tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84329537082216173222024-03-05T02:13:56.723-08:00just a little somethingstories and stuff from my mixed-up lifeglamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-72812337711485862642010-02-03T22:51:00.000-08:002010-02-03T22:55:21.960-08:00the diet is not going so wellbut seriously, who could resist a cute little cupcake store with these lovely things??<br />there was lemon ("pucker up"!), vanilla bean, chocolate mocha, and cinnamon sugar<br />no preservatives, just yummy real ingredients<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSa-VgvyTu6qfYjOxJrrQxzViQkzbmullNQyDq8piHt4VpSd49MU__Gq-SjQnU7NU41h66OYgk7WieWscGmL7XDZPwptsSWj_khEOjq4yxho5X45c0G3DLCOiLTQ2N6Vzgzijl_thoqs/s1600-h/IMG_0733%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSa-VgvyTu6qfYjOxJrrQxzViQkzbmullNQyDq8piHt4VpSd49MU__Gq-SjQnU7NU41h66OYgk7WieWscGmL7XDZPwptsSWj_khEOjq4yxho5X45c0G3DLCOiLTQ2N6Vzgzijl_thoqs/s400/IMG_0733%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434277481141094994" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-8257805785857062702010-01-28T17:54:00.000-08:002010-01-28T17:58:01.366-08:00pretty and practical... my favourite combination! why can't everything functional also be lovely? here are evian bottles with a couture name: christian lacroix. over the top? maybe. pretty in my kitchen? definitely.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX74aO30c6Wccph0w8Cc_rMsh1cqIsVliqrw4IdUmy-e3zECKV_nc7zCC6CNAUJ2gxYnYeYQFHvpn0saqNvRbo6SJE6i2kpCl_6j9tMh-4AO1VRopsIA5al2ELF7yu5LiC44hyphenhyphenvvnnn5Q/s1600-h/IMG_0679%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX74aO30c6Wccph0w8Cc_rMsh1cqIsVliqrw4IdUmy-e3zECKV_nc7zCC6CNAUJ2gxYnYeYQFHvpn0saqNvRbo6SJE6i2kpCl_6j9tMh-4AO1VRopsIA5al2ELF7yu5LiC44hyphenhyphenvvnnn5Q/s400/IMG_0679%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431975111653785490" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-87915993110811960372010-01-28T17:07:00.000-08:002010-01-28T17:20:49.586-08:00sick day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-Xk0If6U8hCcoHj53GjO_-eTJBwhpct2_3UfSMo9j8Q8jR3BkIWsG1SC5B8t6EpDXUGkSzGOy-Uo3scttUWqFGwKj3Qmgi2lBD58wIGDWYrtG4zdfHgYV0-xflq2mGeObKzZnDshG04/s1600-h/IMG_0715%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-Xk0If6U8hCcoHj53GjO_-eTJBwhpct2_3UfSMo9j8Q8jR3BkIWsG1SC5B8t6EpDXUGkSzGOy-Uo3scttUWqFGwKj3Qmgi2lBD58wIGDWYrtG4zdfHgYV0-xflq2mGeObKzZnDshG04/s400/IMG_0715%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431965481861583778" /></a><br />the boy has had a fever for a couple of days and so I kept him home again today.... unbeknownst to me, he apparently became well in the night, and so the day turned from having to nurse a sick boy to what he called a "mummy and me" day. And so it was. We made the best chocolate chip cookies ever, and he tried a peanut butter and banana sandwich for the first time, and we read books, and wrote to grandma and had cuddles. Yes, I had to take the day off work, but I got a day ON with a sweet 9 year old - that was the best thing ever.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJCBKKLL0t8HGDgc8MrjAZHLyYP4qpnPHY_Ku7jGHLxsGJ1vLRWaGd7ZGqoFUcEQN85a4Ks96AZJaxl3YnVH-oSMllwXgD3Vnn1wRD4c5fCj_jG742l5aGknzPWiWqjEFjuAWhlx7Pj4/s1600-h/IMG_0713%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJCBKKLL0t8HGDgc8MrjAZHLyYP4qpnPHY_Ku7jGHLxsGJ1vLRWaGd7ZGqoFUcEQN85a4Ks96AZJaxl3YnVH-oSMllwXgD3Vnn1wRD4c5fCj_jG742l5aGknzPWiWqjEFjuAWhlx7Pj4/s400/IMG_0713%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431964528965985858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimap6-qj76ULXxIA4IOmp3pWZt-NHPU_PG7Q7qCoVnEiCbDjCVtbQg6O2RGVy23lNRPdCMAmRWL8w7ycxvjQ9IJXF6p5u5vQ318EJhbHtliD38fynn9Zfxy6OliD0oBpUzUrTN_pDNe9A/s1600-h/IMG_0698%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg88vxJJzXc-u2ca0za6uG5Fd_a7mMq0czpF05H6N-lM8daMfp1GAD2jbzmhp86BsjaUfTOo8LoKwt8JZhbuFWGZ2din9dDGNRDI9MsG27SOAVSjeFAA1ezGX4-fpu9hYBs5iiNFS-k2k/s400/IMG_0683%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431964503515737586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I_I-9GFJ55YUNuIbGJFdOHuT-DBcfSe4GqNpHX_V4sbhkyeUhri1pj22yi0fcBMkkzW1ysU6wjoZHqnfT9ob-f95WeKYCRlJSztqnmsS_0z8LmbR3Kl0DR0W2HKrrBdNPY3pPTrmwIM/s1600-h/IMG_0682%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I_I-9GFJ55YUNuIbGJFdOHuT-DBcfSe4GqNpHX_V4sbhkyeUhri1pj22yi0fcBMkkzW1ysU6wjoZHqnfT9ob-f95WeKYCRlJSztqnmsS_0z8LmbR3Kl0DR0W2HKrrBdNPY3pPTrmwIM/s400/IMG_0682%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431964494768100594" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-6085456161934501202010-01-19T22:47:00.000-08:002010-01-23T00:00:31.871-08:00aujourd'huimy mom's birthday<br /><br />1. worked today<br />had some really great lessons<br />the best part was when I brought in a giant stack of books on animals and the kids went crazy - it was so fun to see them getting super excited about animals and books and thinking about what their very first research projects are going to be on...<br /><br />2.played pictionary after supper<br />we are getting really good<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kByDB1H6ScLsW21egVBAJKw_HNHXNeWUkI3Tsu-jrSEtJ2Uc6WKaaeaXVs71YBQwxGxuRBQSJhuf_U9vyW0l2Mfo09WNIEgzhoutP78Cd_F2Z5tqok6h12OysXOOAE1odojT7jmdjLI/s1600-h/IMG_0612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kByDB1H6ScLsW21egVBAJKw_HNHXNeWUkI3Tsu-jrSEtJ2Uc6WKaaeaXVs71YBQwxGxuRBQSJhuf_U9vyW0l2Mfo09WNIEgzhoutP78Cd_F2Z5tqok6h12OysXOOAE1odojT7jmdjLI/s400/IMG_0612.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428711147391001538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuYVa02EWid3spblC6rf2x0baDs5555emXWwVAM426s9Ktov8v08DGOgnUKur8mCej1D55VjZ_SmM-BL1JvguwKWVBV91ScPzshFnAnQOb-vRMXZQ5D-kPqB29VXtH4rH_ztdOFFau04/s1600-h/IMG_0613.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuYVa02EWid3spblC6rf2x0baDs5555emXWwVAM426s9Ktov8v08DGOgnUKur8mCej1D55VjZ_SmM-BL1JvguwKWVBV91ScPzshFnAnQOb-vRMXZQ5D-kPqB29VXtH4rH_ztdOFFau04/s400/IMG_0613.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428711139862672322" /></a>... well sort of.... although Jonah's weeping willow WAS very good...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6r-nhwYH_dHzfq8r23DMfuIHEmQdniKNF7xgb0Fiyxll__5i6e8_SHYkrw3dDKgKicPybPjxH4C-V0a37BoF4oBkF6w1Y9oqjUxedvkWVye1aMnCnEYUxz5nNDqVrBuTXITc8uYmD2A/s1600-h/IMG_0614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6r-nhwYH_dHzfq8r23DMfuIHEmQdniKNF7xgb0Fiyxll__5i6e8_SHYkrw3dDKgKicPybPjxH4C-V0a37BoF4oBkF6w1Y9oqjUxedvkWVye1aMnCnEYUxz5nNDqVrBuTXITc8uYmD2A/s400/IMG_0614.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428711116863649858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6n6W33F34QjOxdLrqTj5zJA8DwF9RERN7ZVpGM3zXjlZBfgIkBjmTCB31SJrsLkx83o57WUxomxu80mGw-JUd_LMlzqbtPDdqi9G22u6JSyQQKeQYeVU3be7Mx3R5QZDoY8FQZmcpdc/s1600-h/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6n6W33F34QjOxdLrqTj5zJA8DwF9RERN7ZVpGM3zXjlZBfgIkBjmTCB31SJrsLkx83o57WUxomxu80mGw-JUd_LMlzqbtPDdqi9G22u6JSyQQKeQYeVU3be7Mx3R5QZDoY8FQZmcpdc/s400/IMG_0615.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428711106582651522" /></a><br /><br /><br />3. piano practice too<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhXgqX5lzwJnHxyPpey89Jv5yr24NDF7DDhApxh0n_kIJctFfIeJa-IHLzBx0YaXJ7t3mIPE4vyLjsM8I542jTjGhhaLiXv70jhVv_TbHyYb2hFphvM-vyp-rRJVKIws6ktqp9kygIYQ/s1600-h/IMG_0626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhXgqX5lzwJnHxyPpey89Jv5yr24NDF7DDhApxh0n_kIJctFfIeJa-IHLzBx0YaXJ7t3mIPE4vyLjsM8I542jTjGhhaLiXv70jhVv_TbHyYb2hFphvM-vyp-rRJVKIws6ktqp9kygIYQ/s400/IMG_0626.