by joy | Aug 8, 2011 | @ home
#augustbreak | imperfections When I’m on the road to a warm, sunny destination, I pack a sensible wide-brimmed hat. It used to rebound quickly after freeing it from the confines of my suitcase. After years of twisting, stuffing and squashing, though, it’s...
by joy | Aug 5, 2011 | @ home
#augustbreak: Friday chicken My homage to Havi Brooks at the Fluent Self. She’s been doing her Friday chicken for years. Here is my Friday chicken: my 10-week old aracauna...
by joy | Aug 4, 2011 | @ home
fasten your seat belt anyway This time of year, I lose interest in the garden. It’s a combination of the heat, the maintenance and the harvest. I like to start projects, not maintain them. I make things happen and watch them grow. My husband likes to graze...
by joy | Aug 2, 2011 | on the road, playful experiments
taking an August Break for photo play I’ve joined Susannah Conway’s August Break this month as an experiment. A little playfulness goes a long way, methinks. Ahem. I’m notoriously bad at these month-long challenges, but appreciate the low-key...
by joy | Jul 28, 2011 | creative pilgrimages, on the road
sketching & painting with Jane LaFazio in Utah Jane LaFazio shows us how to sketch a landscape at Pineview Reservoir, Utah I don’t consider myself an artist. I honestly don’t think I can draw. I didn’t study it in college. I’m not...
