Video Posts
Crunchy Christmas House Tour 2016 – 2017
Oh the inferences I had trying to film this video! I had every intention of filming it way before the holiday was over. But then the kids were home. And then it was overcast. And then winter hit and it was overcast all the time. I picked the whole house up one day and was just about to film and then everybody came home. Here’s the thing, I’ve got a family and a life. I like to separate them and sometimes they can’t be. So here’s the crunchy Christmas House Tour 2017 with me studdering and stumbling and it’s OK....
read moreLive to Tape Chats Starring Me
Since the end of July, I have been doing live video broadcasts from my Shalavee.com Facebook page here. My thoughts were that I like talking and people like to see people talk so why the heck don’t I start talking online. Subjects have included Burnout, Creativity, and Perfectionism which was the talk the screen froze and I had to finish in another broadcast. Irony is a funny sexy thing. After I am done taping the 10 -12 minute video, the live video goes to “tape” and is held on my page forever more. As of today, I have done...
read moreConfidence Video Talk
I am guided by the belief that if I show up and do the work I’m thinking about, I’ll know what to do next. Trying hard to just follow my inspirations and feelings where they lead me and then present them in my best words on my blog. A long time ago it occurred to me, that if I spoke my words out loud to camera, that may mean more to those I’m talking to. But the confidence to be on camera instead of behind it had not been bestowed upon me. Until now. This has been a long time coming doing more in front of the camera....
read moreDay Of the Dead Art
Just say yes to more pictorial fun for the Halloween Holiday. For this final day, I thought I’d do a little, or large, tribute to the Day of the Dead. What the heck is it you ask? Here’s an official sounding blurb I copied to explain it. Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday observed throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico where...
read moreHouse Decorating Tour : Summer 2014
You know how you decide you’re going to do something and then you keep postponing it. And putting it off. And scheduling it to then reschedule it. Well that was definitely happening with my house decorating tour video shoot. You may or not remember my making this promise in My Decorating Style post. I, like many, have tons of ideas about how I want to make things better. I focus on what hasn’t happened instead of the overall picture. I know from perfection and this house ain’t it. I’m a tree studier instead of a forest...
read moreBeyblades, Baby, and Grammy
This past Christmas of ’13, Eamon really wanted Beyblades. They are tops people and the Japanese animation artist have created an exciting video series around them. They battle and have really cool names and talk in really high excited voices not unlike Speed Racer episodes. So I happened to take video of him “ripping” Bey Blades with his Grammy behind the sofa. Somehow, I can’t imagine anything sweeter or more life showing than this simple video of them playing. It’s so mundane, it’s...
read moreCrunchy Christmas House Tour Video For 2013 -2014
The day has finally come. I am letting go of control and inviting the world to come in for a house tour. I’ve dreamed of this day. I knew when this day came, if I risked this much, I would be ready to risk almost anything. So welcome to my Crunchy Christmas Video House Tour , 2013 -2014. You get to see my downstairs dressed up in pretty holiday finery and a bonus at the end. A guest appearance. And you get to see me in the mirror a couple of times. Hopefully it will zing by so quickly, you won’t notice that I have my curtains...
read moreBally Eden’s TV Commercial
And finally I bring you the television commercial for Bally Eden. A 30 second spot I paid big bucks to have produced and shown on local cable. I think HGTV was one of the stations I chose to run it on. This was a risk for me because there was no money. And sadly, it really didn’t drive traffic my way either. That was me behind the counter, yes. And a lovely lady who worked for me named Cindy was the customer. I’m also the magical force that opens the door in the beginning. I laid on the floor in the entry hall. When people told...
read moreThreshermen’s Event
Down here on the “slower lower shore” in Caroline County, Maryland, they have an Annual Wheat Threshing Steam & Gas Engine Show in August. This was their 53rd. Located on the route south from Denton, Maryland to Federalsburg, this hootinanny is held in a great big field and features an antique tractor show, flea market vendors, some sort of small engine race, and these amazing dinosaur steam-driven tractors. There are plenty of campers parked towards the back indicating it’s a weekend event for the exhibitors. And for...
read moreA Video of 3 Month Old Fiona “Talking”
Well, I already shared it with everyone on Facebook. I thought I might want to go ahead and share it with you my dear readers. orry to have neglected you. You Tube is a great idea and a pain in the buhunkis (sp?) to upload. But worth it. The video records what little babies are doing at the 3 month mark. Fascinating. Mark messed me up by clicking and recording at the same time. You can see her respond to his phone noises. Enjoy...
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