i wanted to tell you....

about the walk i took yesterday
after it rained
and the sun came out
and the light was all golden hour-y
and how i was just going to
take some photos in the yard
but then saw the tree across the street
with all its pretty in pink blossoms
but then...wait a minute, look at the entrance to the park
i'll just walk down that far...
but then i remembered there were lilacs
a little further
and two hours, one sundae and 237 photos later
i was fast walking
to get home before the june bugs
came out....

i was going to tell you about that today
and show you pictures
but...the sun is out...
and the camera battery
is charged
and i think i am just going to have to go
for a drive...
messy hair and all.

hello, saturday.
:)

sometimes...

you just feel like
chocolate-y chai tea
and
big warm sweater....

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a book and
and fuzzy soft blanket...

i think i am still in hibernate mode.

yeah....there's a reason i was the weird kid in school...

because I do things like this.

I was talking to a friend at work
about movies
and he had just seen the new Avengers movie
and I mentioned that
I would like to watch all the superhero movies
and he told me
that there are lists online
that will give you the order to watch them in
by timeline
rather than by movie release date
and I got all excited and thought
NEW PROJECT!
and then thought
ohhhhhh I CAN TRACK IT!
and came home and googled a list
(although I now realize there is more than one list out there
so I feel a little ill thinking what if this is wrong but
anyway...)
and yeah...
this is why i was the weird kid in school.

well...this kind of thing
and the fact that I cried every day
until about grade 8
oh...
and there was the time I built a
spaceship out of a cardboard box
in my bedroom
when I was like....12....

but anyway...

oh...and if you haven't watched this show,
you totally should. 
it's so good!
(i love yang.  she will always be yang to me).

Trying something new...

So. 
I thought I would try something new.
I usually do robots and little girls...
I thought I would try flowers...
big flowers...
on a larger canvas than what I normally work on.

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I was inspired totally by alisa burke...
and by this specific tutorial

I am actually pretty happy with how it turned out
and, more importantly,
it was SO fun to do.

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Kind of like zentangling but on a larger scale...
with sharpies...
and watercolors.

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I think I might try this again.
It might actually be just a little addictive!
:)

a discovery...

(that has nothing to do with the photo above...
i just always have to start my blog posts with a photo so...)

it has been a long time
since i have found a blog
that has me so enamored...
i spent at least 4 hours last night
reading this woman's blog.
but, i mean, really...how could i not?
she writes about books
and mainly about kid's books (which i love)
and movies
and food blogs
and crafts...
and has links upon links to other cool blogs...
i felt like a total stalker
reading her blog
for hours
and checking out her instagram & facebook
and sending her messages...
(hmmmm...it sounds even worse when i type it all out).

anyway...check out this blog...
it's adorable....
even the name...Julia's Bookbag...sigh.

oh...and when i wasn't stalking,
i mean, reading her blog
i was working on a new christmas card...
i'm kind of happy with how it turned out!
:)

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