March 7 - Visit with Emily, Bobby, and Noah

I was in Greenville today and was able to eat lunch with Emily and visit with Bobby and Noah for a while.  I was able to get some shots of Bobby and Noah while I was there.  Here are a few.

March 6 - Posters

Emily asked me to make some posters for Bobby's 3rd birthday party scheduled for March 17.  The theme of the party is "Little Explorers."  I am working on the second poster now and having fun designing them. 

March 5 - The Yarn Shop is Closed plus more Charlie

Dan and I were out and about today and decided on a stop at a yarn shop in Pineville.  Bummer, the shop is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Here are some more pictures of Charlie that I took today.  He is very difficult to photograph as he is so dark and blends in to the background.  He is growing so fast... just look at his long legs now!  He has the sweetest disposition the last picture shows it.

March 4 - Cranberry and Orange Muffins



Cranberry and Orange Muffins

 For Sunday brunch I made a batch of Cranberry and Orange Muffins.  I forgot to sprinkle the tops with sugar before putting them into the oven to bake, so a drizzled them with a sugar glaze after they came out.

March 3 - Cart Path Bloom

These shots were taken from the front corner of our yard of the cart path that runs beside our home.  The Bradford pear trees that line the path just started to bloom today.  Notice the robin at the bottom left of the center shot... spring is here!

March 2 - Trip to the Garden Center

I hope to get out and work on expanding my herb garden this weekend... weather permitting.  I plan to expand it this year.  Dan and I made a trip to Home Depot's garden center today.  I scouted out some things I like and bought some rosemary.  I am planning for rosemary, thyme, basil, Italian parsley along with a few others.  I always have a bumper crop of basil, as I use it all the time.  Last year we had a bumper crop of grape tomatoes, but I have read that these plants are poisonous for dogs... Too bad, as we enjoyed them last year.  We installed an invisible fence at the end of last year, so the dogs will have free access now to our back yard, porch and patio.

March 1 - Clover, Pansies, and Charlie



Clover in our yard




Pansies




Charlie asleep in the kitchen by his food bowl



February 29 - Photo of the day project, 2 months completed!

Sunlight shining through the stained glass hanging in our gathering room

Detail from a wall hanging I made that hangs in our gathering room

Antique salt cellar on the pie safe in our back hall

This completes at least on photo a day for the first 2 months of 2012!  I am definitely getting more comfortable and familiar with my camera.  Many of the photos I capture are in low light conditions and I can see some improvement in my skills with all this practice.  I hope to keep it up for the remaining 10 months of this year.

February 28 - Forgotten Lobster and Knitting

As we were making our bed, we found one of Emma's "lovies" trapped between the sheets.  She slept with me Saturday night in "Nana's big plumpy bed" - along with a large amount of stuffed animals.  This little stuffed lobster that her Mommy brought back from a business trip was left behind.

Emma's Lobster Lovie

Knit scarf in progress

I found this great knit scarf pattern and yarn online.  It is an easy pattern.  I hope mine looks as great as the one pictured in the pattern when it's finished.

February 28 - Stuffed Peppers, start to finish and my favorite salt and pepper shakers

The recipe (I tweaked it a little bit)

The Peppers

Ready for the oven

Baking

Ready for dinner

My favorite salt and pepper shakers

February 26 - Tiny Braid and Glitter Glue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emma spent the night last night.  She had been to get her hair cut on Friday and was very proud of the tiny braid that they put in her hair.  She entertained herself with glitter glue while I cleaned up after our waffle breakfast.  Waffles are Emma's breakfast request every time she spends the night now.  I let her dump all of the ingredients and help stir the batter.  We had fun!

February 25 - Muffins and Zebra Stripes

Honey corn muffins

Emma in zebra leggings

Legos - Emma and Matt

More Legos - Emma and Matt

Pictures today are a batch of honey corn muffins that I made to go with a chicken noodle soup lunch and Emma rocking a pair of zebra leggings.  She came over for dinner and a sleep over this evening looking very stylish.  She has missed Matt and spent time playing with him while I cooked dinner.

February 24 - Lunch at a local Wing place

Sunglasses

Fried Pickles

Dan and I ate lunch at a local Wing place today.  We sat in a booth by the window and I was able to capture these shots with my phone.