Cliff’s Eclectic Mayhem

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September is the beginning of Fall

it has Mabon on 21-23 which is the 2nd Harvest festial, sometimes know as a wine harvest.

and the Eleusinian Mysteries which is when Persephanie goes into the Underworld and Demeter mourns for her and stops making things grow and things begin to die

It is also time for the Harvest Moon

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October bring Samhain or Halloween

The 3rd harvest festival.

The Veil between the worlds is thinnest.

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Of course after Halloween comes Thanksgiving,

 

It’s great being pagan you just had a fall fest at Maabon and get a repeat at Thanksgiving.

 

 

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And no matter what you cal it, Yule, Christmas, Hannakah, Winter Solstice “it’s the most wonderful time of the year …”

 

Here comes Satyr Claus ….

And I’m sure everyone has done a White Elephant Gift Exchange right?

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Great series! You really put me in the mood for some julmust.

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heh Thank Stulte! Glad ya like them. I had fun with them.

Of course I have one for  This Halloween and Christmas already done for this year, but waiting to post them.

 

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I light this candle for all the loved ones that has gone before.

 

Memoriam candle.

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My friend John Neal  created Aym Geronimo and she was published by Shooting Star Comics.

 

Here are some Aym cards I did for him.

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OK Next up are various gifts I’ve made for Christmas/Yule gifts.

 

First we have fairies for my sister in law Barbie

 

Next is a Unicorn for my horse loving sother sister-in-law Janice

 

Have a soaring eagle for her son, my nephew Jimbo

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Here are two I made for our friend Dorie.

Gaia

 

and a police call box

(Not my fault if it makes you think of a certain English … traveler)

 

 

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OK Next we have a pic for my friend John, unfortunately I can’t tell the funny story here

 

and  a barbarian for our friend Darrell

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In 2009 we were able to go to Ireland witch a couple of friends.

This is Kim’s St Mary’s Church in Ireland.

 

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Next are Book Covers I’ve done, either for mock ups or actual covers.

 

the first three are for my wife’s books Her first book A Cold North Wind and second A Cold North Wind: In The Fatherlands combined in one volume.

 

a cover for tbe third book, which doesn’t have a subtitle yet

 

and a cover for all three books in one volume

 

and the last is a cook book my wife and I wrote and had published through SynergEbooks

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Wow! Awesome work!

I really love the fairies, and the church is just stunningly well put together.

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OK.

Well you may hae read elsewhere on the Blog or Forums, I recently was in the hospital.

Wed. Oct 22, 2014 After a meeting and a meal at IHOP, my BS  was 409 (I ate the chicken platter not a lot of sweet pancakes and syrup, but had an infection so no matter what I ate my BS  went sky high)  My chest was hurting before I got home, I took my insulin, but it was too late and I had to take a nitro, pain was going down my arm so I took a second, then a third at which point we called 911.

Once at the hospital my test came back my heart enzymes were raised so I had to stay

Next day I had dialysis at hospital.

Friday was a cardiac cath to check out my heart.

This stressed me out cause I don’t lay flat well at all.

I actually had a heart attack in recovery, Once I was back under control, I learned I had three major arteries that were 75 -90% blocked..

Next day was dialysis again. The thing about dialysis in a hospital, I am supposed to run 4 1/2 hours but they only do 3 1/2-4 hours so they didn’t take off all the excess fluid I had on me any of the days I was in…

Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014 I had a triple bypass.

I did OK. I didn’t freak too much with the respirator tube down me, but poor Adam, my recovery nurse had to hold my had like 30 minutes or so took keep keep me fromea fraking too much. Didn’t hurt he was cute and really nice. I wanted out of tht bed and sitting up almost immediately, I felt like I was breaking in half. They had me wait another hour but as soon as I could they let me sit up. It felt SO much better.

Needless to say on morphine I don’t remember a lot after that. I had dialysis again on Wed and Sat. was up and walking around pretty quick. I only got back in bed for dialysis, and even slept in the recliner while living on the Game Show Network. Match Game is still my favorite..

Monday. Nov 3rd I was released from the Hospital after dialysis.

Everyone says I am healing well and pretty quick.

So all those good wishes, energy and prayers are greatly appreciated.

 

 

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