2.25.2009

my own      2.24 to 2.25 feb2509collage
...piece of sky.
                                                                                                                                                                           
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Itty bitty red pods (thank you, Tracy), they go with everything! 
**from littlellama, blog and shop** 

2.23.2009

monday
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 Warm and cloudy...such a strange day that ended with a huge headache, ugh. 

2.22.2009

oh baby       2.21 to 2.22
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Baby G will be arriving very soon. I was so happy to photograph Kerstin, the mom-to-be, before the arrival. Kerstin and her husband, Eugene, were delightful in every way.  feb2109_1collage
Hermie living it up in bed, his favorite place. 

2.20.2009

magical
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I visited a local park this afternoon to prepare for an upcoming photo shoot, in the distance beyond the beautiful trees, swings, and picnic tables I saw something colorful and shiny peeking out, and then there was this, a big magical circle created by Niki de Saint Phalle, wow, it is gorgeous to see in person. 

2.19.2009

am + pm
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Woke up this morning with sewing on my mind. I officially learned to sew really small shorts and tight sweatpants in seventh grade and just wasn't into it then. Now I have ideas I want to try out, so it was just me, Ladybug, and my mom's Singer 5430 wrestling with thread, bobbins, pins, scissors and fabric. I certainly did feel smart when I used the manual to fix things that were going wrong. Happy Thursday...only 3 more days 'til the Oscars!!

2.18.2009

everything nice
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In anticipation of a baby shower I am attending this weekend I made a sweet sack to wrap my gift. I got to create the invites awhile back, too, and what better way to welcome a sweet baby girl than with sugar and spice...
*Also, a friend of mine has started a blog recently that focuses on her lovely family, today she hung some pictures I had taken of all of them and posted about it, you can go here to see how cute it turned out.*

2.17.2009

moss
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Hermie and I just had to get out and walk in the sunshine.

2.16.2009

tartlet
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A homemade lemon tart for Case (there are a few more so I get some, too). We shared a lemon filled donut last week and since then we both have been craving more lemon, so I found a recipe here and adjusted it for tiny tarts and even made a quino-almond gluten free pastry shell. 

2.15.2009

hearts + rainbows       2.14 to 2.15
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Days of love, hearts, family, visits, sweetness, hugs, kisses, surprises and all things pink. 

2.13.2009

winter trees
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A storm is arriving just in time for the long weekend, off to bundle up and listen to the rain.
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*What is a Halloween picture doing here in February? My sixth picture from my sixth file (a game of tag from estasketch & peachtree), it's me and Hermie at the pumpkin patch this year. Hee  hee, look at that little sailor. *
**added note: I was looking at the blog with my mom and she was wondering when Hermie dressed up as a nurse. 

2.12.2009

ginger twist
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Five minutes 'til tea on a Thursday morning. 

2.11.2009

kitty facts
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Tiny Dancer purrs day and night, sleeps on my head, hunts Ladybug (causing all sorts of  trouble), carries a stick with ribbon around in her mouth, loves catnip, doesn't like cat treats at all, is Hermie's only friend, and used to be called Piddles before she came home. 

2.10.2009

brrr
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A single leaf decorated in tiny ice crystals, an enchanting discovery first thing this morning. 

2.09.2009

love is ...
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A tiny envelope filled with love was sent to someone very special today. 

2.08.2009

flora + films     2.7 to 2.8
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As you can see we got some rain in Southern California this weekend, everything sparkles and looks brighter. I brought home some pods bursting with red berries and ones that look like they're holding a tiny brain inside. I picked up a new item to photograph, I found it at an antique show my mom and her friends participated in, looking forward to working on new projects. Case and I saw Coraline and Waltz with Bashir, both were excellent. Coraline is visually amazing, especially the miniature knitter who knitted the tiniest sweaters and gloves out of needles and thread for the character to wear (can you believe that?!).

2.06.2009

cupcakes on a friday
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I had too many carrots in the fridge that just weren't getting eaten so I thought I'd make something sweet from them as they would be sure to get eaten then, which led me to this carrot cupcake recipe. I frosted them before bed last night and packaged some to give away with little curly carrot adornments.

2.05.2009

eyes on the road
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spt...on my way to the post office to ship a print and a few other errands, this picture seems to be from a completely different day, hours later now, the sky is gray and rain has arrived. Looks like a nice evening to make pizza, cupcakes and read. I finished Water for Elephants and am starting Watchmen, curious to see how I like it, not a book I would've picked up on my own, Case loved it, so here goes. 

2.03.2009

daily hermie
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Hermie entranced by some kibble, he is definitely the cutest dog in the whole world. 

2.02.2009

three days     1.31 to 2.2
The past few days just zoomed right on by with reading, walks, seafood, sunshine and cooking. It was such a lovely "springy" sort of weekend I woke up today thinking how nice a jog along the beach would be, so I did. The plan was to take some coastal people shots, too, that didn't happen, need to go with a better plan, hydrate, move around, etc.  
                                                                                                                   
Please stop by The Peach Tree, (one of my favorite blogs) I feel so lucky to be the featured artist of the week! *thank you*