tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286189052024-03-07T02:42:36.055-06:00Observer's LogJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-75863349082800254292012-07-31T14:20:00.001-06:002012-07-31T14:22:34.788-06:00The Plaid Barn<br />
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The Plaid Barn features daily crafting deals. Woo! I suggest entering. :)Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-38399261750218987162011-06-24T10:51:00.001-06:002011-06-24T10:51:00.867-06:00Trip to Oklahoma!At the beginning of June, Dave & I went to Oklahoma to visit family & friends and to attend a shower thrown by Chris P. in our honor. It was such a fantastic time and the ladies that designed all the details for the shower did a fabulous job. CP, if you ever see this, thank you so much again for hosting!<br /><br />Here are some pictures of the decorations and details. Apparently, my mom has been keeping them informed on the style/decor of the wedding because everything fit in soooo perfectly! They even sent me home with decorations and I am definitely planning on using them at the reception! Perfect!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIZT_4Tkb0ih0yDR_iL7pv5p74RjZjsgazogjYurk-on10ZLm95zA11MhTkA6UpjQR5Nc30HbOunzpe2qr84KohKQQcTgegmaGU3NQL7Rq9xyf-iPQdOMOz9dg55gkj9NMWvS/s1600/IMG_0470.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIZT_4Tkb0ih0yDR_iL7pv5p74RjZjsgazogjYurk-on10ZLm95zA11MhTkA6UpjQR5Nc30HbOunzpe2qr84KohKQQcTgegmaGU3NQL7Rq9xyf-iPQdOMOz9dg55gkj9NMWvS/s400/IMG_0470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621091109489966306" border="0" /></a>I just adore this tablecloth (made by CP). I know it will see a lot of use in the days to come.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHMfajum2ifaGmbRpJJWq-fGBMSQNB0n1c7odkSDlqxBad1ufxsAum3M-zF6mhuN-68CAAJs3R2P1Zsvsr0ORgYeempx7sMZm1-Pdw5qZD1f3n78Ig3csPNpEAenIi2uoouoL/s1600/IMG_0479.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHMfajum2ifaGmbRpJJWq-fGBMSQNB0n1c7odkSDlqxBad1ufxsAum3M-zF6mhuN-68CAAJs3R2P1Zsvsr0ORgYeempx7sMZm1-Pdw5qZD1f3n78Ig3csPNpEAenIi2uoouoL/s400/IMG_0479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621091102808026450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGFSoeiAPV2wyShy9knUrq4npqGgggzkpa3viOy7anZFUNUP9KV7CjAnvi78nDdj_omnjx8t8tcX_d12wVlqPzizTuBAZlvyiZw0y-wMUozycmC09TURO3l8NSnTXEMo3CK0V/s1600/IMG_0485.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGFSoeiAPV2wyShy9knUrq4npqGgggzkpa3viOy7anZFUNUP9KV7CjAnvi78nDdj_omnjx8t8tcX_d12wVlqPzizTuBAZlvyiZw0y-wMUozycmC09TURO3l8NSnTXEMo3CK0V/s400/IMG_0485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621091097349009426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95087Jpkr3K0DHBO9DNRXii8TYznNqCxpTXhb2lZRV_ibB6QlqSj9MmrhqZDUeFMxZHc6ugBYpbgO6F7iZepFu8-kwH-IZ5iwWcot72aEJK_I2qf6PWb5zk5WEYRin8SFdqSI/s1600/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95087Jpkr3K0DHBO9DNRXii8TYznNqCxpTXhb2lZRV_ibB6QlqSj9MmrhqZDUeFMxZHc6ugBYpbgO6F7iZepFu8-kwH-IZ5iwWcot72aEJK_I2qf6PWb5zk5WEYRin8SFdqSI/s400/IMG_0486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621091094060857490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEBWpeUJLWf9_tie_uqg4JrcrNdWnTGm0VK8Zl1mkTMGYx47BI138g6okstGvMtk40a91gDqafOito85dHTUghgqPCmpKTpJNTDbwTzNDwgZLVa7Ei9qYvCHZV1KFb6hKfHs1/s1600/IMG_0559.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEBWpeUJLWf9_tie_uqg4JrcrNdWnTGm0VK8Zl1mkTMGYx47BI138g6okstGvMtk40a91gDqafOito85dHTUghgqPCmpKTpJNTDbwTzNDwgZLVa7Ei9qYvCHZV1KFb6hKfHs1/s400/IMG_0559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621091091428323522" border="0" /></a>My mom and I with the ladies that made everything so beautiful!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j4_aNx2h8v2KWcWAM4jvfJ2rmS-uZBJRAF-sVtiKj5tvDf_a90wWT51OSdyWgVu3g9mtYaEScQT2DFDZHNteRnE9AouMCbfOQh06jd7NEn1jqS64ULq53PCObZ58nVAMQCzN/s1600/IMG_0565.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j4_aNx2h8v2KWcWAM4jvfJ2rmS-uZBJRAF-sVtiKj5tvDf_a90wWT51OSdyWgVu3g9mtYaEScQT2DFDZHNteRnE9AouMCbfOQh06jd7NEn1jqS64ULq53PCObZ58nVAMQCzN/s400/IMG_0565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621091212455576866" border="0" /></a>Dave and his dad came to the end of the shower so they could meet everyone there. It was so great to show his parents around Norman and to have them at this special event!<br /><br />There are so many pictures I would love to post, but this will have to do for now. :)Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-52149102579847466072011-06-22T10:24:00.003-06:002011-06-22T10:49:29.481-06:00Garden 2011Hello Blogworld!<br /><br />I am running so behind on all my blog posts, but things have been busy around here! This past weekend, I moved into Hanover, so I've been doing lots of packing, cleaning, and now unpacking. There are many perks to my new living situation, which I'm sure will be detailed in a later post. One thing that is not so good for gardening is that there are many big, old trees blocking sunlight in the backyard. So, I've kept my garden at the barn, so I will have many excuses to go back and visit! Here are some pictures from a few weeks ago after we first planted all the plants!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdiqL4ZuwTzNAhtCwXeCXMpdU02WPQEh9c6AHoZGNcZwGXfL2iwx90n8J-w7PutWtvOmUfAItKbBrXaAROcr542teQ8adz5srvQLGABjJ7RC53871yFM9rVcgUBEXlb8uyY3-/s1600/IMG_0448.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdiqL4ZuwTzNAhtCwXeCXMpdU02WPQEh9c6AHoZGNcZwGXfL2iwx90n8J-w7PutWtvOmUfAItKbBrXaAROcr542teQ8adz5srvQLGABjJ7RC53871yFM9rVcgUBEXlb8uyY3-/s400/IMG_0448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621081316879699090" border="0" /></a>Here we have lettuce, carrots, radishes, peas, broccoli, swiss chard, fennel, brussels sprouts, cornichons, zucchini & green beans. I've just started harvesting some of my peas and had my first sugar snap pea last night while I was harvesting/watering.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyiYJ6MGMbgi1iCCe370ff0ZypuYZEu-VeqHOMe1uPXnkNHdWMblsjmQqoG9xHyXLuTJcDMoAkZb4PG4sRPiyoVtbi196cYzNiRY3Qhb_NZSrpNn8PTeJgNPfFKefMMWEY3k7/s1600/IMG_0447.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ypFbVZbS3fI8FFna-d9BVugrBDlkYM1PK93FFpjfqPQVbuyOW-4BsI1GHTE4Naqpfy4l2EwLpUAcqNYBl6iheu9awuGF0-7UA_RozjYpZdSsk0hWKVWkOuLKm_ztrseSmcY4/s1600/IMG_0445.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ypFbVZbS3fI8FFna-d9BVugrBDlkYM1PK93FFpjfqPQVbuyOW-4BsI1GHTE4Naqpfy4l2EwLpUAcqNYBl6iheu9awuGF0-7UA_RozjYpZdSsk0hWKVWkOuLKm_ztrseSmcY4/s400/IMG_0445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621081301546949426" border="0" /></a>These are my pots that are now at my new house, so that I have some herbs readily available when I'm cooking. We have parsley, lovage, rosemary, basil, catnip, arugula, a mustard mix & some matchbox pepper plants.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAtXvAK0Jka8POxt6UlpgHliPh-oXsLuKaWhw0JYQ35bcqRZtEPNQ1ERvgMx_B1eIfNrfkG-_nanFZUNd5JmFsDIw_csIyA48UCxaacCVNSIDCQ6r-bKRDTI4wFyyvqxUqCEL/s1600/IMG_0444.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAtXvAK0Jka8POxt6UlpgHliPh-oXsLuKaWhw0JYQ35bcqRZtEPNQ1ERvgMx_B1eIfNrfkG-_nanFZUNd5JmFsDIw_csIyA48UCxaacCVNSIDCQ6r-bKRDTI4wFyyvqxUqCEL/s400/IMG_0444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621081296090569234" border="0" /></a>This is the part of the garden that I like to call "The Annex". Here we have chives, 2 types of basil, oregano, tarragon, bell peppers, cayenne peppers, thai chili peppers, and jalapenos in the left bed. On the right, there are various tomatoes, ground cherries, and tomatillos. You can see Mo trouncing about in the background. He already misses the barn and its abundance of land.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyiYJ6MGMbgi1iCCe370ff0ZypuYZEu-VeqHOMe1uPXnkNHdWMblsjmQqoG9xHyXLuTJcDMoAkZb4PG4sRPiyoVtbi196cYzNiRY3Qhb_NZSrpNn8PTeJgNPfFKefMMWEY3k7/s1600/IMG_0447.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyiYJ6MGMbgi1iCCe370ff0ZypuYZEu-VeqHOMe1uPXnkNHdWMblsjmQqoG9xHyXLuTJcDMoAkZb4PG4sRPiyoVtbi196cYzNiRY3Qhb_NZSrpNn8PTeJgNPfFKefMMWEY3k7/s400/IMG_0447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621081307588011602" border="0" /></a> I was a bit ambitious with the seed planting this year. These are all the plants that didn't find a home in the garden. :( <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhE-6j71J6qGSSJJ8XlcceCMyNZLdnlCF9BwwoAnbHaB0ISDN4Qh89S2bimErAUQKq4-a46m4kXxexL7Jq3Dcy5EN_wmFYzeZMzjBfJgT9mAeM6X_9MYN6bXG9BF427Sbwk-v/s1600/DSC_2478.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhE-6j71J6qGSSJJ8XlcceCMyNZLdnlCF9BwwoAnbHaB0ISDN4Qh89S2bimErAUQKq4-a46m4kXxexL7Jq3Dcy5EN_wmFYzeZMzjBfJgT9mAeM6X_9MYN6bXG9BF427Sbwk-v/s400/DSC_2478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621081293126075362" border="0" /></a>More recently, my radishes have been growing like crazy. They've been super yummy. (Artsy photo creds to former barnmate and fellow gardener <a href="http://tuesdayadventures.blogspot.com">Meghan</a>)Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-8347420693493969982011-05-04T21:12:00.001-06:002011-05-04T21:17:05.481-06:00Last Sunset<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIArn9F0tbMo82kPoppLt8bYL8CQRM6_I-joj8OlEyQyci4PauovSDRtCo7Q-PnrwdjsdkwQ0g6aKLCQqfRD8jljP0AhvQOYzSuO2qNP7pp0QK9arbSHTJxbGmJoCknbkHBZCE/s1600/IMG_0385.