Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a beautiful holiday season.

Ours was calm and peaceful and simple.

It was wonderful.

 

 

My parents were with us for Christmas + a couple of days beforehand and after.

It was unplanned and it was lovely.

 

 

New Year's eve was spent in front of the fire

with good food, delicious cake and a movie.

 

 

Goodbye 2012.

It was a really great year for me in many ways.

My heart and soul have grown so much this past year.

I feel I am a much better person than I was a year ago.

{not that I don't have so much more growing to do}

 

And...

I finally finished a 365 project!

Though I did cheat.  But I have zero guilt over it!

There were 366 days last year and I took way more photos than that,

so I have no qualms that I added in more than 31 photos for December

so that I could finish the project.

{I probably couldn't have done it however, if it weren't for my phone and the Picfx app}

 

{the heart in the middle photo was created by the wonderful Robin Thomas}

 

I got to looking at all my photos for 2012 and found some interesting {to me} data.

Out of my 366 photos, one will find:

-a dog within 103 photos

-57 beverages {30 are coffee & 10 are alcohol}

-32 photos have something I've created in them {not including my mancub}

-I have 25 photos with my feet in them

-12 are sunrises

and

-4 have at least one taxidermied animal in them

{5 if you include the cover of Jenny Lawson's book}

 

hmmm...

I wonder what that says about me....

 

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all 366 photos here

 



A Glance At November

I have been trying to get over here for over a week now.

Life has been busy.

 

When November rolled in, I thought we would have a little breather.

Nope.

November was just as busy as October.

 

It started off with a long over due trip to Chicago to see family.

And the best coffee we've had, to date.

Then home just in time to vote

and to love on a much missed pig-dog.

A cold snap.

Important research before sending my letter off to Santa

and filling our bellies with the best guacamole in Texas.

 

 

Then there was a week of dressing pigs in velvet ribbons,

snuggle time,

the all important, "let me show you how pretty I can sit so you can then reward me with your snack"

and finding evidence of Lucy's existence.

The month ended in Thanksgiving leftovers,

Reddi-wip shots,

beautiful sunrises and

celebrating the growth of a mustache for Movember.

 

Now we are five days into December and I'm really hoping life slows down so I can catch my breath for a moment and not disappear again.

 

Happy December, y'all!

 

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More of November and Project 365

HERE

 



A Glance At October

October was very busy for us.

 

The Farmboy and I took a short antiquing road trip

and then we had a lovely week with visiting family.

And afterwards I took another short road trip, that time with friends.

 

 

Then we had to say goodbye to our nearly 15 year old fur baby.

And I cried.

A lot.

And after that the Farmboy spent some time making music at an annual music retreat.

 

We are now a week into November and quite frankly I'm glad for it.

I think it's time to settle in and get ready for winter and the holidays.

 

Here's to another month of Life

with all of its ups and downs.

 



A Glance At September

September whipped by.

Did it for you, also?

 

Here's what our month looked like....

 

words to remind myself with

afternoon snacks

more violins laying around the house than one person really needs

trying to find a new diet

{we love gizzards, unfortunately they don't sit well on our tummy}

Texas sunsets

morning begging

Jedi pretending

drinking hot coffee on a lazy, rainy morning in a cup that heralds a Texas site that one of us just might have an unusual fixation with

 

 

loving on a very old dog and preparing ourselves for the inevitable

making Farmboy and pig shadows

more begging

putting on wool socks hoping it helps mother nature move along into fall

indecision: in or out

dress-up date nights

glorious sunrises

and the art that is always near at hand

 

Okay, your turn.

Tell me something about your September.

 

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more project 365 found here

 

 

 



A Glance At August

Around here...

 

August was all about soaking up the last of summer.

August was about embracing change.

 

 

August was about big ideas.

August was about a lot of art.

August wasn't too shabby.

 

How was your August?

 

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Project 365



July Glance

31 photos in 31 days.

I think that's a first.

July.

A month of narcissism.

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Project 365



Playing the 365 Catch Up

May

exploring new places

coffee

more coffee

a little creating

pups and hungry kittens

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June

road trip

mountain air

birthday dinners

and car shows

stormy skies

a playful pig

a tired old beast

and as always... coffee

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Project 365



I Begin

I begin to see the proof

with my eyes.

I am surprised to feel the fever

in my soul.

I stand at the stairway- it seems like hours.

I must choose.

The conversation between

head and heart.

My instincts emphatically

know the signs.

I see a woman.

The afternoon light her only ceremony.

Her hands outstretched-

carrying the years of the Earth.

A whispered "my dear."

I begin.

I am.

I stand.

I see a woman changed.

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Inner Excavat-Along with Liz Lamoreux

Chapter 1 Tasks:

Scenes From This Day + In A Series

Creating A Word Toolbox + Just Write



April Glance

30 days.

28 photos.

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beauty {just a few hours before the tornadoes}

us

the Brothers Noble

19 going on 4

wink, wink

hanging with the favorites

my happy place

10 years

warming up

finding Hipstamatic

nothin' but a {cool} hound dog

whacking balls



March Glance

21 out of 31 will have to do for March,

because somewhere along the way

it seems I lost 10 whole days.

Still Life No. 6

We are to have a weekend without rain.

If you come looking for me, I'll be in the garden.

What will you be doing this weekend?



Diptych No. 1

Hot water with lemon

is always better in a moustache mug.



In My Humble Opinion

love notes are never a bad idea.



February Glance

I started off February following this list.

However, it didn't take long for me to get off track.

But that's okay.

And it turns out I had a couple of photos on my phone that I had forgotten about, so I'm only three days behind.

Not too shabby.

So without further ado, I give you the month of February at a glance.

a foggy morning, a pretty pig, exercise in the sunshine

a dead Christmas wreath, an old dog that makes my heart go pitter-patter

and a Valentine's Day portrait

a muscle building lens, a rainy day wedding, a win,

cerulean blue sky, breakfast with Pops

and pretty shoes

March has been issued a challenge.

I'm ready for it.



Still Life No. 5

I am ready

for March to blow in.

What about you?



Still Life No. 4

I am slowly returning



from a bit of restful dreaming.

January Glance

Between my phone, my new Instax Mini 7 (which I feel I'm missing a few photos of) and my big girl camera,

I managed to do it.

However, it's the gathering and uploading of the photos that has slowed me down.

But, here they are...

31 days of photos.

This month I'm going to try to follow this.

Still Life No.3

Christmas.

I'm breathing in that heady evergreen scent.

I'm loving it.

Christmas.

I'm up to my ears in it.

I sooo don't have everything ready.

And I'm okay with that.

Because I'm breathing deeply of evergreen.

And loving it.

Still Life No. 2

from my studio

dusty miller, eucalyptus, linen bag, lace

buttons, candle, dip pens

What would you create?



Still Life No.1

from my kitchen



rosemary ... garlic ... lemon

What would you create?