tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55280546387586859672024-03-05T18:16:27.856-06:00Pins And NeedlesStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-84586863964559441112012-12-07T13:49:00.001-06:002012-12-07T13:49:14.709-06:00St. Nicholas came last night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.</div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-65589456823153656422012-05-17T12:06:00.001-05:002012-05-17T12:06:15.123-05:00Morning light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The morning light that streams in through our bedroom windows is not bad to wake up to.<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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We don't need to go far for adventure & beauty.Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-57296766285501925492012-02-17T10:00:00.003-06:002012-02-17T10:07:00.863-06:00For the birds<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710135533754465826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ja7cIAbaXOjiwLDjBJnwPzVrnk5rIps737Y6J2x0abXfD__JCT5gOEdxcpTai11ObDBb4u_m6_RjgkB_3YypfKXUHjRnHFcY1Jp2b-342YEiqWaywhE6mfeihvFTER6Y84InUQaz038/s400/IMG_6763.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710135538131062034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEqqWbcuTLneN8bvJUy-Y1AdTAqS-cFGVSy3y9OyD1-KcIeEbe9X-hu9QKzgN1cBbMMSIku6vew3yj5xLIczMtblF36DppJhC4s_Yf_pNXNPae2he0lhIk_evw_EaE5ylm8drfD7m1bY/s400/IMG_6764.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRf1e7nFLQQw8aOW7-xY2DVAwt6ebq5nrgn3E3iWzWOtW4q_8i8EbxUvHoiZSKEGquGLoU_vo0n5xe-HjNf8xhhEHvAwEJbrkBCOpOoda4zzLanliBA5DdYhYmQP5MyZvPoznhWUscPpg/s1600/IMG_6766.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710135540282843730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRf1e7nFLQQw8aOW7-xY2DVAwt6ebq5nrgn3E3iWzWOtW4q_8i8EbxUvHoiZSKEGquGLoU_vo0n5xe-HjNf8xhhEHvAwEJbrkBCOpOoda4zzLanliBA5DdYhYmQP5MyZvPoznhWUscPpg/s400/IMG_6766.JPG" /></a>Draping bits of beautifully colored sheep's wool roving in the trees & bushes for the birds to find. Perhaps this spring will find many rainbow-hued birds' nests in our neighborhood?Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-12379886895845973842011-01-12T21:01:00.000-06:002011-01-12T21:02:57.789-06:00Want more of this<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxILHxjjDyIndNtJnqfMXbbpzRfs1r3Aump62xg6B1vFq0I-EnrioxtDuKtmDL197XNFj9QkinoWWHzc1VatDwocPXRLgvPvq7CbNt7S3NYdFz2C175L5anKhyphenhyphenfsqWVNud4EuucHqLiQg/s1600/tumblr_kqz67pFS0e1qz4xjco1_500.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxILHxjjDyIndNtJnqfMXbbpzRfs1r3Aump62xg6B1vFq0I-EnrioxtDuKtmDL197XNFj9QkinoWWHzc1VatDwocPXRLgvPvq7CbNt7S3NYdFz2C175L5anKhyphenhyphenfsqWVNud4EuucHqLiQg/s400/tumblr_kqz67pFS0e1qz4xjco1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561500478128772706" /></a><a href="http://quiettime.tumblr.com/post/203961860#disqus_thread"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Image</span></a><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">try {_uacct = "UA-8484610-1";urchinTracker();} catch(err) {}</script>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-13367441123281742752011-01-11T11:32:00.009-06:002011-01-11T12:11:49.398-06:00PrincessesLittle M's fascination with princesses is catching. 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I wish it would go on & on & on.<br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YJLHQkA11YY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YJLHQkA11YY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">via <a href="http://thegoldensmith.blogspot.com/2010/10/aurthur-ganson-machines.html">The Golden Smith</a></span>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-81814364019975186912010-08-02T10:56:00.002-05:002010-08-02T10:58:44.156-05:00Will Ashford<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC3QSeSHEivIqtA3GcK8RLlwKtneG71MGDxBwiR0AzqdUW9okUv3Cu-dreP8YVeBaTmMiKHOUWO16HBlhQ19vo7XKav-0iG7FUihpg14eI1Uqi6uVuXNSqE8-Hd67ytV8NSuJsA6Otl0/s1600/ilikethestoryaswell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500842091395221618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC3QSeSHEivIqtA3GcK8RLlwKtneG71MGDxBwiR0AzqdUW9okUv3Cu-dreP8YVeBaTmMiKHOUWO16HBlhQ19vo7XKav-0iG7FUihpg14eI1Uqi6uVuXNSqE8-Hd67ytV8NSuJsA6Otl0/s400/ilikethestoryaswell.jpg" /></a>I