Tag Archives: Photography

ABC Wednesday ~ X is for…

Well the best I could come up with for X is the Skull and Crossbones surrounding any Pirate Theme Mateys!

 

These were taken in a Model Home we walked through where they decorated one of the rooms in a pirate theme.

 

These shots were taken on one of our beach walks. There is one camper at this state park who camps every weekend and hoists the Pirate Flag! Ok, so I made the X in the sand before I saw the pirate flag and the X made out of sticks because I was getting desperate to find X’s!

For more ABC Wednesday Photos head over to Mrs. Nesbitt’s.

****Yikes, this happens to be my 1000th post! I should have given a prize or something or buried some treasure under an X somewhere…

Photobucket is holding all my photos I stored with them from 2007-2015 hostage. They have blacked out all those photos on my blog posts. OH BOTHER! I’m slowly cleaning up my posts.

Ruby Tuesday

These are the Fruit Skewers we made for my nephew’s wedding rehearsal dinner this last Friday. I thought they qualify for a Ruby Tuesday post.

Photobucket is holding all my photos I stored with them from 2007-2015 hostage. They have blacked out all those photos on my blog posts. OH BOTHER! I’m slowly cleaning up my posts.

 

For more Ruby Tuesday posts vist Maryt at The Work of the Poet

8 Random Things About My Kitchen ~ Meme

Hello everyone! We made it to Seattle at 12:30 A.M. this morning. 17 hours on the road. I’m brain dead but I had this little meme in my drafts and decided I needed to put something new to look at on my blog. Since the kitchen and cooking and eating and fellowship were the theme of the last 3 days I thought this was a good filler for the time being. Hope to get around soon and see what you are all up to! Blessings.

Here’s a little Meme about the Kitchen. List 8 random things about your kitchen. You can combine things about your kitchen with your cooking style…

1. My Kitchen in my home in Washington is also my Dining Room. It all happens in here….

2. I have a gas stove top that is separate from my electric double oven.

3. A center rectangular work area with cabinets and a section of bar seating doubles as a buffet service area.

4. My kitchen has loads of cabinets that were an Oak finish and Dear painted them for me in two shades of green with my walls an even darker shade of the same green tone.

5. We used to have fluorescent light fixtures in this space that we jokingly said we could do surgery under. Dear replaced them with recessed lighting and drop down pen lights over my Island and a light fixture over our table.

6. We have seated up to 16 people around our dining room table!

7. We like to cook classic comfort food and also experiment with the latest recipes we see on Food Network!

We clean up all the messes in this wonderful sink. It’s deep and wide and I can fit a cookie sheet in here and my large pots and pans.

8. We love to share our space and our food with no expectations of reciprocation…

If you’d like to participate in this meme please do and let me know if you do…

Photobucket is holding all my photos I stored with them from 2007-2015 hostage. They have blacked out all those photos on my blog posts. OH BOTHER! I’m slowly cleaning up my posts.

WFW ~ Psalm 104: 24-25

Psalm 104: 24-25 ~

“How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-living things both large and small.”

 

For more Word Filled Wednesday click over to Amydeanne…

Ruby Tuesday

 

Yippee! I’m excited that I’ll get to see my daughter face to face instead of just talking on the phone this Thursday. There’s a family wedding in Southern California so my kids are flying down. Fun times.

For more Ruby Tuesday head over to Work of the Poet. WordPress is messing with our edit page again and I’m very frustrated because the page has a mind of it’s own and won’t leave things where I put them. Oye Vay!

Have a great week everyone…

Photobucket is holding all my photos I stored with them from 2007-2015 hostage. They have blacked out all those photos on my blog posts. OH BOTHER! I’m slowly cleaning up my posts.

Snapshot Tag ~

 

Flower has tagged me for a getting to know you meme called Snapshot. Here are some flowers for you, Flower! I added some to the meme. The meme asked for 5 places you’ve lived. I did that in two parts, 5 places before I was married and 5 places after I was married.

A. What were you doing 10 years ago?

That would be 1998 correct. I was substitute teaching in the State of Washington.

B. 5 things on my to do list.

1. Buy dress for wedding.
2. Make shopping list for Rehearsal Dinner we’re catering.
3. Shop for what’s on the shopping list.
4. Cook what I’m cooking ahead of time for the dinner.
5. Decide on whether to go to Disneyland on Thursday.

C. 5 snacks I enjoy.

1. Chips and Salsa
2. Nuts
3. Crackers and Cheese
4. Ice Cream
5. Hummus with pita bread

D. Things I’d do if I were a millionaire.

1. Pay off mortgages.
2. Give my children some money.
3. Donate more to some worthy organizations.
4. Take my kids to Great Britain and Ireland.
5. Put some money away so I can buy gasoline for my car :0)

E. Places I’ve lived {before I was married}

1. East Los Angeles, California
2. Pico Rivera, California
3. Montebello, California
4. Redlands, California (1 year at University of Redlands)
5. La Mirada, California

F. Places I’ve lived {since I’ve been married}

1. West Los Angeles, California
2. Huntington Beach, California (Josh and Dan born here)
3. Ventura, California (Katie born here)
4. Bothell, Kirkland, Kenmore,  Washington
5. Camarillo, California

So if you’d like to participate in this meme consider yourself tagged and let me know if you play…

Welcome Summer ~ The Hummingbird

 

Winged Jewel
(The Huming, Bird)
Feathered fire of emerald .
Aflashing through the air,
Its throat a glowing jewel,
A ruby solitaire.

Intrepid wings are whirring
In airy, fairy flight,
Careening through the sunshine,
A scintillating sprite.

Then pendant o’er flower
It dips its dainty hill
And gathers honeyed nectar
From flowery cup and frill.

Now darting, swiftly turning,
It seeks the trumpet vine,
A little tropic jewel
Aflame with nectared wine.
-CORA L. CONE

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SUMMER TO EVERYONE WHO PASSES THIS WAY!

Photobucket is holding all my photos I stored with them from 2007-2015 hostage. They have blacked out all those photos on my blog posts. OH BOTHER! I’m slowly cleaning up my posts.

Jane Austen Quote

 

“What dreadful hot weather we have!
It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.”
~Jane Austen

We’re having a heat wave and I’m glad my condo is air conditioned. I’m heading to Huntington Beach tomorrow for a family cooking event. What a day to cook but it can’t be helped. We’re making Russian Pelemeny for a family function coming up…

Photobucket is holding all my photos I stored with them from 2007-2015 hostage. They have blacked out all those photos on my blog posts. OH BOTHER! I’m slowly cleaning up my posts.