So here I am, back on the blog, with somethin' to say. See next post!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
fast forward to 2011
Thought I'd drop back in here and write something. It's 2011, February. I moved to SB originally in Feb 1993, so something about February always gets me to reminiscing. Just in the midst of a house move, moved into a lovely place and am buried under boxes, slowly but surely unpacking them under the drizzle of rain and distant rumble of thunder in the hills. I wanted to write something and thought to myself, where do I write these days? On paper? On Facebook? I looked at my friend Pema's blog (www.storycharmer.com) and then I remembered, oh yeah, I have a blog!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
I claim this day for joy
Been harping too much online about the crappy things happening. wah, whine...but no more! today I stake my love flag in the ground, I claim this day for joy!!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
dive right in
Sophia, my girl, someday I hope you get to read this blog, that the technology will still be the same, that I won't get too old to remember my password, etc. etc. (just kidding). The reason I want you to read this is to feel proud of yourself for how you always just dive right in, fearlessly, to everything you want to learn.
like swimming. at first, as a baby, you didn't like pools or the ocean. but one day, something clicked and you were no longer afraid. you just went underwater and started to swim, do flips, sit on the bottom of the pool, hop waves, boogie board in the ocean, etc. fearless, you just wanted to do it and you did it.
like writing. at first, as a preschooler, you'd ask me over and over how to spell things. but one day, something clicked and you were no longer timid about the written word and you just started writing sentences and stories on paper bags, post-it notes, little books you'd staple together yourself. fearless, you just wanted to do it and you did it.
like loving, like climbing, like math, like dancing, like everything you become impassioned about...my fearless girl, i will always admire the side of you that dives right in and grasps hold of what you love to do.
like swimming. at first, as a baby, you didn't like pools or the ocean. but one day, something clicked and you were no longer afraid. you just went underwater and started to swim, do flips, sit on the bottom of the pool, hop waves, boogie board in the ocean, etc. fearless, you just wanted to do it and you did it.
like writing. at first, as a preschooler, you'd ask me over and over how to spell things. but one day, something clicked and you were no longer timid about the written word and you just started writing sentences and stories on paper bags, post-it notes, little books you'd staple together yourself. fearless, you just wanted to do it and you did it.
like loving, like climbing, like math, like dancing, like everything you become impassioned about...my fearless girl, i will always admire the side of you that dives right in and grasps hold of what you love to do.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Easter eggs
This year, we tried a new technique, thanks to my friend R from work. We picked various flowers and leaves with interesting flat shapes from around the neighborhood, mostly our own yard:
Simply place botanical on a hard-boiled egg, wrap with nylon pantyhose, tie snugly:
Then dip the wrapped eggs in any kind of dye you like. We used traditional Paas dye from Kmart, my friend R went way cool and made her own natural onion skin dye. Both turned out beautifully!
See my Flickr page for more photos.
And here's the happy egg artiste, with her collection of found eggs after Easter egg hunt 1 of 2 so far this year:
Simply place botanical on a hard-boiled egg, wrap with nylon pantyhose, tie snugly:
Then dip the wrapped eggs in any kind of dye you like. We used traditional Paas dye from Kmart, my friend R went way cool and made her own natural onion skin dye. Both turned out beautifully!
See my Flickr page for more photos.And here's the happy egg artiste, with her collection of found eggs after Easter egg hunt 1 of 2 so far this year:
Family Photo
Yes, the classic "camera at arms length" photo, this one taken in the boat about to go into "It's A Small World" ride at Disneyland. Went there for Sophia's 6th birthday, her dad came with us. Fun time was had by all!
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