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I am reading a fabulous book about the Battle of Britain during WWII. The book title is: With Wings Like eagles. Written by: Michael Korda.

I want to share my latest mineral painting. This one is the mineral Crocoite, a lead, chromium oxide, from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia. The painting is executed in watercolor and Prismacolor colored pencil on 140 Lb Langton Prestige watercolor paper. Image size is 14 X 19 inches. The actual mineral specimen is a mineral micromount. The painting was executed from the microscope at a magnification of 30X.

My second book, Adventures of Piffels the Elf, Volume Two: Battle for the Elfin Realms, is now up on Barns and Noble.com I wanted to let everyone know in case you are interested in buying the book.

There is an apparent glitch in the Amazon.com listing of my new book Adventures of Piffels the Elf Volume 2: Battle for the Elfin Realms. You will need to enter my name in the Amazon search window to get the book listing to come up. The book is in the Amazon system. I wanted to let everyone know about this glitch in case you were thinking of buying the book. Hopefully this glitch is corrected soon. You can still buy the book as it IS in the Amazon system.

Adventures of Piffels the Elf - Book Two - Battle for the Elfin Realms (published by New Gaia Press) is now up on Amazon.com. I am looking for Amazon.com "Best Seller" status. To this end I am looking for at least ten of my friends and fans to purchase the book on-line from Amazon.com on Wendesday, February 24th. If we can get ten or more people to purchase the book on the same day we will attain amazon.com best seller status. This will be a great help in marketing the book. I would also beg a favor of those who do purchase the book, if you would, after you have read the book, post a review of the book up on the Amazon.com site. I think you will be entertained and amazed by this second book in the planned trilogy. NOTE: A picture of the book cover is not yet on the amazon site, just the name of the book.

I have a web site for my mineral art. The link is: www.crystalpocketstudios.com
check it out and if you would, leave a note in the guest book. Many thanks everyone.

I am engaged in some research about elfin and fairy lore from countries around the world. I would welcome any information in this regard.

I wanted to share the latest mineral painitng with you all. The work is in watercolor and colored pencil. This one is a specimen of Wulfenite. Painted from the microscope at 30X. the painting is not yet finished, much colored pencil work yet to do.

I live in the small little town of Snellville, Georgia. The powers that be have decided to pass legislation making it illegal to fly model aircraft OF ANY KIND within the city limits of Snellville.  It is Interesting that one of the best avenues to interest young people in math and science is model aircraft. Figures that some genius in city hall would make it illegal. Now I am a control line pilot. Control line (Sometimes called U-Control) is a type of model aviation where the pilot controls the flaps and elevator of the aircraft by moving two sets of lines (hence the term "Control Line") with a handle held in one hand. It is a lot less expensive than radio control and can afford just as much fun and learning. There was a time, 15 years ago,  when you could fly in any school yard. Sadly, the powers that be have put the cabosh on that. So now there is no place to fly. Now I am not one to give up. So, I am building hand launch gliders. There is a park area, not to far from my home, where I can fly gliders. (I'm just waiting for the police to kick me out of the park. If that happens I think it will be time to raise a stink!)Not quite the same as powered model aircraft but by making different designs I can have just as much fun. As an added bonus, I will be working with the middle school students in a science club this fall. methinks one of the activities will be gliders. I see a whole lot of fun on the horizon. I have incuded a picture of the first little glider I scratch-built. It is a catapult ship. Flies fairly well. I will Fly Anyway!

Anyone else out there fly hand launch gliders? it would be interesting to compare notes.

BEAKING NEWS!

Adventures of Piffels the Elf T-Shirts are now available. For those of you who have read the new blockbuster book "Adventures of Piffels the Elf" you can now have a T-Shirt to say you have "been there" experiencing an adventure with the elves. For thos of you who do not yet have the book it is available from both Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. The cost of the book is $10.95 and the T-shirt is $20.00.

So for less than the cost of a dinner out for two, you to can have the adventure of a lifetime with the elves and a T-shirt to say you've been there. If you are interested in the T-shirts, I have Medium and Large sizes available. Please contact me at d.babulski at comcast.net or you can send a note with a check or money order to me via snail mail at: P.O. Box 951, Snellville, Georgia 30078



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