like the story as well when you told it<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">found </span><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/05/will-ashfords-recycled-words/"><span style="font-size:78%;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> via <a href="http://mariahinafrica.tumblr.com/">here</a></span>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-82998760683635294682010-07-27T21:22:00.001-05:002010-07-27T21:25:16.467-05:00Mina Perhonen<div>Would I wear <a href="http://www.mina-perhonen.jp/clothes/07-08aw/02_en.html">this jacket</a>? Yes. Oh, yes, I would. I would wear it proudly.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkybykEp8rWqRcQlU8ZfVH-NfQx8bDmfUVyR6SnylbHOZqUWTsirV4XRgHDbRMhHYVYGGgNDAPCDdK2TDVU8SThPkWS0GPZ9ZXU8-djl-nBFiXY5W8RQ399JMM765qwxrqotGb4bddgw/s1600/photo2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkybykEp8rWqRcQlU8ZfVH-NfQx8bDmfUVyR6SnylbHOZqUWTsirV4XRgHDbRMhHYVYGGgNDAPCDdK2TDVU8SThPkWS0GPZ9ZXU8-djl-nBFiXY5W8RQ399JMM765qwxrqotGb4bddgw/s400/photo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498777020067796610" /></a><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">try {_uacct = "UA-8484610-1";urchinTracker();} catch(err) {}</script>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-71075978603764474632010-07-22T12:50:00.004-05:002010-07-22T13:03:40.790-05:00Carlos AmoralesI like 'Black Cloud' by Carlos Amorales. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496790931697539634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Fc33CXW3x3ZYE1UcXmTcWPT1v-U6P1HaF6GDfExiIzi_Xh4r8kn3j-12BXs-Tf2-CPo3UxqlljLdsYjR6CVYvZxmMJIHd3pOvDbP90P17tkrIrFr7Fk6qOAgdzw5p9YJn993dX4mGeI/s400/amorales5.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496790904169221234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqrgnf6odRBOIMapWb_QFrjS88QHVFZmeVhyphenhyphenJuiT8QVcBi1_g-wOvQhF1TVxkcOIpWBAFCLPnMYjcnERTmyWyxnJRgaGT8CSxmZlIG5gyTtWuEkdaVtLL58EeHOXG2ALnUicOBRS6UXQ/s400/amorales2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496790924510739538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9Af-Yql-wxUQjFw44rDoRtxEhBLPkkC73jhEkfRH_rMfsGRWCC2ppLhZ3puzIKep1v3Pt3VJEKOTEBZuAeVudeoZi6knLPxpqoDFyNv5SL_uVb3BDxll8mdgTvvf1O180vE7YH-I7JM/s400/amorales4.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 352px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496790897354800066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9DB6dyoGmPvRw9jxWDLOZ3umcFiu4H8ye7JnUhMkKamu8BZ9fegeTlseP4PZH8g3NCyuaNOSlb9RO3kuTZCP93MJZJ0T4fvlKUjz366n7PUSVMsJ1PrX-DGENvPQwEIIrtmrXLddGjU/s400/amorales1.jpg" /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0DavCDllVAA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0DavCDllVAA&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-70661310105410595382010-06-28T10:57:00.003-05:002010-06-28T10:59:19.642-05:00Swandives & Jackknives off the Couch<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fuz5TKzaJoE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fuz5TKzaJoE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />M & I love to dance to this song. The rug is the ocean, the couch is an island & the chairs are rocks & beaches. We play it again & again & again.Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-41965451213167151922010-06-24T14:05:00.005-05:002010-06-24T14:17:33.165-05:0040 Years of Art & BooksThis is the kind of place I would like to be living in when I am old & gray. The seeds have been planted, but it will take a long time to grow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKQeYNloDFTME6pZUQu7Cs6I2KxHUz7TCHP7xvpI695PlebaAJf4DGPu4QZkX6r_4uqaQ60iGfPTUEqzB9YgCA1xZbTkw-wflDyrcj7rllJYVeQT7lpTos-s6FuuRSDR1O_prT7Hr-LI/s1600/Vienna-custom9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486420362573199938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKQeYNloDFTME6pZUQu7Cs6I2KxHUz7TCHP7xvpI695PlebaAJf4DGPu4QZkX6r_4uqaQ60iGfPTUEqzB9YgCA1xZbTkw-wflDyrcj7rllJYVeQT7lpTos-s6FuuRSDR1O_prT7Hr-LI/s400/Vienna-custom9.