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428711686832607570" /></a><br /><br />4. and of course I had to play around with ShakeIt a bit more, plus CameraBag <br />I used them on this old photo of Elijah and me at Long Beach<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrINVxXo0tH9u-EW5rEhGDbD4iBbPw1A7r53gdF8Jk8tGzTmvdaCBssAQbFOyJvM2S8qmhcs536RfUc1qA4y1r2EshZfJ-bWmDwpVo4Re7SS25fn-6f_7pBFEL3hf6GbMGPkQ8WEEtMw/s1600-h/IMG_0640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrINVxXo0tH9u-EW5rEhGDbD4iBbPw1A7r53gdF8Jk8tGzTmvdaCBssAQbFOyJvM2S8qmhcs536RfUc1qA4y1r2EshZfJ-bWmDwpVo4Re7SS25fn-6f_7pBFEL3hf6GbMGPkQ8WEEtMw/s400/IMG_0640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428712308739139794" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-47634320749887811672010-01-18T12:34:00.001-08:002010-01-18T13:03:33.264-08:00shake it babyooh, here I go again... how much fun is this??<br />There is some info about this iphone app at http://shuttersisters.com/home/2010/1/11/iphone-photography-intrigue.html<br />and link to itunes from here http://shakeitphoto.com/<br /><br />so here are my photos from today so far <br /><br />I stopped at the bookstore to pick upa book for Book club<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoj84XPILBsyKRnlrDB0xhnTkx2AhpXhhG7u8iTcqSI8GLGBMWgQrmANhsXKvNOWOhbgmgT1U-Edqb95V-qN4PWN6NRvh97LrF4uqrJKcB7ZmzQ9QAa7jqp6wY895kt7GjSn7W67UpBc/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoj84XPILBsyKRnlrDB0xhnTkx2AhpXhhG7u8iTcqSI8GLGBMWgQrmANhsXKvNOWOhbgmgT1U-Edqb95V-qN4PWN6NRvh97LrF4uqrJKcB7ZmzQ9QAa7jqp6wY895kt7GjSn7W67UpBc/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428181640801309986" /></a><br />This beautiful tree is from a walk on New Years Day at my parents' place - so very "in the country", wouldn't you say?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLr1xfKIRGiOUZZnNFNZ5yFOctp6-0kHzN9Upk_Qfphtp4dMFKBg3Pz4CQxKhTxNSTLVQkpglWacWnfZOK_X_vUrYukT9V6jF8jK5BocLP4OCZp13yoZ7RRtZDBc5sQcpfTVj16ZuGhbI/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLr1xfKIRGiOUZZnNFNZ5yFOctp6-0kHzN9Upk_Qfphtp4dMFKBg3Pz4CQxKhTxNSTLVQkpglWacWnfZOK_X_vUrYukT9V6jF8jK5BocLP4OCZp13yoZ7RRtZDBc5sQcpfTVj16ZuGhbI/s400/IMG_0553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428181637195666914" /></a><br /><br />The ancient village is Les Baux, from our trip to France in 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJL1Gub1clwsVJYFlqqFVuq9FVcSn2X6SLAPDJC_aInFMK6aSGCZu1LVq5O2DMjJvf8dCFt3wRFrOevT_VDbDjsezp58S1m6NIJnXFiT55rTyKja0UjfqWNXqNafITKvuT4X1KfwTM1E/s1600-h/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJL1Gub1clwsVJYFlqqFVuq9FVcSn2X6SLAPDJC_aInFMK6aSGCZu1LVq5O2DMjJvf8dCFt3wRFrOevT_VDbDjsezp58S1m6NIJnXFiT55rTyKja0UjfqWNXqNafITKvuT4X1KfwTM1E/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428181633799358482" /></a><br /><br />These wooden stamps are on a shelf in my studio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVURL4wRk0-FRgJJhIAQtjVY1ECFp7ayNfT1QL3UBmb67b4ip3S7BOMqkhAhhQ0sne_YONPEbHN5bYk5nJhXCSQGKt1QM3-vNTK_TpT-F4jSQC43XWlhOWBLVUOEsZEISwXoYoHJwtgA/s1600-h/IMG_0535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVURL4wRk0-FRgJJhIAQtjVY1ECFp7ayNfT1QL3UBmb67b4ip3S7BOMqkhAhhQ0sne_YONPEbHN5bYk5nJhXCSQGKt1QM3-vNTK_TpT-F4jSQC43XWlhOWBLVUOEsZEISwXoYoHJwtgA/s400/IMG_0535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428181626848178882" /></a><br /><br />my red hi-tops from a week or two ago<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3Q1HPpBaBoCkwmXSn9GVpwQpEcxsEf0SZ0j1UD3AYc_ScutQ-ofoT7SV3WjpLMZHimFeb1sAeDtMUsxu9CeVZj8UoyDDf-oYntsSXY692RTdrwgBUl1i2zBCDoq6y1POpfsJOQY23XI/s1600-h/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3Q1HPpBaBoCkwmXSn9GVpwQpEcxsEf0SZ0j1UD3AYc_ScutQ-ofoT7SV3WjpLMZHimFeb1sAeDtMUsxu9CeVZj8UoyDDf-oYntsSXY692RTdrwgBUl1i2zBCDoq6y1POpfsJOQY23XI/s400/IMG_0530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428181620201515106" /></a><br />..... addicted......yum!glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-89767885431903363752010-01-17T22:49:00.000-08:002010-01-18T20:09:49.380-08:0099 cents of funthis is so cool!<br />here are some photos of ours that I played with using ShakeIt, an iphone app... the only problem is that I am now addicted and am not getting anything done besides making a lot of photos look this funky!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUnKYG9MVtQXjVIXIHJjPsS8PLCl9wAqbqj8osidxmb7yACXOfglscPrNkrnq1Bi7qN72mhIYqpCZOcZMx2DGTopGWKANcGH4yLiNIR3XN-Er5xWozlp-8l_ultusVsp2B4Qn1S2yneU/s1600-h/IMG_0526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUnKYG9MVtQXjVIXIHJjPsS8PLCl9wAqbqj8osidxmb7yACXOfglscPrNkrnq1Bi7qN72mhIYqpCZOcZMx2DGTopGWKANcGH4yLiNIR3XN-Er5xWozlp-8l_ultusVsp2B4Qn1S2yneU/s400/IMG_0526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427969571205707682" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">the Pont du Gard, France 2008<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxps7UP9m8ya0Zv8yDCtj9Hf0wr3jxOPrUNNwL4Dgc0C_DQErfq0OXy8yPhqjcOnntW5Utoa1JLtv4nN8S7KWOdu_KqfSi7LnH5HppvZFFgMKUktxFUg6M9VbIM9K_NWQHynJiaJSSoE/s1600-h/IMG_0519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxps7UP9m8ya0Zv8yDCtj9Hf0wr3jxOPrUNNwL4Dgc0C_DQErfq0OXy8yPhqjcOnntW5Utoa1JLtv4nN8S7KWOdu_KqfSi7LnH5HppvZFFgMKUktxFUg6M9VbIM9K_NWQHynJiaJSSoE/s400/IMG_0519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427969566120872770" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">Cassis, France, 200</span>8<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxCRCxuCpPIGJxS0vZi6mjM4rxKoQBm255tOQcE57jWkZTo-Dgd-UtMrD2dJyMZ1PPUcHrHaWG5DRIii2zru2qn8jgceoafPokfPDj0jcc5keBTfjGzT8HZTMhlpbNBohapGfsoeL1x0/s1600-h/IMG_0517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxCRCxuCpPIGJxS0vZi6mjM4rxKoQBm255tOQcE57jWkZTo-Dgd-UtMrD2dJyMZ1PPUcHrHaWG5DRIii2zru2qn8jgceoafPokfPDj0jcc5keBTfjGzT8HZTMhlpbNBohapGfsoeL1x0/s400/IMG_0517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427969558661111154" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, 2008<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75QmCUnB6-kVjhiR4s2-QDD57tfjLoU9B6oUchyphenhyphencnyf1cdvHUYzMsZemfO2cUZa3Cg-DJPkXZC4VQ8gnJjmhfIw17uO42CpjrAJsaJ56sj0VWFlSfN8n0Dkge1LA02ucQ_jinx5gZ4eI/s1600-h/IMG_0513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75QmCUnB6-kVjhiR4s2-QDD57tfjLoU9B6oUchyphenhyphencnyf1cdvHUYzMsZemfO2cUZa3Cg-DJPkXZC4VQ8gnJjmhfIw17uO42CpjrAJsaJ56sj0VWFlSfN8n0Dkge1LA02ucQ_jinx5gZ4eI/s400/IMG_0513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427969551554874050" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">My all time favourite photo that I have ever taken<br />Amsterdam 2005</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRyBvNT0l7HP8pthx8nUsf3fliQhhLttFtTYVUS9_bsMSsFxg7Tcz70D5rrujBm3N_9IL40_5hvi5iutMQ41ZcE1wNS0koa2xjfHLYRRgLqd2u-05X38R2crEgU7TJ02treTlhrQvstY/s1600-h/IMG_0508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRyBvNT0l7HP8pthx8nUsf3fliQhhLttFtTYVUS9_bsMSsFxg7Tcz70D5rrujBm3N_9IL40_5hvi5iutMQ41ZcE1wNS0koa2xjfHLYRRgLqd2u-05X38R2crEgU7TJ02treTlhrQvstY/s400/IMG_0508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427969548374579442" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">my water bottle on the table at dinner</span>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-57196559998696310102010-01-12T21:56:00.001-08:002010-01-12T22:29:24.830-08:00the view from here...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOPftAw2LernSjvZ7iX7goGKFr5kbgohT1pbFxIWJKScjaJ_Xqp45Sf1gxHAodbsjaTBJMlc4YbEl3HIu9Tik_qwdIhxpQFjEt5Pdo5934nr3uL_6_Ufx4cUSrb8wvGWslO6CRqvrnSM/s1600-h/foggy+trees.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOPftAw2LernSjvZ7iX7goGKFr5kbgohT1pbFxIWJKScjaJ_Xqp45Sf1gxHAodbsjaTBJMlc4YbEl3HIu9Tik_qwdIhxpQFjEt5Pdo5934nr3uL_6_Ufx4cUSrb8wvGWslO6CRqvrnSM/s400/foggy+trees.