Loose String

Grace In Small Things (39 of 365)

1. Escaping from Goodwill relatively unscathed and making a vow not to return.

2. New goodies from Old Navy.

3. Cute new shoes.

4. Doing my part for the ailing economy.

5. That sometimes my harebrained photo ideas work out better than I could have even hoped.

Grace In Small Things (38 of 365)

1. A swinging new haircut.

2. Geeking out on History Channel.

3. The end in sight on a large custom order.

4. Almonds

5. Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.

Grace In Small Things (37 of 365)

1. A cool Facebook discovery.

2. Orange Cream and Raspberry.

3. Anticipation about my photo projects.  Happy not worrying.

4. New tights.  Argyle, sigh....

5. Patchouli reed diffuser.

Grace In Small Things (36 of 365)

1. A day in bed lounging.

2. Followed by a long bath.

3. The smell of my shampoo and conditioner in freshly washed hair.

4. Trail mix.

5. Always - photo geeking.

Grace In Small Things (35 of 365)

1. Being sober.

2. My great group of photo geek friends.

3. That sometimes things go as well as I planned.

4. Peppered beef jerky.

5. Origami cranes.

Grace In Small Things (34 of 365)

1.  A day of couch camping.

2. Annie Hall on the Tivo.

3. Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.

4. Plans coming together nicely for a cool couple of photo shoots.  Just feeling very inspired.

5. Nigella and Ina.

Grace In Small Things (33 of 365)

1. Retail therapy in the form of many cute and relatively cheap new items of clothing.

2. A not-at-all cheap pair of new shoes that I am in love with.

3. Lots of errands run and duly crossed off my list.

4. A date night with dinner out and then a movie - all in the same night.

5. Coraline.   Just spectacular!

Grace In Small Things (32 of 365)

1.  The end in sight on the mountain of sewing I need to get done.

2. Rediscovering some pretty sweet designs among the backload.

3. Lots of hungry guys to cook for this weekend.

4. A small but frivolous Etsy purchase.

5. Dreaming about going to the Mary Ellen Mark workshop someday.

Grace In Small Things (31 of 365)

1.  Yummy dinner in the oven.

2.  Having my little shop and not losing interest in it even after 3 years.

3. A cool idea I have for photographing origami cranes.

4.  Teaching myself to make origami cranes.

5.  All of the cool origami papers out there.

50 Questions

Since I seem to be incapable of anything more than a Grace In Small Things post these days, I thought I would grab this meme.  It makes for a little change of pace.  I hope.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? 

My middle name is after my godmother whom I have never met

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? 
It has been a while.  It was probably over some sad movie.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? 
Yes most of the time.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? 
Honey ham

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 
1 son, 2 stepsons and a stepdaughter.  (and  crazy daschunds)

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? 
Yes.  I am a good listener and I am funny.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? 
I have been told by several people that I am the most sarcastic person they have ever met. So, I guess that is a yes.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? 
Yes.  But I don't have an appendix.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? 
I’d like to think that I would, but I doubt it.  I am afraid of heights and speed.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?

Captain Crunch

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? 
Only if I can't just slip them off.  Then I leave them where they fall.

12. *This question was missing!

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? 
Butter Pecan

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? 
Their height.  Everyone always seems to be taller than me. 

15. RED OR PINK? 
Pink because I am a girly girl. Not.

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? 
My impatience.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? 
My sister Lisa. She just gets me.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? 
I don't know. 

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? 
Spongebob pyjama pants and leopard print polar fleece socks.  I am a fashion maven.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? 
A show about how the world was created.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? 
Chartreuse.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? 
Citrus, lavender, bsasil and food in the oven.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? 
I am not a big phone talker.  It was probably the husband.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? 
I elected to do this on my own.  I guess I like myself okay.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? 
The only one that keeps my interest on tv is football but I love to go to see baseball at Wrigley.

27. HAIR COLOR? 
Um, red.

28. EYE COLOR? 
Blue.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? 
Sometimes.  Not very often though.

30. FAVORITE FOOD? 
Cheese

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? 
I don't like scary movies.

32. LAST MOVIES YOU WATCHED? 
Prozac Nation  ( I am a little behind the times on my movie viewing)

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Grey and black. 

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? 
Summer every time and the hotter the better.

35. HUGS OR KISSES? 
Hugs. 

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? 
?.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? 
?. 

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? 
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? 

Don't have a mousepad I use a laptop

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? 
The Long Way Down

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S). 
Laughter, Son Volt and rain.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? 
I love them both.  I cannot choose.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? 
Alaska.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? 
I think I am a pretty good photographer but I am constantly humbled by other people's work. 

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 
Key West, FL.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? 
?.

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? 
Our friends Linda and Brad introduced us.

49. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD

Good, kind children.

50. LAST TIME YOU FELT LIKE A KID? 
Every day.  I can never believe I am over 40.