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVcu7UTdS9Oco_N05e_awCjNDSiWzAiThfhSucAdyiU9siyymuaF2zCKhubJJf9HYQozNhtoDfEkBrqi_wkwzH7l_T7GlBNFKPP8K0F3a0FcPUAnZfLB-tyMwPrCKMwqg7vOvCOrTU74/s1600/Vienna-custom8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486420351350300738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVcu7UTdS9Oco_N05e_awCjNDSiWzAiThfhSucAdyiU9siyymuaF2zCKhubJJf9HYQozNhtoDfEkBrqi_wkwzH7l_T7GlBNFKPP8K0F3a0FcPUAnZfLB-tyMwPrCKMwqg7vOvCOrTU74/s400/Vienna-custom8.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU45ppgJqkjnZHGzyHHHMykdhhYU0u7xwA2LKZOp1iTuyPoAwas91onfqzZX7_gQoPSXmOPju_7flIJmtX4swj8PBJklMbZhK_-J2oYxQ6saIz8uJcEDdEOJX7rrYJpdTrsYAUJtO_rXY/s1600/Vienna-custom5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486420328289820242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU45ppgJqkjnZHGzyHHHMykdhhYU0u7xwA2LKZOp1iTuyPoAwas91onfqzZX7_gQoPSXmOPju_7flIJmtX4swj8PBJklMbZhK_-J2oYxQ6saIz8uJcEDdEOJX7rrYJpdTrsYAUJtO_rXY/s400/Vienna-custom5.jpg" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qnwiOFYoV_TYhh9Bcx22zBYhz9dT14sOgjKpND-6EBMWPowFHLe96r8a4iNxcQ6yaP7iZ8VvQjwAFJtUvsRcokzNq3AW-pzGk9A7EXFMcKkB-U5pZ93npP4VzOvEwItaSgt6NjtKe24/s1600/Vienna-custom4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486420320480082562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qnwiOFYoV_TYhh9Bcx22zBYhz9dT14sOgjKpND-6EBMWPowFHLe96r8a4iNxcQ6yaP7iZ8VvQjwAFJtUvsRcokzNq3AW-pzGk9A7EXFMcKkB-U5pZ93npP4VzOvEwItaSgt6NjtKe24/s400/Vienna-custom4.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUuIXFnXG0ZmbEky9EZ8bnBrdjcUpU6DEalFZHybKlz_FC2xSK3uvfD8s1q5TejZhtKfKJLaGNmTzJ4Ht3LCIPIVNhPNI3qSgkmniZg5HC26hlqiesl7KuDtOEzYzO_PLuhe6p_yK-5w/s1600/Vienna-custom1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486420301058933234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUuIXFnXG0ZmbEky9EZ8bnBrdjcUpU6DEalFZHybKlz_FC2xSK3uvfD8s1q5TejZhtKfKJLaGNmTzJ4Ht3LCIPIVNhPNI3qSgkmniZg5HC26hlqiesl7KuDtOEzYzO_PLuhe6p_yK-5w/s400/Vienna-custom1.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Nu3J772wbi7XGqI_ykdcDef8XhVhkTw07aRcubPwYoyrRuYzhCoOttRi_P9WPaxA-kT4whxW5wGArPUPrKk5AwZUrUL61BK5L80aUKib2UicVh3huu1VBPu7oQahLNeaZyRncxYaBfw/s1600/26vienna-articleLarge.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486419413269360018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Nu3J772wbi7XGqI_ykdcDef8XhVhkTw07aRcubPwYoyrRuYzhCoOttRi_P9WPaxA-kT4whxW5wGArPUPrKk5AwZUrUL61BK5L80aUKib2UicVh3huu1VBPu7oQahLNeaZyRncxYaBfw/s400/26vienna-articleLarge.jpg" /></a>"The walls are covered in the artwork of the Austrian artists Kurt Kocherscheidt, Brigitte Kowanz, Joannis Avramidis and Maria Lassnig; wooden floors and Oriental rugs are found throughout the home.<br /><br />Also on display are artifacts like arrowheads and figures from Mr. Reder’s research trips to the Sahara, Afghanistan, Syria and the Caucasus. A drawing by Walter Pichler, an architect and sculptor, hangs above the fireplace. It is one of many sketches by an array of artists and architects hanging on the walls throughout the apartment — even in the kitchen, which is a cozy alcove with a Saarinen round table and Thonet chairs.<br /><br />Thousands of books line the walls of almost every room, as well as the guest bathroom, where a toilet sits like a throne at the back of a long narrow hall. “We were running out of space,” Ms. Reder said. “So the books spilled into the bathroom. We put crates of wine here, too, since it’s the coolest room in the house.” "</div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-47997621353970126552010-06-08T14:15:00.005-05:002010-06-27T20:46:03.270-05:00Dahlov Ipcar"I have lived most of my life surrounded by the serenity and natural beauty of Maine, yet my art is done entirely from imagination. I strive to create my own unique vision of the world. I am intrigued and inspired by the endless variety of patterns and forms in nature; they arouse in me the desire to create forms and patterns of my own.