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIArn9F0tbMo82kPoppLt8bYL8CQRM6_I-joj8OlEyQyci4PauovSDRtCo7Q-PnrwdjsdkwQ0g6aKLCQqfRD8jljP0AhvQOYzSuO2qNP7pp0QK9arbSHTJxbGmJoCknbkHBZCE/s400/IMG_0385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603065736351298178" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-58735011788736387582011-04-28T21:57:00.003-06:002011-04-28T22:47:42.283-06:00Live from...Kitt Peak, Tucson, AZ!<br /><br />I'm out observing again. It's been great weather and even though I'm mostly awake at night, I've enjoyed the beautiful late afternoon sun of 31 degrees latitude.<br /><br />When I come to Kitt Peak, I have to do a total change in schedule. I'm mostly isolated and only see engineers and other astronomers. I am always guaranteed some awkward interactions when I'm here. Let me tell you about my "days" at Kitt Peak right now.<br /><br />2pm - Wake up, eat breakfast<br />2:30 - do yoga. I've found that yoga is a great way to exercise up here. I've tried to run, but the change in altitude (6000 ft here) and hilly terrain make my already pathetic running skills just embarrassing. So yoga is great.<br />3:15 pm - Free time/prep time. I usually use this time to walk around or just relax<br />5:15 pm - Dinner time. Oh, the KP cafeteria is the breeding ground for awkward conversations/silences. I love the caf, but sometimes it's like being back in middle school looking for a lunch table.<br />7:10 pm - Sunset and the beginning of my work night. After this, I just point the telescope at the objects that I'm interested in and work work work.<br />Midnight - Ah, time for night lunch. I take a small break to make myself some grub.<br />5:30 am - Sunrise. I close down the telescope and go to bed.<br /><br />Then repeat this over 10 days. Very exciting, I know. :)<br /><br />Here's a pretty pic of the telescopes at the top of the mountain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bzLS7ix1rSysAv9ixNp7yrP3OEZw9kynvhyphenhyphenWRxsk8_ybIBqSncBNKgD1vd6WS9JL_BUkGkg7exS-AN2QNUCsftd67iIfqRTpYXTza2Dfq75NZvRYrpRVc0X9HovEiMBBkmdi/s1600/IMG_0367.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bzLS7ix1rSysAv9ixNp7yrP3OEZw9kynvhyphenhyphenWRxsk8_ybIBqSncBNKgD1vd6WS9JL_BUkGkg7exS-AN2QNUCsftd67iIfqRTpYXTza2Dfq75NZvRYrpRVc0X9HovEiMBBkmdi/s400/IMG_0367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600860676376429330" border="0" /></a><br />I call this one Self Portrait #3.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi38fAJ2ZG7nKnYxxIfQm2K1CMw74QW79Poe9RQoQyZ0Mfej3FGl6Hr3hw2NTeH1EwIsikqAof85qBvMcy7hm92-gTe6263Qr2ot6O4u0rxCIIR8XP6dkHvjOOmbZtjAOti3G/s1600/IMG_0378.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi38fAJ2ZG7nKnYxxIfQm2K1CMw74QW79Poe9RQoQyZ0Mfej3FGl6Hr3hw2NTeH1EwIsikqAof85qBvMcy7hm92-gTe6263Qr2ot6O4u0rxCIIR8XP6dkHvjOOmbZtjAOti3G/s400/IMG_0378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600860685873317394" border="0" /></a>I made a little trip to the gift shop yesterday and couldn't refuse this uber-nerdy purple hoodie!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHFWcq79U2IAW2-mDXC0v0mbhtb7_6PzzkwLFCYNw4XvrofLZq5ZckIDHWAJViOf7p-EPsxt4k-Kd-PRKN3FY2oivkxGjfdvuXJXKSRwEgplpLa-hKMzER7fEHw4lT0SEZ4_a/s1600/Photo+on+2011-04-28+at+21.37+%25234.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHFWcq79U2IAW2-mDXC0v0mbhtb7_6PzzkwLFCYNw4XvrofLZq5ZckIDHWAJViOf7p-EPsxt4k-Kd-PRKN3FY2oivkxGjfdvuXJXKSRwEgplpLa-hKMzER7fEHw4lT0SEZ4_a/s400/Photo+on+2011-04-28+at+21.37+%25234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600862538982833810" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-12089424213471198662011-04-22T11:51:00.004-06:002011-04-22T13:23:57.109-06:00Spring?So, I had a few random pictures I wanted to share with my corner of the blogosphere and I realized the common thing among them was the ever-elusive spring.<br /><br />It seems to me that spring is coming more slowly than usual to the upper valley. Maybe I was just fooled by last year's mild, short winter. Regardless, I am ready for some warmer weather and no snow flurries (like yesterday).<br /><br />As I was exchanging some winter sweaters for t-shirts, Mo decided he would inspect my drawer. Just to make sure it was ready for my spring things. He loves crawling in any sort of enclosure-- bags, small closets, drawers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2GgIFK2H3iLOZ2tAR6pbRhGnL6W1epdv4pKA8_OQQtdwY1O83fDAqtp3Rz39B36HafZ-wKLQiPqA40RnFjJM5fLC-SS40CSc_9fI5K8SE3L-HEz7sOMw7bUhvk2Sc30aV9nY/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2GgIFK2H3iLOZ2tAR6pbRhGnL6W1epdv4pKA8_OQQtdwY1O83fDAqtp3Rz39B36HafZ-wKLQiPqA40RnFjJM5fLC-SS40CSc_9fI5K8SE3L-HEz7sOMw7bUhvk2Sc30aV9nY/s400/IMG_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598485145902120722" border="0" /></a><br />Spring hasn't fully sprung in the upper valley, but my tiny sprouts are a welcome sight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQiuNVnP_7DvM8_Zy8rhnPGSF_L09gdZt43JwSVS0ZHyS99584S8XJpQSbWkbu3fGqtoGqazgUt0Ixa_101U6sp0y94kydFpI4FFuCxHTFAUWYg8aI0UvADWrxe9sGLMiF2zi/s1600/IMG_0348.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQiuNVnP_7DvM8_Zy8rhnPGSF_L09gdZt43JwSVS0ZHyS99584S8XJpQSbWkbu3fGqtoGqazgUt0Ixa_101U6sp0y94kydFpI4FFuCxHTFAUWYg8aI0UvADWrxe9sGLMiF2zi/s400/IMG_0348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598485142052288434" border="0" /></a><br />And even though spring isn't in the upper valley, it has hit Boston. Here's a pretty forsythia bush in Dave's neighbor's yard. There are also blooms on trees! So amazing! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsHazrVPOO8cCJxO_bc5oQzTFQ5H_9hVCcSxFzUyhnhP8WFzS2P0SujVUwpQuORlq43nSuMEeabSwJODtknb-UCbCCgpICHhbx7ypc8MlhTM7isdJ3Q2yad-7XjjHy75RUPXv/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsHazrVPOO8cCJxO_bc5oQzTFQ5H_9hVCcSxFzUyhnhP8WFzS2P0SujVUwpQuORlq43nSuMEeabSwJODtknb-UCbCCgpICHhbx7ypc8MlhTM7isdJ3Q2yad-7XjjHy75RUPXv/s400/IMG_0364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598485137621737202" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-35784452313693501022011-04-11T14:44:00.007-06:002011-04-13T16:12:31.650-06:00Some great outfitsThere are definitely some great outfits on the Jess LC design your look challenge website. Here are some of my faves.<br />Credit to Kelly M., Heather B, Diane C, Anna May, & Lakin M (see their links at the voting website)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUmheW79YrpmjLxJJwj4D2wzPSOXv0xkeNTvAN0RWfeMyGDdoFVj-YDW4eV8q-n-kHfNPTLFEoCMxJa54CzA2BZPZR730N6eCSew_-tAyk8NjQqWwX7wcEAqyCeo763KjeKHS/s1600/KellyM_KMannDesigns_Look2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUmheW79YrpmjLxJJwj4D2wzPSOXv0xkeNTvAN0RWfeMyGDdoFVj-YDW4eV8q-n-kHfNPTLFEoCMxJa54CzA2BZPZR730N6eCSew_-tAyk8NjQqWwX7wcEAqyCeo763KjeKHS/s320/KellyM_KMannDesigns_Look2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594432286184421234" border="0" /></a>I think I just love the overall look of this one. I probably wouldn't go for the wedge heels, but like the dress and belt a lot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95cuCEUkm6MADZ5LSPx4x1p_Dl3AbzJzFyEH4PWu_wgYbvR5DpmOCROsERjq5H6geEwZP1yjqw53ACoHxxgXgd_xOAFdfbPqAFlLm2x8UNl_K_x7CLEXVPONDfLbi9Jx8R1Wo/s1600/HeatherB_InnerCupcake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95cuCEUkm6MADZ5LSPx4x1p_Dl3AbzJzFyEH4PWu_wgYbvR5DpmOCROsERjq5H6geEwZP1yjqw53ACoHxxgXgd_xOAFdfbPqAFlLm2x8UNl_K_x7CLEXVPONDfLbi9Jx8R1Wo/s320/HeatherB_InnerCupcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594432282648286466" border="0" /></a>I'm not for the bowtie, but I love that someone added a bicycle as an accessory.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYTvZEMCGMMbmgyg2ceTSHnZeHeIGcLdDwCWrWNCX6EycCcKmQAwtaOW93aspf5f56VAPuBjfBZcCLRl0_BHc3Xf8RVrXhox4tKeq5ySd3yquspgkgUtsGxXzqTmG00gTAIWq/s1600/DianeC_ASpotofWhimsy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYTvZEMCGMMbmgyg2ceTSHnZeHeIGcLdDwCWrWNCX6EycCcKmQAwtaOW93aspf5f56VAPuBjfBZcCLRl0_BHc3Xf8RVrXhox4tKeq5ySd3yquspgkgUtsGxXzqTmG00gTAIWq/s320/DianeC_ASpotofWhimsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594432281367900066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf1EqIMBgvvDAQjXQ3bexXGUupLGo_LJsaXSWQA4WiGGhqFxSCu1YE4-eIGMTY6Y3_393LMcN44fmAusRmS5LYFyUMY0zScov8EG2JicZEo9YNLGxJzW_cx5Pmg_8I567I6GA/s1600/AnnaMay_FB.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf1EqIMBgvvDAQjXQ3bexXGUupLGo_LJsaXSWQA4WiGGhqFxSCu1YE4-eIGMTY6Y3_393LMcN44fmAusRmS5LYFyUMY0zScov8EG2JicZEo9YNLGxJzW_cx5Pmg_8I567I6GA/s320/AnnaMay_FB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594432276047739986" border="0" /></a>I feel like this outfit is so wearable. Especially when you work in a super casual place like I do. Astronomers are casual to a fault.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjSt55CbZQkRp-hLptYybam-ZeTzGUJt8bimrAy2bO3PlspfS0hQitXkOdxgv4U3nPUGKnxcl_P6ihnkaRw3Bz6vy_YaS9xjFqgsQgpa8cKvZiSCexWaC9sySiOXpJLhs0fnI/s1600/AlwaysLakin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjSt55CbZQkRp-hLptYybam-ZeTzGUJt8bimrAy2bO3PlspfS0hQitXkOdxgv4U3nPUGKnxcl_P6ihnkaRw3Bz6vy_YaS9xjFqgsQgpa8cKvZiSCexWaC9sySiOXpJLhs0fnI/s320/AlwaysLakin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594432270577757970" border="0" /></a>Love the boat shoes! I love the leftmost column this picture. I've been wanting to revisit the one-piece swimsuit with all the really cute ones that they have J. Crew and elsewhere these days. Does anyone have any opinion of the slightly vintage looking one-piece trend?