We spent yesterday afternoon in my parents’ backyard hunting eggs and enjoying the beautiful garden. My mom brought out a bottle of bubbles, and the dogs loved it. I don’t know why I didn’t think of letting them play with bubbles before. Oliver was too funny chomping them out of the air. Someone should invent [...]
We flew kites at Lake Crabtree over the weekend. The sun was just starting to set, and the light was beautiful. It was just cold enough to scare everyone off, so Daniel and I had the whole lake to ourselves. Best of all, my completely awesome kite was shaped like an owl. Add kite flying [...]
Yesterday I turned 28. Doesn’t it seem like there’s a lot more than only one year between 27 and 28? I didn’t feel like 27 was that old, but now I might as well be 30. The older I get the faster time seems to pass, and it’s so easy to let a whole day, [...]
Almost two years ago I posted about my desire to print books of our old vacation photos. Well, I’ve finally done it for our trip to Kenya in 2005! I chose Blurb to print my book, primarily because they provided a plugin for Adobe InDesign (rather than forcing me to use their limited design tools like [...]
Happy 2012 everybody! I’m glad I took last week off, because it gave me time to finish crossing everything off my Twelve by 2012 list! YES! I did it! (Well, I’m only half way through Anna Karenina, but technically my list only said to read it by 2012, not finish it, so I still get [...]
I’m taking a break from the blog next week, but I’ll meet you back here in 2012. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
If you’re a slacker in the holiday card sending department, don’t feel bad. This is the first year I’ve mailed out Christmas cards since… I can’t even remember, that’s how long it has been. I don’t even have a good excuse either, since I make and sell holiday cards! Usually by the time I finish [...]
My “Grammy” is turning 80 next month! She’s in town for Thanksgiving, so I’m hosting a surprise birthday dinner for her tonight. I’m gifting Grammy with a basket full of Wit & Whistle stationery since she loves to write letters. A much as I love bunting banners I’d never actually made one before, so I [...]
Would you believe I snapped these photos at the North Carolina State Fair? Not a ferris wheel in sight! We avoid the rides, games, and crowds like the plague. Instead we prefer to walk through the garden exhibits, visit the farm animals, and chat with the crafters at the Village of Yesteryear. I guess we’re just [...]