<br /><br />While many people view the world through the eyes of past artists, I feel that it is up to the artists of the present to reveal new ways of seeing the world and to create new worlds never before seen. Increasingly, I have come to feel that the reality created by the artist is more important than actual reality. The real world may come to seem oppressively dull and barren unless transformed and revitalized by imagination."<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487633139054270290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW1cbIQqjrVqQ-_ZY7MHlMlhYoHEOlutff6G0WI_UNR2vLLXWb7WWCVOIDie6YbEEFiQuCH_uN6m-Ge3TRbk1-ncch9vWupBAg9EA8Ppqgx_tOxwuLeB47E4YXlXAWotPxHJgO57sMTA/s400/DahlovIpcar01.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487633145221256658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-NpvQMFwrBXJIv1AIyzoL_iLpoBhF58C0PxBcYTF88Pg1WWx7SLA1pc9iDvLQ7571Ybafw4t4AWPP0uX-8LkFy6i2llDQzRWBAqMMJ6KkjeAAvV0gdVOn7kVb_V73Q5VL2mynCG7zkc/s400/DahlovIpcar02.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487633161974865218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wfWRKMNWTo2XxN6ULvBamS3oHhUr8e4zF_o8cR9sfu8RGJfudjSjvnpK3-9JdKPVVTy7mRD2UI5tDlYLD_EUTiNGSlkAJfkJR4S1iM9nQDCh3-SWjScfJe9VCoVnZH_fXlaFJ2qhqJM/s400/DahlovIpcar05.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487633289436174482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3hpb9NplU-Asjv7HGhdm5fkCqu39AF-bR2OE0CA_w1rHywQ_n5PxAagc-kR4B4kWqeSyNgSrZS5Wgsu-O-fTzohvr55w2IanqtxN38rVFDQyST_FylAxL4M8IRl3TERSM8Hr9zZVVbA/s400/DahlovIpcar06.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487633155064043570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlgRGk4q7zjz6i_uGjby54TlzgxoRMQO9pxLrdIiaRGlXCyHQrnqpcIYttvExf8w714tuiWMplTjWw0ZNpdtuEQheT9d7UsyhH-o4293K_KtlxSMZEUhh6eDIeMAVrshFgaE5vqP3eS4/s400/DahlovIpcar04.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487633148921840386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2hwk5T1Kl13z81eLo0TiFMriAhRCRSwgo4oU32shATAHy0o622IuB0ScIEOyp6NISRKtvwilx4AXSwXZgtJF6-bCzt_j-4M73CAKd3lnxbNbIF29zAII-M7a5gOBJG9LCUrMrh-HzYg/s400/DahlovIpcar03.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Images from </span><a href="http://www.dahlovipcar.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> and </span><a href="http://www.exitfive.com/dahlov/gallery1/gallery1.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">here</span></a>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-56317291375517615292010-06-01T10:35:00.001-05:002010-06-01T10:35:59.439-05:00These people are on to something<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10452010&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10452010&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10452010">Roman & Williams</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/thescout">The Scout</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-28597676276271812982009-10-10T21:17:00.005-05:002009-10-10T22:13:36.665-05:00Mother Earth and Her Children<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391170270470417362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBR8IkvyHRrvI_81ggOWiOemsstSY4E4qs3mMfbfwEctjHLdZEy6i53ujDdOwugtPx2wsRKC9JA5O98NYeBfVGiem-YixUl4c5GYbq33hL1Y4KRtyUszNuG7soyWNI_2O_VhT1JpRlOo/s400/meahc2.jpg" border="0" />Somehow, M found this misshelved & lost book in the children's book stacks at the library. I'm glad she did. Everytime we settle down to read it before nap time, I get so lost in all the pictures... we both do.<br /></div><div>The illustrations in this book are actually details of a single quilt created by Sieglinde Schoen-Smith. It's amazing for me to think that someone could make this by hand out of simple cloth & thread.