Here I will share not only my experiences with my vintage Etsy shop, in which I sell jewelry, china tea cups, old pottery, paintings, vintage furniture, to name a few of the wide variety of items, but also my interests, beliefs and anything interesting I come across on the web. My posts will include spiritual subjects. I believe in Jesus and believe that God and the angels have played and do play an important role in what I experience in life. Because life is a spiritual experience. .
Sunday, September 22, 2013
The fall equinox is today; The Angelic number
I just checked the weather video at KDKA.com. I saw we got about an inch of rain. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. We only got a steady light rain most of the day. The weatherman were hyping it like we could get 2" of rain. I also saw that the fall equinox is late this afternoon/early evening at 4:44. A good time to start fall.
I first learned about the number 444 when I started using the internet back in 2001. When I searched for angel web sites the first one that came up was Angelhaven.com. They had a forums page with a 444 Forum. It was started by a man who had a vision of the number and was told the number represents the power of God's love.
http://marysoliel.hubpages.com/hub/Our-Angels-Speak-to-us-Through-Numbers-444
I hadn't been on there chatting since 2002 or so. I just checked again and all of the forums and chat pages are gone. That is a little sad. I met some nice people there. Including a girl that gave me a free reading.
Well, today I have to try to get things listed. I have bought a number of things over the past few weeks. So I should take pics and organize.
I wish we had some sunny mornings. More than just one.
I first learned about the number 444 when I started using the internet back in 2001. When I searched for angel web sites the first one that came up was Angelhaven.com. They had a forums page with a 444 Forum. It was started by a man who had a vision of the number and was told the number represents the power of God's love.
http://marysoliel.hubpages.com/hub/Our-Angels-Speak-to-us-Through-Numbers-444
I hadn't been on there chatting since 2002 or so. I just checked again and all of the forums and chat pages are gone. That is a little sad. I met some nice people there. Including a girl that gave me a free reading.
Well, today I have to try to get things listed. I have bought a number of things over the past few weeks. So I should take pics and organize.
I wish we had some sunny mornings. More than just one.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
200 views from Etsy search
Well I just reached 200 here at 6:34 pm. Only the second time this month I have reached it before the average latest time I'd reach it, 7 pm. Up and down it goes here. Mostly below average. I am lucky to be making sales. So I can't complain too much. Except about the lost sales??
I will keep working and listing and I am looking forward to the Christmas shopping season.
I will keep working and listing and I am looking forward to the Christmas shopping season.
Friday, September 20, 2013
200 views from Etsy search
Here at 11:26 pm I reached 201 views from etsy search. That is disappointing.
Another day of low views in my vintage Etsy shop; the new normal
So yesterday I ended with only 207 views from etsy search. Here at just about 8 pm I still have less than 200 at only 171! That is low. When all year I'd reach 200 at anywhere from 1:15 to 5:30 pm on average.
The latest I would want to reach 200 views from Etsy search is 7 pm. And now the new normal is to reach 200 late after 7 pm. For september I have been averaging 180-243 views from Etsy search.
I don't know if it is because of Etsy, or the economy or something I have done. But the change has been sudden.
Not to mention the thousands less total views because of the new listing page format.
Will just have to see what the next 3 1/2 months hold. Hopefully I can match what I did last nov & dec.
The latest I would want to reach 200 views from Etsy search is 7 pm. And now the new normal is to reach 200 late after 7 pm. For september I have been averaging 180-243 views from Etsy search.
I don't know if it is because of Etsy, or the economy or something I have done. But the change has been sudden.
Not to mention the thousands less total views because of the new listing page format.
Will just have to see what the next 3 1/2 months hold. Hopefully I can match what I did last nov & dec.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Another day of low views
Here before 9 pm only 172 views from Etsy search. Only 58 from google. 654 total. No sales.
It is disappointing the negative affect the new listing page has had on my shop. I have more than 2,000 less views in the past 30 days compared to the previous 30 days. The new listing format is bad for my shop. Nothing I can do about it. 12 good months were wasted. I don't think I will do as well in the next 12.
