[life] off to the camp
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I had the opportunity to join my girlfriend, Aggelige, up to The Camp to scout out the new location of her shop, Organic Designs. She was wanting to get a feel for how to prepare her inventory and displays for setting up shop in a refurbished airstream trailer. It was a great afternoon for me; [...]
[life] yardwork
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I can’t think of a more rewarding way to spend a Saturday together. We all love to work in the yard. Both Jim and I have fond memories of helping mom and dad in the yard when we were young and both of us had mowing the lawn as our chore. I loved to hear [...]
[design] your own SIGG
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This is so cool! A couple of years ago I entered the SIGG bottle design contest with one of my designs. The winner was chosen by the highest number of votes and by committee for the final selection. The one they ended up choosing was horrible and I was disappointed with the process. They must [...]
[life] another birthday (party)
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Merrik turned four on May 2. Four! Four years go I had my first tiny babe in my arms. I had no worries about taking our little bundle home and was ready to hit motherhood head on. It’s really amazing because I could easily say that five years earlier I didn’t want kids. Jim and [...]
[life] a web log vs a ship’s log
I started this blog as an easy way to share the most current photos of my kids with the rest of the family (a photo blog). But when I decided to start doing portraiture for other families it has become a focal point of both my family life and my work photographically. Most of you [...]
throwing out the baby with the bath water
I just found out that a new law could destroy the coolness of etsy. Until last Friday, indie artisans were being threatened with the possibility of disappearing due to restrictions on testing all items made for children under 12. Here are a couple of articles that explain how detrimental the CPSIA could be to my [...]
thought: are you talking about it?
Every once in awhile I allow myself snippets of time to read thought provoking articles from sources that are important to me. I used to subscribe to Orion magazine because of it’s intelligent articles, environmental slant and beautiful artwork. Now I just get their emails but I feel better about not seeing a years worth [...]
thought: a new lab in san clemente
Just think, my hick, out of touch town has an opportunity to get on the right path. Ole Hanson would be excited about the LAB development proposed for North Beach because it matches his vision for this town but is probably still crying tears about the blundering project at Marblehead that will destroy this town. [...]
gap: diaperhangers
Merrik is an amazing helper around the house. He loves to take out the trash, sweep, vacuum, mow the lawn, wash the dishes, dust and do the laundry. Today he helped me take the diapers off the line while I held Maliea. He’s amazing. I wonder how long all this will last!
gap: garden party
Aggelige’s Garden Party was a grand success. Everyone had a fabulous time and many people took home her beautiful designs to add a little piece of yummy art + nature to their lives.
thought: first day of school
I went back to teaching today. Of course it was a long night last night as both Merrik and Maliea were restless. It always seems to work out that way on the night before an early or busy day. I took the 7:11am Metrolink out of San Juan Capistrano and returned on the Amtrak. The [...]
thought: a friend of a friend of a friend=a friend
I recently received an email from a very good friend and peer regarding a friend’s photographer friend who is doing a research project in Mexico & Belize to ‘assess organic contaminant levels (pesticides, oil, industrial chemicals) in endangered Mesoamerican (Mexico/Belize) manatee tissues and habitats, effects of contaminant exposures, and health risks for manatees. We will [...]
thought: it’s a nap
Several months ago we discussed whether or not to put Merrik in Preschool this year like every other good little parents we know. We weighed all the pros and cons for him and the way he learns and even had feedback from the teachers in our family. So, we have decided not to put Merrik [...]
thought: fun by the yard
I started looking for fabric for a nap mat for Merrik today and found so much inspiring, modern, hip fabric on etsy that it made me want to sew everything in my life. Check out fabric worm. I can picture pillows, sheets, dresses for Maliea, a hip nap mat for Merrik, napkins (yes, we stopped [...]
thought gap: organic designs
I stopped by my very good girlfriend, Aggelige’s, shop in Old City Plaza today on the way to Merrik’s classes. Fortunately she was there so I had a chance to visit with her. Her cactus designs are amazing. She has a fantastic eye and beautiful taste in organic shapes and colors. Check out some of [...]
thought gap: diaper line
My girlfriend, Cindy, is doing a laundry series photo project so I was inspired to photograph my diaper laundry. I told her she could come down anytime to photograph it herself! Whenever I hang the diapers outside to dry I think of the time Jim and I spent cruising. We always did our laundry by [...]