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Martij

Martij
 Date Joined: August 13, 2008
Last Online: October 21, 2023
Birthday: May 4
Country: United States
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About Me

UPDATE: I just updated my profile to show my name, instead of a nickname. I'm Joyce, (I was going by Jo) Happy to meet you! I live in Lakewood, Colorado, West of Denver along the foothills. I work for an aerospace engineering company. I makeup treasure hunts for my 6yo grandson sometimes with rhymes, sometimes just clues. I have 3 adult children. I love travel, planning is at least 1/2 of the fun for me. My favorite place is Buchart Gardens on Vancouver Island and anywhere with an ocean!. My husband and I travel with a 5th wheel trailer. We go to the mountains, and to Kansas to visit family when we can't get away for longer trips. I'm a certified garden consultant, and enjoy starting seeds indoors for spring planting, and love my herb garden.

Music / Radio / TV

Country, Rock, some Classic. No to call in talk shows, but I am hooked on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, Lost, Hero's, Burn Notice, and I love the Dog Whisperer.

Why I joined

I see this as a way to stretch my drawing and creative side.
Having parameters and a deadline makes the drawing more fun and I'm more able to concentrate, because I know I have to get in the "Zone".

Favorite Crafts

I have worked through "Drawing on the Right side of the brain" so that I could do a nature journal on a trip to Alaska. I enjoy realistic drawing, but try many different things. I have done counted cross stitch, a little crochet, painting figurines, ceramics. I love drawing from nature, botanical items especially, since animals tend to move away, I usually take a picture of an animal and draw some of the details and textures so I can work on it later. Working from good black and white or color photos works well for me, since I can get the details just the way I want. I enjoy doing portraits. I do most of my drawing in graphite and add color with water color. I look forward to doing some other techniques here.

Likes

Water colors, muted to bright. Black with bright colors Orange, peach colors, Blues, Purple & teal quotes famous or obscure. Chocolate mints Dogs, Poodles (yes, I know poodles are dogs, but he was special ; ) cats black and white photography

Movies / Books

To Kill a Mockingbird, probably my favorite book or movie. Diana Gabaldon Outlander series, Historical Novels, Mysteries.

Ratings

marquettegirl rated for I Wish I could on Oct 5, 2009
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Comment: Joyce, I loved reading through your wish journal. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me in this way. I also loved the little sketches you did in it.
Response: Thanks!
ladydy5 rated for Let's try Quilties! on Aug 21, 2009
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Comment: Many more hearts to you. It is beautiful and love the poem and the time you took to check my profile. The extra beaded necklace I love also. Many, many thanks.
DebP rated for Things I learned from my Dad on Jul 21, 2009
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Comment: Thanks for the very nice words you shared about your dad. Sounds like he was a very special person. :)
Response: Thanks, he was.
DebP rated for ATC swap - Senders choice on Jul 21, 2009
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Comment: Thanks for the very lovely tree ATC. You did a nice job with the drawing. And the nice note too. And we are practically neighbors. :)
AngelFaeryKathleen rated for April is Poetry Month on May 6, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the poem, it is a new one to me, cheers :-)
Response: Thanks, it was fun looking for a poem.
junemoon rated for April is Poetry Month on May 2, 2009
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Comment: Thank you, that is a lovely poem that was unfamiliar to me and I loved discovering new poems .
Response: Glad you liked it, glad to have you back.
groundhoggirl rated for April is Poetry Month on Apr 26, 2009
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Comment: I love Jane Kenyon...Have you ever seen her poem, "Otherwise"...Great poem, great swap...Thanks so much!
Response: I did look up "Otherwise", I did like it, thanks.
Kristin82 rated for April is Poetry Month on Apr 25, 2009
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Comment: Rec'd today. Thanks.
marquettegirl rated for The Grand 100 Member Swap on Apr 11, 2009
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Comment: very thought provoking and enjoyable reading material joyce. thank you for the lists and the cats too.
Response: You're welcome, it was a memorable exercise, we should probably do that kind of introspection every so often, just to understand how we prioritize our experiences.
rainylady rated for OFAP: Theme Challenge #2 - Emotions on Apr 6, 2009
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Comment: I think you are very creative and I love it! One of my friends was over when I opened it and was amazed at how perfectly it fits into my livingroom.
Response: Thank-you! Your very complete profile really helped me come up with an image.
justingrid rated for HPC: Strange Fruit on Mar 25, 2009
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Comment: Really sorry about the delay in rating.
Response: That's ok, I lost track of a couple last month, and had to go back and figure it out. Thanks for rating. Joyce
nystarcards rated for HPC: Emotions: LOVE and JOY on Feb 23, 2009
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quiltluver rated for OFAP: Theme Challenge on Feb 17, 2009
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Comment: THANK YOU so much for the wonderful cards.... I just love them.... :)
Response: I'm so glad, thanks for the rating and the comment!
FarStarr rated for HPC: Something Almost Red on Feb 13, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful hand drawn poppy!
FarStarr rated for HPC: Strange Fruit on Feb 13, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the wild blue pineapple! very cool!
Response: Thanks, happy you enjoyed it. Joyce
marleysghost rated for HPC: Inverted Image on Feb 9, 2009
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Comment: Very nice picture. I love the colors. it's a whole new way of looking at things
Response: I agree, it was eye opening. Thanks, Joyce
Swan rated for HPC: Inverted Image on Feb 9, 2009
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Comment: It's a very interesting image that you chose. The print is such nice quality, too.
Response: Thanks, It was an enlightening exercise.
tehuti rated for A Kind of Senior Moment on Feb 2, 2009
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Comment: Thank you. Love the cat!!!
Response: I'm glad you liked it. Hope you are well, you are missed on Morning Coffee at OFAP.
niecedenise rated for A Kind of Senior Moment on Jan 8, 2009
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Comment: Very nice job. Thankyou for all the facts and photos!
aghebert rated for Lady Rose's Post Card Swap!! on Jan 8, 2009
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Comment: that is one of the cutest postcards I have ever seen!

Rating Overview

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Comments

michelle32855 on Dec 23, 2010:

Hi there from the "north"...Fort Collins :)
ccap on May 4, 2009:

happybirthday
Erdbeersternchen on Mar 23, 2009:

bubble bath swap

Come and join! <3 And be bubbly.
YooperHill on Mar 16, 2009:

Got the HM PC for the February lottery! Thanks a bunch!
lookcloselypress on Mar 9, 2009:

Yo! Since my card from the "illustration for a fake story" swap definitely seems to have gone missing, I'm popping a replacement in the mail to you tomorrow. Hope all's well! stella
Erdbeersternchen on Mar 2, 2009:

superhero swap

Save the world and cliiick!
tehuti on Jan 7, 2009:

Thank you for friending me :)) I too used to make up treasure hunts with rhyming clues for birthday parties when my daughters were small.

darlene1952 on Jan 6, 2009:

Jo, thank you so much for the beautiful bee and Americana bookmark. I was very surprised and happy to receive a birthday card from you. I'm 57 now, so I guess I'll stay with the over 50 and proud group...hehehehe Thanks again, Darlene
TerryF on Jan 3, 2009:

You have just won the December 2008 HMPC Lottery for PCs with a country theme!

(Would you please send me your mailing info so I can pass it on to the other players? Thx.)
spinweaver on Jan 1, 2009:

Thank you SO MUCH for those adorable handpainted sheep notecards!! I really hit the jackpot with that winner-take-all game, and your cards are the best. Happy new year!
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