She sings a song around the house and in the bath sometimes that she learned at preschool. J for Jesus. O is for others and Y for you. Joy. When I lose my path to joy, I retrace her steps.
I found this clipping in an old journal today that I needed:
“Hope without action is...
Drinking: coffee from the office kitchen
Listening to: Mushaboom – Feist
I love Michelle Slatalla’s article, 10 Secrets of an Unflappable Working Mom, in the March Real Simple. For 5 years, I’ve read everything from Working Mother Magazine to self-help books on this topic and this may be the most succinct collection of tips that actually...
…is that I like to amass cameras. Epiphanie bags is having a contest.
The winner can choose between a $2,500 gift certificate for Southwest Airlines OR a Canon 5D Mark II. I shoot with the latter and it is heaven and, to put it frankly, I want another one. What can I say? I’m a...
Dear talented, affordable carpenter who doesn’t mind being licked by a small dog while you work,
These images from Style File are the dream. Can you do this for me? I’ll provide the books. xoxo Tea
Tomorrow, Wednesday March 3, 2010 at noon EST, George Phillips will be lecturing on the literary perspective of the current Univerity of Kentucky Art Museum exhibit called The British Are Coming! Discover the New English Art Club.
The UK website explains:
“The New English Art Club, founded in 1886 by John Singer Sargent, consisted of a group of painters...
Drinking: I broke down and had a coke. It’s like kryptonite.
Listening to: I Can Hear Music – The Beach Boys
Anne Ruthmann {love her} posted words yesterday that really lifted me. She has had to move around every two years. She writes, “You make plans. You make back-up plans. You make just-in-case plans. No matter how...
I picked up Roger Rosenblatt’s memoir Making Toast at Morris Bookshop. The cover painting, Still Life with Kettle by Lennart Anderson is what first caught my eye. When you open the flap, you learn that the author and his wife moved in with their son-in-law and three grandkids after their 38-year old daughter Amy collapsed and...
Drinking: English Breakfast Tea from Harney & Sons
Listening to: I Found Love – The Free Design
And I thought Chia pets were fascinating to watch…
“It is printed in Wales by the friendly and dedicated team at Ethical Packaging and the seeds and inner tray are also sourced nationally. We commission and work closely with a variety...
I’m now offering customized iphone skins for Paper Boat Photography clients for $35. If you would rather DIY, you can buy a disk of images and make them yourself and I am happy to share names of reputable vendors. A big part of my business mission is to give clients choices and opportunities to be...
