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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Personalized Beach Totes
Personalized Beach Totes make great gifts! I know someone that needs this one
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Wire pictures holders, rock on
I have always wanted to make Wire Picture Holders that Rock, add this to my "to do" list.
Cold and foggy
Cold and foggy and after experiencing heat at Lake Shasta and California, I am not complaining. I know it will warm up later today when the fog burns off. But at this moment, it feels delicious. (Photo for Maggy).
My vacation is almost over. It feels great not to be invested in the news for two weeks. I am feeling rested. Back to awaking early ... my body must know this, I woke up at 5am this morning. One more week would be perfect!
My vacation is almost over. It feels great not to be invested in the news for two weeks. I am feeling rested. Back to awaking early ... my body must know this, I woke up at 5am this morning. One more week would be perfect!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
s w o o n d
I am swooning over s w o o n d's (née diana:muse) images of peonies and the other lovely images!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Different views
I watched a good movie combo tonight. Creation and Not In God's Name. Gives one much to think about.
Revere Ware
Mom's 50-year-old Revere Ware is sticking and she is wondering if she can get replacement pots. ;0
Fast & furious road trip
Before arriving anywhere, we were thoroughly entertained by ground squirrels at a rest stop that literally met us at the car door begging for food. Very cute. Lake Shasta - the thing to do there is rent a houseboat for the week. San Francisco - San Francisco MOMA, graffiti on Haight, Chinatown, North Beach (we just walked around from our hotel), Laguna, Union Street, The Presidio, Palace of Fine Arts. Then there was camping at Lake Sonoma in wine country. After the sun came up, the hills were filled with bees buzzing around. Hwy. 101 through the giant Redwoods, a beach near Orick where I found the best, thinnest rocks I have ever seen. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
My wonderful roses
Just found these on my camera, before the camera had problems ;) These roses are so heavy, the stems can't hold them up so I made a big bouquet before I left home.
Home Sweet Home
We made it home. So while I gather my thoughts and what few photos I have from my damaged camera .... here are a few details:
No one was injured, no big fights ensued, but it was touch and go at times
Saw two falling stars
Collected dirt and sand from each place we stopped
Picked up a dead dragonfly and crepe myrtle seed pods
Found the greatest rocks (and a heart rock) on a beach north of Eureka
Have a new appreciation for my own clean, flushing toilet
Foggy, windy, cold, winding drive up Hwy. 101
Listened to Earth, Wind and Fire the last two hours of the trip
The kids needed motion sickness medicine
Came home with clothes so foul they might have to be thrown away
Saw lots of wonderful wild flowers, collected a few in my notebook
I miss everything about SF!
Walked Haight Street in search of graffiti
M tagged a derelict house in Hwy 101
Harassed by more crazies in SF than I remember being there before
Visited my old neighborhood on Laguna Street and did a little shopping on Union.
Ate so much junk food at fast food places, I can't wait for a decent meal
While hiding out in the shade at Lake Shasta, observed a woodpecker's nest carved into a Madrona tree
No one was injured, no big fights ensued, but it was touch and go at times
Saw two falling stars
Collected dirt and sand from each place we stopped
Picked up a dead dragonfly and crepe myrtle seed pods
Found the greatest rocks (and a heart rock) on a beach north of Eureka
Have a new appreciation for my own clean, flushing toilet
Foggy, windy, cold, winding drive up Hwy. 101
Listened to Earth, Wind and Fire the last two hours of the trip
The kids needed motion sickness medicine
Came home with clothes so foul they might have to be thrown away
Saw lots of wonderful wild flowers, collected a few in my notebook
I miss everything about SF!
Walked Haight Street in search of graffiti
M tagged a derelict house in Hwy 101
Harassed by more crazies in SF than I remember being there before
Visited my old neighborhood on Laguna Street and did a little shopping on Union.
Ate so much junk food at fast food places, I can't wait for a decent meal
While hiding out in the shade at Lake Shasta, observed a woodpecker's nest carved into a Madrona tree
Thomas Hicks
I am not sure I have heard of Thomas Hicks but I am so glad Monsieur Bandit Graphic Adventures linked to his animation. Fantastic!
Thomas Hicks Animation Montage from Thomas Hicks on Vimeo.
Thomas Hicks Animation Montage from Thomas Hicks on Vimeo.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Heading home
Crescent City, CA. Trying to figure out the best path home. I left the battery in the charger for the Pentax. And the Canon is acting very badly. ;(
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Extra car
I have packed another handbag to accommodate cameras, books and such. Told D I have an extra purse and he said, we are going to need an extra car.
The Clampetts are leaving Edmonds
I said, it looks like the Clampetts are going on vacation. David said, if we were they Clampetts we would have your mother strapped to the top of the car. Point taken. See you soon. xoxo
Monday, July 19, 2010
Visting old friends
Bees using lavender as springboards over to another. Tiny unknown flying objects sparkle in the sun while the dogs follow me around the yard, digging where I dig. Me, trying to tame the grapes from taking over hydrangeas. And prune one of the Snowball Viburnums (badly planted spot) into submission of being a smaller version. A robin so robust, I thought it was a crow ... just waiting for some juicy worm to show itself in dewy grass.
I am on vacation. Trying not to let my brain explode with my endless "to-do" list. Instead, enjoying feeling freedom to explore the yard, the studio, catch up on correspondence needing a stamp. Chores, like installing a new area rug in the living room, some dusting, cleaning. But not too much the first day. Also thinking of a road trip to San Francisco via Shasta Lake (for a day of fishing). Right now, it is all spinning around in my head. Tomorrow, we might be packing the car.