See what happens over the next 3 1/2 months................
It is disappointing the negative affect the new listing page has had on my shop. I have more than 2,000 less views in the past 30 days compared to the previous 30 days. The new listing format is bad for my shop. Nothing I can do about it. 12 good months were wasted. I don't think I will do as well in the next 12.
See what happens over the next 3 1/2 months................
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Dr Ben Carson and Obamacare
I love Dr. Carson. America needs many more men & women like him:
http://gopthedailydose.com/2013/09/18/dr-ben-carson-lawmakers-can-prove-backbone-defunding-obamacare/
"I have been interested in the political atmosphere of our country since my preteen years. It has been particularly interesting to observe the political shenanigans adopted by many of those wishing to obtain or maintain power. Fortunately, there have also been many who were truly interested in serving the people who put them in office. Looking at one’s life, voting record and words can provide significant insight into which of the aforementioned categories a political figure fits.
http://gopthedailydose.com/2013/09/18/dr-ben-carson-lawmakers-can-prove-backbone-defunding-obamacare/
"I have been interested in the political atmosphere of our country since my preteen years. It has been particularly interesting to observe the political shenanigans adopted by many of those wishing to obtain or maintain power. Fortunately, there have also been many who were truly interested in serving the people who put them in office. Looking at one’s life, voting record and words can provide significant insight into which of the aforementioned categories a political figure fits.
In the 1960s, John F. Kennedy wrote a book titled “Profiles In Courage,” which was very inspiring, as he examined the lives of individuals who had enough daring to go against the flow and make a real difference in society. As a young, very intelligent president of our country, he was faced with many daunting problems, not the least of which was an attempt by the Russians to supply Cuba with nuclear weapons, which would have been situated just 90 miles off of our shores.
Although there have been many attempts to rewrite the history of the Cuban missile crisis, the bottom line is that Kennedy had the necessary backbone to stand up to Nikita Khrushchev and avert an enormous detrimental shift in the power structure of the world while enhancing America’s international image.
Some readers are probably already irritated that I have said something positive about someone who is not a member of their political party. It is my belief that if JFK were alive today, advocating personal responsibility and patriotism, he might find his views at odds with many in the Democratic Party.
Perhaps it is time to de-emphasize political affiliations and labels, and instead concentrate on the philosophies that define one’s beliefs and actions. The direction of our country is not good, and “we the people” — not we the Democrats or we the Republicans — are in desperate need of courageous leadership, guided by an understanding of our Constitution.
Our divided government was formed by diligent men who had studied the history of governmental structures throughout the world and wanted to design a system that would not succumb to the temptation to continuously expand its size and scope at the expense of the people.
An important concept was the separation of powers with checks and balances among the three branches of government. It was a rather ingenious idea to invest each of the three branches of government with enough power to check unwarranted power grabs by the others.
There is, however, a breakdown in this system when officeholders are more concerned about their legacy or their re-election than they are about the proper functioning of government. Our Founders were most concerned about the possibility of the executive branch seizing power and disregarding constitutional constraints.
I suspect they would have been horrified to witness the manipulative and secretive strong-armed techniques utilized by the current administration to push through Obamacare. I’m sure they would also be shocked to see an administration that picks and chooses the laws it wishes to enforce, thereby diminishing the power of the legislative branch of government.
This practice in some ways resembles that of the centralized government system that swept the Soviet Union, whose notorious founders wrote that it was sometimes necessary to force ideas on a populace that will eventually come to accept and endorse the ideas. Similarly, our current leadership is certain that Americans will eventually see the wisdom of governmental oversight in almost every aspect of their lives.
If we are to pass a free and prosperous nation on to our progeny, it is imperative that the legislative branch of government exhibit the courage to exercise the check function it possesses. Lawmakers cannot be afraid that they will be blamed for a government shutdown if they defund Obamacare.
