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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Amazing what a jumble of fingers can make when they are held just so. That feels like life lately, I don't understand the mess of it until I look at it just right. </span><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Stretch your fingers a little more... yes, now I see it."</span></i><br />
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Finding my voice on here again. I have been silent so long it makes me feel like this is really LOUD, but know that I only intend it as a whisper. </span>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-40622117993283820992012-03-07T08:32:00.005-08:002012-03-07T09:01:02.753-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcO_QCzanW-YVMt6ciVBDKSFgk1dHhIEpOt1p6PCf_R_6Il07UWxqYqNCqgVugS4yPVHQdKGxaBWHARgR6KosHSLhrYgAZqgDObR3PBQqDfMt56RgNUw_Uu0ND0JSYlpsJh2kADq45zI/s1600/road_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcO_QCzanW-YVMt6ciVBDKSFgk1dHhIEpOt1p6PCf_R_6Il07UWxqYqNCqgVugS4yPVHQdKGxaBWHARgR6KosHSLhrYgAZqgDObR3PBQqDfMt56RgNUw_Uu0ND0JSYlpsJh2kADq45zI/s630/road_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717198329254826098" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Be6BsbaNlz2m8v4Qd8vkseS9ZqQoAVCKL4jPLAmDJQ0quWTQYMGFyzgLMUG9qYX-HQpioBhdlRo6RE3F8S7mXQ7pqZAobfCqdX9N5TrO3nz1tGlA15e65S0-IIotkI3Bovkbm0z4aWM/s1600/road_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Be6BsbaNlz2m8v4Qd8vkseS9ZqQoAVCKL4jPLAmDJQ0quWTQYMGFyzgLMUG9qYX-HQpioBhdlRo6RE3F8S7mXQ7pqZAobfCqdX9N5TrO3nz1tGlA15e65S0-IIotkI3Bovkbm0z4aWM/s630/road_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717198153077950066" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0lEdOLw5_FBxV8BZAGvzjWb9FbamyhtThuD9u0bKHVtYzQlQwjSSQbe96-Q3_jjizabZqH0aaoF9J_u2raQTxhlRppapy9x9wp1D76C7WIlvg1nFuXY9VHjktFnnI_WGVFcV3s5UnmQ/s1600/road_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0lEdOLw5_FBxV8BZAGvzjWb9FbamyhtThuD9u0bKHVtYzQlQwjSSQbe96-Q3_jjizabZqH0aaoF9J_u2raQTxhlRppapy9x9wp1D76C7WIlvg1nFuXY9VHjktFnnI_WGVFcV3s5UnmQ/s630/road_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717198005232662498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">Route 66 learned how to forge ahead from the wind-it follows the same rules; whipping up to every dusty mountain side and licking every valley floor. Touching every dusty surface.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">We drove like the wind here. </span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-74615516234761946412011-12-22T09:19:00.000-08:002011-12-22T12:46:49.920-08:00wings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ka1pW5_EueRR8Qfc2RsWgR57PeIt5FBcmKw9Y59wtiKzc8-XM2343VfDxZwVI7NjHKhg-yGkt6YfMQzxOYn_Ce64EyIEiQF3SxasVK0E2o7Dw-FlFgC6FdHA4h76_zDa3acuTP8ZpEA/s1600/but_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ka1pW5_EueRR8Qfc2RsWgR57PeIt5FBcmKw9Y59wtiKzc8-XM2343VfDxZwVI7NjHKhg-yGkt6YfMQzxOYn_Ce64EyIEiQF3SxasVK0E2o7Dw-FlFgC6FdHA4h76_zDa3acuTP8ZpEA/s630/but_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689003954382044402" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8T3_5M5kwWIJMAuKZBQmyYFRAhgC3W4m7QsyuZvaAq55Yb_rFTorLkDOd35IiuhcvA2bBJ6LU9kVNDNTQjb9xpJKBIKtRhxQ6VBiiVEu4sSmkjEbX-_9Ni-AQfz1JGpWDRLWPW4WYDg/s1600/but_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8T3_5M5kwWIJMAuKZBQmyYFRAhgC3W4m7QsyuZvaAq55Yb_rFTorLkDOd35IiuhcvA2bBJ6LU9kVNDNTQjb9xpJKBIKtRhxQ6VBiiVEu4sSmkjEbX-_9Ni-AQfz1JGpWDRLWPW4WYDg/s630/but_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689003947024366274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgbjnIi6wajEFxMclKBvgbkvXe55DVavDGolWtHHdG8RemAMYMWsjvIemhmSD_E01XzdY1UYq_sGIMd2yHu0r7KBlO6Rd11x87D02GPth507N82zE48aYKXhjsMza9uAp03JguWh9b4Q/s1600/but_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgbjnIi6wajEFxMclKBvgbkvXe55DVavDGolWtHHdG8RemAMYMWsjvIemhmSD_E01XzdY1UYq_sGIMd2yHu0r7KBlO6Rd11x87D02GPth507N82zE48aYKXhjsMza9uAp03JguWh9b4Q/s630/but_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689003940894010882" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fNnvYo-DhRWXXkiJKLOvNPFqdNYkMtN16DKInpHD6A-II_3a_obtZf8NtGGaOpJCVTh-Ecit2Ys7Pmbd5yrWi0Bibd3TQ2QJ073XupInwO4iGygx9GW4Ht8J7t-v4nnDx3Vymq4CePw/s1600/but_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fNnvYo-DhRWXXkiJKLOvNPFqdNYkMtN16DKInpHD6A-II_3a_obtZf8NtGGaOpJCVTh-Ecit2Ys7Pmbd5yrWi0Bibd3TQ2QJ073XupInwO4iGygx9GW4Ht8J7t-v4nnDx3Vymq4CePw/s630/but_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689003931641528338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">A few peeks from a cigar and candy box insect collection found in the attic-we are guessing they are about 70 years old. We felt like we needed to hold our breath every time we lifted a lid, partly from pure excitement and partly for fear that we would inhale the dusty wings. Lots of emotion tied to these little boxes, as if the excited hands that pinched these paper wings was just there, placing the prize in it's box tomb. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-41138374780465978072011-12-14T23:27:00.000-08:002011-12-15T06:43:49.810-08:00making way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu2CbUGuzF08TlZlPYE9J-DwKiTgoNFryyDglr-8niGoWa0qaYOpm8fQTU1aAl0L-Vj4qRX_vwVCEdrgNCCYCbv8SWQxmreUFg_DLp1JrIwYAY8TPZAIVOyJXEb-4FdPQoGkehpSsQFw/s1600/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXGKqJ7WRbcM2DeIwFCuDJjn9kGAWwHvOtLRw9rL5ENxyA4tsuQNNmkUa1IXUmH5MUUNgn5_ZTZ1EOA8z2Fg3NJUlikr3HZkax66n1r7JeVJknMqYtXbPF80It9PdcUHB05tOzJnTgYs/s1600/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXGKqJ7WRbcM2DeIwFCuDJjn9kGAWwHvOtLRw9rL5ENxyA4tsuQNNmkUa1IXUmH5MUUNgn5_ZTZ1EOA8z2Fg3NJUlikr3HZkax66n1r7JeVJknMqYtXbPF80It9PdcUHB05tOzJnTgYs/s630/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686291344728787362" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu2CbUGuzF08TlZlPYE9J-DwKiTgoNFryyDglr-8niGoWa0qaYOpm8fQTU1aAl0L-Vj4qRX_vwVCEdrgNCCYCbv8SWQxmreUFg_DLp1JrIwYAY8TPZAIVOyJXEb-4FdPQoGkehpSsQFw/s1600/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu2CbUGuzF08TlZlPYE9J-DwKiTgoNFryyDglr-8niGoWa0qaYOpm8fQTU1aAl0L-Vj4qRX_vwVCEdrgNCCYCbv8SWQxmreUFg_DLp1JrIwYAY8TPZAIVOyJXEb-4FdPQoGkehpSsQFw/s630/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686291421234970578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXGKqJ7WRbcM2DeIwFCuDJjn9kGAWwHvOtLRw9rL5ENxyA4tsuQNNmkUa1IXUmH5MUUNgn5_ZTZ1EOA8z2Fg3NJUlikr3HZkax66n1r7JeVJknMqYtXbPF80It9PdcUHB05tOzJnTgYs/s1600/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXGKqJ7WRbcM2DeIwFCuDJjn9kGAWwHvOtLRw9rL5ENxyA4tsuQNNmkUa1IXUmH5MUUNgn5_ZTZ1EOA8z2Fg3NJUlikr3HZkax66n1r7JeVJknMqYtXbPF80It9PdcUHB05tOzJnTgYs/s1600/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tZf9laPNuBvRvW-CY8RhpGesa4T2II1q14KdqhpFt_CXO_FWW0LJexURv565haXCJBa-ki_oFP5OJIQ4G1Sk-jq0g498NTChRwy4wT0sgvgvXS7T8cw8jLQ3C0qNDbm1YZ6mgwC8twU/s1600/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tZf9laPNuBvRvW-CY8RhpGesa4T2II1q14KdqhpFt_CXO_FWW0LJexURv565haXCJBa-ki_oFP5OJIQ4G1Sk-jq0g498NTChRwy4wT0sgvgvXS7T8cw8jLQ3C0qNDbm1YZ6mgwC8twU/s630/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686291159155627586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">A