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426100940266743026" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">Just after Christmas we had this beautiful foggy morning - the sun was out above and the mist was rolling up the hill toward us</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DERwpKj6rpFgikYn409gNhTnICQ21OOqlWQhWTC6zMocumetSEA0asXZz1qk9ofcLm8iEgZQLdS5WpM2q40igusMKNyu3IqZKZLaaxZ3vuhv1RQTsQtRxrJl43W0E9ogYDRBFa8H004/s1600-h/Sunrise1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DERwpKj6rpFgikYn409gNhTnICQ21OOqlWQhWTC6zMocumetSEA0asXZz1qk9ofcLm8iEgZQLdS5WpM2q40igusMKNyu3IqZKZLaaxZ3vuhv1RQTsQtRxrJl43W0E9ogYDRBFa8H004/s400/Sunrise1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426100930476303938" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">this is completely un-retouched - this was the actual colour of the sunrise</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWS1gNnE9u3BxIbOSMIrbdjl4qXV7veOIKeD1s-_M2yPnhjao_J-SVe_ACkL2X6thaVTksjPZoqleUZRSFCtXiPVAMJy81CEHKmMeqgSJlA5KcA2jKQsx2xRL18wuoHmUrQtuh7s42DM/s1600-h/woodpecker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWS1gNnE9u3BxIbOSMIrbdjl4qXV7veOIKeD1s-_M2yPnhjao_J-SVe_ACkL2X6thaVTksjPZoqleUZRSFCtXiPVAMJy81CEHKmMeqgSJlA5KcA2jKQsx2xRL18wuoHmUrQtuh7s42DM/s400/woodpecker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426100927141290978" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;">a noisy neighbour in the woods<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DIehhH8qDuh-dMIQOS5SQW88JXV7hDCKwAFfcgqa_uAWzEKYfaqmsQO2MYLzIJkidXwAhmmeY5adxEITv5RRwiw9fiKC8xECrcdzms7uUMXseXjCT7810tJhVBKtdvFiLFKVDq1QGHA/s1600-h/foggypond1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DIehhH8qDuh-dMIQOS5SQW88JXV7hDCKwAFfcgqa_uAWzEKYfaqmsQO2MYLzIJkidXwAhmmeY5adxEITv5RRwiw9fiKC8xECrcdzms7uUMXseXjCT7810tJhVBKtdvFiLFKVDq1QGHA/s400/foggypond1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426100917438062930" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;">Our pond is going to be a recurring photo subject, I think. It's just so photogenic...<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFlLawNyvJoA0vNxFqBCNJrIx-aXWtxxTb1uoByGEbI_VC5f4rSwTnw7iPauDztkY9fBlKNepBQkvkBKmxFlG_UOIyx2xmfT19CwtU9daZhMfAnqVz-HrvJfKF5T6Wpwc8ZY1KSj3qWI/s1600-h/Alders.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFlLawNyvJoA0vNxFqBCNJrIx-aXWtxxTb1uoByGEbI_VC5f4rSwTnw7iPauDztkY9fBlKNepBQkvkBKmxFlG_UOIyx2xmfT19CwtU9daZhMfAnqVz-HrvJfKF5T6Wpwc8ZY1KSj3qWI/s400/Alders.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426100908091115186" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">These trees are still thin and delicate; I think they look ethereal in this misty morning, don't you?</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />(click on each photo to see much larger)</span>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-36075641833360340412009-12-26T19:14:00.000-08:002009-12-26T19:20:55.836-08:00Reine de SabaThe Queen of Sheba cake<br /><br />Julia Child wrote in her introduction to Mastering the Art of French Cooking that this was her favourite cake. So in her honour, I made it for a Julia-inspired dinner we went to a few weeks ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOFmyWPjnLH0npkT57wJt4mGUklnnIjQhl0TiM-VLbvv6qS9DPb1A9Q8z0T6aezyiNVXOs_yctW2cjcbZvI23PZQn6UCmR81p9ZFCCqPP6oS755_NDw85NTyIG_QgMmHNyRO7OBT_Bn4/s1600-h/Westmark09_054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOFmyWPjnLH0npkT57wJt4mGUklnnIjQhl0TiM-VLbvv6qS9DPb1A9Q8z0T6aezyiNVXOs_yctW2cjcbZvI23PZQn6UCmR81p9ZFCCqPP6oS755_NDw85NTyIG_QgMmHNyRO7OBT_Bn4/s400/Westmark09_054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419750285140044642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhozLx0k2tAviLNUK_iABSJOIm1oDvFTSMR3sddQsbuTWKmwrtAvsEh15CqVOXdW84gKN8XwFT1j-eMJj7JOcOepjublN5U3Yj4PrAslC6hTLT2BicvThKRf0jAkFAOstWE6nMLeO3_c/s1600-h/Westmark09_052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhozLx0k2tAviLNUK_iABSJOIm1oDvFTSMR3sddQsbuTWKmwrtAvsEh15CqVOXdW84gKN8XwFT1j-eMJj7JOcOepjublN5U3Yj4PrAslC6hTLT2BicvThKRf0jAkFAOstWE6nMLeO3_c/s400/Westmark09_052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419750277682636706" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-15845293545076201862009-12-26T14:03:00.001-08:002009-12-26T14:08:16.786-08:00lazy day pursuits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtsVcc6RnWAq0KpOai9Kbdek7OvnLvT-DCQM60VxHv7ZuoyyRoEhzfCPRNgNqDhKagxW8JWaXA8ChKc4YVZm1CSDLQuUXFck6QMS05XaSMnHcQrCfJlcbAJJpagCAsk2OEE8Ml7dyJMY/s1600-h/IMG_0431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtsVcc6RnWAq0KpOai9Kbdek7OvnLvT-DCQM60VxHv7ZuoyyRoEhzfCPRNgNqDhKagxW8JWaXA8ChKc4YVZm1CSDLQuUXFck6QMS05XaSMnHcQrCfJlcbAJJpagCAsk2OEE8Ml7dyJMY/s400/IMG_0431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419669296567155298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_S1hgP48iui7Nbgk9YLJOnvB6tPtLupf3JDLLIEC4pEnsVdQZrrgxLq_n7DTg5Q-J-en4_T5IRWkUGotBpUdV057jNVsWk9Uo5-8OwL7SiQVdrKh68nG29ruFMqUI7uCBN54_iWWwyM/s1600-h/IMG_0430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_S1hgP48iui7Nbgk9YLJOnvB6tPtLupf3JDLLIEC4pEnsVdQZrrgxLq_n7DTg5Q-J-en4_T5IRWkUGotBpUdV057jNVsWk9Uo5-8OwL7SiQVdrKh68nG29ruFMqUI7uCBN54_iWWwyM/s400/IMG_0430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419669292234930194" /></a><br /><br />Still in my pj's... eating leftover turkey and sneaking pieces of cinnamon buns... curled up next to the fireplace, with some inspiration at hand. And guess who is on TV today? Julia Child... I've watched her make Salade Nicoise, a gigot of lamb, debone some anchovies (who knew it could even be done??), and hack into the most giant fish I've ever seen on a counter. Aaah, what a great day....glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-72023558344738242092009-12-26T13:52:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:14:49.606-08:00Nieuw tyde, nieuw dingenNot sure I spelled that correctly... my father grew up across the street from this iron scroll work sign over the little footbridge on the canal on the Bleekersvart in Heemstede, Holland. It means New Times, New Things.<br />Since we've moved, it is the same for us. In spite of progress, though, I like to get out my favourite things and make them work in new ways.<br />Here are some of my favourite things and how I used them this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fb9ivdGGcn5Oi3LXHOcCEFofq2fFlvCyoQXDUmfNnZ7dN6qKEtejowhbO4P_t-n6mEAXqFCU9SYLPvxDu_futPyeufnP-FFcxjIOIhZsUpFVbZsKX5vWGiTglXLJcMnaWJ8vrRXieFY/s1600-h/IMG_0439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fb9ivdGGcn5Oi3LXHOcCEFofq2fFlvCyoQXDUmfNnZ7dN6qKEtejowhbO4P_t-n6mEAXqFCU9SYLPvxDu_futPyeufnP-FFcxjIOIhZsUpFVbZsKX5vWGiTglXLJcMnaWJ8vrRXieFY/s400/IMG_0439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419668397310012386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Qmq11V8V4Miu9m5suq3l0clGhhSgzPq6m1IKuvA-ZTNTfJlZbnhPqebbH34nX8fPttBF4Ki-qG3s01JOmdAWhr67Cg1DdLA1nsTEjDvdpxw82DN0i0ptzLb_fVK4B85LF1l1CKCNkY/s1600-h/IMG_0446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Qmq11V8V4Miu9m5suq3l0clGhhSgzPq6m1IKuvA-ZTNTfJlZbnhPqebbH34nX8fPttBF4Ki-qG3s01JOmdAWhr67Cg1DdLA1nsTEjDvdpxw82DN0i0ptzLb_fVK4B85LF1l1CKCNkY/s400/IMG_0446.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419668052824279778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4B8yO4BSJORdwGZYdvG0mXYKxQIYGmQeUfYeStGrs8UAU_n-SRiKqdctH8b0TeRpegC6NObPkE13SphebP31mLJY45WbZ7o_14zGl_7qF7Pg1PIWJX3PmPC-YBB5LPHGIH7IECyy5vk/s1600-h/IMG_0441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4B8yO4BSJORdwGZYdvG0mXYKxQIYGmQeUfYeStGrs8UAU_n-SRiKqdctH8b0TeRpegC6NObPkE13SphebP31mLJY45WbZ7o_14zGl_7qF7Pg1PIWJX3PmPC-YBB5LPHGIH7IECyy5vk/s400/IMG_0441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419668046598889922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKZ9vErkVZvk3cvl_gl_G9ddoV_e3Lm5JC5JFQxbSe7LnIE6B1Ftu0ekRVMJ_SqkGCCH6ydmYC1yc_Y5eq6e4pT8JnNoAQF1PYTzlYUWzRbCWbveex6hUpNrDWKzIlFtlxNypmGxzJSY/s1600-h/IMG_0440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKZ9vErkVZvk3cvl_gl_G9ddoV_e3Lm5JC5JFQxbSe7LnIE6B1Ftu0ekRVMJ_SqkGCCH6ydmYC1yc_Y5eq6e4pT8JnNoAQF1PYTzlYUWzRbCWbveex6hUpNrDWKzIlFtlxNypmGxzJSY/s400/IMG_0440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419668042071357650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwO4xn-5Vk5_l9C8KDfbq6mbYwcCWxbzD_CkoCVW5DAlS4trM4owlXp_FrvVWftQ_2j-iw_RTNoVQYGVhG2hyphenhyphenSAwl_wxq-ciLu6gPF9BRSJxtD-IkRasNPpKaIKQlr2dYX68aY-pxzKcY/s1600-h/IMG_0438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwO4xn-5Vk5_l9C8KDfbq6mbYwcCWxbzD_CkoCVW5DAlS4trM4owlXp_FrvVWftQ_2j-iw_RTNoVQYGVhG2hyphenhyphenSAwl_wxq-ciLu6gPF9BRSJxtD-IkRasNPpKaIKQlr2dYX68aY-pxzKcY/s400/IMG_0438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419668034308688322" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-79415929938964224482009-12-26T13:43:00.001-08:002009-12-26T13:51:47.356-08:00in the kitchenIt's that time of year...