I realized I never postead link for the 19th photowalk - I went to the park next to the near-by community center. I especially liked the shots of the softball field that I got. The photos are here.
I went back to the Goodyear Heights Metro Park, which you might remember from Photowalk 9 - it looks much different now. I got some great pictures of the pond that you can see in this slideshow.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Paint!
The painters finished this weekend! Here's the final product:
Yeah, it's not very exciting. It just looks exactly the same. But. Clean! and fresh! I like it :)
Yeah, it's not very exciting. It just looks exactly the same. But. Clean! and fresh! I like it :)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Yum.
I just made a variation of Pioneer Woman's Spicy Peanut Pasta Salad. First of all, I didn't measure anything, so I don't know for sure, but I think my sauce contained more peanut butter and less of the red chili oil (I didn't want it too spicy). Second, I added some broccoli at the end (yum!). Oh, and I didn't make nearly as much as she did. As a side, I made some roasted asparagus. Can we say Heaven in a Dish? Because that's what it all tasted like to me.
(btw, if you're a blog-reading woman, you should really follow The Pioneer Woman - sorry guys, I don't mean to exclude you, but my feeling is that most of you aren't into recipes, homeschooling children, stories of how she met, dated and married her husband, and redecorating the Lodge. but if you ARE into that, feel free to go read her, too.)
The house painting is coming along - We've got the final coat on most of the house and on the garage. Plus, John cut up some old pieces of wood we had in the basement and nailed them to the parts of the garage where the wood siding had rotted off. No more holes big enough for the stray cats to get in! Yay! Oh, and it's obviously painted now the same color of the garage, which is why we waited until now to do it. I like having the final coat up, because it means they can remove the plastic coating over all the windows, so I can see outside again! It's very creepy not being able to see out ANY of your windows.
Ya know, when I was little, I always wondered why people painted their house the same color as it was before. I understood that they had the paint the house to protect the wood, but ... why the same color? If you have to do it anyway, why not branch out and try something new? I never understood... until, of course, I bought my own house and loved the color. In some ways it does feel a bit anti-climatic to get this done and have it look exactly the same... but... oh well!
(btw, if you're a blog-reading woman, you should really follow The Pioneer Woman - sorry guys, I don't mean to exclude you, but my feeling is that most of you aren't into recipes, homeschooling children, stories of how she met, dated and married her husband, and redecorating the Lodge. but if you ARE into that, feel free to go read her, too.)
The house painting is coming along - We've got the final coat on most of the house and on the garage. Plus, John cut up some old pieces of wood we had in the basement and nailed them to the parts of the garage where the wood siding had rotted off. No more holes big enough for the stray cats to get in! Yay! Oh, and it's obviously painted now the same color of the garage, which is why we waited until now to do it. I like having the final coat up, because it means they can remove the plastic coating over all the windows, so I can see outside again! It's very creepy not being able to see out ANY of your windows.
Ya know, when I was little, I always wondered why people painted their house the same color as it was before. I understood that they had the paint the house to protect the wood, but ... why the same color? If you have to do it anyway, why not branch out and try something new? I never understood... until, of course, I bought my own house and loved the color. In some ways it does feel a bit anti-climatic to get this done and have it look exactly the same... but... oh well!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Photowalk 18 - Chicago!
I just now dawned on me that I hadn't yet posted a link to my 18th Photowalk - a Day in Chicago!
I had a wonderful time with Darren, and we actually did a tourist-y thing for once and went on a boat tour on the river. We went on the architecture one, and got to hear about all the buildings, and it was *really* interesting. I hope you all enjoy the photos even just a fraction as much as I enjoyed the actual trip: slideshow!
I had a wonderful time with Darren, and we actually did a tourist-y thing for once and went on a boat tour on the river. We went on the architecture one, and got to hear about all the buildings, and it was *really* interesting. I hope you all enjoy the photos even just a fraction as much as I enjoyed the actual trip: slideshow!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Canvases!
Well. I did it. I shelled out some money to have 3 of my favorite photos printed... on wrapped canvas. I won't tell you how expensive it was, but I do think it was worth it - they came out fantastic and it's so nice to see something and think "I did that."
They're on the wall that everyone hits their head on as you go down the stairs, and I almost regret that means less people will probably see them, but it's a set of three, so they really need to go together, and I think that's the best place in my house for a set of three photos.
I hope you all make it out to see them in person some day!
They're on the wall that everyone hits their head on as you go down the stairs, and I almost regret that means less people will probably see them, but it's a set of three, so they really need to go together, and I think that's the best place in my house for a set of three photos.
I hope you all make it out to see them in person some day!
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