lot of instagramming going on lately-mostly around the house as we have been working on organizing, cleaning, and making room for a better workspace. We are feeling some growing pains with our business, mostly in the form of having to decide what to give away in order to bring in more work equipment (which naturally goes against my thrifting and collecting nature). In an ideal world we would just up and move somewhere bigger and keep all our goods, but honestly, aren't ideal worlds for wimps who can't find the willpower to give away their extensive collection of thrifted t-shirts from college? I thought so. </span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-7688710400617411102011-11-21T00:24:00.000-08:002011-11-21T02:45:47.387-08:00natural history<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYkdpHiFxBqNH1PdJsC52Fk8J_M4DcGJ5zlehRjvKCrC_IBHOWP7s3DbQm8In6Z8tBce86S2Q8KO6YPl1fAxEUM_rGbLAP5kDJ0LQWPwzvA0lQAR0h0n32Yxm3YOQuha-3CBa7tMOunM/s1600/natty_h.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYkdpHiFxBqNH1PdJsC52Fk8J_M4DcGJ5zlehRjvKCrC_IBHOWP7s3DbQm8In6Z8tBce86S2Q8KO6YPl1fAxEUM_rGbLAP5kDJ0LQWPwzvA0lQAR0h0n32Yxm3YOQuha-3CBa7tMOunM/s630/natty_h.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677385043702096914" /></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidP9KDaoyAt-XH1nDImYT2jfX06L-2qJ5Tb90SafSl1y9_JWRUGuwR8oBtcNGTSwefqDojna9rckWKfB8QOnvgYyue5by2LsS9f5gBYPdPnQUEfJzlumlJV-g3FeGzUQbcd4n7E5eiGs/s630/mala.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677384845912042162" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMia0HZ0AKJ5DHEfcLFYdRpfEsawlNc0adrB-WtpPBilICWGcfgt9OPOaU-OU8R_6-7_dRgheMhVePCSFRgN9wzBNErAlxVgJvLvU5YBgQYAjYn_uO8m12lp3V8Yd33-6ZeGDAyfa8zw/s1600/skulls+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMia0HZ0AKJ5DHEfcLFYdRpfEsawlNc0adrB-WtpPBilICWGcfgt9OPOaU-OU8R_6-7_dRgheMhVePCSFRgN9wzBNErAlxVgJvLvU5YBgQYAjYn_uO8m12lp3V8Yd33-6ZeGDAyfa8zw/s630/skulls+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677384309038280242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RnMft2tEnyl0QA3fdT7aqVpbJDj-MUhdES5GmfG57Bv0ET8YYEv8v0SjoxoddIAiGOJE66-lexxBb8RmYLswXtFBbQ9nPij2j-BSNnj9dGqAvRzmZRreEBNVhGX-rOOzKHUSRG_RQPc/s630/wolf_1+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677385792735007410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">We have a new Natural History museum here, and as much as <a href="http://julieshoe.blogspot.com/2011/01/old-is-gold.html">I thought</a> the old one could not be beat, the new one did a fantastic job of changing our minds. We marveled over dinosaur bones that made watercolor-like shadows, and minerals with textures and colors that are still swimming around in my mind. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"> </span><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-5156840661916171012011-11-07T22:30:00.000-08:002011-11-08T00:52:23.961-08:00birthday, part ll<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xoKCbZV4G2rpuBFdMKw0YwuGKOAcODKZIGdJIRIArNRe3AZWRUVM2PBnSgxH57_18Swmj9Axf2KklbIXUU-CPre7-J6ORvwTpJXmhf8nLBtcg3eBlRSQrkKPvxMZRZbgc81PVZhxqTk/s1600/presents_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xoKCbZV4G2rpuBFdMKw0YwuGKOAcODKZIGdJIRIArNRe3AZWRUVM2PBnSgxH57_18Swmj9Axf2KklbIXUU-CPre7-J6ORvwTpJXmhf8nLBtcg3eBlRSQrkKPvxMZRZbgc81PVZhxqTk/s630/presents_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672512974770483506" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghga0MEjLchPfeJ5jC4zN4vIlkMFnZ7MBMd2WQ8oPOK9VgFfub63Px1r7jKYylAJyffXLWw_uRMpbf0H01oXt0SE3QMa_J0Io2NphgoyCb526EFup1MErfwZzSYMx2aZn9JlCEonC2CgA/s1600/presents.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghga0MEjLchPfeJ5jC4zN4vIlkMFnZ7MBMd2WQ8oPOK9VgFfub63Px1r7jKYylAJyffXLWw_uRMpbf0H01oXt0SE3QMa_J0Io2NphgoyCb526EFup1MErfwZzSYMx2aZn9JlCEonC2CgA/s630/presents.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672512971211852738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVlKFTPllMxZGtYeLYJr4z4vLmWGry74BR9sY2qUti5o1AkJzqXUalQFn3Zquzx-GzPRLR5UBKFL0iiiQV5Ji46YR00BrFrffQJLuodbwiDKELZq1xcUN1aOp7o6Balr8VqUGMu_LsJA/s1600/pie_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVlKFTPllMxZGtYeLYJr4z4vLmWGry74BR9sY2qUti5o1AkJzqXUalQFn3Zquzx-GzPRLR5UBKFL0iiiQV5Ji46YR00BrFrffQJLuodbwiDKELZq1xcUN1aOp7o6Balr8VqUGMu_LsJA/s630/pie_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672512983443151234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIkGu2Wh5jmYKEQhIrrtFiQS_05pSL5lPTlbcmbxTgBPpVRZbg3-RzTR8ueG6K2xCovBFgg7AZGPPXIGG-GvfuEWUJDAPSBohMwCSKGC-QJ6ZF-P0FlqMkumC0JwEJACseHFLjKAErpk/s630/lion_cake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672512989374030866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVlKFTPllMxZGtYeLYJr4z4vLmWGry74BR9sY2qUti5o1AkJzqXUalQFn3Zquzx-GzPRLR5UBKFL0iiiQV5Ji46YR00BrFrffQJLuodbwiDKELZq1xcUN1aOp7o6Balr8VqUGMu_LsJA/s1600/pie_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVlKFTPllMxZGtYeLYJr4z4vLmWGry74BR9sY2qUti5o1AkJzqXUalQFn3Zquzx-GzPRLR5UBKFL0iiiQV5Ji46YR00BrFrffQJLuodbwiDKELZq1xcUN1aOp7o6Balr8VqUGMu_LsJA/s1600/pie_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXaXpa-qvtMNSE0euz0KYp5inlAwKBTlNx173K-hhqinRerF7LdBXtsd3dhRf7dASeK-EiMc6M5fEmmIr2tZzDHeZS5522ZJjndGx4W74G7cFiBcxpxEsy97KiDvAeB7CmuCN_pJRPRw/s630/dance.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672521986218294002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;" >I am convinced that Matt should wrap presents professionally-I always seem to have the hardest time opening them. Yet somehow, I still find the will-power to find out what is inside...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">A few other things that made this birthday of mine tops-a surprise dinner with my family (words cannot describe the joy of seeing all those familiar faces in an unexpected place), a surprise dance party (again, overflowing joy at getting to cut a rug with said familiar faces), an apple pie from my sister (kids, you ain't never tasted pie till you have sunk your fork into one of these beauties), and the most nostalgic lion cake with dainty licorice legs and the tastiest toasted coconut mane. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">I felt so loved. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-44904724725955833472011-11-04T13:56:00.000-07:002011-11-04T14:18:46.558-07:00birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuyacJbMQy2_fd86UUTaqwpSinwr9S8HWU4bgk7_54nkKX8uudlh9ohYqkuUEEVEoyDhinMhLb_oMUIq1YevsBvxsV7auxIYaPEi2XCX_Q61zQhxvMA7ld4teD-Xc3fHV1zC4Q1jYkhY/s1600/cloud.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuyacJbMQy2_fd86UUTaqwpSinwr9S8HWU4bgk7_54nkKX8uudlh9ohYqkuUEEVEoyDhinMhLb_oMUIq1YevsBvxsV7auxIYaPEi2XCX_Q61zQhxvMA7ld4teD-Xc3fHV1zC4Q1jYkhY/s630/cloud.