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Regardless of what age a girl is, she will almost invariably value the quiet, subtle characteristics of the butterfly. With their multi colored wings, of different patterns and sizes, finding a place for them is easier than one might think. Young girls who like to dress up will discover plenty of purposes for small and large butterfly wings; from wearing them casually throughout the day; to preening up for parties and dancing; and again for just dressing up her room. Lots of ballet dancers will create a use for full size butterfly wings, and various sized decorative ones she can wear in her hair. Even if a little girl is not taking formal classes, if she has a pair of play time wings ready, it will be challenging to stop her from dancing with them on anyway. Grown women might consider wearing one during her wedding day, or even integrating them into her wedding decorations. Lovely flowers are a standard at nearly all weddings, but bringing individual sized butterflies throughout the ceremony will contribute a depth and beauty that bring something extraordinary to that special day. Applying nylon butterfly wings as a decoration for a little girl’s bedroom, to grace lamps, picture frames, or even a collage on the wall will bring images that will spark the imagination for years to come. No matter what age a girl is, she appreciates beautiful things. Bugs-n-Blooms’ butterfly wings add a gentile appeal and beauty that stand apart and are immediately noticeable. Keeping some handy, to decorate any space is easy and simple to do, and very affordable, too. Don’t wait, look into some today.

The Incubus’ Flash-light

He looked inside my head
And found a dream

He didn’t like;

As I looked back at him,
I found an incubus

Shinning a light

(and stole this poem from
himlast night).

Thoughts: Dreams and Poetry: in dreams we let go of our inhibitions; in poetry we write them back out. Some seem to be divine messages, while others seem more like satanic nightmares. Be that as it may, they are the gateway to our: fears, wishes and desires. Our brains remain active during sleep, thus some of us can plant an alarm clock within our system, and into our dreams.

During our dream states, muscle tone is nil (our bodies become paralyzed). Why? Well, if not, would you really like to act out your dreams? Not me, I’d end up on the floor swimming the ocean, or flying to another country without a plane.

It might be of interest to some: animals dream, just watch their eyes. But why? you might be asking, and that would be a good question; there are a few reasons. First, they are vulnerable, and yes, it is as it should be, part of the elimination process so other animals can eat. Second, cold blooded animals (reptiles) get energy from the sun, and thus at night, have very little; while warm blooded animals get it from food, and other ways to conserve energy, and sleep is one of the ways, like us humans. Hence, sleep requires dreaming, and sleep gives energy. And animals need time to sort out strategies for survival, I would expect.

So I must ask myself: what dreams or memories are worthy of being a poem? For our brainduring sleepsorts out the things worthwhile putting into our memory banks, and throwing away the rest. If not we’d have a big head, with a lot of useless-knowledge. Out of the #642 poems I’ve written, about 20% came out of dreams; and likewise with my 150-short stories, and some 40-longer stories. So I can thank my sleeping and dreaming, for giving much of my daily writings.

Note: #640, 5/10/05. Written while at the bookstore, coffee shop, in Roseville, Minnesota,
USA

Poet Dennis Siluk, http://dennissiluk.tripod.com

“Well how are you really enjoying your retirement?” I asked out of interest, “it was great to start with” he said, but lately, I’ve just become kind of lost… I don’t really know what to do with all the spare time I have, “and there’s only so much golf you can play, you know”… “then he said”, “I’d love to do all of the things you do in your home workshop.

I said to him, well, you know mate it’s never too late to learn,
Why don’t you come over one day so that I can show you around my workshop, and give you a few ideas, you’ll love it.

I guess if your’re retired like Jim, you’ll probably understand
what he’s talking about.

The baby boomers, i.e. anyone born from the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s, are now approaching, or have allready opted for early retirement.

Retirement presents great changes in lifestyle’s, which will have a profound effect on the way many choose to fill in the lazy days of retirement.

A hard working company executive generally has little time during
his busy career to find the time to develop or establish an interest in practical hobby pursuits.

Many prospective retirees dream of the carefree days they’ll spend hitting a golf ball around their favourite golf course, or sailing their yacht, and not giving a hoot how much time is spent doing it.

But not every retiree has the desire or the income to do the above, some will also want to travel and explore, before settling into a new lifestyle.

Many just want to catch up on home maintenance projects, or
perhaps take a totally new direction in life, and become involved in a practical hobby to bring out the hidden carpenter, engineer, or handy man that’s hidden inside a lot of people.

Let’s face it, many people, (that may also include you), will derive much personal enjoyment, working with their hands & creating things.

This kind of pleasure work provides an inner sense of total personal self-fulfilment that few other things can provide.

The challenge and personal reward of creating something from nothing with your own bare hands, is difficult to describe to anyone who hasn’t done it.

There are thousands of people with hidden talents which they’ve
never bothered to explore. What about you? Is there a mechanical genius or practical hobby worker hidden Inside of you, just waiting to be discovered?

Retirement truly provides the opportunity, time & money to explore your hidden latent talents, you’ve now got the time to explore & develop them further.

A big proportion of blokes (men) love tinkering with mechanical things, like taking items apart to rebuild & restore. Some even want to fabricate and build new things from scratch, whether they chose to work in wood or metal is a personal choice.

One of the most fascinating old world metal crafts that has captured many people’s imagination is Hobby Metal Casting.

Hobby Metal Casting has gone through a huge worldwide renaissance. New age practical information & basic technology
coupled with easy to build home equipment and tools, empowers
the hobby metal crafter to explore and create masterpieces in the
home workshop.

To learn more about this rewarding age-old craft, you should first make a visit to: http://www.myhomefoundry.com
You’ll be able to download some free ebooks, subscribe to an ezine for free, and get a feeling of what hobby metal casting is all about.
You may even find a great way to fill in those idle days of retirement.

Col Croucher
The Home Foundry
Australia
http://www.myhomefoundry.com
Great Info for The Hobby Metal Caster