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September 30, 2011
Last month, I spent a few days in Phoenix for work. I had a few hours to kill one afternoon, so I paid a visit to the Desert Botanical Garden. Everyone said “oh, it’s hot there, but it’s dry heat, so it’s not so bad.” Not true. 110 degrees is hot, regardless of humidity levels. I only stayed for an hour or two at the gardens, but saw a huge variety of cacti and some beautiful big skies... (read)
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July 30, 2011
I love light & shadows – they create such interesting patterns if you stop and look at them. I’m trying to be more intentional about carrying a camera with me and actually taking pictures. What a concept, I know. This is one of the gates to our apartment building, facing west. I pretty much only use when coming home from work on my bike, because there’s a ramp leading up to it rather than a flight of stairs... (read)
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July 11, 2011
Happy 2nd anniversary to me! and Ryder! Accompanied above by our anniversary cards from our parents…
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July 6, 2011
We lately returned from a quasi-biennial family vacation/reunion in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Highlights this year were 3 refrigerators, massive multi-day castle building, which giant ghost crabs promptly took possession of, a kayak tour of the canals, Ryder surviving a 80-mile bike ride, good food, and of course lots of games & puzzles and general silliness... (read)
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May 28, 2011
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April 27, 2011
From a walk around the neighborhood this weekend.
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April 14, 2011
Get it? Thanks Daddy! =)
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March 7, 2011
Ryder and I made cookie stuffed cookies this weekend. They are approximately equivalent to eating 3 cookies at once. Mmmm. Recipe found here.
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February 8, 2011
Christmas in general, much like my Christmas Crafts (part 1, part 2), was a multi-part event.
Part 1 of our actual Christmas travels was a 10 day trip to Michigan, starting in Midland to see my dear friend Anna get married, followed by a few days of working remotely from my sister’s couch, and ending in Grand Rapids for several packed days of visiting as much of my extended family as possible... (read)
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February 2, 2011
Ryder laughs at me every time I say this, but I have been feeling rather conflicted about this blog for a while. I like posting photos I’ve taken, which often are of my family or trips or just random things. But I also like posting crafts I’ve done, and want to have posts that are interesting to other blog-reading-crafters. So for a while this blog has served dual purposes, but I’ve felt weird about putting family photos up one day, then a post about how I made a clock, then photos from a wedding I attended... (read)
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January 23, 2011
I recently sold the two “action clocks” that Ryder and I designed. One sold at a craft fair our church hosted. A family bought it for the bedroom of their two oldest children, and at their request I added numbers to the face to help the kids learn to tell time:
The other sold on my etsy shop, as a baby gift. I added the name & birthdate of the new little one to this kite clock:
Ryder and I have tons of other ideas for this type of clock, with little objects on the ends of the hands – an outer-space themed clock, a frog pond, hot air balloons… Do you like these? I’d like to make some more now that these have found a home... (read)
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January 19, 2011
We finally finished Christmas this past weekend with a lovely relaxing weekend with my parents & siblings. We also gave the last of our handmade gifts, which means I can finally share them with you all:
Cutesy Apron: made of beautiful Anna Maria Horner fabric purchased from Whipstitch, my favorite local fabric shop. I sort of traced the outline from an apron in my kitchen, but altered the whole thing to be longer and to wrap around more... (read)
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January 12, 2011
1. Watch cars attempt to drive up our slightly inclined street. Listen to wheels spin.
2. Have friends over who can walk or arrive via public transportation. Eat pizza (the only dinner food we had left). Play games. Cheer for friends who live nearby.
3. Start a puzzle while listening for #1 above.
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January 5, 2011
We made almost all our Christmas gifts this year. That made posting any sort of photos of what I’ve been up to rather difficult for the past several weeks – and we’re not even done with our Christmassing yet. But here is part 1 of our handmade Christmas:
Elk Coasters: source photo by me in Colorado; wood-burned by my husband; cut, poly-acrylicked, and backed with cork... (read)
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Washington Monument
WWII Memorial
Washington Monument, with WWII Memorial
Mr. Lincoln
Vietnam Memorial by night
Ryder looks at Ryder's House
I was there, too!
In the tunnel
Can you tell I like Calder? And this room at the Gallery?
Wall in the shadow of Calder
Ryder in the shadow of Calder
National Gallery, East Wing
Gigantic Calder in the National Gallery
Ryder is a Rocket
Sunny Hirshhorn Museum
Fully Trained Metro Station
Trainless Metro Station
Rainy Hirshhorn Museum
but the bridge was under construction
It looks like they blew up the bridge...
Watching from a highrise in downtown Knoxville