2.28.2011

monday

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(banana white chocolate frosted walnut sprinkled cake + cute sign from wood wool stool)

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a little bit of big news...
I'm officially on facebook with a Stacey Winters Photography page!
Leanna Lin at Leanna Lin's Wonderland is hosting an art opening featuring my work on April 9th!
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2.27.2011

brrrr!

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sunday morning was dusted in the closest thing to snow at my house...a blanket of sparkly frost

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a birthday pocket journal memory, collecting sort of book
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using photographs, paper and the good old sewing machine I created little pockets for each month
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the idea is to tuck mementos into the pockets and add photographs along the way...
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hoping by my friend's next birthday it will be a gift to look back on the previous year

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ahh, my green tea, I don't know why it took me so long to go get more at the store

{2.25 to 2.27}
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2.24.2011

growing

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 (decided to take some self-portraits today...so much easier to photograph other people)

growing a blog
growing a business, setting lots of goals lately
growing lemons, still green... but too many to count
growing scraggly weeds in last year's garden spot, need to get on that
growing my bangs out, maybe, might be time for a cut

The blog has had some updates and changes lately, just added a hello page today.
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2.23.2011

oh a cake!

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A cake for my dear friend. 
Baking for someone you love is sweeter than rainbow sprinkles and chocolate, just like her.
Happy Birthday Carrie!...(a few days early)
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2.22.2011

tuesday

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The tv room table has become a flurry of patterned paper scraps, colored thread and sequins...looking forward to working late into the night on new creations while watching a good movie. 

2.21.2011

jam

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all those nooks and crannies filled with Holiday Jam

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New pretty print available in the shop, more new prints all week long...
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2.20.2011

sweet + salty

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Sunday morning lemon curd, it was very easy to make thanks to this recipe.

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I thought it would be perfect on top of and in between blueberry pancakes. It was perfect.

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Saturday's clean kale waiting to be crisped in the oven...

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A little olive oil and sea salt later and the kale chips were ready.
I think I could honestly eat them every single day!

What did your weekend taste like?

{2.19 to 2.20}
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2.18.2011

how lovely it is

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...to find these tiny buds reaching for spring
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...and to sit back with delicious four-bites-in-one chewy caramels (thank you Mom!)

{2.17 to 2.18}
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2.15.2011

time stopped

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This afternoon I was curled up on the couch with Hermie and Ladybug both sleeping next to me. Not wanting to disturb their slumber and feeling quite comfortable myself I realized a tissue stood tall from the box and obscured my view of the time. It was wonderful. It was wonderful to not know the time and think about how very late it was getting and I still had not done all I wanted to do for the day.

{02.12 to 02.15}
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2.11.2011

hearts + twine

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It arrived just the other day.

Once the snow let up and my box could travel...my box of beautiful twine, new colors and all, from The Twinery!

See my project post for Valentine's Day on the Twinery Blog. May your weekend be full of love and paper hearts.
♡♡♡

{2.10 to 2.11}
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2.09.2011

found

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a new purpose for an old jar
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six dainty legs braving the evening chill

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a burst of petite flowers
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superbly delicious bread to go with wild blueberry jam...more please

{02.07 to 02.09}
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2.06.2011

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hello world
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a photo shoot for two, one girl and one boy
one strawberry shortcake cute and one little boy blue sweet
sleeping, wiggling, a little crying, cuddling, a burp and more sleeping
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For the short time I was with this new family of four it was quite wonderful to see mom and dad effortlessly caring for the two and one another, as if that is how they had always been...or maybe how it was always meant to be.

{02.03 to 02.06}
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2.02.2011

something sweet

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 (morning baking...brown sugar chocolate chip scones cut into pizza slices)

Today I had lunch with one sister and dinner with the other. The days get busier and busier and all of a sudden it is February. So when we get those pockets of time they are extra special, just like my sisters, extra extra special. ♡

2.01.2011

road trip

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One is not permitted to take photographs inside the casino at a roulette table, the place where Case and I lost some money.

Turns out our lucky numbers weren't so lucky, ha ha, next time!

{01.30 to 02.01}