One of the hawthorns in the backyard recently bloomed. The flowers are tiny and pretty but they stink.
Hawthorn Flowers
Project Life January Week 5
It took me 5 months to finish my Project Life January photos. What a relief! Documenting life is very time consuming, but when I look back at the photos and the journaling, it puts a smile on my face. It's weird to describe the feeling: kids grow, adults age, pets age, surroundings change, etc. There's... Continue Reading →
The Carriage Fantasy Concept Art
Decided to update my desktop with a digital fantasy concept I'm calling, The Carriage. I just wanted something new and quickly so it was very minimal work. To view a larger image, click here. If you're interested in how I went about putting this piece together, see below. I started out with these stock images.... Continue Reading →
Decorating Surgar Cookies
My 7-year-old had this fabulous plan to make and decorate sugar cookies. I wasn't able to make the sugar cookies from scratch because of limited time so I bought premade dough. They turned out pretty tasty even thought they lost their shape in the oven.
Superbena Burgundy Verbena
Getting ready to plant these.
Radon Ventilation Installed
A few weeks ago we got the house tested for radon. It was above 4 pCi/L twice so we had it mitigated.
El Safari
Daughter's safari team project in Spanish class. She was creative and added the grass, weeds, and pond even though it wasn't required.
Taurus WIP
Decided to get going on the Taurus drawing. This is what I use to draw: sketching pencils, an erasure, two size pencil sharpener (for the larger pencils that don't fit in the electric sharpener), the sketchbook, music, and the electric sharpener.
An Awesome Leap
My daughter finished regional competitions this year. She is very passionate about dance and it shows. Here she is captured (by a professional) doing a leap.
From My Corner of the Universe 