Last week daughter was on fall break from school and husband took some time off work so we decided to take a little car ride up to Evergreen to walk around the lake. We've been to the lake a few times (our family Christmas photo was taken there last year) but never walked around it.... Continue Reading →
Cantaloupe From the Garden
Mom picked these cantaloupe from my plot at the community garden. All were orange inside but one. I didn't eat that one because I wasn't sure if it would taste right. I did taste the second smallest one and it tasted like cucumber. I'd love to grow more next year.
A Moment Like This
Class of 2020 will forever be one of the craziest graduation year of the century. This morning was my daughter's graduation ceremony and I'm still going through the feels. I literally have unshed tears lingering in my eyes all day. From the moment they sang The Star-Spangled Banner until now, my eyes have been wet.... Continue Reading →
Courgettes and Hmong Pepper Sauce
Two weekends ago, Mom picked courgettes (aka zucchinis) and gave me quite a bunch. The baby ones were juicy and delicious grilled. The larger ones I boiled and bagged and froze for occasions when I want to have them with a meal. Mom did this when I was young and she still does it now.... Continue Reading →
Gardening
I purchased a garden plot earlier in the year in a community garden near my parent's home to grow some of my favorite vegetables. Now, I'm no gardener so Mom is taking care of it for me. She loves gardening and asked me to buy a plot so she could tend to it. She's been... Continue Reading →
Outdoor Plants and Flowers
Took the Olympus to the front yard. The setting was on Shutter Priority Mode. Minor editing were done in Lightroom and Photoshop. Columbine. Pine cone from the giant pine tree in the yard. The tree is starting to brown at the top. I hope it's not a sign that it's dying. This is a ground... Continue Reading →
Orchids Taken with Olympus PEN E-PL8
These photos were taken in RAW and converted to JPEG. Nothing else was done to them. I should also mention that the setting was on auto.
Olympus PEN E-PL8 Mirrorless Camera
I purchased this camera on Amazon for $280. The original price was $600. The sale is still going on so if you have extra cash hanging around and want a small camera that can do big things, grab it before it's gone. I'm not being paid for talking about this camera. I'm just excited. It's... Continue Reading →
Happy Mail Sent
Earlier this month, I made some happy mail envelopes with stickers and washi tapes and sent them to my sisters, sisters-in-law, and friend. It was a lot of fun to make and assemble. The washi sample was made using a Project Life divider tab. The stickers were cut with the Silhouette Portrait. The mini envelopes... Continue Reading →
Scallion Pepper Sauce
My mother gave me a handful of scallions from her garden and I decided to make scallion pepper sauce with it. These were so pretty I just wanted to look at them all day, however, I didn't want them to go bad so I had to do something quick with them. I also couldn't think... Continue Reading →