pilgrim

Ollie's Kindergarten Turkey Feast & Program

wild thing

Hazel lives with reckless abandon. 

(I promise I do comb her hair.)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
For me, this is a must read book. On my top ten list for sure. I loved it!

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Liz, June, Dave, Annie, Ollie, Hazel


We miss you guys already!

Happy Halloween!

stick em up!

Halloween in the wild west. You'd better watch your back! Ollie and his cousin Dylin.

pixie dust

Where do you keep your pixie dust?

plumeria

Once upon a time my dear friend, Ilene, moved away and gave us her beautiful Plumeria plant. I think I killed it within a week. But she would be proud of me now! Today this Plumeria happily thrives in our front yard. Yay! Isn't it beautiful!!
"God is in the details." 
             --Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

pumpkin head

Loving the pumpkin patch.

Quinoa Black Bean Salad

A friend of mine shared this recipe with me.

It is really delicious.

1 cup quinoa

2 cups water

1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbs. lime juice

1 tsp. cumin

1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

1 can black beans, rinsed

1-1/2 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half

5 green onions finely chopped

1/4 cup fresh cilantro

salt and pepper to taste

Make quinoa according to directions, let cool. Mix olive oil, lime juice, cumin and red pepper flakes. Combine cooled quinoa, beans tomatoes and onions in large bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad and toss in cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.

I found a similar recipe on epicurious.com

(photo by: Romulo Yanes)

dew

The morning dew on the plants outside was ridiculous. Pretty, isn't it?
I could see my reflection in all the tiny drops.

one hillbilly and a vampire

sparkly

( I didn't edit this video, so it is really long. 
enjoy what you will. 2-1/2 is such a fun age. )

san clemente

Fall beach camping is fun.

More photos here

I did it!

St. George Marathon 2009

more marathon

Here are some photos I liked that Dave took while they were waiting to cheer me on at mile 20. Dave's shadow (a shot he accidently took, but i really like), Hazel and her buddy Coleman playing in the dirt, and Ollie climbing the red rock. P.S. I love the red rock desert!

fishy fishy

Since I am a little behind in my "work of art a month" goal, I thought I would post an old drawing. I tweaked it a little after I scanned it and think he is kind of a cute little fishy.

i love fall

I love fall! The weather, the crisp air (finally), the colors...everything. This pumpkin farm is great. They have a corn maze, pig races, pony rides, a petting farm, loads o pumpkins, train rides...the whole nine yards. You can see the garden where the pumpkins were grown. It's great and my kids loved it! I'm sure we'll be going back soon. Wanna come?
MORE PHOTOS HERE

more fall

Ollie is 5!

Happy 5th Birthday, Ollie!

What a perfect day! 

Presents, cake, friends, games, balloons, play! Repeat! 

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"I cannot believe I am really five today!" (repeat 100 times)

Huntington

Quick trip to Huntington Beach.

new listing

I have listed a new item in my etsy store.

Do you want to take a look?

teeny tiny

Some old sketches from several years ago. They are each about one inch across.

Art Class - Mondrian

Thursday's art class we made abstract art inspired by Piet Mondrian. The kids did such a good job I had to post this cute photo of them!

leslie is nice - free giveaway!

My friend Leslie is doing a giveaway on her blog, a room somewhere, of my ABC collage art. To see the link click here, if you comment you just might win! If you want to look at some of the new things I have listed on my etsy account, click here.

July (okay, August) Art

July there was quite a bit of away-from-home time and a lot of fun going on. So, I didn't make any notable art last month. This month, however late it may be, I have promised myself to do two art projects to make-up for last month. I think owls are very cute and fun to make pretty pictures of. I thought of dressing them up a little bit more, possibly a flower brooch for the mom, a baseball cap for the boy, but I'm gonna think about it before I commit. Any thoughts? Silly, no? Perhaps you would like a little owl family for you wall?

hot dog!

I sat down at my computer and this was my new desktop image. It's so Dave. Pretty funny.

candyland on lombard street

Ollie loves to play Candyland....wouldn't this be cool? Hasbro made Lombard Street in San Francisco into the Game Candyland for a day. Awesome. See more here.

veer

I love Veer. Every year they put out an activity book for creative people. It's funny. You should check it out.