Friday, May 18, 2007

Phoenix, AZ, 5/18/07

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The Phoenix Furniture Auction in Phoenix has a unique way of selling new furniture.

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I love the natural landscaping with golden barrels and other drought tolerant plants.

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I'm holding the vase containing raffle tickets.

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The brewery is the Sonora Brewing Co.in Phoenix. The brewmaster Uwe Boer showed me around. His beer is wonderful!

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I signed lots of my book "Let's Ask Michael"

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A saguaro cactus outside the home in which I was doing a design consultation. A magnificent plant.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Clay Center and Manhattan, KS 5/5/07

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Enough room to stretch my legs, do cartwheels, or go skeet shooting.

Speaking at Orr's Furniture City

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Posing with the buyer of a piece of signed furniture from The Michael Payne Collection.

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My gift from Rayleen, owner of Orr's: a fishing tackle teapot!

I promised this crowd I would put a few more pictures of myself posing with guests online, so here they are! If you're here looking for the picture you took with me and don't find it, send me an email and I'll post it!

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Maybe one fell of that limo...