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671251961452972034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;" >When I was little I thought thirty sounded old. Now I am not sure what sounds old anymore, or maybe it is that old is starting to sound better and better. Nevertheless, I am thirty now, and we have already done some fantastic celebrating in the form of eating fresh bread, taking a nap, and opening presents that look like clouds. </span>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-4696469904200406532011-10-19T18:23:00.000-07:002011-10-19T19:06:55.252-07:00color finds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKxBHbk0DKlPAFZmCmUjzZK1znUAwG0cXBAYgU6WZ2ojB6gwzC1wEglaLEJJMgIvRSveaHtBF-FHyB0e85XJQGyyRAiu8UR-ZyaVv8Cz8jM3GmGcibc-gW-_cRWeUVRU-XS0aW7t_2Bo/s1600/j_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKxBHbk0DKlPAFZmCmUjzZK1znUAwG0cXBAYgU6WZ2ojB6gwzC1wEglaLEJJMgIvRSveaHtBF-FHyB0e85XJQGyyRAiu8UR-ZyaVv8Cz8jM3GmGcibc-gW-_cRWeUVRU-XS0aW7t_2Bo/s630/j_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665379505690908050" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWvWirJ3d_6eAWWeFG6ZqprElg1DtuH73h8qYhLgG0UeKSoQuXZKfATeAfnvHuzF9LRAvMzYpJVq5fQrQVL9QDYwXzkIVsHjHri80-vA5JLXrz22RnXk5UdeT0nlcRhIgI9oE2aqfpAU/s1600/vintage_color.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWvWirJ3d_6eAWWeFG6ZqprElg1DtuH73h8qYhLgG0UeKSoQuXZKfATeAfnvHuzF9LRAvMzYpJVq5fQrQVL9QDYwXzkIVsHjHri80-vA5JLXrz22RnXk5UdeT0nlcRhIgI9oE2aqfpAU/s630/vintage_color.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665379494395594386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">I have stumbled upon some of my favorite colors lately-all of them hiding away in thrift stores just waiting for me to find them. I am enamored with the colors outside my window, and now the colors of my little trinkets inside. They remind me of the splashes of color in <a href="http://michellearmas.bigcartel.com/product/all-night-diner">these</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"> beautiful paintings.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/295290982/">this song</a> (what an amazing voice)//<a href="http://wolfeyebrows.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/a-simpler-life/">this post</a>//thinking of our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawa/6253509946/in/faves-26572791@N02/">flight</a> tomorrow morning</span><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-74893908317814572042011-10-10T10:44:00.001-07:002011-10-10T20:39:29.230-07:00to the mountains<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKtJLMNZdHzmbaeraO6fGIHWaYnOiGCKehogzenC_e91tq2q2i0LrmAotHTn1oM6fOtJmbDUkYZcd42s9sgFMDxAsiLX9A6WFfpeCq0pNb99A2Hs_ePPUUNWqRLUsJIyllFvHl0MSBvI/s630/o_10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661927366405803842" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS7bCyVPYWUXgJUTxBaI_lIZ_h3K9T3CcLM6NT4LHQd5sm1ChTSoZx3spPQr9fb8rSXIUNFGTa7sAzswmYNMKmr7jE7L-3qoPY74RL9Zpv04LwcEzG2VaxitOZEJbPDlm-kE7Zr1KIZw/s1600/o_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS7bCyVPYWUXgJUTxBaI_lIZ_h3K9T3CcLM6NT4LHQd5sm1ChTSoZx3spPQr9fb8rSXIUNFGTa7sAzswmYNMKmr7jE7L-3qoPY74RL9Zpv04LwcEzG2VaxitOZEJbPDlm-kE7Zr1KIZw/s630/o_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661927357012718258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXuRxftnwFBGvwSXX0-qy97KMJUdG7i2r2AlOpVoboZ-Jc9T9QuqVaZN4LvQrbCQqJ-TA36lKxqyNE1Y4WB4qsfNtAVVv_rRSJAODggSa2bougFc2xjGMh_2bf2AO2Zb5eAFSRMZzI9U/s1600/o_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXuRxftnwFBGvwSXX0-qy97KMJUdG7i2r2AlOpVoboZ-Jc9T9QuqVaZN4LvQrbCQqJ-TA36lKxqyNE1Y4WB4qsfNtAVVv_rRSJAODggSa2bougFc2xjGMh_2bf2AO2Zb5eAFSRMZzI9U/s630/o_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661925463471898674" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATbbqV3Uw4fQvvhDOGPntIsdqsHGiIiAgY4V3rStr5n67r1LW8OaB_zC4aHr1X_LiQ5BOGC5TA9W8A8YcmbsVzwoms_KF-rNmCJkA7APNlADYy_4rMy2Lg2p_fpOI98kfUy4ZN7opVkk/s1600/0_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATbbqV3Uw4fQvvhDOGPntIsdqsHGiIiAgY4V3rStr5n67r1LW8OaB_zC4aHr1X_LiQ5BOGC5TA9W8A8YcmbsVzwoms_KF-rNmCJkA7APNlADYy_4rMy2Lg2p_fpOI98kfUy4ZN7opVkk/s630/0_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661925449195512802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwl2azbBgzapRSm2nDbIMMx65ecdTCyg8_4muKaAoLLUmnTAnXIeYvATvifvIWZs4B0qNaU_jgeEmkg_a53kp9ZFntC7Cmxomgle6VRbcb-aNJMGo9ldPediF6EOPWj8aYuYssk2k_dk/s630/o_11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661927383084653858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:small;">We had intended to get up to the mountains sooner to see the fall colors, but our busy schedule kept us away until most of the reds had faded. Although the aspens were all afire-and they have my heart anyways, so the drive did me good. We wandered around an area teaming with giant boulders covered with moss, and Matt found a little clump of trees to try out his "tree-cercise". (My palms were sweaty with his tree wedging/balancing antics but of course he was fine, and my fear of becoming an overanxious mother was confirmed.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-58939275870015485592011-10-04T01:38:00.000-07:002011-10-04T02:11:21.049-07:00stray<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfge-oXHL8Ij5q86LS_3D2Q4GW33k3WnUX5m-HaGkZ4en7M9cv85MYVB3kDkixX9qP4BB5gDcmr-BtcNjCUFFz6CNdilA9jJmi6Mqd8muREj4FjABL0vl5cn-M5BJC1lh8-lC_g_DonU/s1600/stray_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_8_91tPl1KCe1A8Se0hI_nSOcNGxXtJ6866DDlLftr4Un4N1g_q60BMevHyR9ziJTlOh_d5ceyQ3uc3LZdPTgo0GA08InHoIcKvKIhPvwQMHVk8rdu7LoFdsSO1l6g3D9wNfcEC8u4Q/s1600/stray_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_8_91tPl1KCe1A8Se0hI_nSOcNGxXtJ6866DDlLftr4Un4N1g_q60BMevHyR9ziJTlOh_d5ceyQ3uc3LZdPTgo0GA08InHoIcKvKIhPvwQMHVk8rdu7LoFdsSO1l6g3D9wNfcEC8u4Q/s630/stray_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659553912584905826" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfge-oXHL8Ij5q86LS_3D2Q4GW33k3WnUX5m-HaGkZ4en7M9cv85MYVB3kDkixX9qP4BB5gDcmr-BtcNjCUFFz6CNdilA9jJmi6Mqd8muREj4FjABL0vl5cn-M5BJC1lh8-lC_g_DonU/s1600/stray_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfge-oXHL8Ij5q86LS_3D2Q4GW33k3WnUX5m-HaGkZ4en7M9cv85MYVB3kDkixX9qP4BB5gDcmr-BtcNjCUFFz6CNdilA9jJmi6Mqd8muREj4FjABL0vl5cn-M5BJC1lh8-lC_g_DonU/s630/stray_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659558512191874770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_8_91tPl1KCe1A8Se0hI_nSOcNGxXtJ6866DDlLftr4Un4N1g_q60BMevHyR9ziJTlOh_d5ceyQ3uc3LZdPTgo0GA08InHoIcKvKIhPvwQMHVk8rdu7LoFdsSO1l6g3D9wNfcEC8u4Q/s1600/stray_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_8_91tPl1KCe1A8Se0hI_nSOcNGxXtJ6866DDlLftr4Un4N1g_q60BMevHyR9ziJTlOh_d5ceyQ3uc3LZdPTgo0GA08InHoIcKvKIhPvwQMHVk8rdu7LoFdsSO1l6g3D9wNfcEC8u4Q/s1600/stray_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_8_91tPl1KCe1A8Se0hI_nSOcNGxXtJ6866DDlLftr4Un4N1g_q60BMevHyR9ziJTlOh_d5ceyQ3uc3LZdPTgo0GA08InHoIcKvKIhPvwQMHVk8rdu7LoFdsSO1l6g3D9wNfcEC8u4Q/s1600/stray_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZThEp-AHkU8F6YP3OkLjd-nPVVQ6cRDSjluzVTlw2_bvuB76X83zD75vM5MihBhKdfuakrBBdkFbqoL6xVlyOo7BAlrhPRf9sTrs6APkOvDEk4tX-hrQs6Gb8uavFu0FNJ9EJZeP1k7k/s1600/stray_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZThEp-AHkU8F6YP3OkLjd-nPVVQ6cRDSjluzVTlw2_bvuB76X83zD75vM5MihBhKdfuakrBBdkFbqoL6xVlyOo7BAlrhPRf9sTrs6APkOvDEk4tX-hrQs6Gb8uavFu0FNJ9EJZeP1k7k/s630/stray_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659553908110581762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Meet