bowling

muffins

Hot coffee and warm from the oven pumpkin muffins (made a bit healthier by using whole wheat flour and applesauce in place of oil)... and a pretty view outside.

mine

Oh, he's mine. Through and through.

snow

This weekend we had our first snow of the year.  Yay!

But, we also has one sad little monkey who was stuck inside with the flu.  Boo!

bread 2.0 and a link

Here is my second attempt at my 'artisan' bread, same batch of dough, new shape.  And, for those interested, here is the recipe I used:
No Knead Bread Recipe

bread

My first attempt at 'no knead artisan bread'.  It was a hit (I know this for a fact, because as I was walking out the door for a meeting, my boy took his first bite and yelled 'YUMMY'.)  I am looking forward to trying it again and experementing with shapes.  And, I will have ample opportunity as I have a whole container of dough in the fridge to play with.

painting

After living in our house for almost 5 years, we are *finally* getting rid of the purple room.  This is our office / craft room.  As I sit here, it is still a work in process, but I will show you the finished product soon...I hope.  I think this space has been the most challenging and the reason we have put it off for so long, is the amount of *stuff* in here. 

nature walk

Winter on the West Coast.  

Happy New Years!

A New Year.  A Fresh Start.  A New Blog?  Well, obviously, I didn't finsih my challenge for 2011, close but not close enough.  I, however, don't consider it a failure.  I have learned so much about myself and my camera.  351 posts are nothing to sneeze at! 

Now the question is, what am I going to do in 2012? Simple.  I will keep blogging, but I am not planning on holding myself to 'a photo a day'.  I want to keep learning, and experimenting with photography.  I am hoping that by removing the 'stress' and necessity of taking a picture a day, I will be able to feel creative and inspired, again. 

Thank you to everyone who has followed me this past year, your comments on here and on facebook have meant a lot to me.  Happy 2012!