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933308184/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p14_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1G4HCHZYCFA98Y13G982&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846">Mother Earth and Her Children</a></div><div>Illustrated/quilted by Sieglinde Schoen-Smith from a poem/book long-ago written by Sibylle von Olfers and translated by Jack Zipes</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391167780693323058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwj-gc0pjV6UQriZmIoC9Dqt8jDtmhKC8Eva02OiFx6V7OyKSNStAfMpHNwfDGz0kAxSGTUFwXFnyU667rEd_Nxr-upkp0JV6mUEDDHoKm4L-gON-qkb-tquzO1LinsSOaRuJOn-j8hE/s400/meahc1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391167802570758658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBQOOLgWcAPsUvLHBeoWg1v6q-X0u7UEhKd4gZuPQBwbbb8rJKQs1R-NNy2prSxgWDzQLtCvbg0RhpWlV3lF1LtC2Oq0ifRHE2eJSMQEh04VMH7SC_XHjjHp53X6IKTxnj47krdgsvT8/s400/meahc-detail3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391167797743964466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsPj8LXpuR_q6nzYUuykl4wBmJa7As9uM1LG-OPk3BnlSGKWFcZ8g25vdVNYDNj0EIQyXATqEOzhzao84apDpHEiVwUA2ks2SWtdrnNxWxMbUJUJSg-Tt5kuYHK7AnZljfKAylHNUrnw/s400/meahc-detail2.jpg" border="0" />Schoen-Smith's design was inspired by the original 1906 illustrations by the author, Sibylle von Olfers. Very lovely too. You can view a complete digital copy of her book <a href="http://www.bis.uni-oldenburg.de/retrodig/buch.php?id=">here</a>.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391172932207459698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__PP3ngX_E61Wi_wpmlNebxw0S7NIWnwHSRBbm2OwYtbnt1WaRhaXvdcNccjBFjvxyb8jF6158FYrKq4cagTkCWVhGH8S4SB3F9YHL0ebkcJIhwdK-Fn00IRdYfvZxCwoolgXuyO7Wkg/s400/meahc-detail5.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391170279646721106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAJZknqSyq-axFh3QQnvFtSyFohZblyus5kYvh5wlONfVmU4aoR38Oan6IAFucJYRFqykxV0Qu1fqgkPe31yRzriqFV9nqSpZtJkvGNAF1xe-dMsdlL2ORIKCAuQrVk-r5Sbm0KxbMPE/s400/meahc-detail4.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;">Image above via </span><a href="http://www.museen-esslingen.de/schreiber/papiergeschichten.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;">Stadtmuseum Esslingen</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-19103029784922173742009-07-22T21:26:00.003-05:002009-07-22T21:33:12.559-05:00I love Ozzy<div>As if little Ozzy Rabbit wasn't cute enough, he also has a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">removable</span> vest with a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">polka dot</span> lining.</div><div>Oh, <a href="http://letrainfantome-notes.blogspot.com/">Fanya</a>. You are too much!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361476899099722402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjTH-qHusk0E-A2BbHLQXQZPPCkr6jTrcg4cvPXwyK4LCx04Mta58k-Am2ix0lcPYkIegrVx3PzDcZrM5BGLIsNNY_KfMywRy_dgc57y4eRzEEO-o6okqv27Y9ghwg_yqfDB1k9sUKjA/s320/ozzy1a.png" border="0" /> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361476908726018978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3B15QrRj4EdhM_12xpfW1CFWwe6gOvcLr8snPgw2TqRZSpr1bI5k0sbSv-JzjF3pX586cDMD_bp2UELXgBMLEG219D_BN7rj0SXR1BG0oM8Se_bxdbe4zKFten4ttouYaWbBP-rOgSEY/s320/ozzy2.jpg" border="0" /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-5046850732484808822009-06-10T15:01:00.003-05:002009-06-10T23:52:19.984-05:00Mommy's Girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbt7x2an5LS_i928j5ANubsc5_zSfo_QIMG7rOc0ldoHeVvWkfcdB6QSRaU_XhZWG64GVjS2yIp4vgoedbbs4OQfodHOax60bMmd_meF9NX5foupusUkNqHfOv5jJO6hPzb-LMWWnfHU/s1600-h/daddymarmar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345794792883081858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbt7x2an5LS_i928j5ANubsc5_zSfo_QIMG7rOc0ldoHeVvWkfcdB6QSRaU_XhZWG64GVjS2yIp4vgoedbbs4OQfodHOax60bMmd_meF9NX5foupusUkNqHfOv5jJO6hPzb-LMWWnfHU/s320/daddymarmar.jpg" border="0" /></a>So Baby M has got a big case of Mommy's Girl. It's gotten pretty bad. Only I can take her out of the highchair. Only I can wash her hands and face. Only I can pick her up in a crowd. Only I can read her stories, even though she loves being read to almost more than anything else in the world. You get the picture.<br /><br />It's gotten so bad that last weekend, I picked up a little board book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Daddy-Loves-Me-DK-Publishing/dp/0756634644/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244665231&sr=8-1">Daddy Loves Me</a>. Yes. Propaganda. We've resorted to propaganda. "Look, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MarMar</span>! Look at the daddy pushing the baby in the swing! That baby sure is happy. Look at that big smile!"