I was at a Norman Rockwell exhibit over the weekend and a certain image of a confused artist staring at a blank canvas captured me. Paintbrushes cast aside and good luck charms dangling from the top to no avail, he sits scratching his head. Sometimes I feel like that on my blog. I sit down to write and stare at a blank page on the back end of my wordpress site and wonder what to say. I … [Read more...]
... was Mother's Day. I had a perfect day full blue skies, the warm sun, happy voices, picnics, sleeping late, a new mint dress, famous art that made my heart pound and Starbucks. :) Maybe no day is truly perfect (Bear refused to listen to us while he rode his bike on a pathway and crashed an Indian Kite Festival) but perhaps it was the small mistakes, frustrations and "SMILE DANGGIT AT … [Read more...]
Okay, Here you go...I will warn you up front that some of these photos are NOT for the faint of heart. Also, "bear" with me, as there are a lot of photos! If you are just joining us, you will need to check out the rest of this series so you have some idea of what is going on... Part One Part Two Part Three As I sat eating brunch, my sister casually asks, "Hey, have you checked your … [Read more...]
Photo credit to Rebecca Pilotte Photography Guest Post by Claire Bailey As part of my “Living Local” series I’ve started this spring, I decided to poll my friends on Facebook and ask others in person, what their favorite local places to shop were. Most people got excited about 1 or 2 stores and had a quick sales pitch of why they liked that place. After talking to a few hundred … [Read more...]
