Wednesday, October 30, 2013

San Francisco on my mind

 
In January of this year, I got to go to San Francisco.
And I got to see this lovely couple.
And their adorable offspring.
My honorary nephew got to have his first co-ed sleepover.
And he didn't even cry much when I shared his closet!
Amazing, considering that Mom and Dad had JUST stopped responding
to every peep one week before.
{January 2013}

Monday, October 28, 2013

Autumn Paddle

 Saturday was a glorious fall day here.
I played in the yard for a bit,
getting all the ugly brown flowers
and frozen tomato vines out of the gardens
and onto the compost or burn piles.
 
Then I was supposed to go kayaking with a few friends in Iowa City.
Come to find out, lots of rental places put their kayaks away at the end of September.
Who knew?
We did find one that still had rentals available,
but the vehicle situation prevented us from getting enough.
And so, we sadly cancelled.
Meantime, my kayak was already atop my car, ready to be transported.
It looked at me sadly while I did some other necessary things.
Finally, my mom said she wanted to go for a walk.
So...I asked if she wanted to walk in the park. And help me get my kayak in the water.
She agreed.
We went.
It was glorious.
I did not capsize, but there were some good-sized swells,
and quite a bit of wind.
 
I am sad to report, though, that I lost half of my cartop carrier on the way home.
Yes, I had tie-down failure.
So, I need more foam!
Sounds like a good excuse to go to the watersports store to me.
 
{26 October 2013}

Sunday, October 27, 2013

San Antone

In which I travel to Texas
To see:

 A giant earth pimple
(aka Enchanted Rock)
And two of my favorite nerds.
(Slightly belated blog thanks for your hospitality!)
 
{December 2012}

Friday, October 25, 2013

Cousins!



Sometimes it feels like we never see
each other anymore. But we got to last winter.
 
It helps that some of them have moved
from warmer climes back to the Midwest.
 
And that others of them
have plane tickets, will travel.
 
It IS fun to get together
with family.
 
Yay, BC&J. (And SMA, too!)
 
This time: in Minneapolis.
 
{December 2012}


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Cardmaker



Once in a great while,
a stamp set tickles my fancy.
And a whole set of cards gets made with it.
Very soon now
I will be hoping that inspiration sets in again.
{November 2012}

Monday, October 21, 2013

Boys will be Boys

My nephews.
They're entertaining.
At least to me!

At least they read their Bibles!
Fighting blind

Playing nice

TA DA!!!
(I love the fake super-excited faces.)

Yep. They're definitly boys.
{November 2012}


Saturday, October 19, 2013

Me Again

I'm BAAACK!
Yep, talking to friends about blogging
AND
going through old pix
has got me inspired to blog again.
{October 2013}