our little stray friend. He has already consumed 4 cans of tuna and apparently doesn't like milk. He comes back to the house every night at the same time and looks at me through the window until I let him in. Lucky for him I am never one to say no to a cat-especially a ginger tabby. </span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-67948695482616589242011-09-29T22:34:00.000-07:002011-09-29T23:52:05.336-07:00lately<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2AJeGT97m4OnfId6v2hAtXOV4hacGJn1v8NzDFt-k4ObbAS_kAI0u10qelorA_hTbz9sarO1Jt8Bn9i4xCr4I4J_QLa9IoD93auQJ5ykK8Cj57BzlPL8X991BbN-Ri7x55nSmvepq4w/s1600/yellow.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2AJeGT97m4OnfId6v2hAtXOV4hacGJn1v8NzDFt-k4ObbAS_kAI0u10qelorA_hTbz9sarO1Jt8Bn9i4xCr4I4J_QLa9IoD93auQJ5ykK8Cj57BzlPL8X991BbN-Ri7x55nSmvepq4w/s630/yellow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658022199247508066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirr-UtOD8bj8lKt5ke0IiFxv1BCr2VPDya8JiKB_OkT0Z1mzqeE5eXkd8AYJ00v702behIVH1rJntX4JoyzK7FI3OXGAp3HpbxXAlThKgh2lN70ExdPo07h_VaHXA3wJNquj00OdGI3U/s1600/tomatoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirr-UtOD8bj8lKt5ke0IiFxv1BCr2VPDya8JiKB_OkT0Z1mzqeE5eXkd8AYJ00v702behIVH1rJntX4JoyzK7FI3OXGAp3HpbxXAlThKgh2lN70ExdPo07h_VaHXA3wJNquj00OdGI3U/s1600/tomatoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirr-UtOD8bj8lKt5ke0IiFxv1BCr2VPDya8JiKB_OkT0Z1mzqeE5eXkd8AYJ00v702behIVH1rJntX4JoyzK7FI3OXGAp3HpbxXAlThKgh2lN70ExdPo07h_VaHXA3wJNquj00OdGI3U/s1600/tomatoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvMIo-VRghMiUwbyH6snYG3R3ThiD5rLymm7TCZ1ISJxkp9P3kBIwaX4-Kmk-w29IzF95aTfBkVbS9CFf6PkKwono0ygf6fCdbDdIpv6e8fH5E34ak_0nNdg6wUnfVVTvL_gdBkIt1e8/s1600/soup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvMIo-VRghMiUwbyH6snYG3R3ThiD5rLymm7TCZ1ISJxkp9P3kBIwaX4-Kmk-w29IzF95aTfBkVbS9CFf6PkKwono0ygf6fCdbDdIpv6e8fH5E34ak_0nNdg6wUnfVVTvL_gdBkIt1e8/s630/soup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658022203468500498" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2AJeGT97m4OnfId6v2hAtXOV4hacGJn1v8NzDFt-k4ObbAS_kAI0u10qelorA_hTbz9sarO1Jt8Bn9i4xCr4I4J_QLa9IoD93auQJ5ykK8Cj57BzlPL8X991BbN-Ri7x55nSmvepq4w/s1600/yellow.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirr-UtOD8bj8lKt5ke0IiFxv1BCr2VPDya8JiKB_OkT0Z1mzqeE5eXkd8AYJ00v702behIVH1rJntX4JoyzK7FI3OXGAp3HpbxXAlThKgh2lN70ExdPo07h_VaHXA3wJNquj00OdGI3U/s1600/tomatoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirr-UtOD8bj8lKt5ke0IiFxv1BCr2VPDya8JiKB_OkT0Z1mzqeE5eXkd8AYJ00v702behIVH1rJntX4JoyzK7FI3OXGAp3HpbxXAlThKgh2lN70ExdPo07h_VaHXA3wJNquj00OdGI3U/s630/tomatoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658022196630916354" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMq3aFXNrqb8csp2oEheVd6uTlpcUY-0YxIkDHlZTuyrUhTlah3Yrx1NLBv5eiLe1Gxq7xPWLFWZB6cQ5ywOGLz3iyuaHwuLPpdoPShLNiVCprGbMYLo0PxgAv_3rme-Iz7Q4qWG3opw/s630/macaron+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658039885763023810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width:" /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">There are no words for how busy it has been around here lately-or I guess I should say there are no brain cells left to think of words to explain how busy it has been lately. Lets just say our poor cars are crying for an oil change and getting dressed in the morning has now started to take up waaay too much time. As is goes though-a few random niceties came my way which I would like to dub my "brakes", as they slowed this crazy train life of mine down considerably, even if for just a second (which is about how long it took me to eat the delicious macaron above). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">-(illegally?) picking sunflowers off the side of the road.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">-the most refreshing strawberry soup (necessary to cool down on these still very warm fall days.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">-Heirloom tomatoes grown by an older couple, not just any older couple either, a completely adorable plaid-wearing, beat-up truck driving older couple. As you can see they took the time to write out each variety of tomato and tape it on so as to avoid any uneducated consumption of these beauties. </span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">-being twinners with a most delicious grasshopper macaron.</span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-76820205206488394402011-09-19T00:08:00.000-07:002011-09-19T01:20:02.316-07:00i spy<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlDOPIrvCC5Z-RZ4Wzby-ra1co2GD6a6Lg6Qk3UvcWGdVrabEGE6Xc3hOLhOXRUMBrwuDHXSZG4F2Bvr7wghhtvboTIsXzG9tDNVqyCoVbJNXm7T25Jv2bQ7jv4b2dImlyI9jwtsqKzk/s630/reflect.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653966640420567970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUxwu4lOGAueo856vdEopiXygCjQtj3h0eo32RdMEDiio6fjdk6Q7hh98F2f0F1L6StvBhmkG0C5KZNwIve2V5GNJKIVOWUGj5hxILyXJ3TgdtSmWOcZglZaeEFdelpMGQDEhHXbLbjc/s1600/m_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUxwu4lOGAueo856vdEopiXygCjQtj3h0eo32RdMEDiio6fjdk6Q7hh98F2f0F1L6StvBhmkG0C5KZNwIve2V5GNJKIVOWUGj5hxILyXJ3TgdtSmWOcZglZaeEFdelpMGQDEhHXbLbjc/s630/m_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653966854459063682" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E8a_4GZE97J-WFLaW5n_kSaXpJZJNgXGGH82AVHzq5ftnGc5Hy-gV0V_IF41Px_0tboj-zLpV1BvHEgU-g9bcHazDyVzZtOmg7MpY4XHpU55MPzAKmLxYxYppY4jhmFF8h_tsBn_0UA/s1600/hands.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E8a_4GZE97J-WFLaW5n_kSaXpJZJNgXGGH82AVHzq5ftnGc5Hy-gV0V_IF41Px_0tboj-zLpV1BvHEgU-g9bcHazDyVzZtOmg7MpY4XHpU55MPzAKmLxYxYppY4jhmFF8h_tsBn_0UA/s630/hands.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653966646686256226" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What our Sunday walk looked like. </span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-37908852197997817172011-09-16T14:24:00.000-07:002011-09-16T23:31:43.341-07:00changes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHxVUpJhhHdit-o31WUPmqX5noD5b6Nwqf8f_r4qJRP2KjXatYAL1l_-aYgOv1p5-YgFVlFF4Y7rG93GJdhHAxnnP-eImfjkYcnrlgq8Z6E40-QHuyG7RbkKDw4VRpcDcd_fOPgfAa8I/s1600/shoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHxVUpJhhHdit-o31WUPmqX5noD5b6Nwqf8f_r4qJRP2KjXatYAL1l_-aYgOv1p5-YgFVlFF4Y7rG93GJdhHAxnnP-eImfjkYcnrlgq8Z6E40-QHuyG7RbkKDw4VRpcDcd_fOPgfAa8I/s630/shoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653079168103314466" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I like the way September settles on me. I like the way </span></span><a href="http://julieshoe.blogspot.com/2009/09/to-everything-turn-turn-turn.