<br />lot's of little cooking projects going on.<br /><br />the roasting pan is getting a workout lately... most recently it has seen a beef tenderloin and a few turkeys... I can't imagine being without it! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_c-y_V6hmud7EmUwaCZGNIUSE_fKc_66rb6Tv_dFag-g6sOrz2bDrSVL61v1w1DfmKsHyJOcQ7Mdo84KH_NK9wtZwa1f3f7u-d4XXRdvrTSWzCx_5AAEU_nHlmRoKho0UppHqDlSWaQ/s1600-h/IMG_0429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_c-y_V6hmud7EmUwaCZGNIUSE_fKc_66rb6Tv_dFag-g6sOrz2bDrSVL61v1w1DfmKsHyJOcQ7Mdo84KH_NK9wtZwa1f3f7u-d4XXRdvrTSWzCx_5AAEU_nHlmRoKho0UppHqDlSWaQ/s400/IMG_0429.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664589671101394" /></a><br />We made zebra cookies and ginger cookies... but who ends up eating them all? yep, <span style="font-style:italic;">moi</span>...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-yADHrRiFJktlhu2iKi5ezN4TxFCmYlANuy_QLNueO39BTuGtoTF32ae2c87CQ4jZwObi1thBX-gRNiGTRL1awVr1TCS25zHMVZqJRhHsATrlBwu1LvMtYI_83dcGSn9zBo3qGMg0S8/s1600-h/IMG_0417.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-yADHrRiFJktlhu2iKi5ezN4TxFCmYlANuy_QLNueO39BTuGtoTF32ae2c87CQ4jZwObi1thBX-gRNiGTRL1awVr1TCS25zHMVZqJRhHsATrlBwu1LvMtYI_83dcGSn9zBo3qGMg0S8/s400/IMG_0417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664584595137074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCtGEs_2OPSg61FZANGEnus0jDN-jjUHzBE2SFbVLk1PGKkn5SX9TEZRqaTIjHwiySNj20Fa_tAeBXaaq2uLnxJ4AF1THTVTX-KpiRx6OFiBZV2RSdWZUBtWmzCBppk4VWSNkQcikpRI/s1600-h/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCtGEs_2OPSg61FZANGEnus0jDN-jjUHzBE2SFbVLk1PGKkn5SX9TEZRqaTIjHwiySNj20Fa_tAeBXaaq2uLnxJ4AF1THTVTX-KpiRx6OFiBZV2RSdWZUBtWmzCBppk4VWSNkQcikpRI/s400/IMG_0422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664579823817842" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-8441223730272318712009-12-08T21:57:00.000-08:002009-12-08T22:49:11.483-08:00a few morenice light the other day, so here are some more photos<br />The painting is an original by Andrea Kennedy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIdy3QBp9UdT4hwMMP6YN0DgTi4SDJ5C_gbMgKWMq4AtAPB7zz4bUWEPUxGXlKTuNlqNHa5Xg1SSiEY-g6gXf5zaAckxQ67UYaGfxms__G9MpmVrIk6uWj-_KSjFmHHWhsd7drjYkm8I/s1600-h/DSC_6699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIdy3QBp9UdT4hwMMP6YN0DgTi4SDJ5C_gbMgKWMq4AtAPB7zz4bUWEPUxGXlKTuNlqNHa5Xg1SSiEY-g6gXf5zaAckxQ67UYaGfxms__G9MpmVrIk6uWj-_KSjFmHHWhsd7drjYkm8I/s400/DSC_6699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413116669886965026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBjVhQe0bKlk96MisN0-KchmBqoMSMPqArKzcgEN1kHRcHAYB1wzAO1MHAmaEWKG2aVrBLCn1FXnjHz_5saciVDWP37AS4Nfn0DByNjF7ZJRfLpkob0HfldW2NG1Qhl360olcWiAnlY8/s1600-h/DSC_6696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBjVhQe0bKlk96MisN0-KchmBqoMSMPqArKzcgEN1kHRcHAYB1wzAO1MHAmaEWKG2aVrBLCn1FXnjHz_5saciVDWP37AS4Nfn0DByNjF7ZJRfLpkob0HfldW2NG1Qhl360olcWiAnlY8/s400/DSC_6696.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413116662712555634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC36AC-e0Q0fNPp1ABwQgcXn00pVgHvbeuy152rrgIq-wScWGm5tYqoHe89GwItsCUBOTpwbB1sFy1uxJDJ1y7h_JsVJ2j7jbLjJF66A2pedej7Kpyvef6kX0EjZkna8pQPDvmWAQtjuE/s1600-h/DSC_6697.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBufQpVvKMMcIo2qbdkZuqMEQkeG5TO4Kad_F2hFfdFKbUmETApUsjlqkaoH-3j-J6DMcQgJFteML7feMPP6JbDyrbfnx1PV5F5N-KYIpyPD_3fWjysaZ1Mfe7GK-OwQUNsMi0qyrLlT0/s400/DSC_6693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413116638507425842" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-5404404183032483842009-12-08T19:49:00.001-08:002009-12-08T21:25:18.270-08:00finallyTime flies when you are out-of-your-mind busy building a house and trying to renovate/sell another one...<br />However, it's all in the past now, as we moved just before Halloween and even though there is a storage room full of boxes all the critical stuff (more or less) has been located and we are settling in a little bit more each week. <br />Here are some recent photos...<br />planning to post some Christmas decorating photos soon... if I can find the decorations....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gbHo5GXObz1yCEWkVtrUTbGJ65jvlhAm_2DMQ5yLy-fJ39XcktnF0P0kcvgLzTOMLFG2j9D49KQOlaLLEByZP3VSMYSAoobFif6c-iS5LeQxEMAaA13tL-j5Whe8epHjmA0Q77WVcHo/s1600-h/IMG_0342.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuw12MbHuTJhYyAQ4UinjYt3_bgrqHOAIcUeXx4fjEs4HyQot2pvwyg3Uw6CI39qH0mCZ2vJ0fqoqSbiE-TVINshORbVCSYfFdy7WwGJSOGf-6l_sLQc97-rYZ__X_rYLyPKPxIqbrzM/s400/IMG_0311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413102571426969218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDank2QX8Gd_2y_jLTl9FD1_AJ_PAGccVgXfz6AdMzBxzMh5vIMiI5KBpjoDLSQQtMbMa14qYBnQq-QLEQhiOraFMM9oITabILGeJ4AgNMI8GqLViFnRfIiAS5H0ltAoyO27xvo7RHWS8/s1600-h/IMG_0342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDank2QX8Gd_2y_jLTl9FD1_AJ_PAGccVgXfz6AdMzBxzMh5vIMiI5KBpjoDLSQQtMbMa14qYBnQq-QLEQhiOraFMM9oITabILGeJ4AgNMI8GqLViFnRfIiAS5H0ltAoyO27xvo7RHWS8/s400/IMG_0342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413102559942168754" /></a>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-9611221027373347212009-07-05T21:22:00.001-07:002009-07-05T23:50:45.330-07:00creating...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsACZ8-6SQrBhz6ShmQTVhKeHFDzBaRJ9ujbKqzEeO19zOlgan7p5OwIdrfYblXOmOHjgxqaU8GAbDnf1uBW7xlyIcsXaTMAxJdPzjVqUC0mAkBN03NpRaJtkK5VuWKxXR-MeORL5DPTM/s1600-h/DSC_4646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsACZ8-6SQrBhz6ShmQTVhKeHFDzBaRJ9ujbKqzEeO19zOlgan7p5OwIdrfYblXOmOHjgxqaU8GAbDnf1uBW7xlyIcsXaTMAxJdPzjVqUC0mAkBN03NpRaJtkK5VuWKxXR-MeORL5DPTM/s400/DSC_4646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355235754565111538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfLkzw3haZBodvl33fRBHy7n5-NfNOQrcRh7C1eaUib6n4KQyF1-T0UiDQRgQG9qXvLs6KKzolTfsug6BIVHG064PxMQWzVDWsZesup7gjKWsuvX3h6VOyVcZR5Aqyr3iYt5MUJyeDRI/s1600-h/DSC_4647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfLkzw3haZBodvl33fRBHy7n5-NfNOQrcRh7C1eaUib6n4KQyF1-T0UiDQRgQG9qXvLs6KKzolTfsug6BIVHG064PxMQWzVDWsZesup7gjKWsuvX3h6VOyVcZR5Aqyr3iYt5MUJyeDRI/s400/DSC_4647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355198516917406434" /></a><br /><br />needed to make some thank you's the other day, and had some new stamps, so I made these pretty cards and added necklaces I made, tooglamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-30988470979981918322009-06-27T18:31:00.000-07:002010-01-18T13:07:09.782-08:00for today...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwPFVsvtzPoUwKP80SXwufi50-hoeCQWEvKfPRXpV2lNcpRefP0769_0poqBLoPJaUE2IGDbJPEA40qZntkl6hpj6L0VtejIknEjr_igQmk2yGIMpMbrCD9Yu5Lor38MF8mx0Er58AhA/s1600-h/DSC_4595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwPFVsvtzPoUwKP80SXwufi50-hoeCQWEvKfPRXpV2lNcpRefP0769_0poqBLoPJaUE2IGDbJPEA40qZntkl6hpj6L0VtejIknEjr_igQmk2yGIMpMbrCD9Yu5Lor38MF8mx0Er58AhA/s400/DSC_4595.