She loves butterflies, so on her birthday, husband and I took her to the Butterfly Pavilion. More photos to come.
IKEA Floating Shelf
Pros: Sturdy and stylish. Cons: A pain to put up.
Hmong Child Birthing Question
I received a question from a student who is doing research and wants to know about Hmong child-birthing experiences in America. Here is her question: Hi! My name is Jasmine. I’m a student at Carleton College in Northfield, MN., studying to hopefully be a doctor one day. I’m doing a research project on multicultural medicine... Continue Reading →
Double Stalk MB Orchid
It's March and my first daughter will be turning a decade old in a couple of days. My second daughter will be 5 years old a couple of days after hers. I can't believe how fast life is flying by. Someone pinch me. Today, I wanted to share a few photos of the master bath... Continue Reading →
Before and After Paint Job: The Study
Happy Leap Day! Husband and I finally painted the study. I love the colors we chose: a deep red for the far wall and sand for the other three walls. After we painted the sand color, I thought it was a bit light and wanted to go darker but now I think it works perfect. ... Continue Reading →
Valentine Stuff
Over the weekend, while the girls and I were heading out to buy Valentine stuff for their school's Valentine card exchange, I saw glittery frosts on the front yard weed and just had to get photos of them. I made the girls wait in the car while I spent about 15 minutes shooting. LOL! For... Continue Reading →
Come Thou Fount
A beautifully composed piece by Paul Cardall: I also wanted to share some free papers I created as a Friday Freebie download at my other blog. You can grab them here. Enjoy your weekend!
Nature Art
By a 4-year-old. Flower. Butterfly, flower, and the artist herself. She was wearing a red shirt that day so she had to draw herself in red. She drew these using Photoshop. Initially, she was drawing with the Wacom tablet but it was a bit complicated so she used the mouse. After she finished drawing, she... Continue Reading →
You Had Me At Holga
I got a Holga from my secret santa (my sister) and was the happiest person on earth. I've been wanting one for a very long time. It is a very light plastic camera. I think even lighter than the 110 camera I used to have back in the 80's. Holga's are supposed to produce dreamy... Continue Reading →
You Can Tell She’s a Princess
She spins the world around. You can tell she's a princess. She doesn't need a crown. These were the words Kylie sang one evening last month while playing a game on the computer. Her back was to me and she sang her heart out. I was able to capture her singing on my cell phone... Continue Reading →