<br /><br />Funny thing is that she LOVES this book. She wants to hear it over & over again... but only if I read it to her. If R tries to take a turn, it's tears, snot & a panicky begging for "Mommy, hold you!"<br /><br />I hope, hope, hope this phase will soon be over. Don't get me wrong. It's nice to be needed & loved, but I'd much, much rather share that honor (and the hand-washing & the holding & everything else).Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-16664552324941620642009-06-02T15:14:00.004-05:002009-06-02T15:18:18.987-05:00Rules<span style="font-size:78%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKqFkN6520HxDxobYbli-CMM_ZR-Hce2iCMJOZZeHFc-Hse8t0x0RpuXoraTgtbYioWvbdeC1JwCv4DZeUUSoYC3ibc-yIgioqZQgkr9BC3hJqecisWgvP-K7eOrK7zEglZX1jLPsvVo/s1600-h/145976320_2ee09a0f9d.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342826533379932818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKqFkN6520HxDxobYbli-CMM_ZR-Hce2iCMJOZZeHFc-Hse8t0x0RpuXoraTgtbYioWvbdeC1JwCv4DZeUUSoYC3ibc-yIgioqZQgkr9BC3hJqecisWgvP-K7eOrK7zEglZX1jLPsvVo/s400/145976320_2ee09a0f9d.jpg" border="0" /></a>I love <a href="http://rulesformyunbornson.tumblr.com/post/47776228/158-the-best-thing-to-do-in-the-rain-is-be-quiet-and">this rule</a> (and <a href="http://rulesformyunbornson.tumblr.com/post/47776482/required-listening-eddie-rabbit-i-love-the">this song</a> too):<br /><div>158. The best thing to do in the rain is be quiet and listen.</div><br />Now, if only it would rain here...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotersen/145976320/sizes/m/in/photostream/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Image</span></a>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-77579955914246351252009-06-02T14:20:00.004-05:002009-06-02T14:30:59.662-05:00New Anthropologie Catalog<div>What a fun surprise! Today, I got a copy of the new <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/shopbycatalog.jsp?catname=Jun09"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Anthropologie</span> catalog</a> & lo & behold, the photo shoot was held just a few blocks from my house. </div><br /><div>And yes, every surface in this town truly is plastered with crisply new & forlornly weathered rock posters. However, now I'm looking at them in a whole new way.</div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342814487764588194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdBWXlZqkuRk0PfqBgZbFEwoHiTOqMfrY8MmG1xwepRRoUrxv-58fIjKx2cFNGJU7f0TBulQzz1l20lBbZ8I-XQiK6gWVgHjeChnnzpa4093RlTDABKaG9D_jfqpRFfV29JGybbSmYko/s400/Clipboard06.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342812771103368802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9iyWMP3ayrW195FU7vyYMxHRr-42WW7n44Ui1YmKvWdSri_gykKKxm6hA-rc7TLwEeeKicoOHM-R9BK-NSAuCaLX7HcbDFVtS0e7ITa1ZB20cRJR-Uml0rGLbGwak035u0yr_EAPnes/s400/Clipboard05.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342812768081676178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 343px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBFqehoaxb-zVl1r17bXsfPxmw85qw5GnY2ygIjrVNoWJDgRIw8-DqNc6I9C6P8lVvceF0z7sIIlJuSGBFBPfWXuA1PtpI2RFXNu9Pji-mKPJSwUCiySGRBIUIgOTRyidSFYFGz3hGLU/s400/Clipboard04.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342812767920617954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2L79AbWxEIOid6o0_a6d2ffq34CCd4C5uDlAeXSpSiNYHaEwxbB4Rcc0hMMX35PsrEEm-Jn5tqaTM3b_vhDHMVruKAoNgIRNcDFZadXxLXH__p55yTFNmRhmgopU6_umCzWh3qYtKTY/s400/Clipboard03.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342812763188552370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy5Qhc1j_A5T7Ewabga69A233C0wsyqu52wF_pWiPMCKk4TtaRp_yQcj9SFuagJhi2CFfhMIPlOar6Yb7a5g3F3YAHHAXDHCRyEt_mxHDV0aYEviysEFAnnw3JGyEJ7SUchGqLocANns/s400/Clipboard01.jpg" border="0" /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-54747037221729639022009-05-29T14:57:00.001-05:002009-05-29T14:57:57.774-05:00Blame RingoMade me smile<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aKCG3zMEsYs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aKCG3zMEsYs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />try {<br />_uacct = "UA-8484610-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br />} catch(err) {}</script>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-80892371854470833662009-05-17T14:28:00.006-05:002009-05-18T15:09:16.449-05:00NewnessA new haircut that feels just right.