Me, my lensography

Some of my news lenses - over and above the first 50! 

They represent from a Birthday lens to Recipes!

What Does It Take To Make a Salad?

What is the true meaning of a salad? Many immediately picture a pile of lettuce with a few other items like tomato, onion, a cucumber slice or two and a few croutons and topped with a dressing. Oh how boring! Let's look at the variety of salads and h...

Squidinner Bread Contest

A few of us lensmasters put our heads together (OH NO!) and decided to come up with Squidinner Contests. There will be a contest, thus a lens, for each catagory. Breads, Soups, Casseroles, Main Courses, Appetizers and Desserts. It's simple, you add...

Old Engines in the Present

Old engines are nastalgic, they are memories, most of all they are history. Most every country has a history of being run by old engines to pump water, grind grain, run sawmills, or fight fires. To me an old engine is anything but simple, but to peop...

6 Week Bran Muffins

Muffins are a quick item for the kids to grab with a glass of milk if they just can't get up to have that sit down meal. This recipe is for a large batch that you can keep in the refrigerator and just bake as you need them. You might only bake 8 at...

The No Work Costume

"Ascend," he said, "thy horse naked and pass thus through the city from one end to the other in sight of the people and on thy return thou shalt obtain thy request." Upon which she returned: "And should I be willing to do this, wilt thou give me leav...

Some of my Lenses Promoting a Cause 

A cause can be an organization needing help or an ideal that needs attention.

Going Green is Groovy and the Best Thing to Do

A gruff old farmer once said "It is our duty to leave this land in better shape than we got it." He's been gone at least 20 years now but that is advice we should all take. In the past 20 years we have become so much more dependent on throw-way, non...

Super Hero - Sue Byrnes

When your doctor hands you a paper with the word lymphangioleiomyomatosis on it and tells you that is what you have, the first reaction is disbelief. As he continues by saying the name and telling you that it is a rare disease affecting women and of...

Beating Cancer with Attitude and Food

Going on a three year battle with Breast Cancer is getting boring! This thing started with the traditional - detection, surgery, chemo, second opinion, radiation. Then it moved on. This is at the point that I started questioning and asking questions....

Picnic Bag

The word picnic brings a different visual to each person. It might be at a picnic table in a park, on a blanket under a tree on a hillside, or it might be a bag of sandwiches in a roadside park during a road trip. In most cases you do need the basics...

Lam - can you say lymphangioleiomyomatosis?

When your doctor hands you a paper with the word lymphangioleiomyomatosis on it and tells you that is what you have, the first reaction is disbelief. As he continues by saying the name and telling you that it is a rare disease affecting women and of...

The Value of a Timer

I find it amazing that just by setting a timer I can motivate myself to do so much more. First of all I had to realize that I could do ANYTHING for 15 minutes - no matter how much I didn't want to do it. Fifteen minutes is an achievable goal. The ot...

Country Music Supports St. Jude's Children's Hospital

"Country music keeps on caring for the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This time thanks go to the 2008 CMT Music Awards, country music's only fan-voted awards show, and CMT One Country, an initiative launched in 2005 to encourage c...

Feeding Your Family for Pennies!

Many stores use special id cards to encourage customers to be loyal. With this card you might just get the specials that would have been ad coupons from their store, get you credit toward pennies per gallon off gas, or extra savings on special produc...

Keeping the kids busy!

Out of the box! That is the best idea of the summer. Comfy Cottage Conservation offers you Arts & Crafts Kit in a Box for summer fun. For one reasonable price you will have paints, crayons, color pencils, a hardcover sketch pad, 14 craft items, mode...

Limpa

This is a bread I grew up loving. It was usually fresh baked at Grandma's house and the heavenly scent filled the house. We always got to eat some fresh from the oven with fresh pure butter melting into it. The round loaves sometimes had the sweet ti...