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">music sounds</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in September and the way my clothes feel, welcome warmth instead of hot confines. I like the idea that with this cold brings change. Change of the sun, the trees, and how leaves are now beneath me instead of above.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-54074035065071459812011-09-12T20:29:00.000-07:002011-09-12T21:08:52.856-07:00findings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnATiZpsg3HHsCvAv6HyONx9GhHcZq197i_CaNfegclvktRx4KRxOe-wj7yzL34FR-6E7mCco2u3XtbmI2BRSPTZvcTHaClHnAUjO64RLpiVpfCfhYzZZPFkWGKk8xRf3WtthrD3ltylU/s1600/newspaper.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnATiZpsg3HHsCvAv6HyONx9GhHcZq197i_CaNfegclvktRx4KRxOe-wj7yzL34FR-6E7mCco2u3XtbmI2BRSPTZvcTHaClHnAUjO64RLpiVpfCfhYzZZPFkWGKk8xRf3WtthrD3ltylU/s630/newspaper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651681415841518242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkteEgLXCAB1vnSfKpai_SuigmuUnAqCWUTdAMA0-5BwniHKA_symN1vNwno1PYwPrDGra_ACE5uVl4LWNeHJhDzJIFOdEcaOtZ7oMuASsevVU2UCR565LRFGwwT7cXFlVrByK1LFrXgI/s1600/statue.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkteEgLXCAB1vnSfKpai_SuigmuUnAqCWUTdAMA0-5BwniHKA_symN1vNwno1PYwPrDGra_ACE5uVl4LWNeHJhDzJIFOdEcaOtZ7oMuASsevVU2UCR565LRFGwwT7cXFlVrByK1LFrXgI/s630/statue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651681410185487618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A few recent finds. The first is a scrap of newspaper found underneath the carpet of the house I grew up in. We are guessing it is about forty years old based on the fact that green beans were 28 cents and Gladys Knight was 29. (Two very trustworthy things to base dates on mind you.) The second was a hidden stairway we spied with a neglected statue. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For some reason both of these things remind me of fall. Fall feels old, even though it is newly upon us. </span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-58531300952575707782011-09-06T14:49:00.000-07:002011-09-06T18:06:28.562-07:00a time to read<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQP407Zpr7KhQTvit4a00z4jI4TX0vDlAAtOcjY1tfBShZPJ5jND8i7hhDuGDIvllFEY-q2QTbrt0XueewwAJJ3c1UI0kuLD2X9iUf_YfvJyrVAmiiXXyzyzbUMUQN54MpJFqLG0cA34/s1600/book_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQP407Zpr7KhQTvit4a00z4jI4TX0vDlAAtOcjY1tfBShZPJ5jND8i7hhDuGDIvllFEY-q2QTbrt0XueewwAJJ3c1UI0kuLD2X9iUf_YfvJyrVAmiiXXyzyzbUMUQN54MpJFqLG0cA34/s630/book_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649381153855309234" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEN65PRx424OErZhFs7gG-3HWE8blM9zLirKbxpX9QR7ZSpGRwYvZfsTaEZcnRhcrBGRQKua7PwJLOojJ3JW63ZUUqU0hFxnj23FakKgd79UGRJZbJZE2UJuM1WaZw3UexegsOkrTFo4/s1600/books_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEN65PRx424OErZhFs7gG-3HWE8blM9zLirKbxpX9QR7ZSpGRwYvZfsTaEZcnRhcrBGRQKua7PwJLOojJ3JW63ZUUqU0hFxnj23FakKgd79UGRJZbJZE2UJuM1WaZw3UexegsOkrTFo4/s630/books_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649381150295948338" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnR7jNyW_ELCwnS3i8ZKkHn96g1vVbsoUw5RRVhTN2WrJ9xU0wsXXow2knqW5osS8z2IHrbsu8KeayanBxnMSNRKV2lts76T5VS9LlvlKs4tvSAVvQfoa97zPJUYhIDE4kbhTUf7MWG4/s1600/books_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnR7jNyW_ELCwnS3i8ZKkHn96g1vVbsoUw5RRVhTN2WrJ9xU0wsXXow2knqW5osS8z2IHrbsu8KeayanBxnMSNRKV2lts76T5VS9LlvlKs4tvSAVvQfoa97zPJUYhIDE4kbhTUf7MWG4/s630/books_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649381144385822786" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Books and September are a match made in heaven. I have been reading quite a bit lately during the cool evenings with the windows open and the crickets chirping at full capacity. I haven't read about the Campfire Girls yet or the Motor Maids, but with these lovely book covers I might have my next few books already lined up. </span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-65143974536461914622011-09-02T15:33:00.000-07:002011-09-02T15:50:41.921-07:00weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC3hmvZM3SDeuQKdmQhJTXF_L8EiM89uyR7PnN2uXJbZmRntxBsM-nCQsO2sQ1bds7pyYjBMuLnyBncH5fF50j591ufwuh2dnWR662qtZ8ybdLwuLw7s92DGBVJDxhKEYvG_hdO7Aycw/s1600/ivy_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC3hmvZM3SDeuQKdmQhJTXF_L8EiM89uyR7PnN2uXJbZmRntxBsM-nCQsO2sQ1bds7pyYjBMuLnyBncH5fF50j591ufwuh2dnWR662qtZ8ybdLwuLw7s92DGBVJDxhKEYvG_hdO7Aycw/s630/ivy_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647897688169851378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Happy long weekend! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We are going to be celebrating this little ladies 1st birthday, as well as enjoying the warm evenings before fall is upon us. </span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-31864205480198583092011-08-29T15:08:00.000-07:002011-08-29T15:37:33.971-07:00kodak moments<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginq2kucf7u44ez1xstrJ0tLPSDxLre-YA_7nuP_d8e2LBMtHvNCQxrp0-kBJ_TF5JrqYg6L-_d61Dt6wAlHtL_GlZjyJdkjcIXba78LNoj67MGR528wMWttQwogS7FPjdUViDXSo268s/s1600/sale_copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginq2kucf7u44ez1xstrJ0tLPSDxLre-YA_7nuP_d8e2LBMtHvNCQxrp0-kBJ_TF5JrqYg6L-_d61Dt6wAlHtL_GlZjyJdkjcIXba78LNoj67MGR528wMWttQwogS7FPjdUViDXSo268s/s630/sale_copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646404530588356818" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_Zu7tMoG-M49-mzEZTGfu4xqIxDF7FAjR2FF4tQQ8D4f2fLnb9fGBEjEj51NGPZobtYkNvmLIzJOSVuwCGTbDBkMp6JCQJuUF4fG8EJKMkeYhC1j2gtZaIzLI45BdFqArf4iKWyHHtQ/s1600/Marilyn%2526Cats.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_Zu7tMoG-M49-mzEZTGfu4xqIxDF7FAjR2FF4tQQ8D4f2fLnb9fGBEjEj51NGPZobtYkNvmLIzJOSVuwCGTbDBkMp6JCQJuUF4fG8EJKMkeYhC1j2gtZaIzLI45BdFqArf4iKWyHHtQ/s630/Marilyn%2526Cats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646403357034044706" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Two "kodak moments" of the day. My uncles not so happily selling their pup, and my mom as the pied piper of kitties.
