tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301171312024-03-13T23:39:40.917-04:00Deepwater JournalMy name is Dina Kerik. I've written all my life and I love reading women's words, their experiences, their point of view on life and history. This is a electronic version of the small circulation quarterly I put out during the 1990s. My other love is fiber and lint. I'll be sharing some how-tos with lint as well as the Deepwater Journal morphs. All submissions published in the Journal are copyrighted by their contributors.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-49220112179516772182011-03-15T03:26:00.002-04:002011-03-15T03:31:43.729-04:00I'm Still HereThe doctors gave me about 6 months to 22 months. I'm still here and will celebrate my 2 year anniversary of my diagnosis in July along with my 64th birthday. I'm tired most days and will not take any of the chemo recommended, although I did have one slipped to me in the guise of a hormone to control spread. Bullshit. Remember this ploy and don't fall for it.I experienced all of these horribleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-4081581018430967372009-12-02T02:38:00.004-05:002009-12-03T04:51:50.072-05:00Catch Up KetchupSo much for a diary as this unfolds. Fast forward to now. I've read everything I can possibly find on IBC, have had a visit with the oncologist and a staging MRI. The MRI put me at III B because I have tumors that have invaded my chest wall through the pectoral muscle and because lymph glands are fully engaged and happily pumping the stuff out. The junior oncologist - don't know if he started Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-61618911925950261812009-10-06T04:54:00.004-04:002009-10-06T05:02:48.809-04:00ConvoBefore I get back to my story, I'd like to share with you a convo (Etsy shorthand for personal conversation) from one of my friends there. She has survived the allopathic routine less one boob and was telling me some of the things that set her off about the reaction to breast cancer. This was my answer.Bernita,You undoubtedly have some of the biggest set of cajones in the neighborhood of planetUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-61251152172072000362009-10-01T23:07:00.005-04:002009-10-05T02:30:36.900-04:00The Big CI have the Big C the kind of which is destined to rapidly approach the Big D very soon. The Big C is Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). A particularly nasty and ferocious type of cancer and one not well known. IBC represents 1-3% (some sources say as much as 6%) of all breast cancers making it a rare and dangerous ruffian. It does not usually present as a lump, although that is what led me toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-81057179785617552412009-09-16T14:56:00.001-04:002009-09-16T14:56:57.357-04:00Peace Day"Hearts for Peace": International Day of Peace MovieUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-46422242254256422972009-09-02T06:08:00.004-04:002009-09-02T06:43:02.510-04:00Apatx Latorre's New WomanSo. Friend Apatx calls and says he's just finished his latest painting and would I look at it. Answering with the Southern affirmative referencing the nether parts of cats, I tell him to send her. She knocks my socks off as does all his women.This man truly loves women. He gets them the way Don Juan De Marco got them. And allthough there's nothing carnal in that statement, he does make love to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-18631012494250381812009-08-26T00:29:00.002-04:002009-08-26T00:57:21.911-04:00The Business of LifeI've been reminded and hunted down by several stars in my life that I haven't paid much attention here lately. Excuses are abundant, but it boils down to just a few: I'm busy out of my mind since my Deepwater Trading Company shop on Etsy.com has taken off. And I just emerged from my Persephone part of the year. Yes. I know that herselfs journey took place during the winter months, but I'm a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-84294775818263746682009-06-19T07:22:00.003-04:002009-06-19T07:29:08.044-04:00How To Make A Twenty Minute Skirt From A Great Crafty Blog!For all you skirt lovers out there, I found another very simple skirt project. Just adorable! You could lengthen the fabric to make an ankle duster as well!Shabby Apple Dresses And Accessories blog has lovely projects and features for you to try. Visit her site for the complete tute!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-52012088379546272662009-05-20T22:21:00.004-04:002009-05-20T22:25:46.765-04:00Sand Fantasy Artist Ilana YahavFriend Linda Melville sent me this video and I just had to share it with you. So incredible to watch the work evolve, be changed, gone. So ephemeral, just like life. Just when you think it's one thing, it changes and you're off on a different road.The artist is Ilana Yahav. On her site, you can see more videos.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-10785007893872425792009-05-13T02:06:00.004-04:002009-05-13T02:23:18.897-04:00Full Circle - Another Wrap SkirtI can't seem to get too enthused about anything than work and health, both mine and others these days. But I found this cute little circle wrap skirt and have to share it with you. It comes from Burda Style online magazine who offer both free and low cost patterns.I bought Burda pattern magazines for years during the 1970s -1990s. Their founder had the brilliant idea of including a huge Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-45179823885407215112009-03-25T11:47:00.006-04:002009-03-25T12:20:38.703-04:00Miracle Wrap Skirt: Pattern And Instructions!! The Divine Ms de Hart in herMiracle Wrap SkirtBeginner's versionAdvanced VersionI've been consumed with trying to determine how to draft a free pattern for you that did not require a degree in physics for this timeless garment, when...poof! What should appear in my email, but the EN-tire project WITH pattern, WITH detailed instructions, WITH a ton of pictures!! See. That's magic. All I have to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-7759338242342473492009-03-24T19:29:00.003-04:002009-03-24T19:34:40.495-04:00Never Say Never - Dardos Literary AwardI have said that I wouldn't accept or pass on another award. And then, here comes my good friend Bernie with a Dardos Award. Okay. JUST this one more! Honest! She said:"Hey Dina Belle ...I've passed on my award to you! Who in the world deserves it more? The blog post is below.How is your leg, dear one? I do hope you are healing. I suspect that nasty a fall will take some time. Oooh I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-37651373433804444832009-03-10T01:59:00.003-04:002009-03-10T02:44:34.882-04:00Tech Meets FashionHussein Chalayan - Probes: Skin Dresses:(I'll be posting another segment of Talis and Littlefoot soon, just needed to share these incredible designers with you!