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Posted on May 22, 2015May 21, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

I was almost really late with this post. My internal date clock is all messed up from my extended weekend away. It’s Friday already? Wow.

I have two cool little tidbits for you this morning:

  1. Today is May twenty-second, and it is the twenty-second anniversary of my twenty-second birthday 😄
  2. I was interviewed recently on the Me Being Crafty podcast! I much prefer writing to speaking, since I can edit myself and not trip over my words, but Tsoniki made me feel at-ease and was a great interviewer. If you’ve ever wanted to know a little bit of my crafty back-story, have a listen here.

I think that’s it for now. I’m having a little family get-together tonight, I’m spending this afternoon hanging up some decorations, and baking a cherry cake. Because there’s nothing wrong with taking charge of your own birthday-related happiness 🎉

I have high hopes for that cake, and if it comes out as good as I am imagining, I will share the recipe here. And if it doesn’t, well, maybe I’d better buy some cookies for backup…

Images

The mosaic below represents other people’s pictures that spoke to me this week on Flickr and Instagram. Click on the titles below the mosaic to get a better look at the images and see more from the photographers who made them.

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A collage of favorite images for the week, curated from Flickr and Instagram. See www.lisaclarke.net for full photo credits and links back to the original images.

  1. #oceancitynj #bestofocnj #ocnj #ilove… by bestofocnj via Instagram
  2. “Walking through the world, too Bush,… by milenenery via Instagram
  3. Rollin’ solo 🐦 by wallyb_9 via Instagram
  4. I caffè di #Trieste sono salotti per … by bubiknits via Instagram
  5. Crocheting after a nice walk in the w… by alicebyday via Instagram
  6. Too early for my #gwlana comrades thi… by knitsib via Instagram
  7. #oceancitynj #bestofocnj #ocnj #bike… by bestofocnj via Instagram
  8. Another shot from #ocnj yesterday! My… by deebron305 via Instagram
  9. #oceancitynj #bestofocnj #ocnj #playl… by bestofocnj via Instagram
  10. Hazy sunrise this morning in Ocean Ci… by picsoftheyear196 via Instagram
  11. Summer 2015 is shaping up to be one o… by joecala via Instagram
  12. It’s happiness in a cup! ☕️😄Stop in … by oceancitycoffee via Instagram
  13. We love our coffee! #occoffee #Ocnj #… by oceancitycoffee via Instagram
  14. Happy hour in OCNJ with @lauraluxlux by colinmlenton via Instagram
  15. BREAKFAST fit for a GRADUATE🎉 THANKS… by jbdunaway_ via Instagram
  16. While photographing at Wildwood befor… by capemaypix via Instagram
  17. One last shot of these buttercups fro… by phillyjim via Instagram
  18. #wildflowers #acexpressway #shoreboun… by apieceofthebeach via Instagram
  19. Up at sunrise to head back yo Ontario… by resurrectionfern via Instagram
  20. Don’t you just love the scent of stoc… by attic24 via Instagram
  21. My favorite local farm stand is offic… by scrpbk1 via Instagram
  22. { L I B E R T Y ~ L O V E }I’ve been … by gertrudemade via Instagram
  23. Pretty country style interiors with F… by the_textile_company via Instagram
  24. almost time to go, and i’m thinking a… by sfgirlbybay via Instagram
  25. If you’re happy…my Art Bead Scene c… by humblebeads via Instagram
  26. Packing up some of our new collection… by frenchgeneral via Instagram
  27. I was asked by the fabulous multi-tal… by suregal27 via Instagram
  28. #sunset #country #pasture #dandelions… by c4itlinje4n via Instagram
  29. NYC Tug Ellen McAllister passing Free… by davidcherniak via Flickr
  30. Spring in Jersey by SurFeRGiRL30 via Flickr
  31. OC Boardwalk by Veggielvr via Flickr
  32. One more sunset – November 2014 by GeraldePics via Flickr
  33. Supermoon Watchers by MNixonPhoto via Flickr
  34. Happy Tuesday! Can anyone guess this… by bestofocnj via Instagram
  35. Visited the new Winnipeg coffee shop … by pldetails via Instagram

Links

Here are a few interesting things from around the web that grabbed me this week:

  • 10 Memorial Day cookout hacks that will come in handy this weekend – a roundup from SheKnows.com. It’s that time of year again. I particularly like the idea of the spiral hot dogs. And the DIY watermelon keg is genius.
  • Gramming for Good – an Instagram opportunity shared by Photojojo. If you love to Instagram, you should check this out. Photojojo writes, “Gramming for Good is a new project that matches up talented ‘grammers with non-profit organizations, so you can use your visual power for good.”
  • Pimp My Sewing Room! How to Make an Ironing Board Cover – a project by Tilly and the Buttons. I made one of these in 2008, but I was impatient and stuck it to the ironing board with packing tape. I figured I’d go back later and do the elastic thing. Seven years later and the tape is still holding 😉
  • Summer weekend getaway guide: N.J.’s 10 best small towns – a roundup from NJ.com. If you’ve never seen any part of New Jersey outside the area of Newark Airport, you’ll be surprised at these quaint NJ towns. I’m always saying this state’s bad reputation is undeserved. Plan a nice little weekend away here 🙂

Have a great day! I plan to 😍

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Posted on May 22, 2015May 21, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments
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2 thoughts on “Weekend Favorites”

  1. Kasey March
    May 22, 2015

    I listened to the podcast yesterday! It was so funny to hear your voice and think “Oh! That’s what Lisa sounds like!” I enjoyed the podcast a lot – I had no idea you’d once had a radio show 🙂

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    1. Lisa
      May 23, 2015

      I always think that when I listen to podcasts, too! People generally don’t sound like I think they are going to sound 🙂

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