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Excited for June

27 May 2010
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I’m excited for the new month to start because I’m participating in “I’m Finding the Joy” photography class. Over six weeks, we’ll be learning from the amazingly talented Kelly at willette designs. I’m so excited that I can barely contain myself! It’s important for me to document my children as they grow, but even more [...]

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Calamari Cake

7 May 2010
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Actually, this is modeled after an octopus and not squid but who’s going to hold me to it? For his birthday, Mr. B requested an underwater theme with an octopus on his cake. He also wished for angel food, which turned out to be the perfect light foil against the marshmallow fondant. After the cake [...]

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Getting Supplies

29 April 2010
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The children and I stopped by Home Depot yesterday to pick up a few things. We got some potting soil, flowers for the baskets on the deck,

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Dragonflies at Etsy

28 April 2010
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Some winged goodness to share with you today. Clockwise from top left around to center:

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FLOS’ Skygarden @ YLighting via Lonny

27 April 2010
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I’m in lighting heaven. This gorgeous piece of art was created by Marcel Wanders for FLOS, an Italian design firm. I first spotted the light in the getting-better-with-every-issue Lonny Mag. It’s just a half-sphere of boring in white, black or rust (which reminds me TOTALLY of Allison of House of Hepworth‘s fav paint ORB) See? [...]

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What’s for Dinner?

16 April 2010
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Oh, how that phrase makes me crazy! I’ve two ways that I deal with meal planning that I’d like to share with you. The first is a List of Leftovers. Doesn’t that sound unappealing? I know! So, let’s rename it as Eating Out While Staying In or DIY Dinners or, um, something infinitely more creative [...]

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