They have the ability to separate the health care law from the rest of the federal budget and fund one without funding the other. In doing so, they need to make it abundantly clear that they are willing to fund the government and its essential functions, but they feel that Obamacare is detrimental to the future economic health of America.
If the Democrat-controlled Senate reattaches the law, or if the executive branch makes the decision to fund Obamacare at the expense of other vital national functions, the electorate must take notice and act decisively in 2014. Many say that those who want to restore constitutional restraints are fighting a useless battle, but we must remember that freedom is reserved only for those willing to fight for it.
I am confident that the people will awaken from their apathy and vigorously support whoever has the backbone to stand up for them."
Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University.
Yesterday in the garden; vintage tea cups
It was a clear sunny morning so I took some tea cup pics yesterday morning before going to my grounds keeping job:
After taking some pics I then left for my job. I made one stop in the nearby neighborhood and found a nice item for my shop. From there I walked over to work. It was a clear, sunny, cool morning as I walked across the bridge:
When I got into the garden, I loved it. With all the flowers blooming, the pool and fountains flowing, and the clear, sunny, cool weather, it was a beautiful moment:
More of this post to come.....
After taking some pics I then left for my job. I made one stop in the nearby neighborhood and found a nice item for my shop. From there I walked over to work. It was a clear, sunny, cool morning as I walked across the bridge:
When I got into the garden, I loved it. With all the flowers blooming, the pool and fountains flowing, and the clear, sunny, cool weather, it was a beautiful moment:
More of this post to come.....
100 views
Just reached 100 views from Etsy search here at 11:19 am. The earliest in a while. Yesterday was a low day, Only my 2nd day under 200 views from Etsy search in nearly 2 years. Ended with only 193.
Not sure what the next 4 months and the Christmas shopping season holds.
Not sure what the next 4 months and the Christmas shopping season holds.
Monday, September 16, 2013
A gifted Pittsburgh woodworker, Christopher Bandy
I was just googling woodworkers of pittsburgh to find a video I saw on public television and a result from a Post-Gazette article came up.
Here is a very talented ballet dancer who works with wood. Who would have thought?
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/theater-dance/career-twist-semi-retired-dancer-carves-out-a-new-career-in-woodworking-686339/
Time to organize some in the house and garage, find a place for the vintage fabric I just acquired and go do some laundry. Also have tea cup orders to pack & ship.
Here is a very talented ballet dancer who works with wood. Who would have thought?
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/theater-dance/career-twist-semi-retired-dancer-carves-out-a-new-career-in-woodworking-686339/
Time to organize some in the house and garage, find a place for the vintage fabric I just acquired and go do some laundry. Also have tea cup orders to pack & ship.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Chem trails over Pittsburgh today
I just went to go to the corner store and looked up into the sky and, wow, clear trails, and so low, too:
And more......
I hope the truth about this comes out.
And more......
I hope the truth about this comes out.
The Mexican War Streets House Tour; High total views
Today is the Mexican War Streets neighborhood house tour. It starts at 11. I should try to sell some of the fabric I just got yesterday. I should even ask Allan if I could set them at his set up. I don't know anything about them, their quality or even how much to ask.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/home/mexican-war-streets-tour-features-gorgeous-gardens-and-handsome-homes-702326/
I woke up here near 7:30 wtih 321 total views. That is the most this early in a while. I have been having in the 100's or low 200's at this time. It is good to know people are looking.
Yesterday, for the day, my "your listings" stat was 151. This morning it is already 135. This is due to the midnight hour when I had more than 100 total views.
I have 59 views from Etsy search, too. Which is low, but the new normal it seems.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/home/mexican-war-streets-tour-features-gorgeous-gardens-and-handsome-homes-702326/
I woke up here near 7:30 wtih 321 total views. That is the most this early in a while. I have been having in the 100's or low 200's at this time. It is good to know people are looking.
Yesterday, for the day, my "your listings" stat was 151. This morning it is already 135. This is due to the midnight hour when I had more than 100 total views.
I have 59 views from Etsy search, too. Which is low, but the new normal it seems.
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