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<br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(I am working on a family history book right now and I am looking at pictures like this all day. Aren't they great?)</span></i></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-22239877120550599782011-08-25T17:09:00.000-07:002011-08-25T18:00:19.625-07:00stone and metal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJp8iiuNy36F0igXZDJ1BEcDc2v7TI1fKKCAEY9drgNcLPf9xL8SWlp1v0TjQWxO9BqbOhUwoT7-8IKjJapSkGv3G-EwsO232NMzSy0uEQXYgx9ZKHDF5D3SzKcvFHi-MDwhCriteoAmc/s1600/jew_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJp8iiuNy36F0igXZDJ1BEcDc2v7TI1fKKCAEY9drgNcLPf9xL8SWlp1v0TjQWxO9BqbOhUwoT7-8IKjJapSkGv3G-EwsO232NMzSy0uEQXYgx9ZKHDF5D3SzKcvFHi-MDwhCriteoAmc/s630/jew_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644953719400624722" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLo_UtBgNAOoKmgPTmYBPbtDU07CISJElax-gd0UZq2yHLmbz1faD2SuV4ESKwJMw87O6gYudFfYbZ6MDMUvRv7aNMbUlhSX7Hk23Ht8saKX4NXvOAGSbp33Lk-xdCzzLPt9Jsg46qhs/s1600/jew_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLo_UtBgNAOoKmgPTmYBPbtDU07CISJElax-gd0UZq2yHLmbz1faD2SuV4ESKwJMw87O6gYudFfYbZ6MDMUvRv7aNMbUlhSX7Hk23Ht8saKX4NXvOAGSbp33Lk-xdCzzLPt9Jsg46qhs/s630/jew_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644951793525329874" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanYOW2iIaPcuXBxyahgFJqeNCaBq5mzdVaRy77Jxf44gN4R_MI395VUD8h254RBnG5T86yVGMckeWByAXnQcBZrSeK19yKdaw9yOr9Z1NF2jY566WiL9EECzFLwejLwpq66AK7_yeu_0/s1600/earrings.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanYOW2iIaPcuXBxyahgFJqeNCaBq5mzdVaRy77Jxf44gN4R_MI395VUD8h254RBnG5T86yVGMckeWByAXnQcBZrSeK19yKdaw9yOr9Z1NF2jY566WiL9EECzFLwejLwpq66AK7_yeu_0/s630/earrings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644951787357303026" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">I have been itching to do a bit of jewelry making lately, so I pulled out all my goods the other day and made a mess. A good mess-the kind that ends up looking better the messier it gets. Unfortunately it looks so good at this point that I can't bring myself to clean it up-so instead I just keep making more. </p></span></span>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-77163258693666408002011-08-24T09:54:00.001-07:002011-08-24T11:17:42.928-07:00cabin in the woods<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EhD7YZ47gto-bBYOq6ZywIS9dE6uH87_jq4pwkeFFHuICQU_ljwGDhhfA9r5jENfR2CzHszNdQO-paJfyAlJ8YmHmmCr_oXuxz3K_BT7Ch4NhfhldwdVmO6vtBhN8pwnKjb_Q3a52K4/s1600/matt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKITKkd77rKzVXLzBDoFotTuYIcNq8yShH03_TZDJ3-GqUvqLsleywQrlRkLv86eQot9jS8QDvJBjpV5CqhyphenhyphenCwz9Ws9W-ynKUGa8kH_l1xFfF2XczeDQ0O2n0k7bHWSUSCgxZ385r9qU/s1600/shadows.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKITKkd77rKzVXLzBDoFotTuYIcNq8yShH03_TZDJ3-GqUvqLsleywQrlRkLv86eQot9jS8QDvJBjpV5CqhyphenhyphenCwz9Ws9W-ynKUGa8kH_l1xFfF2XczeDQ0O2n0k7bHWSUSCgxZ385r9qU/s630/shadows.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644467418896515282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvReKvqHRb3SiQ2Nq09D0YEsrC0UuGqLJ4LoTUkFG86r3RbAMvHYA_C_-0WIBl6WZgS2Bg3DycRpGMIR_96p4DfaJBIkwfFoQThF0Q-MoEAYzw-C2Ly6IFPLpCiu8MmFtGZGpopRAerYE/s1600/cabin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvReKvqHRb3SiQ2Nq09D0YEsrC0UuGqLJ4LoTUkFG86r3RbAMvHYA_C_-0WIBl6WZgS2Bg3DycRpGMIR_96p4DfaJBIkwfFoQThF0Q-MoEAYzw-C2Ly6IFPLpCiu8MmFtGZGpopRAerYE/s630/cabin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644467417698086226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EhD7YZ47gto-bBYOq6ZywIS9dE6uH87_jq4pwkeFFHuICQU_ljwGDhhfA9r5jENfR2CzHszNdQO-paJfyAlJ8YmHmmCr_oXuxz3K_BT7Ch4NhfhldwdVmO6vtBhN8pwnKjb_Q3a52K4/s1600/matt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EhD7YZ47gto-bBYOq6ZywIS9dE6uH87_jq4pwkeFFHuICQU_ljwGDhhfA9r5jENfR2CzHszNdQO-paJfyAlJ8YmHmmCr_oXuxz3K_BT7Ch4NhfhldwdVmO6vtBhN8pwnKjb_Q3a52K4/s630/matt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644473235195371346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKITKkd77rKzVXLzBDoFotTuYIcNq8yShH03_TZDJ3-GqUvqLsleywQrlRkLv86eQot9jS8QDvJBjpV5CqhyphenhyphenCwz9Ws9W-ynKUGa8kH_l1xFfF2XczeDQ0O2n0k7bHWSUSCgxZ385r9qU/s1600/shadows.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKITKkd77rKzVXLzBDoFotTuYIcNq8yShH03_TZDJ3-GqUvqLsleywQrlRkLv86eQot9jS8QDvJBjpV5CqhyphenhyphenCwz9Ws9W-ynKUGa8kH_l1xFfF2XczeDQ0O2n0k7bHWSUSCgxZ385r9qU/s1600/shadows.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKITKkd77rKzVXLzBDoFotTuYIcNq8yShH03_TZDJ3-GqUvqLsleywQrlRkLv86eQot9jS8QDvJBjpV5CqhyphenhyphenCwz9Ws9W-ynKUGa8kH_l1xFfF2XczeDQ0O2n0k7bHWSUSCgxZ385r9qU/s1600/shadows.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1QNaQgIg4Sx9pOjW0EWuPoc5n-DMkOGZXKMOM4TPPALEPjvp9xyvqHWihnKJy5Vcjr2JAd9NUGVeVOEWkOAHILHns1Oy_ATqgsYgX31F8trE0mdeOHfhkuNJCrye5-EAGIrDsbWjGr0/s1600/blue.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1QNaQgIg4Sx9pOjW0EWuPoc5n-DMkOGZXKMOM4TPPALEPjvp9xyvqHWihnKJy5Vcjr2JAd9NUGVeVOEWkOAHILHns1Oy_ATqgsYgX31F8trE0mdeOHfhkuNJCrye5-EAGIrDsbWjGr0/s1600/blue.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1QNaQgIg4Sx9pOjW0EWuPoc5n-DMkOGZXKMOM4TPPALEPjvp9xyvqHWihnKJy5Vcjr2JAd9NUGVeVOEWkOAHILHns1Oy_ATqgsYgX31F8trE0mdeOHfhkuNJCrye5-EAGIrDsbWjGr0/s630/blue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644467412754817890" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5kX9yoNF_Glxibt8BSfzZXiyTpv7PbbSnZs0_yRd8J26lyf3sn5Dmfe1Vb9jBITljufElL0QgoeuGnKFDW51DAsH-K3VkYy04uLsOc8jiUC5f4C9ROLmImrUy4C4C-WOd73J-GEpDWQ/s1600/heads.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5kX9yoNF_Glxibt8BSfzZXiyTpv7PbbSnZs0_yRd8J26lyf3sn5Dmfe1Vb9jBITljufElL0QgoeuGnKFDW51DAsH-K3VkYy04uLsOc8jiUC5f4C9ROLmImrUy4C4C-WOd73J-GEpDWQ/s630/heads.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644466978279734690" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We are still up to our weekend getaway antics. (hooray!) This time we cozied up with all of my family in my brother-in-laws cabin in Island Park. We get really giddy being together as a family which tends to lead to crazy behavior-like midnight lucky charm feasts, group chicken cackles, and some late night ghost stories around the campfire. We also spent some time in Yellowstone. The last time I was there I had permed hair, a disposable camera and a fanny pack. It has been a while.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">All in all it was a fine weekend which Matt and I wrapped up with a drive home during the most jaw dropping sunrise. We were just dying over it and then realized that it happens every morning-EVERY morning. Pretty fantastic if you ask me. </span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-13196362342100122302011-08-16T10:21:00.000-07:002011-08-16T11:04:02.603-07:00home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5sV8u2E7T17apkM1x62NqUcnEa5DKkqHGdBaUcHKZrVRTi7SQaUdPwMicmJlhDm_n7I042De0xpeAdtHH24APEKM9CW2nYaZmRW4Pt_qAAtDcuGl9QtuCC9R9VOJBU_Umjm4OP4QmgI/s1600/vase.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5sV8u2E7T17apkM1x62NqUcnEa5DKkqHGdBaUcHKZrVRTi7SQaUdPwMicmJlhDm_n7I042De0xpeAdtHH24APEKM9CW2nYaZmRW4Pt_qAAtDcuGl9QtuCC9R9VOJBU_Umjm4OP4QmgI/s630/vase.