
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
dinner.
...and catching up with sara. a part of my day I look forward to all day. last night's dinner was especially yummy - salmon ala giada, roasted sweet potatoes and salad with mango.

Sunday, July 27, 2008
so long.
...farewell, and another vacation is history. still thinking about what I want to do with the photos - and honestly, right now, I'm enjoying just having them off my camera and on the computer (the whole set is here)
1. (in the center) at starbucks, 2. last sunset, 3. bud & alleys, 4. another sunset, 5. headed into the water, 6. apres beach, 7. so long, 8. at the pool, 9. best sunset at the end, 10. footprints, 11. quiet, 12. playing in the waves, 13. leftovers

1. (in the center) at starbucks, 2. last sunset, 3. bud & alleys, 4. another sunset, 5. headed into the water, 6. apres beach, 7. so long, 8. at the pool, 9. best sunset at the end, 10. footprints, 11. quiet, 12. playing in the waves, 13. leftovers
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
more of the same.
...and that's a very good thing!
1. lunch at george's, 2. waiting for the sunset, 3. sunset, rosemary beach, 4. headed to the beach for the sunset

1. lunch at george's, 2. waiting for the sunset, 3. sunset, rosemary beach, 4. headed to the beach for the sunset
Monday, July 21, 2008
the first day.
...probably a lot like all the others will be - up early to see the sunrise, a walk, the pool, reading, bikes, good food & wine, the beach, games and plenty of just being together, relaxing...
1.sunrise, 2.mary & sara, 3. beach lunch, 4. riding bikes, 5. puzzle success!, 6. ready for the sunset

1.sunrise, 2.mary & sara, 3. beach lunch, 4. riding bikes, 5. puzzle success!, 6. ready for the sunset
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
charlotte.



Tuesday, July 15, 2008
even a grey day.

agreyday
Originally uploaded by danske
...in paris would be lovely. these photos show the kind of paris I'm hoping to see next May.
Monday, July 14, 2008
knitting circle.


before we cast on, we did pause for a group shot of the finished zombies - not that it would be too weird for me or lydia to start another project before we finished anything, but karen is still new at this and the other unfinished pair of socks she has... not sure that pair is ok with her leaving another unfinished object lying around.

many thanks to lydia for hosting us - and the fabulous food (cheese grits, breakfast crepes, sausage casserole, salad with a yummy tomato-basil vinaigrette that sara's trying to copy as I type this and sangria), but the only photo I have is the carrot cake that sara baked for dessert.

Friday, July 11, 2008
relax(?)

and maybe I'm just tired* (usually a late lunch at bistro vg will perk me up!) but I think I need A LOT of practice with these new tools to get a result that looks like hers! and if you know me at all, that means I likely won't really be "relaxing" with it!
in other news, the houston trip was good. I co-facilitated (my first time from the train the trainer back in february) a class on managing performance issues. the class was great and my co-lead was a hoot (seriously, one of the participants said this in their evaluation and it's very true!) and it was all just very cool. and I drove around the parking lot twice to try to get all the flags in this parting shot.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
just photos won't be all that bad.

...last summer before our beach trip, I had grand plans for a travel journal. and then of course my plans were crushed once we were there because we didn't really travel, as much as just sit back in one place and relax. so a great opportunity for photos, but not so much a journal about what we've seen, ephemera, etc. (just one more reason I was so darned excited about our new york trip this spring). I did make a wonderful album with all those photos and was totally planning on another one this year. until I saw this post - bless ali edwards for coming through ... and with perfect timing! (note she plans a weeklong series of posts about hybrid scrapping). off now to visit ali's collection at digital scrapbooking :-)
Sunday, July 6, 2008
playing around in photoshop.

...spent a few minutes here and then tried out the "d" from this new font for the corners. and this font for the type.
next up, I feel like I've figured out colorful text and shapes, and I'm ready to try special effects on the photos themselves. things like filters, adjustment layers, saturation, opacity, colorizing. which means spending more time with this book (and really, just spending more time!)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
wordle.
Friday, July 4, 2008
so far so (very) good.


Wednesday, July 2, 2008
when pigs fly (and other news).
...it's been busy, and we have new news and other updates, and I decided not to split it into multiple posts - so bear with me!
first up - marc's pc laptop died a horrible death in the early hours of yesterday. and he's well on his way to being a mac user. (that's the title credit. I even had an email from him already tonight - I told him there was extra credit if he could send me a photo of himself, but I think he decided simply doing email was enough.)
then, not so much pigs flying as pigs all jumping up and down doing their happy dance (like me!) - sara is now a licensed driver. much thanks to marc for cramming lessons on parallel parking and finding the one reservation for a behind-the-wheel test in the state of georgia this week (yes, marc and sara drove to calhoun to take the test - like I said "much thanks to marc".)
and finally (gee - this is almost like reverse order), we had fun with karen and jillian figuring out the beach for this year. since there are only four of us, we get an extra half-foot, but I think we all thought packing lighter was really the right way to go. I am planning to bring my laptop (but not planning to spend too much time on-line). and surely not taking four copies of the latest harry potter book might even create another cubic foot! we all know this year will be much different - karen and I (that's the same), but just two of the girls (both driving!), a new place, and persistent thoughts that this could be the last year for them. karen and I already have a pact we're going to do this forever (and in some strange way, I think we're looking forward to what it might be like to share a small apartment for the week...when we're grandmothers).
we talked about the food (sara signed up for two meals and jillian is planning a yummy dessert for dinner thing), books (everyone has grand plans to read lots), bike rides and the zoo gallery. good times.
first up - marc's pc laptop died a horrible death in the early hours of yesterday. and he's well on his way to being a mac user. (that's the title credit. I even had an email from him already tonight - I told him there was extra credit if he could send me a photo of himself, but I think he decided simply doing email was enough.)


and finally (gee - this is almost like reverse order), we had fun with karen and jillian figuring out the beach for this year. since there are only four of us, we get an extra half-foot, but I think we all thought packing lighter was really the right way to go. I am planning to bring my laptop (but not planning to spend too much time on-line). and surely not taking four copies of the latest harry potter book might even create another cubic foot! we all know this year will be much different - karen and I (that's the same), but just two of the girls (both driving!), a new place, and persistent thoughts that this could be the last year for them. karen and I already have a pact we're going to do this forever (and in some strange way, I think we're looking forward to what it might be like to share a small apartment for the week...when we're grandmothers).

Tuesday, July 1, 2008
why I love the internet.

I can't remember how I found erin's site, but it's been on my daily reads list for a while - there's always something new and interesting. and she's published a few e-zines and now has this very cool magazine. which I downloaded last night and just paged through this morning.
I definitely have to checkout the playlist on page 23. but my favorite is the weekly planner on pp 30-31. designed by jessica gonacha. who just happens to live in atlanta (wow, small world).

...so I google and find out spoonflower is a new company that prints fabric with your own designs. you upload your image and they print it on 100% cotton. what a great idea!!
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