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355238209284905218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tm-FRIMYOxS1ykuOhnCDIR26APVxH2tOVfCW8MoRzhunsDmVB8LlnzUHE-n6LKgOj0IaNQIXB5d9lPPyMWucspaFVJo9hk1GipMdBpRgePEgEUj4z4Dl6nuJNpjr1EjYzQL-8oTyGiE/s1600-h/DSC_4203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tm-FRIMYOxS1ykuOhnCDIR26APVxH2tOVfCW8MoRzhunsDmVB8LlnzUHE-n6LKgOj0IaNQIXB5d9lPPyMWucspaFVJo9hk1GipMdBpRgePEgEUj4z4Dl6nuJNpjr1EjYzQL-8oTyGiE/s400/DSC_4203.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355238203022817554" /></a><br /><em>outside my window...</em> there is a cool rain falling… it’s a blustery day in June – right when the peonies and lilies are at their finest, a big storm blows through and they are finished – i'm so glad we took the time to photograph them last weekend - we have stunning images to remember their intense beauty<br /><br /><em>i am thinking...</em> about having to pack up my scrap supplies - sigh...<br /><br /><em>i am thankful for...</em> kind and generous friends who let us stay at their house while we are getting our floors refinished<br /><br /><em>from the kitchen...</em> Not much exciting happening these days- anything super easy... but amazingly today there is a yummy smell of bbq sauce and chicken coming from the oven<br /><em><br />i am wearing...</em> jeans, a green striped t-shirt and my fave stripey sweater from Gap – thankfully I threw a few warmer things in my bag after I checked the forecast and found our about rain predicted for today; I did however, forget about putting a rainjacket in…<br /><em><br />i am creating...</em> an image of our new house in my mind and mulling over my ideas for colours<br /> <br /><em>i am going...</em> to go to bed early tonight!!<br /><em><br />i am reading...</em> <strong>13 ways of Looking at the Novel</strong>, by Jane Smiley. An intellectual challenge – <em>what is a novel? What is its purpose? What 100 books typify the form?</em><br /><em>i am hoping... </em>we get the house on the market soon<br /><br /><em>i am hearing... </em>u2 with or without you<br /><br /><em>around the house...</em> it looks as if a bomb may have gone off… family room furniture is piled up in the middle of the roomso the floor can be re-done, there are half-packed boxes everywhere, closets are getting emptied... <br /><br /><em>one of my favorite things...</em> is having a cup of tea and having a pile of cooking or scrapbooking magazines to browse<br /><br /><em>a few plans for the rest of the week...</em> meeting at the new house on Monday, work to do at school on Tuesday, Canada Day on Wednesday, more school work on Thursday, errands and appointments on Friday <br /><br /><em>a picture to share...</em>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-15613616945289622262009-06-18T22:59:00.000-07:002009-06-18T23:24:30.118-07:00how cute is this?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzuEFnoVAwpHoYBYNOpw-QMlPZpr4dFIAWHAExOqBvQ1HJm56ZnNUXOw3LNI0SlBD99-yOabPQibK2BmDf-l-MnUqKfH3_w2c0JsZuj_AccPxUCmTxe6H-dRJZjUHwwICF5s1dH0Hfes/s1600-h/DSC_4059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzuEFnoVAwpHoYBYNOpw-QMlPZpr4dFIAWHAExOqBvQ1HJm56ZnNUXOw3LNI0SlBD99-yOabPQibK2BmDf-l-MnUqKfH3_w2c0JsZuj_AccPxUCmTxe6H-dRJZjUHwwICF5s1dH0Hfes/s400/DSC_4059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348916559745783970" /></a><br /><br />I have no idea what inspired him to wear this particular combination but when I saw him out on his scooter I just had to get a couple of photos... this says summer to me... and all boy tooglamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-50603799541770225982009-05-25T12:12:00.000-07:002009-05-25T12:41:38.617-07:0016 random things about me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCns7_rPS1zqeY4MGUG9z-nm6DNtk4q9KTH6euFxAPqsvzmmeUeqnSBwCYmc9EbMCZQy1J27VRdtS6LcGfIu6KfMlriTK28WcFhc5BFr7g2XukjhxT4iufK-oZV-k-inqJ9OdmvVIz9SQ/s1600-h/JK+Baby+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCns7_rPS1zqeY4MGUG9z-nm6DNtk4q9KTH6euFxAPqsvzmmeUeqnSBwCYmc9EbMCZQy1J27VRdtS6LcGfIu6KfMlriTK28WcFhc5BFr7g2XukjhxT4iufK-oZV-k-inqJ9OdmvVIz9SQ/s400/JK+Baby+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339849049783130722" /></a><br />you know I like scrapbooking,<br />but did you know that…<br /><br />I took piano lessons in grade 6 and 7, so I can read music and play a few songs - enough to impress my kids with a little bit of Beethoven<br /><br />I had braces and glasses at the same time - kiss of death for a 13 year old girl’s confidence<br /><br />I never ate the crusts on my sandwiches (sometimes I still don’t…)<br /><br />I had an ice cream sandwich every day for my entire grade 9 year and somehow never weighed more than 90 pounds<br /><br />I don’t really like to eat clams. They always seem gritty.<br /><br />I love the smell of the brown desert hills of the okanagan first thing on a cool morning when the sun comes up and after a sparse rain<br /><br />I’m not fond of critters, but I have been known to pick up spiders and snakes - bitty garden ones - and carefully put them back outside where they belong<br /><br />Ooh la la… I totally fell in love with the French language at the age of 9 - such a beautiful mystery and a whole new set of words to learn - how wonderful for a lover of words<br /><br />I despised cottage cheese - mostly on principle - until I was 12. Then I changed my mind. Go figure.<br /><br />I honestly never ate a piece of pizza in my life until I was probably 10 or 11 years old. My parents still think of pizza as exotic, I’m sure.<br /><br />We spent every summer of my childhood roaming, swimming, biking, washing it all down with lots of Tang<br /><br />You don’t know pain unless you’ve had a surprise attack by cacti in the back of your leg when you least expect it - a common occurrence on any walk more than a few metres from the house<br /><br />I can’t stand anything made with caraway<br /><br />My favourite colour is blue (but don’t let all my other favourites know…. I really just love colour)<br /><br />My father is Dutch. My mother was born in Saskatchewan to American parents who went there from Nebraska to farmstead in the 1920’s. My father came to Canada in 1954. They met in 1961 and married 6 months later. I arrived in 1965.<br /><br />I had a wonderful big fat orange cat named Morris (not very original, but at least I didn’t know about Garfield yet…) and a loyal dog named Poochie Putt Putt.glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-12401156181455133532009-04-05T14:10:00.000-07:002009-06-18T22:54:20.988-07:00it's been a while...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC31MXGKk8iaSeGti_Gdn8rTs8Cg6OwuZL_xzRKu8MnRrly5EIe1OSERcAvumGFQ104n5FaajyvJrUuc4KewxMWUouLpgD1q5xM36-sJeejHMA_0jP51fWwYcSO3OSs6f4VWDn6cu2ADI/s1600-h/IMG_0980.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC31MXGKk8iaSeGti_Gdn8rTs8Cg6OwuZL_xzRKu8MnRrly5EIe1OSERcAvumGFQ104n5FaajyvJrUuc4KewxMWUouLpgD1q5xM36-sJeejHMA_0jP51fWwYcSO3OSs6f4VWDn6cu2ADI/s400/IMG_0980.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348912120041446194" /></a><br />Wow, I skipped the whole month of March! It was a busy month.... we have started building our house and we also went on our long-awaited trip to Florida and our Disney Cruise. How wonderful to be warm at last! I'd have to say that was one of our busier trips - we just didn't want to miss anything, so we were on the go a lot. Our favourite day was on St Maarten, when we caught a taxi to a beach and played all day in the sand and the waves... blissglamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-67449042667721290932009-02-27T21:11:00.001-08:002009-05-25T12:39:56.242-07:00to read..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAD5ceU0C8YIFneCGUSPdfRvVK-4TlckqBbrfIDl3-aKWf67ZhN4jGFLbsFDff3OZwrP2W2oivgY3OU2HLTMkgpgGkV8BpcM87GNmsYI9d4sggzHJjwNRkJ_duzFKSKGhaRYme7EX3ZQ/s1600-h/IMG_0623.