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This song was generated to express the love once shared between the two main characters in my novel project – Isolden and Bastian.  This is one of my favorite ones about them and I love the image – definitely captured how I see them. Listen on Suno Lyrics…

This round, I decided to do a song with my own lyrics. I had to tweak them and generate a few iterations to try and get the AI to break the lines where I wanted it to, but now that I have a better feel for tweaking my own words so it turns into a melody closer than…

Years and years ago, I used to write novels with my partner, Jonathan.  In fact, we even put one out long ago on Amazon, not that it ever sold a solitary copy, I might note, but still.. And yes, we did it under a nom de plume. Don’t get me started on the cover…

A friend of mine recently introduced me to Suno to make AI music.  I hadn’t had a chance to use it until the other day. I was feeling pretty down… thinking about my partner of 18 years who died October 12, 2022. Though it is going on four years since…

Today we ask Google (Bing, Siri blah blah) for information instead of asking those with experience. My knee-jerk reaction is to ask my elderly folks (I am pre-Google, obviously).  But I stop and think: I don’t want to bother them when I can get flooded by…

In my never-ending attempt to finish half-done projects floating around and use up some of the enormous stash of crafting material avalanche threatening to suffocate me, I finally can cross this off my list. I started it last year when I, again, decided to try…

A while back, I found an image I liked and it inspired me.  Unfortunately I can not locate the image.  But, I really enjoyed trying to find 9 “elements” for a nine-tailed fox and adding antlers.  Kitty View OneView LargerKitty View TwoView LargerKitty View…

A felted cat figure made with cat fur.

I was in the mood to dig out the watercolors the other day. It had been a while since I last did one, so I decided to try a few doodles to scrub off the rust, so to speak. I didn’t have too much of a plan besides trying a sunset or two.  That evolved into using…

This is going to be a pretty short review.   I have made this pattern a few times and really enjoy making these. They work up pretty fast, but you will need to watch your counting.  Be sure to lay it out occasionally to ensure there are no skipped repetitions!  I did…