<br /><br />In any case, looking at all these spring outfits has made me want to spring to be here in NH/VT even more. Hopefully we get some more beautiful days very soon!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDwLkSKucklIAwezBKzeYJYa4ysr3gW38h_bvhgNiw0-IDqx3hgBtAkrvHg5Re2vSWudN_oXkvUYJqYdEI8vzn9hV8B1Bw9dO1va4WJ3YUXBLb0WhwQbQZuhpQUp-9iwFzkzH/s1600/HeatherB_InnerCupcake.jpg"><br /></a><br /><img src="file:///Users/jules/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///Users/jules/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-45333873680292778942011-04-11T13:58:00.004-06:002011-04-11T14:39:26.301-06:00Don't Forget to Vote!Hey Blog Readers out there!<br /><br />Don't forget to take a look at my spring look below and <a href="http://makeundermylife.com/vote-for-your-favorite-design-your-look/">vote</a>. The entries are in alphabetical order by first name and you can vote once before Friday. :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://makeundermylife.com/vote-for-your-favorite-design-your-look/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXY30VrOSi5vTiTFsQY-19SM6NbbXJ3W8lTyJz9bIWhVnODTrMOjZzOnMnBffvgOH8l894499-86It2BcgUHgx-rviYqOfaETZLL7wjVbCMpEgE165u7f42ObGbPKcQfgVY_t/s400/DesignYourLook_banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594417955555208658" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-36440048938707322882011-04-04T10:21:00.004-06:002011-04-04T10:49:02.356-06:00Blog Giveaways are Great!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxEFurwN3l5gz0LJvoXd3VGEqFK4ysT_hNZXkbs3iDL4128HkOzmf7G6ZHCrjEqhhWN1NsOe80YOJcGfutSxNRFioNExaMtFN1X4K7tHSkYPHHXcUe1Ivusq9gS-CiqgrRitm/s1600/outfit.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxEFurwN3l5gz0LJvoXd3VGEqFK4ysT_hNZXkbs3iDL4128HkOzmf7G6ZHCrjEqhhWN1NsOe80YOJcGfutSxNRFioNExaMtFN1X4K7tHSkYPHHXcUe1Ivusq9gS-CiqgrRitm/s400/outfit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591771168034513842" border="0" /></a><br />So, I've recently discovered something called the "blog giveaway" where someone who blogs more often and more interestingly than me has a sponsor that gives away x amount of stuff through their blog. Well, on Friday, <a href="http://tuesdayadventures.blogspot.com/">Meghan</a> let me know about a great giveaway over at <a href="http://www.jesslc.com/">Jess LC</a>. So, I've designed my "dream" outfit for the spring. This outfit is mostly based on this great striped knit blazer from J. Crew. So cute! In order to win the giveaway, though, people have to vote for my outfit starting April 11th at <a href="http://www.makeundermylife.com/">makeundermylife.com</a>. So, vote for my outfit! I'll post a reminder to vote on my blog on the 11th.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-86283812334429568152010-08-30T09:00:00.002-06:002010-08-30T09:00:05.226-06:00Crafting!Recently, my friends John & Lindsay moved to Washington D.C. As a going away present for them, I did a little crafting. My inspiration came from the August (I think) issue of Martha Stewart Living. Gotta love Martha's ideas! I thought everything turned out great! I also have to give credit to Dave for suggesting that I stencil a word onto the bottom of the baskets. I originally just planned to paint them blue for some extra color, but his idea was much better (and more time consuming).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mxev7s61Meghima9lfGNe3G7lIlw3WEr3uRZifTHpUjukdo7aJ5MW9z6GZrHQEysdgp2vOFciuc85XFHWirbNmInsVuyw7XT1mGC4LIdasu_mXsbm9WC7fz4BVtK-Ym7KAlK/s1600/IMG_4357.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mxev7s61Meghima9lfGNe3G7lIlw3WEr3uRZifTHpUjukdo7aJ5MW9z6GZrHQEysdgp2vOFciuc85XFHWirbNmInsVuyw7XT1mGC4LIdasu_mXsbm9WC7fz4BVtK-Ym7KAlK/s320/IMG_4357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509463794220672194" border="0" /></a>You could probably buy cute letter stencils pretty easily, but I wanted more font selection, so I made mine. I first printed them out on regular paper and then eventually cut them out of poster board. It definitely helps to use an x-acto knife or craft knife (as I like to call it).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IyXKJD6JEJ3cXvPmMRN0J5-tij8X-LuuQoBAth1Al_z8sb18KL9CEUfu7m1DnIUdRrHJWI6-pEXRQJQ5y3zqsEb4IW5uSSSKIrT3Oc9QKQobPzW_bK4xOckrCLBAsoMz1Ihz/s1600/IMG_4356.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IyXKJD6JEJ3cXvPmMRN0J5-tij8X-LuuQoBAth1Al_z8sb18KL9CEUfu7m1DnIUdRrHJWI6-pEXRQJQ5y3zqsEb4IW5uSSSKIrT3Oc9QKQobPzW_bK4xOckrCLBAsoMz1Ihz/s320/IMG_4356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509463774984557234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxdAtoaaIH44zRG1rgnYDtrEntE8m7eKNsIqa2p_Mk6LVVDETfkc3mmIiZhy1urAWeYM-Vut0DMHWXqbQKvzwRhadh8Ez9sEeJPJcg8LSZZZ2aEc4sSSkdhKH1q_PB-7B9qVW/s1600/IMG_4355.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxdAtoaaIH44zRG1rgnYDtrEntE8m7eKNsIqa2p_Mk6LVVDETfkc3mmIiZhy1urAWeYM-Vut0DMHWXqbQKvzwRhadh8Ez9sEeJPJcg8LSZZZ2aEc4sSSkdhKH1q_PB-7B9qVW/s320/IMG_4355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509463770708578290" border="0" /></a>In addition to the stenciling, I used rubber erasers (Martha's idea) and sponges to stamp cloth napkins. The picture shows the ones I stamped with different sized erasers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTlv8fIf303zC4kbyE7BPoZ-rd6VHEOj7AU0pF7R6kVjEPPxNyq-Ax0KC0X3ECfVsazmas7sMQGdY-7qnr_eyiEI67W_nvhvBKiKgLb6-a4J3z5qAS9UDdXArchv3A0-i7ANM/s1600/IMG_4358.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTlv8fIf303zC4kbyE7BPoZ-rd6VHEOj7AU0pF7R6kVjEPPxNyq-Ax0KC0X3ECfVsazmas7sMQGdY-7qnr_eyiEI67W_nvhvBKiKgLb6-a4J3z5qAS9UDdXArchv3A0-i7ANM/s320/IMG_4358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509463759700159474" border="0" /></a>I had so much fun making this gift for John & Lindsay that I think I'm going to have to make some for myself!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-71863775538531637092010-08-27T09:00:00.000-06:002010-08-27T09:00:04.829-06:00Tom Petty...still rockin!Dave & I recently saw Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in concert. It. was. awesome. Here are some pics from that night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRwI6THRDRcGiIeXs6wndd0F0pYfe_O9QQz3KymPnBHr4yKG7M8KtmZ58PZU1TlkOGCXR7n1ruXmCJwmh2vvNqKDJkDEseDIh9B8cVEBHCKSSWehaFFtMI2STlI3Gv8aYyZaY/s1600/IMG_4400.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRwI6THRDRcGiIeXs6wndd0F0pYfe_O9QQz3KymPnBHr4yKG7M8KtmZ58PZU1TlkOGCXR7n1ruXmCJwmh2vvNqKDJkDEseDIh9B8cVEBHCKSSWehaFFtMI2STlI3Gv8aYyZaY/s320/IMG_4400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509440303702163522" border="0" /></a>It's a shame that you can't see them in these pictures, but he was definitely wearing bright red boots to match his red shirt. I love it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJg5cDKU4nuCL2gSP1KUqgZhGUVLkTb5crxK9bImHcbeYC3G5bSo0RJ-xCoOkjOCJ8h_8jvGPqx906RknINPYJ-lID-RKM7j7E_kWSqkrhq6hHnWtjZNR3zLPGfiQ80fq87_k/s1600/IMG_4408.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJg5cDKU4nuCL2gSP1KUqgZhGUVLkTb5crxK9bImHcbeYC3G5bSo0RJ-xCoOkjOCJ8h_8jvGPqx906RknINPYJ-lID-RKM7j7E_kWSqkrhq6hHnWtjZNR3zLPGfiQ80fq87_k/s320/IMG_4408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509440296922255570" border="0" /></a>There were super cool lasers that you can see in this pic.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOzgCikiEBbustMkkEGUThhlcTS6COPWV9u9_d5Cl6Crm-Qw3uiWZ62t9wFL89-gXdUarbJNQsPN2y7Mpscl29ka6OqHgtZnp2k7VQ7GdsTrjdGXI6fSlEmZ2wU9VvPiev_Ge/s1600/IMG_4409.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOzgCikiEBbustMkkEGUThhlcTS6COPWV9u9_d5Cl6Crm-Qw3uiWZ62t9wFL89-gXdUarbJNQsPN2y7Mpscl29ka6OqHgtZnp2k7VQ7GdsTrjdGXI6fSlEmZ2wU9VvPiev_Ge/s320/IMG_4409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509440286718007986" border="0" /></a>Dave & I struggled to get a good picture of the 2 of us, but here are a couple of us. ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAAMXthkhCU6AK_jl7uX3wS9bPJQokX5876bG6Uv_gdYGeElKnBN_Ei4eyQPEyJwSv_7vsVMDceIqizh0n03HTBtWeG1ffqS9W-P9umJvRMbkJLUZfZhanfD0cLVYxvg2GQb2/s1600/IMG_4383.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAAMXthkhCU6AK_jl7uX3wS9bPJQokX5876bG6Uv_gdYGeElKnBN_Ei4eyQPEyJwSv_7vsVMDceIqizh0n03HTBtWeG1ffqS9W-P9umJvRMbkJLUZfZhanfD0cLVYxvg2GQb2/s320/IMG_4383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509440284943821650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKDgUNWxN1rxMlO1iWn7r6KWrRVMn-BKRLnAh8bBlTBllwFYlIXVixq8NUHWTXhQKzB2TGByBpKUyaWRSgu7lljzTOYTiIkTbw3oBixwjq7HQNawjnK_T8uGp34o3PHS8dmty/s1600/IMG_4385.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKDgUNWxN1rxMlO1iWn7r6KWrRVMn-BKRLnAh8bBlTBllwFYlIXVixq8NUHWTXhQKzB2TGByBpKUyaWRSgu7lljzTOYTiIkTbw3oBixwjq7HQNawjnK_T8uGp34o3PHS8dmty/s320/IMG_4385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509440273959066370" border="0" /></a>Obviously, I was unaware that we were making silly faces for this one...Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-33550366551285872412010-08-25T10:18:00.002-06:002010-08-25T10:27:34.733-06:00Melon Hammocks & Zucchini OverloadI had a request for more illustration of the hammocks/slings I made for my canteloupes, so here is a lovely picture of one made by Dave. I am also very happy to report that I've had 2 delicious ripe canteloupes! Wahoo! Hopefully, more are on the way. