Life Lately
A hodge podge of stories, pictures and updates on life right now.
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If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around, does it make a sound?
Good question, I thought all my life. Until I was in a forest, and a tree did fall. Last August while on our last summer hurrah! in Washington state, we ventured out on a hike in Olympic National Forest. The tall spruce trees are breathtaking. Especially when thickly covered in moss, they look just like…
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Happy Birthday to Asha!
Past weekend, we celebrated Asha’s 12th Birthday. She didn’t sign-up to be my guinea pig in parenting as the first-born, but she has embraced the role with immense love, patience, and forgiveness. She really makes me wake up every morning wondering what good karma I must have accomplished in my past life to be her…
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Spring Things
… including a fresh haircut, delicious fruit plate, flowers, and a very cute spring chicken.
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The one that got away (?) …
I have an unhealthy amount of pictures on my phone of used furniture. My love for old things + weird taste + close proximity of Habitat for Humanity’s Restore store = TEMPTATIONS It is often best that these remain as relics on my phone rather than relics in my home, but that doesn’t stop me…
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Manual Photography: PENTAX K1000
Many months ago I acquired a manual camera from a neighbor who was moving. I used a 35mm black and white film and finally received my prints back. The prints processed by Fuji in a plant in South Carolina, came with a note that said that I had light leak (fog) and that I should…
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The FOCACCIA edit
I checked out this cookbook from the library so many times, before I realized that, you know, I could just buy it! I mostly don’t like cooking because my audience is tough and I am just sick of it all on most days. I sure hope there is a time in the future when I…
The Antibland Chronicles 