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAD5ceU0C8YIFneCGUSPdfRvVK-4TlckqBbrfIDl3-aKWf67ZhN4jGFLbsFDff3OZwrP2W2oivgY3OU2HLTMkgpgGkV8BpcM87GNmsYI9d4sggzHJjwNRkJ_duzFKSKGhaRYme7EX3ZQ/s400/IMG_0623.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339848574070481106" /></a><br />... and to paraphrase the song...<br />Books! Glorious books!<br /><br />The stacks on my bedside table are threatening to topple. Oh dear. Years ago, instead of teeny little rickety bedside tables, we had very substantial table-height shelves built in that are about 18" deep and 4 feet long. My side is jam packed with favourite books and the aforementioned piles on top are in a precarious state. All feng shui people and clutter busters and neat freaks would break into a cold sweat at the sight of this, but all you book fiends out there are saying, "yeah, so? You should see MY piles..." <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(you know who you are...)</span> I am always in the midst of 3 of 4 books at a time. Perhaps I should be more focused, but it's more fun this way! I always have a fiction book on the go (as a result of being in two book clubs) and others waiting on the runway for their turn; always a non-fiction or two or three, and always a magazine or journal or a bit of something for work. Sometimes one of the kids' books.<br /><br />So what's on the shelf this month?<br /><br />fiction:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >The Thirteenth Tale</span>, by Diane Setterfield - a surprisingly good read that drew me in completely<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >The Reluctant Fundamentalist</span> by Mohsin Hamid - an astonishing novel that imperceptibly, slyly, pulls you in then catapults you into psychological turmoil as you wrestle with your reactions<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >The End of the Alphabet</span> by C.S. Richardson - an exquisite gift, a perfect little gem of a story (This comes close to "luminous", but I swore I'd never use that overwrought term!)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie</span> - by Alan Bradley - I had to buy this book for 2 reasons - the hype (a 6 book deal and already translated into 26 languages or something) is unbelievable, and the author is a 70 year old retired engineer from my part of the world - the Okanagan. Actually, I already like Flavia, the 11 year old heroine (hmm, just as I fell for Harry, that other 11 year old unlikely hero...)<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Outlander</span></span> by Gil Adamson- for book club in two weeks<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br />Saving Fish from Drowning</span>, by Amy Tan - because I just watched her on TED, and she mentioned the Buddhist notion of saving fish from drowning so that the Buddhist can eat with a clear conscience!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Mr. Pip</span></span>, by Lloyd Jones<br />from the book:<br />"You cannot pretend to read a good book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames."<br /><br /><br />Poetry:<br /><a href="http://www.alisonwatt.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Circadia</span></span> by Alison Watt</a>, a local artist and writer now on a naturalist's voyage to the Baja and back. Loved this book of poetry.<br />find more about her voyage here<br /><a href="http://www.alisonwatt.blogspot.com/">http://www.alisonwatt.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Non fiction</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">A Natural History of the Sense</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">s, </span></span>by Diane Ackerman<br />my take: A unique blend of the science of each of our senses with an engaging and refreshingly tangential look at how our senses have played roles in art, anthropology, and the human experience. Best read while camping or lying on a beach with all your senses fully alive...<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br />My Life in France</span> by Julia Child and her nephew Alex Prud'homme<br />my take: I loved this book! I loved the story of her life, and the story of how the book cam e to be as she shared letters, photos, and reminiscences with her nephew<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >How Fiction Works</span> by James Wood<br />my take: a little staid and a bit preachy; kind of picking my way through this one<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >13 Ways of Looking at the Novel</span>, by Jane Smiley<br />my take: very much looking forward to this Pulitzer Prize-winning author's views on the history and the craft and the reading of the novel. Profoundly shaken in the wake of 9/11, she found herself unable to write, and so turned to reading. She purposely listed and read 100 novels, and this is the resulting book.<br /><br />Creative Non-Fiction<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">The Zookeeper's Wife</span></span>, by Diane Ackerman<br />from the book jacket:<br />"After their zoo was bombed, Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed to save over three hundred people from the Nazis by hiding refugees in the empty animal cages."<br />"Best-selling naturalist and acclaimed sotryteller Diane Ackerman combines extensive research and and exuberant writing style to re-create this fascinating, forgotten, true-life story - sharing Antonina's life as "the zookeeper's wife," while examining the disturbing obsessions at the core of Nazism"<br /><br />And a favourite picture book:<br /><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Miss-Rumphius-Barbara-Cooney/9780670479580-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527miss+rumphius%2527"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Miss Rumphius</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span>story and pictures by Barbara Cooney, 1982<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you have never read this book, go and get it! Every artist of every stripe should have this on her bookshelf...</span><br />Alice Rumphius wanted to travel the world and then live by the sea when she grew up, just like her grandfather had done. But there is one more thing, he tells her: she must do something to make the world more beautiful. <span style="font-style: italic;">Here is a hint... plant lupines</span>.<br />For some reason (well the lovely story and the beautiful paintings) this book resonated with Jonah, who is now 14. We had this book, and misplaced it years ago, and when we saw it in the bookstore the other day, he asked if we could get it. Then he asked if I would read it to him again... This is my big 14 year old? Oh yes, it is. This story may exemplify what he wishes to do with his life too: make the world more beautiful.<br /><br />And finally, the coolest books ever by paper engineer David A. Carter<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/One-Red-Dot-Pop-Up-David-A-Carter/9780689877698-item.html?ref=Books%3a+CWBAB+Hero">One Red Dot</a><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-8.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Black-Spots-Pop-up-Book-David-A-Carter/9781416940920-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527David+A.+Carter%2527"><br />Blue 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Black-Spots-Pop-up-Book-David-A-Carter/9781416940920-item.html?ref=Books%3a+CWBAB+Link">600 Black Spots</a><br />You just have to see for yourself! Click on the titles to view these books on chapters.ca<br /><br />Well, this exercise just serves to whet my appetite for a good long lie-in with a pile of books around me... sorry, would love to chat, gotta go read!