Archive for 2010 July
Friday Photo Love
I enjoy showing my Flickr favorites here on Fridays, and this week I’ve got two favorites mosaics to share. (If you remember, last week I showed you my beach gallery instead.) As always, you can click on the mosaics for full photo credits. I noticed I chose a lot of daisy photos this week. It’s [...]
continue reading "Friday Photo Love"When the going gets tough…
The tough escape to the beach Late afternoon beach trips are the best. The hottest part of the day is over, access to the beach is free, the crowds have begun to disperse… it’s a great time to kick back on a blanket and relax. Or to take 699 pictures. Not that I know anyone [...]
continue reading "When the going gets tough…"Shutter speed and brainiac birds
We stopped for a latte last night, and saw a nearly-full moon over the shopping center. I had my camera with me (why are you not surprised?) so I leaned it on the edge of the open van window and took this picture on Automatic. I can see the bricks of the Starbucks store very [...]
continue reading "Shutter speed and brainiac birds"Back in the backyard
Our back patio has been depressing me ever since the summer started. I hadn’t gotten around to cleaning it up or to buying a new kiddie pool for the ever-important mid-afternoon foot-dunking, before the weather turned brutally hot and humid. I didn’t want to be outside without the relief of the little pool, but I [...]
continue reading "Back in the backyard"Summer Studio, look two
I finished both of the projects I showed you on my first Summer Studio post a few weeks ago, so how about a peek at what I’m working on now? I had a very specific quilt project in mind when I bought these fabrics recently, but circumstances may have changed since then. I’m not sure [...]
continue reading "Summer Studio, look two"Seaside Dreaming
So, it’s the weekend. It’s going to be another hot one here in New Jersey. Some Strawberry-Lemonade Smoothies may be in order. I’d love to fall asleep tonight next to an open window, and listen to the sounds of the ocean lapping up on the shore. I’d wake up tomorrow, tiptoe down the sleepy sandy [...]
continue reading "Seaside Dreaming"Itty bitty sweater
I’m feeling less grumpy at the moment – it’s not too hot yet, and the humidity isn’t particularly oppressive, so I’m taking advantage of the ability to be outside. It’s nice. So, why don’t we go with this good mood while it lasts, and talk lightheartedly about sweaters? Sweaters, you ask? Really? It’s been so [...]
continue reading "Itty bitty sweater"Mood-swingy July
Thank goodness for Project 365 and Picture Summer. They’re forcing me to get out of the house, do a little something interesting, and take a picture or two. It’s been a challenging few weeks for me, in several ways, many of which I can’t really talk about here just yet, and the temptation to become [...]
continue reading "Mood-swingy July"Tote bag makeover
So I wanted a sturdy but decent-looking tote with pockets that would allow me to carry around all of my Summer junk – camera, various gadgets, and the usual purse stuff. I had a pile of these Polka Dot Creations tote bags in the basement, and I didn’t like using them because they had an [...]
continue reading "Tote bag makeover"Who knew books could be so witty?
I’m kind of a craft book hoarder, and I have always liked buying new. But financial necessities forced me recently to take more advantage of the library and engage in many fewer impulse buys. To my surprise, I discovered that I kind of like borrowing first. I found the try-before-you-buy that the library offers to [...]
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