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641506994108442786" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgB68WVSNHmPfZ49PXAGFE3Qt2LRmTyKIGJWT388s5-CDIhyhca6PTQdyTfDmTjkVeG4hZOKzbqDT8enS_kCqKjSlgtN-W56KkSdgHyi8zPUMGF7w7vfX9kVaQpTs4vLwk7mcyDmojWo/s1600/flowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgB68WVSNHmPfZ49PXAGFE3Qt2LRmTyKIGJWT388s5-CDIhyhca6PTQdyTfDmTjkVeG4hZOKzbqDT8enS_kCqKjSlgtN-W56KkSdgHyi8zPUMGF7w7vfX9kVaQpTs4vLwk7mcyDmojWo/s630/flowers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641506987660044834" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHgbnix27XXXIjsSNKwhW6zjMxw6Dt_su6ryePyjQDRkwaVd7x317-4rHLthyphenhyphenfNHCNb4tkDUR_Tc_reumwR2P8aQLWsrw7psDUvKLhJTL5sSUc7axJ-N1ILiNwFVSmWthbCqhA3jYtRQ/s1600/deer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHgbnix27XXXIjsSNKwhW6zjMxw6Dt_su6ryePyjQDRkwaVd7x317-4rHLthyphenhyphenfNHCNb4tkDUR_Tc_reumwR2P8aQLWsrw7psDUvKLhJTL5sSUc7axJ-N1ILiNwFVSmWthbCqhA3jYtRQ/s630/deer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641506983805426434" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A peek around the place. We have been out and about quite a bit lately, so today it feels nice to just be working from home. We have pre-mediated a delicious lunch for ourselves and we are going to get some frozen yogurt later. We really do spoil ourselves sometimes. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Loving </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/17884023"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">this video</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> today. The old fashioned vibe and perfectly parted hair are just fantastic. <i>(thanks <a href="http://beccer.blogspot.com/">becca</a>)</i></span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-17968178860673013202011-08-12T09:04:00.000-07:002011-08-12T09:43:04.521-07:00camp out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtV-8IP5EPAhcD-kRRCcyBsnCrfkwbHiiVga0Q5xFQwGCfMMsa8F67fuO2xBQaXXi-xcpr90llUlg0KBZWAPcd8ko-Z67R1-GnPMZqL9OoedDHhiqYNlXsOXBd5oSEiOZ1emgn1nSRIA/s1600/camping.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtV-8IP5EPAhcD-kRRCcyBsnCrfkwbHiiVga0Q5xFQwGCfMMsa8F67fuO2xBQaXXi-xcpr90llUlg0KBZWAPcd8ko-Z67R1-GnPMZqL9OoedDHhiqYNlXsOXBd5oSEiOZ1emgn1nSRIA/s630/camping.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640008347568994674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We are doing a backyard camp-out tonight in the very same spot where this adorable group of kiddos are sitting. I am looking forward to swooping bats and campfire stories. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>The little gal in the cowboy hat is my mom. Please note the most amazing horse sweater worn by my uncle. I would love one just like it in my size.</i></span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-67810566506563162972011-08-10T11:24:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:50:40.473-07:00skip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhi_gSUVwcYBiQkt5Z_LlamxQWlF4O_Dx84V1zH5xoR6GfDOk108Zko_bOmddVvvZ7LSt2u-lddITUdk7lEJUFs1fQc8oDzCZrY5mAzmjAwO8yc54EuscxJUqCKMVuHkYXU_L2lHuo1g/s1600/deep_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhi_gSUVwcYBiQkt5Z_LlamxQWlF4O_Dx84V1zH5xoR6GfDOk108Zko_bOmddVvvZ7LSt2u-lddITUdk7lEJUFs1fQc8oDzCZrY5mAzmjAwO8yc54EuscxJUqCKMVuHkYXU_L2lHuo1g/s630/deep_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639298562396783730" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEce78PBe6xBLSiPy-DHzMzUzYAY5If43ZtkWKBh0b51VKV4WOSOhpBjn3loyx3bNva5rfSoKG12gA7RPtdLfPEbmBsmaRQ-aO-RJ12v5fiQ3cg7n143POHtLQaMn-zLNrAdYdoLtHHZc/s1600/deep.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEce78PBe6xBLSiPy-DHzMzUzYAY5If43ZtkWKBh0b51VKV4WOSOhpBjn3loyx3bNva5rfSoKG12gA7RPtdLfPEbmBsmaRQ-aO-RJ12v5fiQ3cg7n143POHtLQaMn-zLNrAdYdoLtHHZc/s630/deep.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639297154590391058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We are yet again sneaking up north to skip rocks with one golden haired miss. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>A </i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSVE198yGw"><i>song </i></a><i>that has me teetering on the edge of missing summer and welcoming fall. </i></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-51949624402685362802011-08-05T10:19:00.000-07:002011-08-05T11:21:43.164-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxukR4_x_4rKh2qxiq9HqRw5TLlFGSQrS8cnRZamQqiNHj0hJ_zANNv6od1k7dYRWiz7ORq3oWFGHH49f_4GfQ1TaseWaOvXf4aa2-EIL2bWMxMfaF6M2husKUcNhUeGP8cR-tS62JBaE/s1600/sav_starirs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxukR4_x_4rKh2qxiq9HqRw5TLlFGSQrS8cnRZamQqiNHj0hJ_zANNv6od1k7dYRWiz7ORq3oWFGHH49f_4GfQ1TaseWaOvXf4aa2-EIL2bWMxMfaF6M2husKUcNhUeGP8cR-tS62JBaE/s630/sav_starirs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637425338280054018" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSjMVkAVXrarDt09JxDH-uiuNDPFM-22RaNk2fywDzzbyehs7u4XJ5LQYy1is8raOo2X8Jq6LzTOE9rgAUspjfyk-Vsekf-CeLAgcyYtzF-CCu9JMvO6AEFQPWabfLOgn8PM_8BSXbu4/s1600/swim_face.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSjMVkAVXrarDt09JxDH-uiuNDPFM-22RaNk2fywDzzbyehs7u4XJ5LQYy1is8raOo2X8Jq6LzTOE9rgAUspjfyk-Vsekf-CeLAgcyYtzF-CCu9JMvO6AEFQPWabfLOgn8PM_8BSXbu4/s630/swim_face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637424291623033106" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0i8jGomS9-4O42pM8klL89VSyY7-BWNF-atrP_Zgl9O7_JM-xrUAjWpanz01qCBLZpBds_O6QujsAVgeuErMNb7Tpn2PHCzEFi5NMVDo-dbx2sp6gHlAQpu0spryxWIWOBmXx7yU5QHk/s1600/swim_kicks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0i8jGomS9-4O42pM8klL89VSyY7-BWNF-atrP_Zgl9O7_JM-xrUAjWpanz01qCBLZpBds_O6QujsAVgeuErMNb7Tpn2PHCzEFi5NMVDo-dbx2sp6gHlAQpu0spryxWIWOBmXx7yU5QHk/s630/swim_kicks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637424287501500610" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My niece takes swim lessons at one of the most fantastic pools, which I am pretty sure will live forever in the minds of these mini swimmers. It boasts of a giant face that in a friendly I-just-escaped-from-Pee-Wee's-Playhouse kind of way watches their kicks and strokes. Stairs to the slide that share space with factory towers and the fact that this pool is nestled in a small town. Matt and I have vowed to come back and take a dip