Tag: my home
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a case for making breakfast
I woke up on my own at 7:00 am. Ellie was home for the weekend and I knew that she was hoping to get on the road by 9:00 to head back to St George. I hopped out of bed and went straight to the kitchen. I put together a breakfast…nothing super fancy (Trader Joe’s…
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bringing in the flowers
After a spring and summer of focusing and working on the remodel that effected about almost 50% of the house, I have begun turning my attention to our neglected front and back yards. It was a tough season for them with our restricted water, and then our lack of attention. I was in the yard…
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once there was a music room
We bought a beautiful 1965 baby grand piano in hopes that our family would sit at the bench and fill the house with music. 12 years later, it sat lonely and dusty. We decided to sell it to make better use of the space in the front of our home. I was a little bit…
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18 moves in 14 years
Several years ago, as part of a fine art photography class, I was asked by Deb Schwedhelm “What is unique or important about your past?” I wrote this and have thought about it many times since then. She encouraged me to follow this direction in my art…and I know the feelings about what I share…
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let bygones be bygones
50mm | f2.0 | 1/100 | iso250 In an effort to keep humans out of her candy, since she was the only trick-or-treater in our house this year, Sophie decided to tuck her Halloween candy in her room inside a gallon size ziploc bag. On November 1st, she went to school…and left her candy on…
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practice daily
85mm, 1/250, f2.5, ISO 250 | my home Daylight was ending and I hadn’t picked up my camera all day. I grabbed the cut flowers from the entry table and set out to the back porch. The pink hues from the setting sun saturated the light. I was grateful that I had kept the commitment…
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I know what to do
1/200, f2.2, ISO250, 50mm | my home The thoughts rolling through my head- I want them to lift me, point me to my goals, feel my successes, and have a vision greater than today. Instead, they are- shielding me, protecting me, keeping me safe. But safe is boring. Being unseen is diminishing. I am ready…
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not looking for applause
“If your intentions are to impress people or to get the big applause at the end then you are taking, not giving.” -Teitur (found here) To remember to share myself with the intent to give, letting go of what I will receive…that is true magic. I have been a guitar student off and on (much…
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e l e v e n
It was her birthday and we were talking about how many years until she was an adult. (That traumatic conversation was NOT my idea!) When I said “7 years” out loud I almost had an anxiety attack! 7 years…that is NOTHING! We have lived in this home for 10 years…and that moves seems like yesterday.…