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-7507243387242565942009-03-01T13:40:00.008-05:002009-03-01T14:57:26.256-05:00The Adventures of Talis and Littlefoot - Part 3A racket started around the corner coming from the direction of South Gate. “Ah, that sounds hopeful”! Talis said as metal on metal, screams and shouts punctuated the air. She was up on Stranger's back, sword in one hand, rabbit in the other as Littlfoot glided up behind her using Stranger's tail as a ladder. They pelted down the small street and swung onto the main road towards the gate. FromUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-25485040983186907032009-02-22T01:26:00.010-05:002009-02-22T21:08:41.528-05:00The Adventures of Talis and Littlefoot: Part 2Stranger encamped in Deep WoodsThe next dawn broke with a light drizzle that slowly faded into a dull, gray morning. Wisps of cold fog blew in off the Brown River, settled around the trees and wet the grass with icy cold dew. Not wanting to run into any of Scar Man's Friends or anyone who could remember her from the Inn at the West Gate of New Town, they skirted the walls to the Southern Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-18350501684693869902009-02-16T04:51:00.009-05:002009-02-22T03:10:00.476-05:00The Adventures of Talis and Littlefoot: Part 1Talis couldn't tell if the two big commoners at the end of the table were interested or simply angered that she'd chosen to sit at their table. Despite all the empty seats at this board, the rest of the place was overflowing with stools and chairs pulled around tables scattered pellmell around the common room of the New Town Inn. Frankly, she didn't give a damn. This table was closest to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-33723248363226240122009-02-14T16:06:00.007-05:002009-02-15T01:38:45.364-05:00Auntie Dina's Anti-Valentines LavallieresAuntie Dina's Anti-Valentines Lavallieres 2 14, 20093.50" X 5" mixed media for sale $21.50 each plus S&HArtist Vikki North started a wonderful collective creative challenge site, The Artists Challenge . She is helped by Michael Edens to put together one of the freshest ideas yet. This month's challenge was 'Unrequited Love'.I had a great idea (shown end of post) that I didn't get to do due toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-82407612931836118822009-02-08T15:33:00.004-05:002009-02-08T15:43:13.502-05:00Prelude to a DissI'm needing laughs as we head towards the big "V" day. I made these Auntie Dina's Anti Valentines Lavallieres for the jaded of us. The little video above is to remind us one and all what love really leads to.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-55206734732820055562009-01-28T10:43:00.004-05:002009-01-28T15:40:58.713-05:00I Danced Around The House This MorningI've read somewhere that never a day goes by without a song. It's true. Whether sung by me in my now reedy voice that used to perform in clubs as half of Salt And Pepper (I was Pepper), or the absolutely ecstatic chortling of a mockingbird outside my window just a happy clam to be alive, I hear songs.This morning, the first post I read was An Artists Journal. Martha found an amazing multi Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-79496009550767166772009-01-22T15:38:00.003-05:002009-01-22T17:01:38.545-05:00Miracle Wrap Skirt Pattern PromiseI've noticed lots of interest for something called a 'Miracle Skirt'. From what I gather, it's a simple wrap skirt with some souped-up differences. I've made some preliminary sketches and will see if I can't come up with a pattern for you for the second free pattern in my series.Stay tuned.Here's the progress on my colorful knee experiment. The bruising is moving toward my ankle now and has Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-56901806007450840572009-01-21T15:32:00.005-05:002009-01-21T16:57:43.974-05:00Diving For The FloorI told Vikki North that I really have not felt like blogging much the past months, haven't even kept up with the blogs that I follow. It's not depression or laziness or lack of topics to write about. I've just been introspective. Thoughts about aging, which I long ago embraced, progress and changes that have happened throughout my journey and the like have been occupying a lot of my time. I've Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-71512471119962863622009-01-12T04:27:00.012-05:002009-01-12T05:32:51.183-05:00Sunny RisingI first chanced upon a picture-less paragraph in Craft Magazine Daily, an online anthology of various and sundry creativity that is one of the tools that gives me the impetus to keep creating. I need visual caffeine. Otherwise I would die, smell up the neighborhood, and be found some time later as a mummified corpse along with several cats as bony companions. This one article said, “A Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-74427915479143389212009-01-01T15:52:00.002-05:002009-01-01T15:55:13.328-05:00Happy New Year??A toungue-in-check look back. Portending more of the same in 2009? I'm going to be enthusiastically blonde and wish all of you prosperous, creative and peaceful New Year!Blessings to all,DinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-24469615596528816462008-12-26T01:02:00.002-05:002008-12-26T01:10:46.709-05:00And On To The New Year!I haven't been very reflective this year. Like everyone else, I'm just standing back to watch how the economy and politics will unfold. A very quiet holiday, my two social events were going to see traditional Chinese dancers Tuesday night (amazing) down in Sarasota with two friends, and having brunch this morning with Jim and Martha Marshall.We watched my god-dogs open their presents and they Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30117131.post-86864255145614577112008-12-14T17:46:00.005-05:002008-12-14T18:36:45.436-05:00Fiber Artist Annette Emms Peaseblossom's Boots by Annette EmmsSilk, Mixed Media I promised you an amazing fiber artist from Britain. Now I must deliver. I found Annette Emms purely by serendipity. Stumbling on her blog site, Rowan's Patch, named after her beloved dog and traveling companion, I was captivated by the perfect shoes she makes embellished with silk ribbon and beads along with her immaculate stitching. When IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com14