her</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">e. </span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-16234109917057309712011-08-03T11:51:00.000-07:002011-08-03T12:46:07.624-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-VVDu2aLSyifFptHWIZdP76ONIlDJMXg_NUY1T6BrTuyqpufujpJ4kAoKfZ-iEVEAI0Jmt1azt4gLkQWdygfKxDdnbLjkecoQo5a8Yzja_WgswiHBHgm1ARnm7Z8sJcoxhoncER-8_w/s1600/bc_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumpYhcF80VFeTQrhMXn9SEnHHUEAemxhwIFugUnJUeFrvhxpzxiXKZKE0rmx5oeIkjWYOYNRaheXN649v1F8FfQuvgbR4gghT07qEk_VFmbhyphenhyphenHuJ8r8BfiuUl57iBHnN3rvfI8AJxRj4/s1600/bc_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumpYhcF80VFeTQrhMXn9SEnHHUEAemxhwIFugUnJUeFrvhxpzxiXKZKE0rmx5oeIkjWYOYNRaheXN649v1F8FfQuvgbR4gghT07qEk_VFmbhyphenhyphenHuJ8r8BfiuUl57iBHnN3rvfI8AJxRj4/s630/bc_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636709757506550242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrcvFE4OVEV8spnSdt69N6Tl_inqbYgHz24HDSgmWK0HH_paDaxL6H5k4aRRX5Me1eokmnAlYb7Yny_-9Ee6X-lkRYpbFtz8G2tsd7s02T5-hUk3kFougKXCyQBN0GGMYrN1tHuzDuSw/s1600/bc_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrcvFE4OVEV8spnSdt69N6Tl_inqbYgHz24HDSgmWK0HH_paDaxL6H5k4aRRX5Me1eokmnAlYb7Yny_-9Ee6X-lkRYpbFtz8G2tsd7s02T5-hUk3kFougKXCyQBN0GGMYrN1tHuzDuSw/s630/bc_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636709656588365586" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m1iv-aqAryfQ9XFZzVQtHTD7Q8l8QL6-qtZXK5inDOylEmnfPnIg_el_k1R7JBTU2ehPDN99eFz-UL1WjtOS_SgOzoIdeUWLKIw-8ocMOFGyhKFcF41wHEw1Kv-wSFlSAcNqG3WzWq0/s1600/bc_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m1iv-aqAryfQ9XFZzVQtHTD7Q8l8QL6-qtZXK5inDOylEmnfPnIg_el_k1R7JBTU2ehPDN99eFz-UL1WjtOS_SgOzoIdeUWLKIw-8ocMOFGyhKFcF41wHEw1Kv-wSFlSAcNqG3WzWq0/s630/bc_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636709651219462834" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SuijCF0oywdN5NNnx9g1SWjF9ahGvgHwdDrOIerEoB9d_yu3sIkpne7BhW9e4Cj-4l8TKrL3nAAeF3vJdI_J45fnGeRSdn9XxL7Q_talddyjJrEKWY2B9_9t5xg-l2RA1-yu6cqCt8c/s1600/bc_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SuijCF0oywdN5NNnx9g1SWjF9ahGvgHwdDrOIerEoB9d_yu3sIkpne7BhW9e4Cj-4l8TKrL3nAAeF3vJdI_J45fnGeRSdn9XxL7Q_talddyjJrEKWY2B9_9t5xg-l2RA1-yu6cqCt8c/s630/bc_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636709646964058546" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ixwCaURSfEKRiuz1MpMZSGeLEqb_ak-nI7wbGYJUPYd-FC09hZmdEEhibGQ5Cjo4oDqw_4B7EPke0t09cjNPbPI_pENFBnj9psvq8VLnmjNcQllceRA-KtqilNy6quP4WU-JdLoXjdo/s1600/bc_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ixwCaURSfEKRiuz1MpMZSGeLEqb_ak-nI7wbGYJUPYd-FC09hZmdEEhibGQ5Cjo4oDqw_4B7EPke0t09cjNPbPI_pENFBnj9psvq8VLnmjNcQllceRA-KtqilNy6quP4WU-JdLoXjdo/s630/bc_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636709642158690754" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-VVDu2aLSyifFptHWIZdP76ONIlDJMXg_NUY1T6BrTuyqpufujpJ4kAoKfZ-iEVEAI0Jmt1azt4gLkQWdygfKxDdnbLjkecoQo5a8Yzja_WgswiHBHgm1ARnm7Z8sJcoxhoncER-8_w/s1600/bc_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></u></span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These are from a trip I took with my mom and sisters a few weeks ago to Bryce Canyon. Little weekend trips are what endears summer to me. </span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220092207330032948.post-2848607124719601392011-07-27T11:49:00.000-07:002011-07-27T14:13:15.468-07:00gardening<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpJjMb4a8o3bZSSGVfQ7KULuhLT64mFjiYgmhY1-Fgd4oa5aBJ246yyKqXLmz_lkmD5dusTS36ScMIsp1n6_nck0wGvhQU7_FwZCrKd3EyjKXRFgwxLGQrQ51LTn4z1j4dWQ7NmVFaSc/s1600/garden_8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpJjMb4a8o3bZSSGVfQ7KULuhLT64mFjiYgmhY1-Fgd4oa5aBJ246yyKqXLmz_lkmD5dusTS36ScMIsp1n6_nck0wGvhQU7_FwZCrKd3EyjKXRFgwxLGQrQ51LTn4z1j4dWQ7NmVFaSc/s630/garden_8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634130902272182786" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT3tKoKyrY0ZGWcAzMsdIdqAaHgdjANt8K3BLtdOa0f_SbdOgnG9l34hqVYQCepzOhUXkMt6rv4iIsBwGzehwGhjm9KMysJQcQ3XSZzegaY7cSRxAztxbNwnjKHGWapKff_rlqJqkHZk/s1600/garden_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyT3tKoKyrY0ZGWcAzMsdIdqAaHgdjANt8K3BLtdOa0f_SbdOgnG9l34hqVYQCepzOhUXkMt6rv4iIsBwGzehwGhjm9KMysJQcQ3XSZzegaY7cSRxAztxbNwnjKHGWapKff_rlqJqkHZk/s630/garden_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634130809144859394" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63uR4SsSK0ZrYZsoCFF6O5-eMiofQ3keqsHdsibn6QWT9Ch-ng9v6nK3LniAJopq7xjbQeJ1nc-Nlacq38E1qntrftRHSwHuubMWiDkceMppGUitoFgI09BWL-AzGOtCmeLm7MU8rGJw/s1600/garden_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63uR4SsSK0ZrYZsoCFF6O5-eMiofQ3keqsHdsibn6QWT9Ch-ng9v6nK3LniAJopq7xjbQeJ1nc-Nlacq38E1qntrftRHSwHuubMWiDkceMppGUitoFgI09BWL-AzGOtCmeLm7MU8rGJw/s630/garden_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634130805275460514" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBMGVdfdN3H-e8gHAYJTOUwfRxaRT3dBgtrTKZLt51N5kZwgpUB0MGwpZIvg_s8nzpVyFnrUcUgvzmwhmtdIeRqqAKkaXCMlhQnKDcl_m6Dd0PCTY6SoBzxnHUlDa0sdQIWuSMNE0nvQ/s1600/garden_gloves.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBMGVdfdN3H-e8gHAYJTOUwfRxaRT3dBgtrTKZLt51N5kZwgpUB0MGwpZIvg_s8nzpVyFnrUcUgvzmwhmtdIeRqqAKkaXCMlhQnKDcl_m6Dd0PCTY6SoBzxnHUlDa0sdQIWuSMNE0nvQ/s630/garden_gloves.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634130799737659282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDlCiw_zgY8E2vbwTSe5F_aiMQ050BQyNAAMsytQlVYJjOQwAKetJEWA1OHApyw7YGO6M1-1pGzbBaqirlO2-zErtOqFy91HLZDIr6v7CR8y0tiMPT44PCSl_Ki-ihVoJQBXuEeuv5yU/s1600/garden_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDlCiw_zgY8E2vbwTSe5F_aiMQ050BQyNAAMsytQlVYJjOQwAKetJEWA1OHApyw7YGO6M1-1pGzbBaqirlO2-zErtOqFy91HLZDIr6v7CR8y0tiMPT44PCSl_Ki-ihVoJQBXuEeuv5yU/s630/garden_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634130801150767506" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OfWB5m-3eQ37biC0aH-zHjDHizyXDkNvLqr7jE-0N1ussR1lCDJKorAgX_4FKXhSfrgU4oCj7TAKfo7WPsUQKmGI2RDhBjcwmn0JKwTeT-WuNAXPVpCo-agrmsd5HcVDxIGXWCjQhw8/s1600/garden_evening.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OfWB5m-3eQ37biC0aH-zHjDHizyXDkNvLqr7jE-0N1ussR1lCDJKorAgX_4FKXhSfrgU4oCj7TAKfo7WPsUQKmGI2RDhBjcwmn0JKwTeT-WuNAXPVpCo-agrmsd5HcVDxIGXWCjQhw8/s630/garden_evening.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634130796985642258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The fate of these fruits is to either be eaten with garden soil still sticking to the shoes, standing in the kitchen with salt shaker in hand. Or, to be handled, heated and canned; a process that turns these garden gods into something that smacks of immortal. (Until of course, one gets a hankering for bottled summer and pops the seal.)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But for now we garden. Coaxing water, tugging weeds, and in general marveling at this fleet of little friends that find life in dirt, sun and water.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">---------</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">By the by-thanks to <a href="http://emmadimes.blogspot.com/">Emma</a> for the lovely </span></span><a href="http://emmadimes.blogspot.com/2011/07/lovely-lady-julie-walker.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">feature</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> on me today-flattered to be included with a such a lovely </span></span><a href="http://emmadimes.blogspot.com/search/label/Lovely%20Lady"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">group</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> of ladies. </span></span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105643135737901512noreply@blogger.com14