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oG050xK7LTq686WgrOgIlUdcaaf_idbGLia2mL7S_RnmrCfXMLu6AkpS863XfoJZ2XRdK7D2kfA0Aoalm6Y_O5ZRV6VdCDYzJ35X7cvvFjLVD8oeTWFUmRatDJvOLQiSH4pB/s1600/IMG_4327.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oG050xK7LTq686WgrOgIlUdcaaf_idbGLia2mL7S_RnmrCfXMLu6AkpS863XfoJZ2XRdK7D2kfA0Aoalm6Y_O5ZRV6VdCDYzJ35X7cvvFjLVD8oeTWFUmRatDJvOLQiSH4pB/s320/IMG_4327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383528255072242" border="0" /></a>Also, here is a recent pic of some bounty from the garden including a wine bottle sized zucchini that I turned into delicious gingered zucchini marmalade on Monday night. I'll hopefully post some more about my canning adventures in the future!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_eQGuigtUmf5P7q0OrzVDldSRm29IWLd1QaZOiaJ-CqHjPpqvxglc8GsOzp0BBe4nr1LZc039V4kEY-Q_P6AvcHZaqiXJQhGtHj3Xk69WIBl-uCWHyQni-bsDIaKwGIRRxTT/s1600/IMG_4361.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_eQGuigtUmf5P7q0OrzVDldSRm29IWLd1QaZOiaJ-CqHjPpqvxglc8GsOzp0BBe4nr1LZc039V4kEY-Q_P6AvcHZaqiXJQhGtHj3Xk69WIBl-uCWHyQni-bsDIaKwGIRRxTT/s320/IMG_4361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509383518630181218" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-63228170464526025932010-07-27T09:24:00.004-06:002010-07-27T09:47:11.026-06:00Garden<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The garden is growing very nicely this year. It's been a much hotter, less rainy summer, which has been so great for my tomatoes, peppers and green beans. Here are some pictures of the garden and some of its yield.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBZ2OyqfIVYB_KnyvmWaWUDkzxdjtJaygQJDFoOYi46pEp4-GPq_mgUpAluY2dRauzwafIKhmXSv-dc1BV2wmn-uJMMrxTOMxbszm0VUXX8_Xny1ofjeheT49-CJr19_fWv-T/s1600/IMG_4307.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBZ2OyqfIVYB_KnyvmWaWUDkzxdjtJaygQJDFoOYi46pEp4-GPq_mgUpAluY2dRauzwafIKhmXSv-dc1BV2wmn-uJMMrxTOMxbszm0VUXX8_Xny1ofjeheT49-CJr19_fWv-T/s320/IMG_4307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498608633681436738" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Some late broccoli...did I mention that I have green beans? Oh man, so many green beans in my future.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfjSiqxRwxqjMk3XhprBqUI8qgRQLesMG9JM3f1HHHUTg58-vWg_QH9PhQV5amnDQzqGV0lHKN_B4omRI9yQ0kjTotGXRUiSf66SPcYWSegDKgUfouKryQaM44mPVUmcCXK5m/s1600/IMG_4309.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfjSiqxRwxqjMk3XhprBqUI8qgRQLesMG9JM3f1HHHUTg58-vWg_QH9PhQV5amnDQzqGV0lHKN_B4omRI9yQ0kjTotGXRUiSf66SPcYWSegDKgUfouKryQaM44mPVUmcCXK5m/s320/IMG_4309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498608110346506642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The hot weather has also been great for the canteloupe! It's basically taking its half of the garden as you'll see below.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJL9Ygr0MA7tULwsqSh8u7NpvvRQbwi_JZmdRufaR4wfvTLAwlYBsLavicDONPu1Q6HkJ042fp6-xsR9uBmKYSmvuC8OJYmPsTvxGLPHl1mD3GCi9X0C_HDbrD-ef2yPeT_wZN/s1600/IMG_4310.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJL9Ygr0MA7tULwsqSh8u7NpvvRQbwi_JZmdRufaR4wfvTLAwlYBsLavicDONPu1Q6HkJ042fp6-xsR9uBmKYSmvuC8OJYmPsTvxGLPHl1mD3GCi9X0C_HDbrD-ef2yPeT_wZN/s320/IMG_4310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498608099575731682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJU0XG-iYAajMUTfIv-ReuUqcnsJXh5hXyw4dSw9dlQACrFU3elh13sweDUO-5LBC1gwUv3E3uf7jmePFIbwIyQ_ZA_VaFEwZjt9JRPn51zdhmSUr9r-ZH9CkkXf0JsmhKZUZ/s1600/IMG_4313.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJU0XG-iYAajMUTfIv-ReuUqcnsJXh5hXyw4dSw9dlQACrFU3elh13sweDUO-5LBC1gwUv3E3uf7jmePFIbwIyQ_ZA_VaFEwZjt9JRPn51zdhmSUr9r-ZH9CkkXf0JsmhKZUZ/s320/IMG_4313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498608086804988530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Peppers....mmmm</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVeVLp9OwDy1TW9kLsTgy50QcwB0rctlHb4NgoaHOFeBB7R4bhXR14qvj1bTiBariQCzkmi25ucA6GsAZTQfAX8XDfl8y3USRUAaFoyhFIbfu1uvtKz3BzY2omRQv-Qslzndp/s1600/IMG_4316.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVeVLp9OwDy1TW9kLsTgy50QcwB0rctlHb4NgoaHOFeBB7R4bhXR14qvj1bTiBariQCzkmi25ucA6GsAZTQfAX8XDfl8y3USRUAaFoyhFIbfu1uvtKz3BzY2omRQv-Qslzndp/s320/IMG_4316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498608075511826642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I planted some different kinds of tomatoes this year: we have green zebras (above), sun gold cherries (below), black cherries, and some other type of golden heirloom tomato. I also planted tomatillos and ground cherries. I'm not exactly sure what the story is with these, but they are small and grow like a tomatillo, but they taste like pineapple! It is so cool, but weird. I'll post a picture of them soon.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIHIIXFamOni9EsB8EQPxqd6TDF-HgrA3U6K03AsbE6lLr2EVm1d-qHdPDHHhbX9QvpMZjZWVsgGFCDsOIxDzD9GEtY3bt5g1DcHtvFX3XUi8T_Z71KUBh1Spp9q0Tf0B68pL/s1600/IMG_4315.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIHIIXFamOni9EsB8EQPxqd6TDF-HgrA3U6K03AsbE6lLr2EVm1d-qHdPDHHhbX9QvpMZjZWVsgGFCDsOIxDzD9GEtY3bt5g1DcHtvFX3XUi8T_Z71KUBh1Spp9q0Tf0B68pL/s320/IMG_4315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498608068627283762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">That's about it for now. I feasted on these little tomatoes last night with some of my homegrown basil and some mozzarella. July is just so great....the hard work finally pays off! The best part is that I've seen these plants from seedling to bearing fruit and I know that no pesticides have ever touched them and they didn't have to be shipped across the country causing their nutrients to fade and lots of gas to be consumed. I think it makes it all just a little sweeter. :)<br /></span>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-89629129335955838362010-06-20T10:33:00.005-06:002010-06-20T11:34:31.936-06:006 month Recap<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Well, yet again, it has been an obscenely long amount of time since I last posted. So, in this post I will attempt to recap the last 6 months of my life.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Probably the biggest change was that Dave & I adopted a kitten. His name is Mo and he is the most playful kitten/cat that I've ever met. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">When we got him, he looked like this:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqSWrDN_YABo-d6ytGfqAsu9f8SWquQMAEthlLc30-3nn8sR5F9pPLmH3K5OR7Cd529zVvfcAqaLvGvhKfwkggCRo-ViCLYV4IEF_TyXTlfGx8FVz_RwDx5Ze2IXeIXKoUXaD/s1600/IMG_4082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqSWrDN_YABo-d6ytGfqAsu9f8SWquQMAEthlLc30-3nn8sR5F9pPLmH3K5OR7Cd529zVvfcAqaLvGvhKfwkggCRo-ViCLYV4IEF_TyXTlfGx8FVz_RwDx5Ze2IXeIXKoUXaD/s320/IMG_4082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484908183317656642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Now, he looks like this:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo73fz2ZTmWTXDIm4OvJMnr0Zb7YN5zFuWkYOrQOCkzpujDa1o0OCxEQhuN8WRNTKkkxXvzDfUHYQCYoUyGaj79iG4vqa9YAh3QeqNAIYC9EoU0Fo0EllOT1oWs3Ot69djC28/s1600/IMG_4247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo73fz2ZTmWTXDIm4OvJMnr0Zb7YN5zFuWkYOrQOCkzpujDa1o0OCxEQhuN8WRNTKkkxXvzDfUHYQCYoUyGaj79iG4vqa9YAh3QeqNAIYC9EoU0Fo0EllOT1oWs3Ot69djC28/s320/IMG_4247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484908165253217410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Truthfully, most of my photos of him look like this:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVWC5xzRSMCOISOwA3xG8-VbFZfSZraJvR49axi91hGq1r3RUg_p6736I5FT8VpxcfUHrC-SuZUFumDK6xCvQvVDLpkiHN2lTQSIUQcc267rrbyVud9JLuQhbPzlv6tx5GpoJ/s1600/IMG_4090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVWC5xzRSMCOISOwA3xG8-VbFZfSZraJvR49axi91hGq1r3RUg_p6736I5FT8VpxcfUHrC-SuZUFumDK6xCvQvVDLpkiHN2lTQSIUQcc267rrbyVud9JLuQhbPzlv6tx5GpoJ/s320/IMG_4090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484908162135317986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Winter was very mild this year and by the beginning of March, most of the snow was gone. Dave & I were able to take a chilly, but nice little canoe on the Connecticut by March 6 or something like that. Shortly thereafter, we went on a whitewater trip on the White River. The river won that day and we capsized our canoe in very cold water. We actually almost lost our canoe and belongings, but thanks to very nice people in Hartford, VT, we recovered all of our stuff. We've taken a bit of a hiatus from whitewater canoeing, but we'll be out there soon enough. There aren't any pictures from that day, but here's a picture of our lovely, uneventful 1st canoe of the year.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9Z72S5ug0nhqb13TvNaJVxNDLDC52jp-tyad7qp6nnVfjdMOwF_B9K8sVmq8AVET7NHTAX4MuFT3cCidZrvKgOht3PjnkGdig1eBsSJx3QRn8BWYpIUoHpvi1jMYwg85lApV/s1600/IMG_4114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9Z72S5ug0nhqb13TvNaJVxNDLDC52jp-tyad7qp6nnVfjdMOwF_B9K8sVmq8AVET7NHTAX4MuFT3cCidZrvKgOht3PjnkGdig1eBsSJx3QRn8BWYpIUoHpvi1jMYwg85lApV/s320/IMG_4114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484908143192394066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Dave & I also took a short trip to Puerto Rico over spring break. PR is very lovely, but we both agreed that Belize was cooler. PR does have the advantage of being a part of the US, so we didn't have to go through customs or pay any entrance/leaving fees. Flights are pretty cheap to San Juan, too. Here we are at Arecibo Observatory.