My dearest cousin Karen did me such a kindness a while back, that just sending an email was not enough. So I wanted to make a card as stylish and elegant as she is. I had an idea a while back for a papercut card backed with vellum, and this seemed like the perfect time […]
[Continue reading...]My dirty secret
September 15, 2010
To all of the people who marvel at what I manage to accomplish, let me tell you my little secret. I may let things get away from me time to time. Yeah, it’s not that I let my house get to the point where I can’t abide to live in it and there are no […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #37
September 14, 2010
Our beautiful antique tulip chair has finally died. For some reason, 50 year old plastic did not hold up to the two giants who live in this house. I nursed it along for as long as I could. I even poured resin to create a stronger seat but eventually even that cracked. It was time […]
[Continue reading...]Atti starts school … sort of
September 13, 2010
A few weeks ago it looked like Atti was going to start a preschool program right away. Due to school district boundaries and programs and red tape, it looks like that isn’t going to happen. Just when I got over my mama grief and was starting to look forward to a little independent time, we’re […]
[Continue reading...]Stinker
September 10, 2010
Somebody’s got a personality alright, and it is a contrary one. Notice, if you will, that he did not call me Mama, but he’s got Tresa down like a pro. See how much joy he gets out of giving me the opposite of what I ask for? I’m in trouble.
[Continue reading...]Sassy new look
September 9, 2010
Every single time I walk into a hair dresser, every single time, I tell them that I am unafraid of change. That I am putty in their hands and they can do with my hair what they will. My only guidance is where I tell them that I am a designer and internet professional and […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #36
September 8, 2010
I enjoy being a fancy lady with painted nails, but with all my typing and crafting stuff, they end up looking like garbage in a hurry. But that’s OK with all these awesome new punk rock colors that are out right now. No, it’s not that my fingers are all chipped and scuffed, it’s the […]
[Continue reading...]Long weekend
September 7, 2010
On our way down to visit family we let the GPS take us on a little tour, and it was fantastic. Across miles of orchards, down long stretches of quiet highway, through national forests, and straight up into the mountains. We had planned on only spending two days, but we couldn’t tear ourselves away. It […]
[Continue reading...]Running out of Steam
September 3, 2010
I am ready for summer to be over. This has been a doozy. Stuffed with traveling and crazy heat and major major work. This was a big summer for me and I’ll probably look back at it as the start of a whole lot, but it was exhausting. We’re taking off to go to the […]
[Continue reading...]Fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce
September 2, 2010
The heat is starting to break around here, and we’re now entering that glorious Indian summertime. These days are some of my favorite of the year and disappear so quickly that I want to spend those perfect dusk hours outside instead of worrying about what I’m going to make for dinner. This is a quick […]
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