I am on vacation. Trying not to let my brain explode with my endless "to-do" list. Instead, enjoying feeling freedom to explore the yard, the studio, catch up on correspondence needing a stamp. Chores, like installing a new area rug in the living room, some dusting, cleaning. But not too much the first day. Also thinking of a road trip to San Francisco via Shasta Lake (for a day of fishing). Right now, it is all spinning around in my head. Tomorrow, we might be packing the car.
Today from the garden
Poppies are almost done. I hope not for the summer. I can't get enough of them!
Flight patterns
Flight pattern by Charlie McCarthy, very cool. Via HeaderFooter (Evan Sharp) where I found Urban Landscape Lab.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Midsomer Murders
So mom and I watched our last Midsomer Murders (52 so far) from Netflix the other night. In mourning that it would be the last time we sat down with Inspector Barnaby as he investigated yet another grizzly crime in the idyllic village of Causton, England. Taking in the wonderful theme music that makes my heart jump a beat when I hear it. Well, I just discovered there are 15 more episodes. They are not available on Netflix (yet) and I am trying to find where we can view them somewhere. We are so thrilled that we have something to look forward to watching! The little things that make us happy. ;)
Clipping treasures to boards
Don't you love this wall with old clip boards used for frames!!! I have one but I want an entire wall too. Lat image found in Elle Decor magazine. More ideas at Embellish, Apartment Therapy and Remodelista
This is the one I have in my kitchen, where I keep poems written to me from friends or something I love torn from a magazine ... needs to be cleaned off now.
This is the one I have in my kitchen, where I keep poems written to me from friends or something I love torn from a magazine ... needs to be cleaned off now.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Mom and Pixel
Adding photos of mom for my brother. He has been away and now back at a computer. Hello, Brother!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Hydrangea Cupcakes
Glorious Treats: Hydrangea Cupcakes. Yeah, that's what I am talkin' about! Perfect dessert. Via my newest obession, Pinterest.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Luminous alien alium
D had bought me a big bouquet of flowers. We have a few still thriving. Like this alien one, is it an alium? It is wonderful!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Useful and Free Downloadable Web Design Books
Useful and Free Downloadable Web Design Books at Speckyboy Design Magazine.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Old Spice is new again
Emmy nods, mustache mods for Old Spice ads which are fun and sexy and just out of this world. In case you are living on Mars, must ad the video.
The other commercial that makes me giggle every time because, I guess, I could see me doing something like that and getting caught, too.
The other commercial that makes me giggle every time because, I guess, I could see me doing something like that and getting caught, too.
In A Vase (revisited)
Well, it wasn't a waste of an entire day but I didn't think it would take me so long to edit my book. I haven't uploaded the new version yet, just want one more pair of eyes to look over the text. I replaced photos, added a page to identify flowers - I have learned a lesson. Makes notes of what you are shooting and write it down some place! Okay, uploaded my new version.
Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Strawberry
Do I have space for one? Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Strawberry looks so delicious. A couple of my hydrangeas are completely full of blooms, almost too many, they get too heavy and the some blooms get a scorched edge. The others are still trying to come back from the pruning a couple of years ago. Pixel getting around the yard pretty fast ;)
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
One flower's secrets revealed
I have a huge bouquet of flowers that D bought me at the market. I love to see the collection of amazing colors and shapes. But I really love photographing and visiting just one at a time. To see the patterns, the colors, the construction of that one flower ... each one is simply a work of wonderful art.
Okay, now off to get some real work done, like, clean out the refrigerator. Finish my book. Register my new brand name and logo. Clean the family room. So on, and so on.
Okay, now off to get some real work done, like, clean out the refrigerator. Finish my book. Register my new brand name and logo. Clean the family room. So on, and so on.
Friday, July 09, 2010
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Sumi Ink Club
Sumi Ink Club is a Los Angeles-based drawing collective founded in 2005 by Sarah Anderson and Luke Fischbeck. The group holds regular open meetings to execute topsy-turvy, detailed, collaborative drawings using ink on paper. in each of its permutations, Sumi Ink Club uses group drawings as a means to open and fortify social interactions that bleed into everyday life. Sumi Ink Club is non-hierarchical: all ages, all humans, all styles. Isn't this fabulous!
Little something from Hello Maseman
Hello Maseman's Little something. And Some things. See more work here and here.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Ocean Garbage Patch
A visit to Cortes Island. I know you are familiar with Chris Jordon's art. Pretty sad state of affairs.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Paul Hayes
I really want to see this paper installation by Paul Hayes called Foursite (4 Artists | 4 Materials | 4 Sites) at San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design in San Francisco! Paul says he used about 15,000 pieces of paper.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
July calendar
I had such great intentions of putting up a calendar once a month. Fail! So next year I will put it in a better format for printing from a computer rather than this weird size. But had to share my July because I love the quote ;)
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Friday, July 02, 2010
Scrap Lights
Seth Grizzle and Jonathan Junker, Seattle-based graypants studio are making these fabulous lamps of recycled cardboard.
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Thursday, July 01, 2010
Peter Buchanan-Smith
Peter Buchanan-Smith and BEST MADE PROJECTS, a long lecture, worth every minute. Inspirational and wonderful.