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeOIqbXgUoFrjzM93gVnUHII7HnKZTos60R8ZzRNqT_eho9utpI83dhHEXrPRMec50ELB-CrdPyt4Ueq22e3pYQ-RXvwWpWNwnhQjx4pEpRsWgUsbddVcnO6wp-fsMoypxhBZ/s1600/IMG_4127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeOIqbXgUoFrjzM93gVnUHII7HnKZTos60R8ZzRNqT_eho9utpI83dhHEXrPRMec50ELB-CrdPyt4Ueq22e3pYQ-RXvwWpWNwnhQjx4pEpRsWgUsbddVcnO6wp-fsMoypxhBZ/s320/IMG_4127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484908130820802210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">There aren't very many pictures from April & May because I was working really hard on my thesis proposal. I gave my presentation in mid-May and my committee grilled me for an hour afterwards, but I emerged victorious and am now "all but dissertation". wahoo!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It's officially hiking season, but we've only done one hike so far. Here we are with our friend Greg on top of Killington Mtn.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gC8XeWts5xPcXVUVJaQuIM6lS6oxUo8VKN3AeF2Wzw0I-HlSG4rp4V3rbU0U7WF9IpJIM1tGO8MBFyYE0ZyUhT_amVd5-Xiprd6bb6FY4LaiGcYjFcxmJxkI5LY1LWb4VEF6/s1600/IMG_4227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gC8XeWts5xPcXVUVJaQuIM6lS6oxUo8VKN3AeF2Wzw0I-HlSG4rp4V3rbU0U7WF9IpJIM1tGO8MBFyYE0ZyUhT_amVd5-Xiprd6bb6FY4LaiGcYjFcxmJxkI5LY1LWb4VEF6/s320/IMG_4227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907731451996930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">My cousin got married over Memorial Day weekend, so Dave & I made the trip out to Colorado where he got to meet a good portion of my family. It was a great weekend and the wedding was beautiful. He's also pretty hooked on spades, which is essential in my family. Here we are at the wedding:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbdDfv-SQ4fbrvN49CrjP4Ppk6PJ1RmwP_jcWK7YqqKKHV3dWAxXRiKuFRtRKaMrYRDC1C7QqbAFcQx98235QMTVs9BGuMCYoMA0iqXaw4FdwOpmKYia9OzZItsoe52dt8U6p/s1600/IMG_4232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbdDfv-SQ4fbrvN49CrjP4Ppk6PJ1RmwP_jcWK7YqqKKHV3dWAxXRiKuFRtRKaMrYRDC1C7QqbAFcQx98235QMTVs9BGuMCYoMA0iqXaw4FdwOpmKYia9OzZItsoe52dt8U6p/s320/IMG_4232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907723776164562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Last weekend, we went to visit Mikki, Joe & Quinn. We had a great time playing Bananagrams & Bohnanza. We also went to a large-scale sculpture museum. I was so happy to meet little 3 month old Quinn, too! Here we are:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh7hDcY4HeItBtIeWabv5p-rCqkCY_F48sK5E9LtcAp5S76_5ZsyximWMU22UJZsqnSppKYhRRnR2OPDxHNXjAk03u0LVu99qKqwSgWWu6vf_MHjl9otVZuAVVdsgZBQT7zyt/s1600/IMG_4243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh7hDcY4HeItBtIeWabv5p-rCqkCY_F48sK5E9LtcAp5S76_5ZsyximWMU22UJZsqnSppKYhRRnR2OPDxHNXjAk03u0LVu99qKqwSgWWu6vf_MHjl9otVZuAVVdsgZBQT7zyt/s320/IMG_4243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907718675630450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This weekend, Dave & I went over to Quincy, MA to check out a little bit of history. We went to the John Adams/John Quincy Adams birthplaces, as well as the house the Adams lived in later in their lives names Peacefield. Dave & I watched the HBO John Adams miniseries this past winter and enjoyed it a lot. Then, we realized we were only a short drive away from the places that the miniseries depicts, so we knew we had to check it out. The 2 birthplaces are basically just the houses that have been there since ~1680s, but Peacefield was lived in by 4 generations of Adams and is full of the original furniture, china, etc. The property also houses John Quincy Adams' library, which although not listed as a "Presidential Library" is technically the first library of books owned by a former president. This is me in front of Peacefield:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRo5ONjeVogqxbEEmmueSrMeuOBKKU15cwNORY9kEv7KVDY1TLvlfftyvIYgT5jTA5NsumazvIZ175rQB9e-DO-fINnb0hQ70EHcFEBIzrP72DuNck9aDlm5d-0wsMGOhkza19/s1600/IMG_4252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRo5ONjeVogqxbEEmmueSrMeuOBKKU15cwNORY9kEv7KVDY1TLvlfftyvIYgT5jTA5NsumazvIZ175rQB9e-DO-fINnb0hQ70EHcFEBIzrP72DuNck9aDlm5d-0wsMGOhkza19/s320/IMG_4252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907703909508434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Other than those events, I've been baking a lot of bread. Dave got me a stand mixer for Christmas and it has made it so fun and easy to make delicious yeast breads. I'm also taking the King Arthur Flour baguette making class later this month. So excited!</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9hxFFY4NlVSZ7SXhqBBbKzinc12w-dqo4pkcBI3zQIIiuBE5Gu_VeBtdVCxtQuyCqLFK53rTXGZXt3zu7GR7OrTdpqRkOWIr_iFqc19qlC_vLoGUBYJBLH2KyT-MCxAVSINC/s1600/IMG_4069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9hxFFY4NlVSZ7SXhqBBbKzinc12w-dqo4pkcBI3zQIIiuBE5Gu_VeBtdVCxtQuyCqLFK53rTXGZXt3zu7GR7OrTdpqRkOWIr_iFqc19qlC_vLoGUBYJBLH2KyT-MCxAVSINC/s320/IMG_4069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907695101020610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I think that's about it for the past 6 months. I'll try to keep this updated more often than every 6 months, but no promises. :)</span>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-74350514856577144982009-12-13T15:26:00.003-06:002009-12-13T15:43:33.790-06:00ChristmasWell, I'm down in good ol' Natick for a little bit during the break, so I decided to put my tree up at Dave's house instead of at the barn. That way, we can enjoy it since I didn't really get around to putting it up until after the aforementioned oral exam. :) So...here's the Christmas cheer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4Zlfd3RSh29w3uDq-9eXOx-XrSLIq7eMvu3eXjG-MUk2f-HLN24yTSQVUK2SqpmZm_fizIMHJ9gosYmdC-iJ8-1iiBOAvo-gljd4pbtCnYFggqW_dcrsekvJ5k2qHOrxLtiZ/s1600-h/IMG_4043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4Zlfd3RSh29w3uDq-9eXOx-XrSLIq7eMvu3eXjG-MUk2f-HLN24yTSQVUK2SqpmZm_fizIMHJ9gosYmdC-iJ8-1iiBOAvo-gljd4pbtCnYFggqW_dcrsekvJ5k2qHOrxLtiZ/s320/IMG_4043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414837858884958370" border="0" /></a>Some yuletide trimming...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g7LXrC0ZVGeI13wnLayyD4Qk0UnPh5aHxrtZ_rcvy2ui2iQy7U-IIvDIdk27CXfj9UVyg4mSpwseQRgMWMpnpni7LM9Wp1cM2ph_kTIbZqZdXxk9iNNtVIuvcw16C266bnhT/s1600-h/IMG_4048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g7LXrC0ZVGeI13wnLayyD4Qk0UnPh5aHxrtZ_rcvy2ui2iQy7U-IIvDIdk27CXfj9UVyg4mSpwseQRgMWMpnpni7LM9Wp1cM2ph_kTIbZqZdXxk9iNNtVIuvcw16C266bnhT/s320/IMG_4048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414837849282066722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekxSM9hCBiCfGJ2-TInWDEMg7sub0-K_EuXjxvm0LDbydwVhk7XjFWen55FtoEKcauRkCTlLxsvxBpnyQzDnXXeSbsr4Idgq_UmywSG2DtyLtBQWVGqQ2co1M1ROSE2h0KW_b/s1600-h/IMG_4049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekxSM9hCBiCfGJ2-TInWDEMg7sub0-K_EuXjxvm0LDbydwVhk7XjFWen55FtoEKcauRkCTlLxsvxBpnyQzDnXXeSbsr4Idgq_UmywSG2DtyLtBQWVGqQ2co1M1ROSE2h0KW_b/s320/IMG_4049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414837843009775346" border="0" /></a><br />I would like to also say that I'm very proud of the green bow in this picture. I watched <a href="http://www.howdini.com/howdini-video-8675485.html">this video</a> on how to tie a pom pom bow on gifts and this was my first attempt. It turned out to be so cute!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-57071889006340803412009-12-03T16:52:00.002-06:002009-12-03T16:55:23.153-06:00Finally!I think most people have heard about my struggle with my qualifying exam, but it is over! I took my oral exam yesterday and I've officially passed. Only one more class and a thesis to go!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KHeNtccHPD5KM-HtWm6gC0oDMIWmzJ-TiWOuTGXFY74GoXZliN16gvm8JPLIhh4cvfVI84Jjj2ITNDOz4AyxtYhE0nn6HScqkpooPAbjATvoeNP0edvsBDFD_T0Ct28dZidC/s1600-h/IMG_4031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KHeNtccHPD5KM-HtWm6gC0oDMIWmzJ-TiWOuTGXFY74GoXZliN16gvm8JPLIhh4cvfVI84Jjj2ITNDOz4AyxtYhE0nn6HScqkpooPAbjATvoeNP0edvsBDFD_T0Ct28dZidC/s320/IMG_4031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411146868356256690" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-66379490732045487492009-10-24T19:47:00.002-06:002009-10-24T19:56:51.921-06:00Canoe Paddle Carving<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This term I am taking a class on how to make a canoe paddle. It's been so fun, although last time I had little cuts in my thumbs from wood shavings. I decided to make my paddle out of black walnut, which is a pretty hard wood. This means that it will be very unlikely to break while paddling, but it's a little heavy. Mostly, I picked walnut because I thought it was incredibly beautiful. Here are the latest pictures. Basically, I'm at the point where I'm shaping the paddle blade which means using a spoke shave to round out the blade.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCg-ZHrLDicwmyaBwtl0r0N3hThagY9cP_oBpVE9EoTnDyqmIL5PrgPK7Zl9qDH1pQLzng8VBl_uwPeUpffspwhNCHQGK9a5CtoegXZt4HbC7hdVXn_g60CSERh0ltkbS5lpA/s1600-h/IMG_3968.