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337253210598988530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm28uV31qU0FVqOyzGqOB3WnhMM6Tf216Kq7zXUTFWyZwOAa5EafKAzUpUe41wgoVXbVxr_dgwnw9oWSrffI8jxQ7PZzK23tZTnJG2Gk5QJ_T2_Z2MIsJIKXSsChQmBrC5j1Sfuke4XI/s320/IMG_3036-clip.jpg" border="0" /><br />A new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">blankie</span> & a super-soft new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">doggie</span> added to the bedtime menagerie (Thank you, <a href="http://anie.typepad.com/sugar_pepper/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Anie</span></a>!)<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337253221522493538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIcLEK0AzK_I0eGiZZuk73Kqs8CELEk4oS4GkeYzARiYhkpPjITL7hkdAoOd2t3GhcJb9OVrya-G33ojNqUba8IPOn2ei2ZF1blIT-I-_B3HV2eY3iSzuFP1xm8e7QTw_SgD2OYXqk20/s320/IMG_3041-clip.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337253220076733858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRztMwPdA7RRSzpVG5lt4YOIL5VsqJBfEaKj-Z43Q-VnXIoI33eheqfjz722Uj9E0Dv2RDPBPR49959e0K1qpG8WdolMvsUgs-hxsOTT4pmXbG7Uy0otri1cFjHtYM6Yb2yxtSPBbHMt8/s320/IMG_3040-clip.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><div>And soon to leave for a family beach vacation in Florida. Three cheers for sand, waves & ocean breezes. I can hardly wait! Doesn't it look amazing?<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337256448057156082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc_Jx9S2FaC-9ixlAFjrp3bCzr5BNQvcpkDfTe4wNgzVJDG0D1xKVoat-Qt5TDCs3XKV5J5sARqNWnmIglW5nEQbQwvGbT9kErbeevJoStxDjSwsldCjEMBXQcHaNzQKM51t0-YJKcaA/s320/gb1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337256452342001186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP-Ffp9UBCjxdUEgoRX40DNmWzDFi1RD_siRs1JVttY0dyESzjb6o0OMqDpzYkh7x6pzyB8h88Tai0txDUCiJX-MONZHW4mM7T7VyPgTLfw75N8WOG70Jagb5n0aWClmiJudL0tBqQ1g/s320/gb2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337258166339391874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBm1E7gBiniGqyfk0oahjwk6JK7c78TIkJ1XhVle8cKKGYmoattCLEtcuGYSHoa77q9YuFllY4KOUyyYkDeWZJOAyLFPb3om_l0NfktVxgBgL0EeQ5GSBIJTa0CfczhcLohtGh1NVVkU/s320/gb3.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Images <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/warriorlily/">here</a>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-48003358953109104542009-05-11T17:46:00.002-05:002009-05-11T17:48:20.110-05:00Wishing it were coldI'm wishing it were cold here so I could have a snowman friend of my own<br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />try {<br />_uacct = "UA-8484610-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br />} catch(err) {}</script><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKKRcyWcjNM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKKRcyWcjNM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-20258699327503642842009-05-10T10:01:00.005-05:002009-05-11T16:41:03.678-05:00Anchors away<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334212702591660066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFM8NRWN9Fx8DA2tHLWPyGZ0FMsDyEjrWh4X4t2dAtSjEpEOBcb4BUPawTIzMSkIY2nPg9zVJnepUJ6W47kRtCK2vmCs2eIO5haBfvOQu1f8PkUnJ3yeonOhZQ0dwqSnRvTD3f-otUF4/s320/1800134669_ad9425f03d.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334684161321945506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_kx8bTKXFTYPIPXHEgBAPCOHNSEa-xQKw-gRTzMyRvtn3sOEPtEc4dgOdI0KllsmIQI5bMKb3OLJ36kr7WM2038rf9GKJT2htzJENcu93xCxbfD0hEzZAxMfYsdd7fDEJvNK4yuXevM/s320/DSC_0376_edited.