<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote></div>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-46681281577179561532009-01-12T21:47:00.000-08:002009-06-18T22:31:19.800-07:00travel<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">"live, </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">travel,</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">adventure, </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">bless, </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">and</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">don't be sorry"</span><br /><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">-Jack Kerouac</span><br /><br />home. nest. i am firmly rooted to place. always have been. I despise moving.<br />yet.<br />I have a very strong need to explore the world and learn. I have been places that expand my soul, that are what I've dreamed about. the boys have turned out to be great travellers. we are all up for a good adventure and enjoy planning our trips.<br /><br />here's what i think travel gives back to us<br /><ul><li>an opportunity to think differently</li><li>see things in a new way</li><li>move out of the ordinary</li><li>see how life is both the same and different elsewhere</li><li>test your resources and problem solving skills</li><li>find out how well you can "go with the flow"</li><li>discover more about yourself and what moves you</li><li>find beauty in unexpected places</li><li>develop a new appreciation for the history of things</li><li>connect with each other without the intrusion of everyday distractions<br /></li></ul>glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-50440047445654053962009-01-12T16:58:00.000-08:002009-01-12T18:11:21.541-08:00aah, a cuppa tea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2nUbYsmTQl5P2KJ0wIZhoHglPZeo1hRRVAnYY-L7kATSz6XKyXNseIiGFeS_G-w3t4HgRhwzjifuTTDq-rpzQO5W97Zt74zFK4GkQtmB2MWGdhKlEkBV3VfMZRBK9XdE9t5VY1kA96A/s1600-h/DSC_1356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2nUbYsmTQl5P2KJ0wIZhoHglPZeo1hRRVAnYY-L7kATSz6XKyXNseIiGFeS_G-w3t4HgRhwzjifuTTDq-rpzQO5W97Zt74zFK4GkQtmB2MWGdhKlEkBV3VfMZRBK9XdE9t5VY1kA96A/s400/DSC_1356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290577721261657794" border="0" /></a><br />I do love a peppermint mocha twist from you-know-where, but there is something so intimate and soothing about a cup of tea made exactly the way I like it and enjoyed in a favourite cup in a quiet house (sometimes there's even a good book to go along with it). My current favourite is Tazo chai tea, no milk. Just really hot and not too strong.<br /><br />happy monday!glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-82167834293906632672009-01-12T12:42:00.000-08:002009-01-12T16:53:16.280-08:00before I put it away...... I took some photos of another bit of creative schizophrenia: our family Christmas tree is decorated with white lights and antique glass birds and lots of white snowflakes.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFuC2WvsdxnwkKpfbQUyHBTE_yneGtTWbKPHPI_3oKm6Y_qybfu8r_jQNHf1zrtSRHRW_jpxklJ_ivhIR5GkEHONlh0PS1AULExKMYbNWhXpvlMoGNKN69CbmY8WOVA1Ot4B4zlOFSIA/s1600-h/Christmas+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFuC2WvsdxnwkKpfbQUyHBTE_yneGtTWbKPHPI_3oKm6Y_qybfu8r_jQNHf1zrtSRHRW_jpxklJ_ivhIR5GkEHONlh0PS1AULExKMYbNWhXpvlMoGNKN69CbmY8WOVA1Ot4B4zlOFSIA/s400/Christmas+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290515855320569394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY_yjTl1PlaNURr5xfBaqQji8vTLiJVqjbZlcwRA-c1AnR4FPI3ji_fRc-2uuXrB6PgvxqNRYeSe5ACGc7hhMsncOaSnR_b3CyDZ0If9_lHAMTp3eDPz_V30SkV2HbbyK8OE2EqhtFkA/s1600-h/Christmas+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY_yjTl1PlaNURr5xfBaqQji8vTLiJVqjbZlcwRA-c1AnR4FPI3ji_fRc-2uuXrB6PgvxqNRYeSe5ACGc7hhMsncOaSnR_b3CyDZ0If9_lHAMTp3eDPz_V30SkV2HbbyK8OE2EqhtFkA/s400/Christmas+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290515874663164530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRwGJ8vMdZbOhyebh3cwtD7-lLO76gnyfYmaco6F25gzwPBQPD1Y6ZO_rRcrAh8yRJqiyEhsJYEEGIFj8KLpAXYZc-Ftf-fmYyjn6Fo-zZV4F4-IhU-lxhodu1NC0AJuJDy-c7YBlaIM/s1600-h/Christmas+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRwGJ8vMdZbOhyebh3cwtD7-lLO76gnyfYmaco6F25gzwPBQPD1Y6ZO_rRcrAh8yRJqiyEhsJYEEGIFj8KLpAXYZc-Ftf-fmYyjn6Fo-zZV4F4-IhU-lxhodu1NC0AJuJDy-c7YBlaIM/s400/Christmas+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290515861518254130" border="0" /></a>but I also LOVE this funky metal tree that has room for all the great bright and unusual ornaments I've collected<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlfS3IDZXKHbt3UCxCmY7sK09D6eBJX4xyxI2-vgdn-7qwjwW8pMAVpd3p2qgoJdmIbcumlAYiZzHA10X92XrpITtL7-YWqJEI8DHPQAZE2DgnvWTJzf84IphZ35GEzK4yk-ZuqtW7lM/s1600-h/DSC_9117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlfS3IDZXKHbt3UCxCmY7sK09D6eBJX4xyxI2-vgdn-7qwjwW8pMAVpd3p2qgoJdmIbcumlAYiZzHA10X92XrpITtL7-YWqJEI8DHPQAZE2DgnvWTJzf84IphZ35GEzK4yk-ZuqtW7lM/s400/DSC_9117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290563034677182962" border="0" /></a>This is how it looked last year.<br /><br />This year I let Jonah decorate it and we loaded it up<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVKlhwqadtjoh_4lgzP0VCdUn0zTWnCYz7q5G_WOWYqk7WUz3AosRMertW88Hjl4NyA4EcE1Q9RbU4Hh8HIPEQVvmtcqXDvIM9CvRxSZAsh3lI5kfdCq4GoXV3dQ3wICTiUgEJZrqTLY/s1600-h/DSC_1363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVKlhwqadtjoh_4lgzP0VCdUn0zTWnCYz7q5G_WOWYqk7WUz3AosRMertW88Hjl4NyA4EcE1Q9RbU4Hh8HIPEQVvmtcqXDvIM9CvRxSZAsh3lI5kfdCq4GoXV3dQ3wICTiUgEJZrqTLY/s400/DSC_1363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290573616557142530" border="0" /></a><br />We always talked about having a second tree for more ornaments... I'm so glad I found this - it's been a really eye-catching foyer decoration and everyone - especially kids - love its funky kookiness. Here's to creative schizophrenia.glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-16892632485729854612009-01-07T11:21:00.000-08:002009-01-07T12:17:25.647-08:00holiday styleOkay get ready for my all time favourite colour... RED!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ydYQwqi3iH9Tra-yc0gPzGzdYX7Awy7Jgf_f39snvbK5Y8q1Vx3UetSYDf4jFaTux3nt6jC_gz9ipfHzGhuYIn3lVZVaEqPzxKiWKBnIbjJFmoppP3c25_2XHTtbJgCfXF7SUjiAnyM/s1600-h/xmasbooks2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ydYQwqi3iH9Tra-yc0gPzGzdYX7Awy7Jgf_f39snvbK5Y8q1Vx3UetSYDf4jFaTux3nt6jC_gz9ipfHzGhuYIn3lVZVaEqPzxKiWKBnIbjJFmoppP3c25_2XHTtbJgCfXF7SUjiAnyM/s400/xmasbooks2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288641188183651362" border="0" /></a><br />I really love making something new to decorate the house for Christmas or to help us countdown to the holidays, plus getting out some favourite things I haven't seen since last year.<br />The amaryllis was a spur of the moment purchase when it still didn't have any flowers and WOW it turned out to be so beautiful - it lasted right through most of December.<br /><br />Here, below, is the magnetic calendar I made - I was smitten with this project at Treasury of Memories and HAD to try making one of my own. It's still a work in progress - all of the magnets should have a number on them but I am waiting for some inspiration around what I want to use. I tried a few stamps and chip numbers, but am not sure. I'm just glad I made a thing for each day. If I don't do anything else, it's still funky and totally use-able.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLCxlw6miI3ATOVqrtApwhwQOTjowu0L-uxWJrIme22HIj2osViRRYdYpQuECkH96Xj9JlQAzxtmJZYuCmIaL7cThYmEwjCQNuzep-kmkECvTaTV1ZKJWz6DcuDVphB4Sfv7erQU67_s/s1600-h/1Xmas+things.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLCxlw6miI3ATOVqrtApwhwQOTjowu0L-uxWJrIme22HIj2osViRRYdYpQuECkH96Xj9JlQAzxtmJZYuCmIaL7cThYmEwjCQNuzep-kmkECvTaTV1ZKJWz6DcuDVphB4Sfv7erQU67_s/s400/1Xmas+things.