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCg-ZHrLDicwmyaBwtl0r0N3hThagY9cP_oBpVE9EoTnDyqmIL5PrgPK7Zl9qDH1pQLzng8VBl_uwPeUpffspwhNCHQGK9a5CtoegXZt4HbC7hdVXn_g60CSERh0ltkbS5lpA/s320/IMG_3968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396348892348329890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CBPa91WC-VvNStCL68minFhgj5igRXYA0THK3dYviPr7jPbsos0aJsTgLfkTef_27eR4uogRLUnM42KHmnKQkVmHjYOWNGfP9IhBMuzbNJrwy2B5abk7fEkrNoc8m2bpmqIL/s1600-h/IMG_3967.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CBPa91WC-VvNStCL68minFhgj5igRXYA0THK3dYviPr7jPbsos0aJsTgLfkTef_27eR4uogRLUnM42KHmnKQkVmHjYOWNGfP9IhBMuzbNJrwy2B5abk7fEkrNoc8m2bpmqIL/s320/IMG_3967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396348879563548546" border="0" /></a>This picture shows the progress I've made on rounding out the blade, which is not that much. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9JKlBXSiUR_J2U3Kv-n-mdsEdRQT9OSWX0aqZhHc0dWXMCZNm_r0e6LsFvahgSM-luD2ZUpIfnQ731JNj1kMf9Y-oFmXu1gUQ8ubZV1Lnw6jVj-6XQefdNJPAjTgIxDn-Lu_/s1600-h/IMG_3970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9JKlBXSiUR_J2U3Kv-n-mdsEdRQT9OSWX0aqZhHc0dWXMCZNm_r0e6LsFvahgSM-luD2ZUpIfnQ731JNj1kMf9Y-oFmXu1gUQ8ubZV1Lnw6jVj-6XQefdNJPAjTgIxDn-Lu_/s320/IMG_3970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396348876859929298" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-2511488347398745102009-10-04T21:12:00.004-06:002009-10-04T21:52:40.522-06:00A SmatteringWell, I have again been delinquent in posting pictures to ye olde blog, but here are a few to catch up.<br /><br />Dave and I went to see the Red Sox play the White Sox, which was so much fun. The red sox won, too! Bonus!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSaT_0doYBswmn1UGS3BierVXGvFtTZbFdoRg2nH8IMJAHrBW863JOE969SZpsnIz6oLuCf2bbxLxK7MAXpKnooiNc2tutSWXP5_O2_a_QrOkwysKOoWXxih2yZkzphCugIFo/s1600-h/IMG_3920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSaT_0doYBswmn1UGS3BierVXGvFtTZbFdoRg2nH8IMJAHrBW863JOE969SZpsnIz6oLuCf2bbxLxK7MAXpKnooiNc2tutSWXP5_O2_a_QrOkwysKOoWXxih2yZkzphCugIFo/s320/IMG_3920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388956346630786450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGH87hDdV4RwVL0JgdgtwQw2OYc22v77Jx27I1HpSUM-1vStH3RNQ5yvs6zU0Z8VhRejlLstRmdUMjedkTHSpC6a84-uK8zQLXSse748h0zgzT2DUm8GMJ7c9zdJz3OLIdRS8L/s1600-h/IMG_3927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGH87hDdV4RwVL0JgdgtwQw2OYc22v77Jx27I1HpSUM-1vStH3RNQ5yvs6zU0Z8VhRejlLstRmdUMjedkTHSpC6a84-uK8zQLXSse748h0zgzT2DUm8GMJ7c9zdJz3OLIdRS8L/s320/IMG_3927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388956336872599842" border="0" /></a>We've also done a bit of hiking. These are a couple pictures from the top of Mt. Mansfield, which is the highest peak in Vermont. We hiked this one about 2 weeks ago, so the trees were just starting to turn.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-tno7kdlaSnow5JnbCeJvsjLoMVhHf19RKZJvQen1-ieKNghpSoA8q1SWFY4zGl354YU_x5yofH6R157WrwPVruBsb0QQJ1HGsqAuiKf1TsB5RBiLQyh9jPuNZaTYsFlmQgK/s1600-h/IMG_3928.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-tno7kdlaSnow5JnbCeJvsjLoMVhHf19RKZJvQen1-ieKNghpSoA8q1SWFY4zGl354YU_x5yofH6R157WrwPVruBsb0QQJ1HGsqAuiKf1TsB5RBiLQyh9jPuNZaTYsFlmQgK/s320/IMG_3928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388956331215962386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLMicXtrMt0WVjazjhEydoIdj-U0UDJJKPdWwct3L3a3rgAE44vV_AvKO8O3CreKNyQABisM2Zv1NlTaN4qKeVbZyKHE3BKO70FzNRBQDoEqAqqQXEPPO4OP7J8_E0gwSnWLq/s1600-h/IMG_3929.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLMicXtrMt0WVjazjhEydoIdj-U0UDJJKPdWwct3L3a3rgAE44vV_AvKO8O3CreKNyQABisM2Zv1NlTaN4qKeVbZyKHE3BKO70FzNRBQDoEqAqqQXEPPO4OP7J8_E0gwSnWLq/s320/IMG_3929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388951168070961778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ltnii5-bcsH8J2bbYLAakea1JdaG3MOHTGtgMGOQybzt5VHuy7C_sUM_2rzzI8eioCaTSnFpECBuwsNsmzJFSLV3e_7EFwaNc39gHY1RZAkCIQrBw-_6dgq_uQXyUds-fTJ0/s1600-h/IMG_3935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ltnii5-bcsH8J2bbYLAakea1JdaG3MOHTGtgMGOQybzt5VHuy7C_sUM_2rzzI8eioCaTSnFpECBuwsNsmzJFSLV3e_7EFwaNc39gHY1RZAkCIQrBw-_6dgq_uQXyUds-fTJ0/s320/IMG_3935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388951166494416994" border="0" /></a>If you look closely, you can see Lake Champlain in the distance behind us.<br /><br /><br />These next pictures are from our hike of Mt. Cube, which we did today. This weekend is probably the peak foliage weekend, so we were very lucky to get some clear skies and good hiking weather. I'm sure you'll be able to see the change in the leaves! It was so beautiful. We hiked with 2 of my barnmates, Meghan & Sarah.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO1JnIS2kXrzZTIbTZtmqvsTdNxX3adzeSxKc1Mtu_fXc1kXqoC17o0wOPGddH-3apACAbFpqJDPiYPXpd1P__DRMMgyUsRLfSpPXAJ2LuXhcugZ2vE_EhDQJem33-bCp5N6b/s1600-h/IMG_3938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO1JnIS2kXrzZTIbTZtmqvsTdNxX3adzeSxKc1Mtu_fXc1kXqoC17o0wOPGddH-3apACAbFpqJDPiYPXpd1P__DRMMgyUsRLfSpPXAJ2LuXhcugZ2vE_EhDQJem33-bCp5N6b/s320/IMG_3938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388951156201319906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWa_A2PynXnjr2Ss2jFztC2StONx-E88YapAUCSq1raGet4umZ_TUUak7uCzoULMHHSefLV7hh68iUlVnauc7dNqcHkYXtq1HGuHGGF7iaoUnUB1-L9MND9kV8ihIqSg4B2_H/s1600-h/IMG_3948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWa_A2PynXnjr2Ss2jFztC2StONx-E88YapAUCSq1raGet4umZ_TUUak7uCzoULMHHSefLV7hh68iUlVnauc7dNqcHkYXtq1HGuHGGF7iaoUnUB1-L9MND9kV8ihIqSg4B2_H/s320/IMG_3948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388951146252000802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha98A5rjoPZxuQpyV3-Ehsm-bpRv5u1jyDj1HKZvnR8i0HIxFYdXjDZL2BjvMzzOhlX3TMFeoT7lm8EAbZS93y2gJxkXZq2FOfBvMYQxC7goFaTeDHc_wukfTQDkvK8-gxR2Rw/s1600-h/IMG_3940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha98A5rjoPZxuQpyV3-Ehsm-bpRv5u1jyDj1HKZvnR8i0HIxFYdXjDZL2BjvMzzOhlX3TMFeoT7lm8EAbZS93y2gJxkXZq2FOfBvMYQxC7goFaTeDHc_wukfTQDkvK8-gxR2Rw/s320/IMG_3940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388951138595204322" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-85247121425657534032009-07-20T19:38:00.004-06:002009-08-14T08:43:38.022-06:00I lovermont!Some of the gang and I had the opportunity to stay at beautiful Lake Willoughby during July. Lake Willoughby resides in one of the most beautiful regions of the state of Vermont. I would argue it is one of the most beautiful regions in the US, but I haven't been everywhere. Paraphrasing from one of the maps found in our lovely home away from home, Lake Willoughby is the Vermonters' Vermont. Here are some long overdue pictures. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJt9a0NYfTPCY7yxCI737ODF0SREdLtF5CdxDoQ6lY654Ei6SyBkzFh98HNZDDZOxx4VaRNke1CVW7l-fGZMtgFZG4NnLA7MO4tu_OhDqV2Kb2vDyxSogs2ZpDvrrrtOzo-yr/s1600-h/IMG_3908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJt9a0NYfTPCY7yxCI737ODF0SREdLtF5CdxDoQ6lY654Ei6SyBkzFh98HNZDDZOxx4VaRNke1CVW7l-fGZMtgFZG4NnLA7MO4tu_OhDqV2Kb2vDyxSogs2ZpDvrrrtOzo-yr/s320/IMG_3908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369828664099125074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgAp0DDRKRfU98xH_X6Ud0I3Ec65y6bJOKTxAUIpl5WdtaLixY9gUAd3cTvtx39LP1nuC_Ye0_Jk-HnkXW0djZVTt1AddOos69b15u5nqxFs9oDZdxUj9p7EcdzMM9mvnqa9e/s1600-h/IMG_3903.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgAp0DDRKRfU98xH_X6Ud0I3Ec65y6bJOKTxAUIpl5WdtaLixY9gUAd3cTvtx39LP1nuC_Ye0_Jk-HnkXW0djZVTt1AddOos69b15u5nqxFs9oDZdxUj9p7EcdzMM9mvnqa9e/s320/IMG_3903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369828655760584994" border="0" /></a>Dave and I after a little hike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6k9gpULABLBxezDPfbN1PmRiULd6ZqUalXS75pAijPJ3r1pIIvQAgvoFl7byXC4oL7oRxP6pNBikcP8YbKBWi72e2YY3pDUVzCU6n-k9bclukSWlHDUCftMof0glNJlml2p9/s1600-h/IMG_3907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6k9gpULABLBxezDPfbN1PmRiULd6ZqUalXS75pAijPJ3r1pIIvQAgvoFl7byXC4oL7oRxP6pNBikcP8YbKBWi72e2YY3pDUVzCU6n-k9bclukSWlHDUCftMof0glNJlml2p9/s320/IMG_3907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369828646547545938" border="0" /></a>The view from the scenic lookout points along the hike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3NwaCYsC5eqM_sp_HpuC4wQycof5au16n_7wsPOkMyvu5yEplUz6QT9GqYXk37v5GA145ggoKvhx8mrKJa2arkny3ROZ7z78uYK6kH5LunQEYq_q7QcmF5s83RWlw311jxrW/s1600-h/IMG_3901.