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334684158798411842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy-CcTDGgsAYFb-gGjAFWjF1okJLDu80vIVRGLozpUrtS3N7eFZyLR6HQDaVQg1klqXpdOWjxGYYxcpRBXVjJPPcE32NPz9RKe4UHoPwEICDOu2vRpfqLwEK8z3epTHrf6KT7XK8OT8Y/s320/149-55-photo4web(Scotto).jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div>It's Mother's Day, which for me means a big breakfast of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">migas</span>, a freshly vacuumed car & hours away from all things children (love you, Baby M! But nevertheless...)</div><br /><div>Not sure where the wind will blow me, but two ports of call will definitely be a leisurely solo visit to the <a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/visit/">Harry Ransom Center</a> and a little yoga. </div></div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528054638758685967.post-6631554825116449942009-04-29T23:05:00.006-05:002009-04-29T23:47:29.720-05:00A Star is Born!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcSMK0f1FVGPCXNOLRDMVCaArXPQo_B2NbViFGbDRuTZMp0e0449r7QoTHtz6LMLD_gZymevXoNxfBtC-In-S1RnFpk07jDUV2EOc4_Wi-y3ekmljMvgAeDfWKh0ETJCxrzliK_TDLEY/s1600-h/ericcarle2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330335533402593730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcSMK0f1FVGPCXNOLRDMVCaArXPQo_B2NbViFGbDRuTZMp0e0449r7QoTHtz6LMLD_gZymevXoNxfBtC-In-S1RnFpk07jDUV2EOc4_Wi-y3ekmljMvgAeDfWKh0ETJCxrzliK_TDLEY/s320/ericcarle2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Looks like today was the day we'd all been waiting for.<br /><br /><div>A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a little yellow & black striped caterpillar feeding on one of the milkweed plants in our backyard. Every day, I'd go out to check its progress & watch it grow fatter & longer, until one morning it left its feasting grounds & was hanging <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">upside down</span> from a vine <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tendril</span> nearby. Next time I checked, it looked like this:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330333441492777634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZVUXsXXs7i2HSTK4qnKNnieu8sUSP1VKP7w4j1YvBtCinlkkMSijjR3GWEMsp7sKZjpZJjSnMpQmtgQozhniToMkFx6hVURoOX2DcoRseJC9dCHQ0T372E0n4LMQzOyzXXyV9dEx1Q4/s320/IMG_2994b.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330333443226651954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoYqcsYZWHAXxcQ-iR1-HB5KoUNsNIPZg67FprgAduB242aQOxuzOkKGrvxAvRzk5yWIE9gYXQ2r5V1NqwaBA2blTk0qFJGFClsM5dPAHLJXhYuuM-vzw4Tl8dxfOO4Vz23OySLOiVmY/s320/IMG_2996b.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>I clipped off the bit of vine & set it up in its new mason jar home on our kitchen window sill. I could not wait for it to emerge. </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330333449401401138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinF64iCVL3JpXu_ErxBxL6C9dvmb6pAuj3JUVbfvN71rnAujS-RqRg2vsiEG1IFu43dZZ5bB4nvj4RlJs7V_BxR-HRkjcC-ncyRkmZpL9dQKSaN5XVMq1KI1AKx8ql_1wGIIHw7S05YZk/s320/IMG_2997b.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>This morning, the bright <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">green</span>, ever still, unmoving <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">chrysalis</span> had turned black & I could make out the wing markings of the monarch butterfly curled up inside. It was time to let it go.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330333451121168546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACyfki7yveBQT-z0tMFl1Px24gTPbGEUA0yppOOFyHDDeNXqMi1C-bMDK5FFfqjs1u9DvREryOqS6fSQ6nS1vrJXVugtiW-TU994p1SFk8c3syVfoMOfFY9RTefTd-_2QqsEv49Ntkyg/s320/IMG_3008b.jpg" border="0" /> Amazing! Godspeed, beautiful butterfly. I hope you have a long life & your journey goes safely & smoothly.</div><br /><div>Baby M <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">auspiciously</span> wore her beautiful new butterfly dress today. What luck!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330340683708268450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvyT_g2Ie0G18zriSgOTBW-hZ9dWLd8g6s18sOH5bSdKi6QKOaFCyMWA_A9PdFKiDD1LgYSLj0xOwFjzUczBxOjrMSfy8DzvGGei-7fiQhyphenhyphenZiELxKn5a8Cuy-UWylf_efgwYLrxTH6tA/s320/IMG_3004b.jpg" border="0" /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095031535717941570noreply@blogger.com0