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288644530959990050" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the little 7 gypsies clipboard easel that came pre-painted my favourite cranberry shade of red. All I added was the green paper with the words and I printed out a stack of numbers from 1-30 to count down the days from the end of November til Christmas. <span style="font-style: italic;">I'm afraid I can't take credit for this super simple but attractive idea - I saw something like it at Treasury of Memories in Bellingham.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwczGlcCxvnCLec5C6buHYBMpR_n7nY08wAVuN8sN5ml5N1hMj78rjsU4TRX3UidjwqJ3DwwY8wNtiGzIs-YRvlB1w6-3l1wEnld84-Zv54MdvoJ7-CXTd5iR1_48Vfrr5Dh4ZjnIS8Os/s1600-h/17Xmas+things.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwczGlcCxvnCLec5C6buHYBMpR_n7nY08wAVuN8sN5ml5N1hMj78rjsU4TRX3UidjwqJ3DwwY8wNtiGzIs-YRvlB1w6-3l1wEnld84-Zv54MdvoJ7-CXTd5iR1_48Vfrr5Dh4ZjnIS8Os/s400/17Xmas+things.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288636685577362162" border="0" /></a><br />My BUTTON TREE!! I saw the idea about 2 years ago on 2peas and kept it in the back of my mind until last fall - I mean the fall of 2007 not 2008 - and I started work on it. I gathered buttons and pins, only to run out in about a half hour, with only the top bit of the tree done. Well it went on like this for months, requiring button searches and pin purchases, until I finally finished in November. Good golly, miss molly, that was a long project. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />But what I am really proud of is that I did actually finish it and not give up. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3lQa9czO_-mzIdHP-2U6J4kiNt3vH52PuFN_-EamrVpowmIqbB6ow4z5-MhnY6pVO3F1a5K-X7v94S1hyW-oL9_LS4IqFodeg0-nbMVGtvDN0L7QibORaUUIO-mTg4VHyz1zzOI7gR8/s1600-h/14Xmas+things.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3lQa9czO_-mzIdHP-2U6J4kiNt3vH52PuFN_-EamrVpowmIqbB6ow4z5-MhnY6pVO3F1a5K-X7v94S1hyW-oL9_LS4IqFodeg0-nbMVGtvDN0L7QibORaUUIO-mTg4VHyz1zzOI7gR8/s400/14Xmas+things.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288636675777489778" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't make any of these things below! I just LOVE this big red Advent Calendar from Restoration Hardware. This is its second year in our house. I filled it with little hershey's hugs + kisses for my boys and a little red tag with a green ribbon for each day with the title of a Christmas movie to watch or book to read that day (we have lots of each). I hope we will use it for years to come, but I also know this is a great concept to take to my classroom too (maybe without the chocolates...)<br />The snow globe has been around since Jonah was a baby and has become one of their favourite things to unpack and display for Christmas. Who knew?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IGWSrKH9tp-zTp1h_wPp3HfZMeo7bRTYRZySuW5vwJ2LQhpqvGvgxEBgUx1Han2e4RK3dg1z6IY4LL-fkyb5IQbVuAvKbIsWU7_s9_xXNzlSeDP_wrlqbQMivXO0Shdgdja3HqtSwS0/s1600-h/2Xmas+things.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IGWSrKH9tp-zTp1h_wPp3HfZMeo7bRTYRZySuW5vwJ2LQhpqvGvgxEBgUx1Han2e4RK3dg1z6IY4LL-fkyb5IQbVuAvKbIsWU7_s9_xXNzlSeDP_wrlqbQMivXO0Shdgdja3HqtSwS0/s400/2Xmas+things.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288636666708727282" border="0" /></a>Take the time to photograph your favourite holiday things before you put them away. Think about why you have them and what they mean to you.glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-84211043858561714462009-01-07T10:32:00.001-08:002009-01-07T11:15:49.706-08:00so, 2009.well. So far so good!<br /><br />I am going to go backwards a bit and put up some more posts about December, so stay tuned.<br /><br />Currently thinking about a bunch of things:<br /><br /><ul><li>putting away the rest of the holiday decorations <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(I have a hard time saying goodbye - I like to extend the moment, but at some point it really is all going to have to get packed away again for another year. This year seems especially poignant thoughcuz it looks like this may have been the last Christmas we celebrate in this house as we are getting ready to build a new one...)</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">meal planning and trying some new things to shake it up</span></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">booking a flight to visit my mom on her 81st birthday</span></span></li></ul>Also I am reading (it's an audiobook so actually I am <span style="font-style: italic;">listening to</span>) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Outliers</span> by Malcolm Gladwell. I love the way he thinks and writes.<br /><span class="readMoreText">This is from the blurb on chapters.ca<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why <span style="font-size:85%;">Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-5.jpg" alt="" />You can find the book here<br />http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Outliers-The-Story-of-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/9780316017923-item.html</span><br />It really makes you think about the notions we hold about successful people (and more especially about <span style="font-style: italic;">highly successful</span> people). He points out that the time and place you are born into makes a big difference, as does how you are parented and the community of support that you have around you. He also notes how IQ doesn't make as big a difference as one would think... All quite fascinating. Read it. It's cool stuff about real people, engagingly written.<br /><br />I also just finished <span style="font-weight: bold;">A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian</span> by Monica Lewycka. A nice short entertaining read that elicited a great discussion at book club about family secrets, and siblings and aging parents and tractors...<br /><br />The other books I have on the go are<br /><ul><li>JayIngram's (Daily Planet guy and science whiz) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Theatre of the Mind</span>, about consciousness. Verrrry interesting. Love brain stuff.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Book of Negroes</span> by Laurence Hill, for book club</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Five Love Languages</span> by Gary Chapman</li></ul>Can you see why I don't have time to tidy away the holiday decorations? Too many Big Ideas floating around in my head... LOL.<br /><br />Have a great day!glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432953708221617322.post-35290598725527156522009-01-05T07:53:00.000-08:002009-01-05T09:01:29.299-08:00First day of school. Not so much.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWezc5_XlEK-NebmrwL1qE6wNEtCIeX0hHR9woxHjvsjLeFox6ybiT5-EJulxcDXToo33FWYYG7fkpgS9Xjxi_6hhp7ysBKNHFm_4m4ZU3h0o2dEG3Ki9jvnZ7GbCGVRrO_rQBlp5Jdg/s1600-h/DSC_0653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWezc5_XlEK-NebmrwL1qE6wNEtCIeX0hHR9woxHjvsjLeFox6ybiT5-EJulxcDXToo33FWYYG7fkpgS9Xjxi_6hhp7ysBKNHFm_4m4ZU3h0o2dEG3Ki9jvnZ7GbCGVRrO_rQBlp5Jdg/s400/DSC_0653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287842072121800962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >the road to/from school on our last snow day</span><br /></div><br />Well Mother Nature is in a bad mood I guess.<br />More snow for Vancouver Island and the schools are closed. I sent M out for milk and eggs last night, and he came back around 9 saying the roads were pretty bad. So it is likely the right decision - it puts too many children and families at risk when people think they HAVE to get somewhere.<br />Happy snow day!glamourgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17327826883942408904noreply@blogger.com0