Lenses about Literature and Books (that don't qualify as literature) 

I have learned a lot about authors in making these lenses.

"Your Life In Your Hands"

Until you endure the treatments for breast cancer you do not look at prevention with quite the same urgency. If we all would follow an eating plan that Jane Plant developed from her scientific background, most of us could avoid this terrible disease....

Charles Dickens and his books

When the internet has become popular for selling downloads of novels chapter by chapter, or Amazon is selling chapters on Kindle it is a practice that Charles Dickens started as a popular format for selling his fiction in periodicals. Unlike other au...

Favorite Children's Books

What better love can you give children than the love of reading? Before they can read they can learn to love having books read to them. This is the best way to open a world of adventure and learning. If a child loves to read when they enter school (a...

Zane Grey

Zane Grey wrote from the heart and made his stories personal. He was born in Zaneville, Ohio as Pearl Zane Gray on January 31, 1872. He was the fourth of five children with a dentist as a father. A maternal ancestor founded the town of Zaneville. As...

Lenses about my eBay store 

Each has a little bit of a twist but in many ways they are similar.

Comfy Cottage Conservation's Unique Opportunities

Comfy Cottage Conservation wants to bring out the imagination in you, creativity for all. On top of creativity you need to think GREEN. What creative things can you do to save resources?

Comfy Cottage Conservation Showcase

We sell soy candles, craft kits, active play things for kids, art supplies, Webkinz, some items for summer fun including picnics, camping, or water fun. What started as a place to market the fantastic soy candles to all candle lovers, expanded into f...

my ebay store - Comfy Cottage Conservation

My eBay store displays and offers for sale soy candles, crafts items, supplies, and creative toys. Why? Because that's some of the stuff I like. Over all I'm a person of many interests and I don't let go of one to move on to another. I add content, p...

Comfy Cottage Conservation's Ecology Showcase

CCC helps you take on being green in the simple things. Start a simple oderless compost factory to support your garden in the back yard or your houseplants. Take care of those mesquitoes the environmentally friendly way and attract bats to your yard...

A Group about Nature and Animals 

What a board topic - some are also in "My top preforming Lenses"

Frogs of all kinds - real and plush!

Webkinz Bull Frog This Webinz Bull Frog may be a virtual pet but he brings memories of the bull frogs that croke by the pond/lake and let us know that summer is here. There are many ways to look at a frog - some with the mischievous eyes of a young...

Flowers from Rare to Common

From winter to summer to fall and beyond we have the pleasure of brilliant color and fantastic fragrance. Flowers come in every variety for every season. Flowers are indoors and outdoors. Our mood is influenced by the sight or smell of a flower from...

Bats! Bats! Bats!

Have you ever been sitting on the deck watching a fire in the evening but have to give up and go in the house because no amount of insecticide will give you relief from the mosquitoes? Just think - a small brown bat can eat 500 mosquitoes and hour! N...

Green Building

In this day of trying to conserve, reuse, and recycle I think it is most important that contractors educate new builders about the wise use of ecologically friendly products. The initial cost may be a bit higher (and this is the reason many would not...

Composting

My daughter and grandson have started a worm compost bin in their trailer. It is simple, compact and gives them a place for vegetable scraps and we hope in several weeks some compost for the tomato plants. They have run into a couple problems along t...

Making a bird sanctuary of your yard

Birds enjoy a quite area, free from dogs and cats that chase, has a food supply and some water. They will peacefully feed while you can watch and meditate if you take a few special precautions. Provide them with a birdfeeder or plants that provide fo...

The Underestimated Mutt

Does a child ask for a Collie or a Beagel or even a Terrier? No they want a dog. It doesn't need to have papers and credentials. It doesn't need to be purebred and show quality. The best dog might be the runt of a litter that needs a friend. It might...

Hummingbirds

I have always thought a hummingbird was an unique creature and just hyperactive. I had never seen one sit down, nest, or be still. Maybe that was my fault. Now that I sometimes enjoy sitting still and watching the birds off the deck I actually see th...

