I went to an art licensing conference in New York City back in May and had the chance to meet Mr. Debbie Mumm (his first name is really Steve, not Mr. Debbie and he was delightfully friendly). Low and behold there was penguin happiness in their exhibit booth.

The camera girl has been a fan of Debbie Mumm designs for years, so having the opportunity to speak with a family member for a bit was a fantastic experience. Some day I hope I can be a big mass produced plushie, then everyone can have one of me…

no such thing as too much penguin!

I did a little digging and found these Debbie Mumm penguins for your penguin loving enjoyment…

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Debbie Mumm and Penguins

I went to the Renaissance Festival and met a pirate! From my experience, pirates are actually really quite nice… they’re just a bit difficult to shake hands.

If you’ve never been to a Renaissance faire, you should definitely check it out at least once. Really, I don’t know what pirates have to do with the renaissance, but they’re walking around with the maids and men in tights all the same. At the faire in Larksper, Colorado you can watching jousting, eat a turkey leg, meet the royal court and browse through the hand made markets. Again, no penguins, but I think we’d look fabulous with all that amour!

Here’s what I would look like if I were a pirate, I think I’m rather dashing and daring.

(you can grab a pirate penguin for your own here)

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I met a pirate!

How often do you hear about a couple hitting their 60th wedding anniversary? I couldn’t even find a card specific to the occasion.Just a couple years ago I went to a celebration of someone’s 65th, but really, we don’t hear about that kind of commitment very often.

I guess over the years you could get bored or irritated with your spouse, or things just get uncomfortable or your grow apart. I always wonder what makes for a lasting relationship and what results in a split… you know, we penguins stick together no matter what – so maybe I have the answers and I just can’t tell you unless you’re a penguin too. But then again, we also give rocks as gifts when we’re dating, so what do we know?

The cake was delightful!

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Will you make it to your 60th?

Whenever you’re feeling a little blue…

Need I say more?

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Happiness is a doughnut

This was my first time flying into Spokane. I’ve driven through on my way to and from Vancouver in years past, but never been to the airport. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any penguins in town…

That’s all I know.

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The lovely town of Spokane

I went to a restuarant that helped entertain the kids by giving them a little bag of Wikki Sticks. I must be kid-like because I was also entertained. They are sticks made from wax covered string (I think). You can bend them and stick them together to create fun and funky stringy scupltures. I made a new friend…

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What the heck are wikki sticks?

A few weeks ago I went to my first ever bead show. This particular show was hosted by Rings n Things, a bead and jewelry supply company based in Spokane, Washington. Apparently they travel around the country putting on a whole bunch of these fabulous bead shows. It’s a great time.

I had not idea what to expect. I waddled into a big room filled with tables that were overflowing with beads of all kinds. Glass beads, wood beads, sparkly beads, elegant beads and even some silly fun beads. I had no idea where to start. Since we tend to be surrounded by penguins all the time, I didn’t have a plan for what kind of beads to buy. So I just wandered around for a while until something caught my eye.

I also had the chance to chat with Mr. Kim Crosby. He’s a real trooper. Denver had just had one of those crazy spring snow storms, so Kim and his air traveling crew had to battle the airport choas, lost luggage and still arrive happy and ready to show beads… then head on to the next location.

Although the camera girl and I don’t do a ton of beading, we went to this event because Rings n Things took the time to call and personally invite us to attend. Seems to me that with the boom of email and internet communications, fewer companies stop to reach out personally… so I wanted to see what other great things they were up to. It’s a great bunch! I’m abslutely glad I went.

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Penguins, beads and things with Rings n Things

Ohh yummy food! I just tried Ethiopian food for the first time this week and it was delicious!

From what I’ve been told, it did have a little Colorado hispanic touch to it (onions and green peppers). Despite it’s appearance (muddy dog food eah?) it was really good. There were absolutely NO utensils either. Not like Chinese food where they hand you chop sticks and you then ask for a fork. No. Instead the food was served family style on big plates and we were each handed some flat bread that somewhat resembled flattened sponges and tasted a bit like an old sock. The idea was to rip off a little bit of the bread and then pick up some of the food on the plate.

In this picture there is some kind of a potato and carrots along with chicken legs, lamb (looks like shredded beef), a whole hard boiled egg (also delightful) and then I think, two kinds of lentels. Didn’t know penguins ate meat did ya? Well this one does for sure! My favorite was the lamb with it’s scrumptious gravy.. kinda sweet and kinda meety, mmmm yummy!

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Penguins and Ethiopian food

While making yet another trip to Las Vegas I found myself embraced by Buddah.

You can’t help but smile around this inspiring guy…

Any guess where we were for this photo?

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Penguin meets Buddah and smiles

Yes, I forgot to mention, while I was at the Sedgewick County Zoo, we definitely stopped by to see the penguins. It was fabulous! The exhibit has a chain link type fencing on the rocks so you can go right up to where the penguins are sitting. I said hi, told a few jokes and then we sat and chatted for a while. Then they took off for a swim while I was stuck waddling along with the family – looking at other funny animals.

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Visiting the Penguins at the Sedgewick County Zoo