Is this heaven?

Just got over a summer cold. I haven't had a cold in the summer in a LOOOONG time. It's just as "unfun" in the summer as it is in the winter. ;)
Then this week not one...but both our cars broke down and are in the shop! Don't know where the money is going to come from for those problems. We also had to rent a car. What a bummer. However, I do have to say I like driving this little rental Nissan instead of my usual Eurovan. I feel like I've lost 200 lbs. lol!

Now we are heading to Iowa...

John Kinsella: Is this heaven?
Ray Kinsella: It’s Iowa.
John Kinsella: Iowa? I could have sworn this was heaven.
Ray Kinsella: Is there a heaven?
John Kinsella: Oh yeah. It’s the place where dreams come true.
Ray Kinsella: Maybe this is heaven

My hubby quickly made this pic yesterday night. I think it's cute.

Field of Dreams...love that movie! We’re heading to Iowa for 2 public screenings of Mad City Chickens this weekend. Iowans want their backyard chickens, and we hope to help them get ‘em.

~June 27, 2009 Iowa City Environmental Film Festival presented by IC Friends of Urban Chickens - 2:00pm Robert A. Lee Rec Center Social Hall, 220 S. Gilbert St.

~June 28, 2009 Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Public Screening presented by Cedar Rapids Chicken Chat group and the Indian Creek Nature Center - 2:00pm Indian Creek Nature Center.

Anyone in Iowa? Come on out for the free screenings. I'd love to see ya.

Art for Mad City Chickens

As promised, here is the finished DVD cover art for the documentary Mad City Chickens. We've been working on this film for three years. I will be very happy when it's all done. (The white square on the back cover is for the official barcode.)
The DVD will be coming out in March 2009.

Go chickens!


If you are new to my blog and confused...
"what is she talking about?"
See this post for some back story on this project. :)

Muse...ings

I was at my credit union today and had to use the restroom. As I was looking for a clean, dry place to put my purse I noticed the toilet had a neon green handle.
"That's odd."
Then I noticed the sign on the wall. "Water conservation project. Pull up for liquid waste, Push down for solid waste."
I arrived in the Midwest after living though a heavy droughts in Colorado. Consequently, I thought that a choice of how much water to use was pretty cool and very progressive of them.

Enough about the water closet. I've been working on the cover art for our Mad City Chickens documentary to be released on DVD this coming spring. That includes the actual box label, disc label, and inserts. It's taking somewhat longer than expected. On the bright side, I'm learning more about Adobe Illustrator. When the design is a little farther along, I'll post it here for you to see. In the mean time, if you are interested in learning more about the documentary go here: http://tarazod.com/filmsmadchicks

Hope you all are having a stellar 2009 so far. Any resolutions?

It's back!!

I'm so excited. Its finally back! My computer that is...
Hooked it up this morning. It works and all my files are still there! It does seem slower than I remember it...not sure why it would be but Robert thinks so too.

Good news. I finished the latest website that I was working on. Yea! Take a look. www.gullandforge.com It's a fairly simple one. He has plans to expand it quite a bit later on. Larry and his wife are also in a documentary Robert and I recently completed. It's on people who keep chickens in the city--Mad City Chickens the film. City chicken keeping is fast becoming a world-wide phenomenon. YOU might have neighbors that keep chickens in your city. If you want to take back some little control of your food supply--keep a few chickens in the backyard.

Hens alive!

Last night, Fort Collins, CO passed a new ordinance allowing people living in the city to keep up to 6 hens in their backyards! How cool is that?

This post is for them.

Title: Josephine
Medium: Photograph
Full Size: Greeting card

Chicken Man

Title: Chicken Man
Medium: Digital Photograph
Full Size: Greeting Card



Chickens (in small numbers) are the coolest new city pet. Yes, more and more people are getting their municipalities to legalize keeping a few hens in city limits.

Not only can they feed you (eggs) but they have interesting little personalities.
Who knew?
I did! ;)
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