West of Whimsy

A Touch of Red . . .

Check out my first curated treasury ever - it was so much fun to put together this little collection of loveliness!

Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig . . .

I'm HOME.  And couldn't be happier about it!  Thinking my decision to have a giant cup of black-tea might have been a poor one, and will probably go take a much needed nap in just a bit.

Here are my favorite pictures of the boys from the trip - they're growing up!

(my 10 yr old baby . . . ha ha, he's taller than his brother!)

(my 13 year old lady killer . . .)

(fishing off the cliffs of the Hamakua Coast . . .)

More on our fishing adventures soon - for now my bed (my very own bed!) is calling!

Pattern + Texture . . .

A study in pattern & texture . . .

A Week Without Internet . . .

In theory, I know not being connected to the internet is good for me.  But a week without connection to the whole world is actually quite anxiety producing!  I mean, I have internet on my phone?  But I can't blog from my phone!

At the moment I'm poaching someone's internet (who must be across the street or a few houses down?) - and since the connection isn't very dependable, I'll keep it short.

Yesterday we went to the Volcano - where it was raining & there wasn't much to see.  Happy that I still got a few pictures.  More sooooon!

Beautiful Friday Treasury . . .

Look at this gorgeous treasury that features my peonies!  Feeling the warm & fuzzy Friday love over here this morning . . .

Random Thursday Musings . . .

I made it home this afternoon - which is nothing short of a Miracle!  No really . . . there was only one runway open at SeaTac, about 6-10 inches of snow + lots of ice on the ground, all kinds of people without power, and the Governor has declared a "State of Emergency".

And somehow my flight arrived only 30 minutes late, and I caught a cab home.  Just to give you an idea of how lucky I was?  The guy catching a cab behind me had shown up for his 7:00 a.m. flight, and never made it out of Seattle.  He was going home.  Wow.

I've picked up & sorted my mail, organized some of my work things, and am on my 2nd load of laundry.  All on schedule - hooray!

Sadly - I didn't go to the store before I left so I am out of milk.  For dinner I had one scrambled egg, and some yummy rye toast with swiss.  An inventory of my freezer yielded ice cream, freezer burned edamame, and vodka.  Hmmmm.  Thankfully I also have the end of a dark chocolate bar from Trader Joe's so I should be able to make it until tomorrow morning when hopefully I can get some groceries.

I am going to unpack the rest of my suitcase, and repack it with the stack of t-shirts & shorts that I put out before I left.  I'll be off to my next adventure in the wee hours of Saturday morning - Hawaii!

Photo Tutorial . . .

Several weeks ago I submitted a photo-tutorial to the Ruche blog, which they accepted (woot!) and published today!

Sooo - If you're interested in learning how to set-up an easy peasey photo studio in your kitchen, go take a look . . . I'm really pleased with how it turned out!

And as an aside, they have the greatest clothes in their online shop - in case you're in the market for something vintage-inspired & beautiful.

xoxo

Jellyfish - Part Deux . . .

OK - Let's try this again!

(this photo looks like a painting - wild!)

(Upside-down jellies that live in bogs & marshes.  Who knew!)

Overall we had a super fun time - if you're ever in the Chicago area be sure to check out the Shedd Aquarium!

Jellyfish . . .

I just spent almost an hour posting a series of totally rad pictures of jellyfish from my trip to the Shedd Aquarium today, and my stupid hotel internet decided it needed to be reauthorized mid-post.  & I hadn't saved.

C-r-a-b-b-y.

Here's my favorite of the bunch, I'll repost the rest tomorrow.

Orange Sweater Design . . .

Just wanted to make a little announcement that my sister has finally started her blog, and I think you should all go check it out & add her to your blogroll.

www.orangesweaterdesign.com

That's all.

xoxo