January 18, 2010. 2010 has started off pretty well considering the first 10 days here in Jacksonville were all in the 20s…..temperature. I know that some of you are laughing at that. Jacksonville median temperature for January is around 65 degrees for the high and 40 degrees for the low. I truly pity those of you who reside in the Northern tier of the country, I do not know how you can tolerate that kind of harshness for such a long period of time. I know many love the cold weather and you can get out the snow skis and sleds. Believe it or not I am an accomplished skier, but I visit the slopes for a couple of weeks and get to leave. I was married in Lake Tahoe, NV in December with 3 feet of snow on the ground and our Honeymoon was spent on the slopes. It was wonderful, but that was many years ago. Tahoe is about to get about six feet or more of snow over this week. I have been working on new designs for my marbles and continue to perfect my discovered technique for clarity in the lens of my work. I am particularly proud of my vortex marbles because they are so free of air bubbles and they have a very deep cone. I have not forgotten my button lovers and will be making more this year. You will also see more pendants too. I hope everyone's New Year has started well and continues to be healthy and prosperous.