Monday, January 30, 2012

February photo-a-day challenge


Together with my good friend M, I'm taking part in the February photo-a-day challenge present by fat mum slim.

Since I don't have a smart phone (*gasp*), I can't promise I'll be able to update daily.  But I'll try my darndest and I do promise to take one photo each day!

Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Biodiversity Project

Interesting animals beautifully photographed by Joel Sartore in a collection entitled "The Biodiversity Project".

(one of my favorite shots)

This leads me to my only question: is there any animal in this world that is uglier than the mole rat?

Monday, January 23, 2012

Writer envy

I really enjoy the way this woman writes.  I'm especially loving a recent post she wrote, as I try to figure out the kind of woman I want to become.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Weekend plans

Since I'm going to be traveling out-of-town for the next 4 weekends (just typing that makes me tired), this weekend will be spent inside doing all the things I want to do, which includes:
- crafting (making these into earrings and this necklace)
- making these pancakes
- deep-cleaning my apartment
- painting my nails
- reading my new book while wrapped in a blanket on the couch
- watching the Patriots beat the Ravens *knock on wood*


Have a nice weekend!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Christmas gifts


So, there's a story behind these Christmas gifts.

This past summer, I was browsing the vendor tables at a craft fair in Tiverton, RI.  I stopped at Melanie's booth, the woman behind Stone That Flows, and looked in awe at her beautiful handmade jewlery.  A pair of cufflinks caught my eye and I was so sad to see they weren't earrings.  I expressed this sadness to Melanie, who wrote some secret words down on her business card.  "Just email me this information and I'll make earrings for you."

Yay!

I emailed her a few days later and she responded with the price.  It was a bit too expensive for me, but I thanked her and told her "maybe in the future!"  I saved the email, thinking maybe down the road (when I wasn't a somewhat recent college grad with very little money) I would treat myself to the earrings as a gift.

Fast forward to Christmas this year, when my boyfriend got them for me for Christmas!  He had heard me talk about them (apparently more and with deeper longing than the other random things I talk about) so he wanted to get them for me.

Also, his mother knew he was getting me the earrings, so she got me a matching necklace from the company.

I have good and generous people in my life.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Best American Short Stories

Just bought this book as a late Christmas present to myself:


Can't wait to start it!