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3NwaCYsC5eqM_sp_HpuC4wQycof5au16n_7wsPOkMyvu5yEplUz6QT9GqYXk37v5GA145ggoKvhx8mrKJa2arkny3ROZ7z78uYK6kH5LunQEYq_q7QcmF5s83RWlw311jxrW/s320/IMG_3901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369828636856598290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqukIzmGvfib9l2N2jGx5JcjYOpg3btwvnVY-1sT-J7mViM5QZKPKD3UXLwfbMssbvAKjmK2s7hjKxOEK-rGBBrniUbyUxP1ZdhGLKf45peRh7TC_wxgy0Nf95b3mlHJnCmWQ/s1600-h/IMG_3898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqukIzmGvfib9l2N2jGx5JcjYOpg3btwvnVY-1sT-J7mViM5QZKPKD3UXLwfbMssbvAKjmK2s7hjKxOEK-rGBBrniUbyUxP1ZdhGLKf45peRh7TC_wxgy0Nf95b3mlHJnCmWQ/s320/IMG_3898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369828629730840034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqukIzmGvfib9l2N2jGx5JcjYOpg3btwvnVY-1sT-J7mViM5QZKPKD3UXLwfbMssbvAKjmK2s7hjKxOEK-rGBBrniUbyUxP1ZdhGLKf45peRh7TC_wxgy0Nf95b3mlHJnCmWQ/s1600-h/IMG_3898.JPG"> </a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-83240738606352459172009-07-06T08:57:00.002-06:002009-07-06T09:15:10.829-06:004th of JulyDave & I went out to his parent's house in Wisconsin this weekend for the 4th of July. We had tons of fun just hanging out on the lake in the non-rainy weather. Unfortunately, I hogged the camera too much, so we don't have any pictures of me getting bounced around on a tube or trying my best to water ski. The rest of the time I had too much food in hand to even think about a camera. :) Sounds like the 4th of July to me! Here are some pics from the weekend:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatoLP9YmoU4K_07pmPXbAl4NgOOEpI_ebpAkHlfjIsCDeosbtmpCll2nl6usVmXcW6a_4EM2dK8XfeOnk0Djsu1O-jbpTgaRqS4-6Wuogy0f6FMM07lA7SnlSZOoSpx5iKPJy/s1600-h/IMG_3872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatoLP9YmoU4K_07pmPXbAl4NgOOEpI_ebpAkHlfjIsCDeosbtmpCll2nl6usVmXcW6a_4EM2dK8XfeOnk0Djsu1O-jbpTgaRqS4-6Wuogy0f6FMM07lA7SnlSZOoSpx5iKPJy/s320/IMG_3872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355362342621709826" border="0" /></a>Koshka putting on her best face for the camera. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0HaIHB2gHc2aKwDT7FbvDoAdZ2yFYcK4oFKc9I3H8rU9JrV8T4z_w-QVFt1QYkw7xZbscaI6zsNf4TgU_IqZ3cAapNXUGqG8lg-tPxevmC5ovbl8NB3uXEgZvnSLKsaNffmi/s1600-h/IMG_3882.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0HaIHB2gHc2aKwDT7FbvDoAdZ2yFYcK4oFKc9I3H8rU9JrV8T4z_w-QVFt1QYkw7xZbscaI6zsNf4TgU_IqZ3cAapNXUGqG8lg-tPxevmC5ovbl8NB3uXEgZvnSLKsaNffmi/s320/IMG_3882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355362335826054674" border="0" /></a>Dave doing some awesome water skiing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztQ3N_1ggDWEq2V8U5L1Fvzmi1BeXfZm5Q0yBc3XwuOwzyE_1m2V-dAjsSzfQiLQ1-K2WSCT6a4Ber5qs1sDuj7r0vNurZ3Ev3lfsM7NHDTa4ZTnYl4rlNYvWdgk6zKnsNEXD/s1600-h/IMG_3877.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztQ3N_1ggDWEq2V8U5L1Fvzmi1BeXfZm5Q0yBc3XwuOwzyE_1m2V-dAjsSzfQiLQ1-K2WSCT6a4Ber5qs1sDuj7r0vNurZ3Ev3lfsM7NHDTa4ZTnYl4rlNYvWdgk6zKnsNEXD/s320/IMG_3877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355362329660142786" border="0" /></a>The civil war cannon that was shot off in an anti-climactic puff of paper on the 4th. Apparently, the owner is only allowed to stuff the cannon with paper after the year that they used an actual cannon ball. The cannon ball flew over the entire lake to the opposite shore barely missing Dave's aunt's house in the process. whoops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdzNr339pU3AvOxAorU7WmscPrNHXOTUpDesSTlbUm5giI0ZhV2IXPEVL-WTgaS2tBNDyjVQkCob3tmgNrEfoQxpud4zoZkn3Q4EB4TFRNFVCmh7BKi8OQIHRHhx-DFn5IhHG/s1600-h/IMG_3876.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdzNr339pU3AvOxAorU7WmscPrNHXOTUpDesSTlbUm5giI0ZhV2IXPEVL-WTgaS2tBNDyjVQkCob3tmgNrEfoQxpud4zoZkn3Q4EB4TFRNFVCmh7BKi8OQIHRHhx-DFn5IhHG/s320/IMG_3876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355362321598277586" border="0" /></a>More water skiing. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdlzXPO8Z0UrT9P-7DFIXTO2OhLPvMJAJlcJS2qtk8gJJC3tP32cW7T8ixyk9uzskYiqH8KntCf6iQIoZXUAGNgFxQBEfv9aBOP17HLCYdmdY80CK3rUrZcuX367AOk8jUQLo/s1600-h/IMG_3888.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdlzXPO8Z0UrT9P-7DFIXTO2OhLPvMJAJlcJS2qtk8gJJC3tP32cW7T8ixyk9uzskYiqH8KntCf6iQIoZXUAGNgFxQBEfv9aBOP17HLCYdmdY80CK3rUrZcuX367AOk8jUQLo/s320/IMG_3888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355362320075593202" border="0" /></a>I thought this was absolutely hilarious. This is the sign just after security in the airport in Milwaukee. I mean...just how often do you see the word "recombobulation" written on a sign.<br />I don't know what other word you would use for it, but I thought it was pretty funny. We were feeling pretty discombobulated, too, so we took full advantage of the area. This is Dave post-recombobulation.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-69845125709493309022009-06-22T20:24:00.005-06:002009-06-22T20:49:30.685-06:00How does your garden grow?As promised, more recent garden pictures. It's a little out of control, but I did some good weeding tonight. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGAlO1AdgCksxmRZlttbzflBV29t1k2EBnmXfI1LTLnwTje2hyphenhyphenshLP8XHrY7iIhWw2ASLu87ZPiq-xzx9wrBw2YGiwsg5ShCgzp4kEjNJsh4xYqyoL6xoiac9BiOml5xs0zl6/s1600-h/IMG_3864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGAlO1AdgCksxmRZlttbzflBV29t1k2EBnmXfI1LTLnwTje2hyphenhyphenshLP8XHrY7iIhWw2ASLu87ZPiq-xzx9wrBw2YGiwsg5ShCgzp4kEjNJsh4xYqyoL6xoiac9BiOml5xs0zl6/s320/IMG_3864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350344814136509042" border="0" /></a>Squash & Zucchini<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRhiuKAauy9uckF6Y70EEEPI_iHgMf_Sj6L1lsYKO_vD17E6SuYyVpaYWr6iNEN69b1uBxHe66cl3gUcHTXOaYYaq17aA7FnngwMyoKrXZ6AtVSf7QDMk2-sC2bQK925L02_u/s1600-h/IMG_3863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRhiuKAauy9uckF6Y70EEEPI_iHgMf_Sj6L1lsYKO_vD17E6SuYyVpaYWr6iNEN69b1uBxHe66cl3gUcHTXOaYYaq17aA7FnngwMyoKrXZ6AtVSf7QDMk2-sC2bQK925L02_u/s320/IMG_3863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350344810339899682" border="0" /></a>Broccoli patch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8x5kf_rm6_J7IRb-O5UT7mD4ojlatW2alb9TIK1MZuWpSywIM9Yeo4ZPX0DytRWF9LfPQax26D_mjkYSxd-vZNwU_akm29ZOjOu8e2jKroENSzqD6tmSxS21GagenLIvw7XO/s1600-h/IMG_3859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8x5kf_rm6_J7IRb-O5UT7mD4ojlatW2alb9TIK1MZuWpSywIM9Yeo4ZPX0DytRWF9LfPQax26D_mjkYSxd-vZNwU_akm29ZOjOu8e2jKroENSzqD6tmSxS21GagenLIvw7XO/s320/IMG_3859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350344805697940658" border="0" /></a>a trio of fennel<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmbJvRISagwdmMjv3eVp4ZXTVdIOM9PmaIza-IC7urt2GfTjlz6cC90z23N7fB3d9K5G4gANqSYBelRlv6hHMvwIXnkjkLngNNRjV3z5n-So382eqt8FWjlgUodzBJeErXBtJ/s1600-h/IMG_3856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmbJvRISagwdmMjv3eVp4ZXTVdIOM9PmaIza-IC7urt2GfTjlz6cC90z23N7fB3d9K5G4gANqSYBelRlv6hHMvwIXnkjkLngNNRjV3z5n-So382eqt8FWjlgUodzBJeErXBtJ/s320/IMG_3856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350344793917029570" border="0" /></a>Those little yellow things are baby squash! yay!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwGPq8LKp-iBE94f5wVuP5pn0cYYe7NDpz_Y-5wRoqoSBrfR7koY2mZ72N5YKaiH65IAFlzswbKAukekNaEE_dl_M8FwBrJ2Le2avdgPhOeVj7uNm8RT-vj4ugDLdxXj-16cS/s1600-h/IMG_3853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwGPq8LKp-iBE94f5wVuP5pn0cYYe7NDpz_Y-5wRoqoSBrfR7koY2mZ72N5YKaiH65IAFlzswbKAukekNaEE_dl_M8FwBrJ2Le2avdgPhOeVj7uNm8RT-vj4ugDLdxXj-16cS/s320/IMG_3853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350344792782426066" border="0" /></a>Quite a change from a couple weeks ago...Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-46668012131857168202009-06-20T17:13:00.004-06:002009-06-20T17:29:35.570-06:00Garden!Well, it's been awhile, but my term is over so I finally have a little time to blog. Dave & I also managed to scrape enough time together to start a garden at the barn. Dave and Harjit (my landlord) built the lovely box that holds the garden. To the right, you'll see numerous pepper plants including green peppers and jalapenos and some okra, fennel and a couple cantaloupe plants. In front, there are zucchini and squash. On the left, we have tomatoes, broccoli & lettuce. Lastly, in the middle, there are onions, mint, basil, cilantro, rosemary, parsley & celery. mm mm...I can't wait for July! <br /><br />We did have a lovely harvest of mesclun mix lettuce ready to go 2 weekends ago, so I've also attached a couple pictures of Dave & I enjoying the early harvest. Last weekend, we had more mesclun mix and the leaf lettuce was ready as well. We had so much lettuce that I took some to a friend's graduation bbq as a salad and took the rest with me to Natick where Dave & I ate delicious Vermont-grown lettuce all week. It was so yummy! <br /><br />That's all for right now, but I'll post more garden pics soon. We just had a LOT of rain, so it looks so different now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWQ7TclN14PtH0TFxI4A3Dzu0FaPi-xNfc4g1qi6aKZxz5uLJrGcLOvrnf-NQlhqRbDa-1AqucwlmY0R7fTwPFVze_8iZG-iqWFnLyVQrS0UqPiuBEQQukihAvuM_AvyoJ_r3/s1600-h/IMG_3845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWQ7TclN14PtH0TFxI4A3Dzu0FaPi-xNfc4g1qi6aKZxz5uLJrGcLOvrnf-NQlhqRbDa-1AqucwlmY0R7fTwPFVze_8iZG-iqWFnLyVQrS0UqPiuBEQQukihAvuM_AvyoJ_r3/s320/IMG_3845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349553093720986546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KgBnVOe6-h02Jp_ks6Y-j_Y8wzS5epotO08LHE4MyRzNx-ge0aCUmdG-jfJOW0CiqlaXfmM-Prl6NSxIbrEuOaKO8Rs_tAbCYkWU2oKOgfZd5kx68wEQO3TURYkI8xiXuANO/s1600-h/IMG_3844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KgBnVOe6-h02Jp_ks6Y-j_Y8wzS5epotO08LHE4MyRzNx-ge0aCUmdG-jfJOW0CiqlaXfmM-Prl6NSxIbrEuOaKO8Rs_tAbCYkWU2oKOgfZd5kx68wEQO3TURYkI8xiXuANO/s320/IMG_3844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349553089897569794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHZBzTetIqvbwO1qbvlG9F6Cl5HAMp72uKuh0sxzJ-JDy0PnaiBALKxU8Rv4RaG9g0TanHuw5eim9q9nDtxuDzZvsa1K3-dPghE3P5dwxHu-ztcnMgdJFfg0OoNU-fuowddkH/s1600-h/IMG_3843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHZBzTetIqvbwO1qbvlG9F6Cl5HAMp72uKuh0sxzJ-JDy0PnaiBALKxU8Rv4RaG9g0TanHuw5eim9q9nDtxuDzZvsa1K3-dPghE3P5dwxHu-ztcnMgdJFfg0OoNU-fuowddkH/s320/IMG_3843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349553083534057330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc0Z-dipGmNVkaamD-zUmOQTtrmaGJfGb3rKsxozorTtx1S0tswZi07Z083TtSS6ZZ6hbdp1aIe-iecrlroUk78yGWr7CMujXU8Xxpy1THG_n_TWr6-hNAmypdeoBu8DDGAu7/s1600-h/IMG_3842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc0Z-dipGmNVkaamD-zUmOQTtrmaGJfGb3rKsxozorTtx1S0tswZi07Z083TtSS6ZZ6hbdp1aIe-iecrlroUk78yGWr7CMujXU8Xxpy1THG_n_TWr6-hNAmypdeoBu8DDGAu7/s320/IMG_3842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349553079605953730" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-32373955792667682582009-04-06T08:31:00.002-06:002009-04-06T08:42:48.787-06:00Belize Pictures<img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bHQ9MTIzOTAyODI3OTQyMSZwdD*xMjM5MDI4MzAyNTk*JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*=.