Today we adopted Aurora from a wonderfully kind, retired Navy lady. She took Aurora in and named her when her neighbor died and his kids threw his dog out on the street. She found her sad and scared and pregnant. Aurora had 11 puppies and took care of them. The lady made a post in … Continue reading Meet Aurora!
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Digital Art Journaling
I was inspired to do digital art journaling be perusing an issue of Art Journaling magazines. I don't have paper elements, but I have a ton of creative commons and public domain images, digital scrapbooking elements, and photo editing programs. So here are a few art journaling pages I have made. This one is my … Continue reading Digital Art Journaling
Femininity
Here is one more blog post I want to preserve from my old site. I arrived in Georgia to stay with my in loves to find that I had two new veils arrive from Liturgical Time. I love them. I got a black infinity veil made from imported French lace, and I got a vanilla … Continue reading Femininity
Still Lifes
So I had an idea (probably not original) of doing still life photographing of objects that are part of my daily life. My husband has taken my daughter to a birthday party (side note. Can we agree that requiring a parent to stay at a 3rd grade party is just lame) and I'm washing her … Continue reading Still Lifes
Long Days Alone
Angelica has started school, so I am settling in to long days at home alone. There's plenty to do, but time to rest too. Being at home when your kids go to school is a nice break. I miss homeschooling and having her with me all day, but this is a lot less stress. Yesterday … Continue reading Long Days Alone
Weight Loss Goals
I normally hate to put out any weight loss goals because it feels like if you put your goals out there you're more likely to fail, and then of course everyone knows you tried to lose weight and failed. But what I've come to realize is that maybe it could work the other way. It … Continue reading Weight Loss Goals
Fruit and Spice Garden
We went to Homestead, FL to the Fruit and Spice garden. It was beautiful, though we got eaten alive by mosquitoes.
A Poem in Progress
As you can see from the title of this site, I'm a writer. Usually I write poetry, but I sometimes dabble in non fiction or science fiction or a little bit of speculative fiction. Here is a poem I have been working on. Thunder is hard To sleep on as I drift in the breeze. … Continue reading A Poem in Progress
We Took An Evening Stroll on the Beach
After a stressful week it felt good to take a night time stroll on the beach by our house. I haven’t been doing well.
7 Things I Love About My Husband
1. He makes me tie-dye dresses. I want a whole wardrobe of them! 2. He always helps me out when I need it. 3. His keen intellect. He keeps me sharp. 4. He sends me romantic messages with cute nicknames all the time. 5. Craig kisses me goodbye before he goes into work in the … Continue reading 7 Things I Love About My Husband
Life at Home 