. Stress, stress, stress!October: Discovered my 19

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-65961105093823594142007-11-06T11:39:00.000-08:002007-11-06T11:43:15.531-08:00

Well I finally have my studio and computer set up in a room all to myself!!!!! It's not totally together yet, but I'll be painting and creating by this weekend. I can lock the kitties out when I need to concentrate and have open paint sitting out. I'll post some photos this weekend. I'll actually be able to stand up and paint and have all my photo stuff out at the same time. Can't wait to dig in!

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-83434878867004407562007-10-15T11:08:00.000-07:002007-10-15T11:14:42.356-07:00

The Sea Glass Festival in Santa Cruz was a huge success. We did so much better than we could have imagined! So we signed up for another festival in Southern California at the Thousand Oaks Street Fair. They had a few opening and we had inventory left, so we will be there on Sunday, October 21, 2007. I have to make about 300 notecards this week for the event-no big deal! Except I bought the wrong

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-15239930813696399672007-09-17T06:58:00.000-07:002007-09-17T07:04:58.890-07:00

I worked on 14 paintings this weekend! About half were things I put finishing touches on or changed and I put 7 new ones together. I cranked up the Vilvadi and painted from 6 am to 5:30 pm on Saturday. I have to say I was in the zone. I have enough paintings for my show in October. Now I'll work on the photographs and notecards. The problem is I went to Blick's Art store yesterday and they were

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-67325736323121025802007-09-14T06:50:00.000-07:002007-09-14T06:51:52.354-07:00

My giclee of "Rare Shards" showed up the other day. It turned out fantastic. I'm going to order a few more before my show. My photos on canvas, what a perfect mix of medias. Love it.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-76274727453508115432007-09-11T07:11:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:35.706-08:00

My first home show was quite successful. I really liked how everything came together.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-53146796619758451922007-09-06T14:02:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:35.884-08:00

It was really satisfying to look at all of my framed Sea Glass photos, paintings, jewelry, notecards and see the whole theme come together. I just read the best article by Martha Marshall on about.com about putting a body of work together. As soon as I'm done with sea glass I'm going to start on my next series. I think I'll be doing rust as my theme.

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-87853612973628724492007-09-06T13:20:00.000-07:002007-09-06T14:02:11.331-07:00

When you purchase frames at the last minute! I bought some frames for my upcoming shows and they stated they were 11x14 and would fit a standard mat. But they were just about 1/4" short of that. I really didn't think I'd need to bring a ruler with me. I guess when you are working on a shoestring budget you get what you pay for. Can't wait to get to the point where I can pay someone to do my

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-10001071301394495132007-08-22T19:24:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:36:36.278-08:00

I had this empty frame sitting on the floor on top of my painters canvas and really liked the paint spills behind it. So I cut a piece of the canvas out and painted some of the earring colors with it and here is the outcome. I'll use this for the "Happy Hour Sea Glass" show I'm having at my house in a couple of weeks and then at the Sea Glass Festival in Santa Cruz in October. Can't believe how

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-89796115636570032422007-08-21T16:21:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:36.725-08:00

These sweet things can cause havoc with a computer. I couldn't figure out why my mouse stopped working on my computer at home. I banged my mouse up and down trying to get it to work. I grabbed the cord and jiggled it. Then I felt it, kitty bite marks in the mouse cord! Looks like I'll have to replace it. It only works half the time. If I hold the cord at just the right angle it works great, but

Kim Ritnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262982594260335917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287552601934712972.post-31318319212103311392007-08-19T15:04:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:36:37.814-08:00

Today we took a walk on this fabulous beach. It's a bit of a hike to get there, but so worth the effort. We collected some tiny pebbles of sea glass. They are tiny jewels. The finish on the sea glass here is different than other beaches, highly polished and smooth instead of a rough patina. Usually you only find tiny ones there this time of year. We also saw a sea lion in the surf real near the

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My sea glass paintings are done in acrylic and I've added real sea glass to them. I'm inspired by the beautiful colors of sea glass. I am also obsessed with sea glass hunting!

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This is a collage I did for my daughter's room. She gave me a general idea of colors and items she wanted in it. Should finish the frame for it tonight and have it hung up. It's done in acrylic, paper and resin tiles.

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This is a collage I just finished for my bedroom. It incorporates photos printed on canvas, acrylics, stamps and paper. I just finished putting the frame together last night. Ok my husband and I finished the frame last night and hung it up. I needed something to go with my new furniture and bedspread.

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Life isn't about finding yourself.Life is about creating yourself.-George Bernard ShawHow do you create yourself?Start with what you love. Find that thing that makes you forget what time it is, that thing that makes you so lost in thought you don't realize it's dark out already.

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You can’t always live in paradise,the poetry was written in the sand,“Close your eyes, shout to the wind.This is paradise!”Around she turned, the sand still there.The fresh ocean breeze,the sweet smell of sage,the sun beating downwarming her skin.The waves breaking,the sea glass shining in the sand.In between the waves crashingShe hears the sea let out a mournful wailan ancient sadness,or just

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