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><div style="width: 480px; text-align: right;"><embed src="http://feed82.photobucket.com/flash/rss_slideshow.swf?rssFeed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed82.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj279%2Fjulienicole1%2FBelize%2Ffeed.rss" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="360" width="480"></embed> <a href="http://photobucket.com/redirect/album?showShareLB=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_geturs.gif" style="border: medium none ;" /></a><a href="http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j279/julienicole1/Belize/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_viewall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hi Everyone,<br /><br />Dave and I have returned from Belize. You can view our pictures on this slideshow or the original photobucket album, which is <a href="http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j279/julienicole1/Belize/">here</a>. We had a great time and hopefully I'll have some time to post some stories that go along with the pictures. For now, enjoy the pics!<br /></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-10375571516494595402008-10-12T19:56:00.006-06:002008-10-12T21:34:24.078-06:00Pumpkins & Leaf PeepingThis weekend was absolutely gorgeous weather here in the Upper Valley, so Dave and I took advantage of the beautiful weather with a midday canoe trip to get a good view of the peak leaf turning. We also showed our political affiliation with some pumpkin carving on Saturday during the OU/Texas game. Too bad the game didn't turn out how we would have liked, but the pumpkin carving was fun. We have another pumpkin, too, that I'll hopefully post a couple pictures of in the coming days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAWwlo__CE-Syvog6eWDlaZi3_85_zQ1MAAed4Cx1Nggl6Yg_M5Ni4Atade7VIFa_fAqD8AmVsLX5WP3GO67h7PGWiAzxAEPDQi7E7saUzQ5jakX5Z2cXKjvZPR6Nh7-GOdyA/s1600-h/IMG_3457.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAWwlo__CE-Syvog6eWDlaZi3_85_zQ1MAAed4Cx1Nggl6Yg_M5Ni4Atade7VIFa_fAqD8AmVsLX5WP3GO67h7PGWiAzxAEPDQi7E7saUzQ5jakX5Z2cXKjvZPR6Nh7-GOdyA/s320/IMG_3457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256476303508829378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffIUNJ1Fn4au09gaWgxul4C13kggZ9kXpb8C_68S9-WwUssxuf7E6YUO6VDDQAQAouSAFDhnG2RZTC4HJ4oprrEniRjN3jA_6kBYlLpN2AwDK-CIMzxxh2Ofkwn-Y1BwDgVpD/s1600-h/IMG_3438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffIUNJ1Fn4au09gaWgxul4C13kggZ9kXpb8C_68S9-WwUssxuf7E6YUO6VDDQAQAouSAFDhnG2RZTC4HJ4oprrEniRjN3jA_6kBYlLpN2AwDK-CIMzxxh2Ofkwn-Y1BwDgVpD/s320/IMG_3438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256471552915059058" border="0" /></a>I'm so glad the Obama campaign chose an easily carvable logo. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnptmWkglT581uSkh9-ghta8nVO-y5eEExoghelTQkkCW8wRMx2nny7gFMlG1hB68vVpvWYTIVyatQgbwaPXBsmjDGEtiIUWNvzYeJ8moRnyb2tFD6ETDGXHImKFqGNcg8Za0/s1600-h/IMG_3441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnptmWkglT581uSkh9-ghta8nVO-y5eEExoghelTQkkCW8wRMx2nny7gFMlG1hB68vVpvWYTIVyatQgbwaPXBsmjDGEtiIUWNvzYeJ8moRnyb2tFD6ETDGXHImKFqGNcg8Za0/s320/IMG_3441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256471559001717714" border="0" /></a>On the left in this picture is the Montshire Museum of Science where I've been volunteering at their preschool class on Wednesday afternoons. Dave has a collection of my beautiful artistic creations on his fridge from these classes. The kids are absolutely adorable. They're a lot of fun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckIqShcpiJaLX1OrH7b87JMU-0UX7gOKUSCIJb_F6XMs6rzxOlwrbPPE-AOxI5ZWxisGI9dBAexuTBjCAwP0EflXSUWiitHpFB3oBdU7BR1K2nAR7CcXBMfikyjqKE8b8rjGK/s1600-h/IMG_3444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckIqShcpiJaLX1OrH7b87JMU-0UX7gOKUSCIJb_F6XMs6rzxOlwrbPPE-AOxI5ZWxisGI9dBAexuTBjCAwP0EflXSUWiitHpFB3oBdU7BR1K2nAR7CcXBMfikyjqKE8b8rjGK/s320/IMG_3444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256471562446598178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10yHq-StZrXcc6ifrfF-lFV58K77txydgRnTbqMv66AOm9z5zr5b1hrlpBYX3GQuS5KJjd58yHAStUNJOO8r9IEW2ddhl-QZxa4XH9DlqAtoIwVdT2xgN-w1IY2y6-KRrUcaq/s1600-h/IMG_3448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10yHq-StZrXcc6ifrfF-lFV58K77txydgRnTbqMv66AOm9z5zr5b1hrlpBYX3GQuS5KJjd58yHAStUNJOO8r9IEW2ddhl-QZxa4XH9DlqAtoIwVdT2xgN-w1IY2y6-KRrUcaq/s320/IMG_3448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256471569996628610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbByhBW0jyMwwhuB4_Uy8x3QWb7N3JZ5ZZfa86nShgSlwqbrQMbZOhek4UlaiTUboAulOFZTtPoQSo_OqZXaAsoBmBCq0Q0jtEGIRlJsAkOgkr8FeyMHVpzzQeeTB356lXwWXM/s1600-h/IMG_3453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbByhBW0jyMwwhuB4_Uy8x3QWb7N3JZ5ZZfa86nShgSlwqbrQMbZOhek4UlaiTUboAulOFZTtPoQSo_OqZXaAsoBmBCq0Q0jtEGIRlJsAkOgkr8FeyMHVpzzQeeTB356lXwWXM/s320/IMG_3453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256471576000534738" border="0" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618905.post-23325932334745787332008-08-05T09:06:00.005-06:002008-08-05T09:30:54.406-06:00The Barn!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8Nu5nfdwUGc3zY-hPlXh3fI5LGXffsbXDpqmjUOJAv5h6gocv6WElSsF0Gvz0aZ5ShIYjUwAkf2NXGcm0G-SEX5dFCPdnwHNo06CiGgXU53e37OZYuOAiPdGIW8LiZnZc6l9/s1600-h/IMG_3380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8Nu5nfdwUGc3zY-hPlXh3fI5LGXffsbXDpqmjUOJAv5h6gocv6WElSsF0Gvz0aZ5ShIYjUwAkf2NXGcm0G-SEX5dFCPdnwHNo06CiGgXU53e37OZYuOAiPdGIW8LiZnZc6l9/s320/IMG_3380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231054384296954370" border="0" /></a>Bottom part of my room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRG3B6dagE0O2YuOmrBG6oExwtYvn2eeTx7kkJnCzPaYTkRsbQek1nv_lOdnLCSY6YQDiwb-L9D8HBj8T56z6B1YlE0fmRa4fhqbBgnq_z2qudYGmYRl0rFgdWLvTLC_HCXpB/s1600-h/IMG_3381.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRG3B6dagE0O2YuOmrBG6oExwtYvn2eeTx7kkJnCzPaYTkRsbQek1nv_lOdnLCSY6YQDiwb-L9D8HBj8T56z6B1YlE0fmRa4fhqbBgnq_z2qudYGmYRl0rFgdWLvTLC_HCXpB/s320/IMG_3381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231054392921933778" border="0" /></a>Loft part of my room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWG6sVnzaj7oC0n8lYQKF0io1FyLXYnihXPxPjc0M-AhSAgG0lLRLsNoOAS7jCghI9xYoIC5U8edxAUK_qpaGOP8htEOI_rk0zuOxP4xckSUKvbivy-kmcsQTgnYRAyvt0iDCK/s1600-h/IMG_3382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZDpbktocOzXih6yYLUitwGkl7jvcVZvDJvmY2uVXWNxhxmQVIGbLny1TwJ06iow6PCvNTc6L65x0471mfjSo1zLzcH8i4OQEW_dP8wvS8fhqAMA73uxpVBlF5lFy81orClUP/s320/IMG_3384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231054413747614162" border="0" /></a>loft<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplUtvc1blaucdFTd6NfpVSGS1uNULKhyphenhyphenzl2f2oJmFRApvciKglZK6QnJSGs06np4AkhCHfl0cQWq3XOVho8pjopkuhe6j2jlSvnqOG3XU9RsDmNT1_17oiNeKLY2A_xqmn8M-/s1600-h/IMG_3374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplUtvc1blaucdFTd6NfpVSGS1uNULKhyphenhyphenzl2f2oJmFRApvciKglZK6QnJSGs06np4AkhCHfl0cQWq3XOVho8pjopkuhe6j2jlSvnqOG3XU9RsDmNT1_17oiNeKLY2A_xqmn8M-/s320/IMG_3374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231052872603486578" border="0" /></a>The barn...doesn't it look idyllic?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX3520k9S9mfmm4lufEe-jVgqu6XAH85zGG3bAkiYrjCqlupQUfOc0NCbsa3TAtax3ppn494GCakk9IocScaTU8foPxZH7p25crAZKXdq5qUPFWTQURiflfqM5N5hRN3MbdG6/s1600-h/IMG_3376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs7LTAN2AqaGnW8-fBVWAk79HquMPvt7lWJzdoCkE23ioAwhfj_cxZhRz-cAIgszibevP8lpFJPbG4IoyHJA826Ru4SVl0pV_QZh5M4tQqKZAHywTn3YXx9HNeWOoYvTzbvRV/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231052896732263634" border="0" /></a>Living Room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyVQMFw3NbacULYGrqPZohM9Sl-qBFmGP7gPqkkuyzweBV8e0g-rXQM3qPgqJB5xWGU_EjtilnCZgXWQb1D-omL5BUhtsY-uFe7hFT3QLMa750y011aSETjC4Xi-uJLQIrBeL/s1600-h/IMG_3379.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyVQMFw3NbacULYGrqPZohM9Sl-qBFmGP7gPqkkuyzweBV8e0g-rXQM3qPgqJB5xWGU_EjtilnCZgXWQb1D-omL5BUhtsY-uFe7hFT3QLMa750y011aSETjC4Xi-uJLQIrBeL/s320/IMG_3379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231052901430219314" border="0" /></a>Downstairs part of my bedroom<br />Pics from the barnwarming party to come.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388318970024671898noreply@blogger.com2