Busy Lizzy's Lenses

The Wonderful World of Owls 

The Barred Owl

The Barred Owl's signature call, "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you" is easy to identify. Many people simply refer to them as "Hoot Owls." They are fairly common here in South Carolina, and on a quiet night I can usually hea...

The Common Barn Owl

The Common Barn Owl is sometimes called the "monkey-faced owl" because of its white, heart-shaped face and dark eyes. It is a nocturnal bird of prey with keen eyesight, but often locates its prey by sound alone. The Common Barn Owl's fl...

Great Grey Owl

The Great Grey Owl is one of the world's largest owls. It is often referred to as the Great Grey Ghost or Phantom of the North as it is one of the most reclusive owls of North America. Add to that its secretive habits and you have a bird that is...

The Great Horned Owl

The Great Horned Owl is a phenomenal hunter. When it recognizes the sound of prey, it will hop from tree to tree until it pinpoints the source. Then it silently swoops in with its talons wide and pounces on the unsuspecting prey.

Scavengers 

California Condor

The California Condor was on the brink of extinction with its numbers dropping to less than 25. They are still endangered, but conservation efforts have paid off. Last count there were 356 California Condors in existence with 180 of them flying free....

Turkey Vultures

The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger, feeding off the remains of dead domestic and wild animals. Dependent on its sense of smell to locate the carcasses, a fresh kill will not always attract its attention. If the carcass has been left in the open for a...

The American Black Vulture

The American Black Vulture is a scavenger, feeding off the remains of dead domestic and wild animals. Dependent on its sense of smell to locate the carcasses, a fresh kill will not always attract its attention. If the carcass has been left in the ope...

Craft Circle 

Crochet a Hat Shaped Toilet Tissue Cover

My grandmother taught my sisters how to crochet when they were teenagers, but I was sent out to work in the garden or do laundry while they sat at the table and crocheted. I'm left-handed and my Grandmother saw no point in teaching me how to do s...

Recycle Buttons into Refrigerator Magnets

When I was a teenager, if I wanted more clothes I bought some material and pulled out the sewing machine. I had to buy the material and maybe thread but buttons... Nope. I didn't need to buy buttons. There was bound to be something in the button...

Recycling Fabric

Recycling is a popular buzz-word in today's society, but recycling in one form or another has been around since the beginning of time. The driving force behind it was not an eco-friendly attitude but necessity. The old and the worn were not thrown ou...

Baths and Bathing 

The Outhouse Birdhouse

I finally found it. The perfect all purpose gift. It’s a great gift for the difficult to buy for. You know who I’m talking about. The people that have everything, and the one thing you think to buy them, they go out and buy for themselves...

Bathing Rituals Through the Ages

How often do you bathe? Once a day? Twice? Do you hop in the shower or bathtub on a whim? I know I do. I take the water and the bath for granted, but in my grandmother's day bathing was a part of the Saturday evening ritual. You bathed and washed you...

Rustic Bathroom Decor

Love the great outdoors? I know I do. Some of my fondest childhood memories are from vacations spent in a cabin tucked into the woods of Northern Minnesota. Years later I still love the ambiance of a cozy cabin and wanted to bring a touch of the grea...

Bathroom Humor

Do you read in the bathroom? Don't bother denying it. At one time or another most people read while sitting on the "throne." Without something to occupy your time, time slows to a crawl. Five minutes can feel like twenty, and if you'...

Beachcomber Bathroom Decor

Love the beach? I know I do, and there is evidence of our beach combing days scattered throughout the house, none more so than in the bathroom. What better place to showcase your collection of sea shells or be reminded of sun filled days and sandy s...

Past Mistakes and New Solutions 

The Water Around Us

Although water is all about us, seen and unseen, we still find it mysterious and, in many ways, one of the least understood of all our natural resources. The Earth is a watery planet, with most of its surface covered with oceans and seas. The presen...

Squidoo'ing 

The Squidoo Learning Curve

For some, the Squidoo Learning Curve has been a road with gentle inclines and peaceful valleys. They traverse it with ease, picking up new ideas along the way. For others following the Learning Curve is akin to scaling a mountain. There are sharp, ja...

Building Traffic on Squidoo

I love Squidoo and I spend a great deal of time building and improving my lenses. I love to write and to share my thoughts with the world. Some of my lenses are just for fun. Others are a means of sharing my passions and interests. People join Squidoo...

Utilizing the Blackbox Module

I have been building lenses on Squidoo for over a year now and one of my favorite modules to use is the Blackbox. It's a small module, but it can pack a punch. Until recently I assumed that most people were using the blackbox in a similar manner....

Create a Kinder World

Compliments. It is a simple word and a simple concept, but one that many people have trouble with. They find it difficult to give a compliment and even harder to accept one. Compliments are powerful relationship building tools and that in of itself i...

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Officially Random Acts of Kindness Day is an unofficial Holiday. The banks don't close, picnics are rarely planned, and there's no flag commemorating the day, but it was mentioned by the radio talk show host I used to listen to on my way to...

Guardian Angels

Many of us grew up believing that every child born of this world has a guardian angel watching over them. As a child I believed it with all my heart. I would huddle under the blankets in my cold, dark bedroom secure in the knowledge that my Guardian...

Summer Fun! 

Visit the North Star State

I live in South Carolina and have for many years, but every summer I return to Minnesota to spend time with family and friends, and to let the peace and tranquility settle back around me. Minnesota is a rural state with lakes, streams, large forests a...

The Charleston City Market

As a history buff, I love Charleston, South Carolina. There are incredible places to visit such as the Maritime Museum or Fort Sumpter. The gardener in me loves the plantations. They are an incredible site no matter the time of year. And we can't...