The Anatomy of a Campfire

Campfires are not just for camping anymore. Anywhere around the lake on a summer evening you will see dozens of campfires. It is a gathering place, a place to tell stories, and a place to reminsce. Sometimes there is food; sometimes not. A campfire c...

Is a Cat or a Dog a better companion?

Each person has a preference but either cat or dog can give unconditional love and loyalty. Now most cats have an attitude and don't come when they are called. Most dogs come - unless they have found something to chase. Dogs can be trained for word c...

Lenses about Things 

Try some out - the variety is amazing.

Especially for Kids - Rainy Day Fun

Summer is the time of outdoor play, active pursuits, and family outings. There is a time though for quiet, indoor creative play. The Pre-Teen and Teenager like to create things they can wear (they like most anything dealing with clothes and jewelry)....

Sew your dreams

Mini Red Sewing Machine A quick easy way to stitch up some excitement is using this mini machine. It is so handy to take with you for crafting with friends, vacationing with family, or camping in front of the TV. If you are one of those people who w...

Brass Stool

When I first found this stool I found a similar one on eBay and they claimed it was a stool from Iran and had been used for watching camel races. Supposedly you put burning embers inside the top part and then when you sat on it it gave a warm seat. T...

Art Supplies for the budding artist

Some people have a special talent for certain types of work - drawing, painting, mechanical, cooking. Even those talents need to be practiced and guided for the full potential to be reached. Many times we have pushed a talent to the back and not trie...

Bowdabra

Bowdabra One of the greatest finds I have made in the last year is the Bowdabra because of the energy it saves in trying to make bows and decorations. Whether it is hair bows for my Grandaughter, full size bows for gift toppers or to give that profe...

Rubber Stamp Here, A Rubber Stamp There

I started stamping very slowly but then soon found I had more cards made than I could use - solved the problem and added them to our line for craft shows. But the most fun is making a card especially for one person. Stamping can be used for decoratin...

Why Soy in the Candle Arena?

From over 60 fragrances you can select your favorite for gifts or your own enjoyment. This is a selection of 6 quilted Ball Jars in the 8oz size to bring a touch of country to your home or take you on a trip with the scent. Buy this grouping here!

Barefoot no more

My body is falling apart but when I look back at it so much has to do with foot care. Today the Orthopedic Specialist gave me the treatment NO MORE BAREFEET OR STOCKING FEET around the house! Wear lace up shoes with arch support inserts. Now - that f...

Some of my newest lenses: 

The focus has changed here to be much on me.

Me, my lensography

This lens shows my work as a lensmaster. It shows my varied interests and my learning as a lensmaster and entrepreneur. I am touched by Cancer, Lam, and the love of my family. These things all contribute to who I am and have become. At times I get ve...

Prudent Pam's Comfy Cottage Candles and Crafts on Etsy

Etsy is a creative site for all crafters to display and sell their wares. It brings the old crafts to the general public in a great venue where you can shop at home. I sell soy candles at Prudent Pam's Comfy Cottage Candles and Crafts, but every vis...

IFYE - International 4-H Youth Exchange

Thirty eight years ago I was fortune enough to take part in an experience of a lifetime. I was selected to participate in the IFYE program. This program was run through the State Agriculture Extension Service and geared mostly to 4-Hers or Farm Youth...

Organization with a Franklin Covey Planner

I was first introducted to Franklin Covey Planners when I became a Realtor in Indiana and signed my contract with ReMax Rainbow. The owner/broker of the company swore by the Franklin Covey system and sat all new agents down for a training session. I...

Education Specialist trained by eBay

I am an experienced eBay buyer and seller. I enjoy both and would love to help others in this area. Whether you want a new hobby or are looking for a way to help suppliment your income, eBay might be for you. My class "The Basics of Selling on eBay"...