Just a quick update…We had a MAJOR snow/ice/wind storm last week that left us with fallen trees on our fences and roof, AND without power for six days. I finally got power back yesterday morning (yay!), but am still without the Internet. Hopefully we’ll get that soon so I can regale you with riveting disaster photos.
Category Archives: Random Nothingness
The past week and a half in pictures
Afternoon walks in the sunshine.
Perfecting my sourdough technique.
Roasting tomatoes.
Painting another chalkboard surface in the hallway.
Delighting in snow. (I’m over that now.)
All photos taken with my iPhone. I know I am totally late to the game but I am having so much fun with the camera and all of the apps on it.
Sun Tracking
I recently wrote about tracking the sun for my new garden plot and I whipped up this little graphic on a whim. It was a really good whim in a lot of ways. I’ve been feeling really unsure and uninspired regarding anything art related. I think I lost track of the feeling of creating because it makes me happy because I’ve been so caught up in the idea of trying to figure out how to make money creating – and not being able to bring myself to even start. A friend once told me something along the lines of “If you do something just for the money, then that’s all you’ll get.” Meaning no joy or fulfillment. I think unconsciously I knew that and was stopping myself by forming some sort of “writer’s block”.
It’s a small start, and a great reminder. No art related goals for 2012 other than to relax, quit pressuring myself, and only do things because I want to, not because I think I have to.
2011 Recap and 2012 Resolutions
Jefe and I spent our New Years Eve recording our drunken ramblings future podcast on tasting Rose Sparkling Wines. The winner being from Germany of all places (audio and a new website to follow!). Jefe also made an AWESOME Lobster Mac and Cheese, which I captured with my new iPhone. That little camera totally rocks – major 2011 accomplishment right there.
I’ve also been thinking a lot about my resolutions for 2012 and I had to go back and remind myself what I wanted to accomplish in 2011. Building the fence was a major item and I am so glad we managed to get that done. In fact gardening has been so much on my mind lately that I’ve decided to start a new blog specifically devoted to creating my new garden. The seed catalogs are starting to arrive and I’ve been cultivating a ton of garden ideas on Pinterest so I am raring to go.
I didn’t sew nearly as much as I wanted to, and aside from gardening, sewing is a topic that takes up a lot of my mind space. My pattern collection is growing a long with my stash and I really hope to make some beautiful clothes this year.
I want to focus on continuing to spruce up the house this year and am looking forward to more craft/arty projects to help that process along.
I didn’t really do any canning like I planned. I made a dandelion jam, which I have yet to try, but that was about it. So again, this year – Canning!
I want to learn how to forage, mainly huckleberries and chanterelles. I know a lot of people who forage, and they guard their secret spots like crazy so I am thinking that I need to take a class or something.
I need to get out more. While my parents were visiting us this Christmas we took a little drive out to Boston Harbor Marina and Burfoot Park, both of which are about 15-20 minutes from our house but seem like a million miles away. It made me wonder why I don’t go out there more. There are a ton of beautiful little places like this around Olympia, and I need to be better about leaving my cozy little home and exploring the world.
I know that 2011 was a really crummy year for a lot of people. I am blessed that I managed to escape the tragedy and trauma a lot of my friends experienced, so here’s hoping that 2012 will be better for us all.
Delighting in Snow
It seems like just the other day I was out in the yard marveling at my new garlic sprouts, and the tulips that were starting to come up. And then came the snow…and more snow…still snowing! I know that technically it’s still Winter, but man…I had a beautiful little taste of Spring and now a reminder that perhaps I need to be patient. Not just patient, but to enjoy every moment, in the moment, and stop waiting for things to come.