Paul continues his "acting"...

Paul and Dermot continue their plans for media domination...yeah.

Back from the Low Country

I have to admit, I've never been interested in the South. I was wrong. Amazingly, jaw-droppingly good food and things I can honestly say I've never experienced before this trip to South Carolina. We spent a day in Savannah, I spent most of a day on Hunting Island, and we spent most of our time lounging on Fripp Island. Photos on flickr...

More stuff up in my Etsy shop...

 

I've been dying to get back to doing some decoupage under glass work, but things have been too busy. Sadly, that means that my Etsy shop has been languishing -- until this morning, I only had seven pieces posted! Many of my favorites -- like the conjoined twin skeletons are gone, and while ideas spin in my head, there hasn't been enough time to execute them. I guess it's a good problem to have, but frustrating, too, since it feels like I've been letting my etsy space slowly die.

After a lot of thought, I've decided to add large-scale photography and reintroduce handknit baby hats. Think of it as widening the net. I'll also add smaller photographic prints, including some macros and small pieces from instagram and, eventually, some more decoupage under glass pieces.

I hope you stop by and take a look!

I love 500px. There. I said it.

If you know me, you know I've long been a fan of flickr. Some might even say a heavy user. With nearly 17,250 photos, I'll cop to that one (and if you only knew how many I never posted...) Flickr is a great tool and serves its purpose well. I love making cards and books through linked apps and I've had many compliments on the quality of those pieces. But as someone who takes capturing images pretty seriously, I have to say, I LOVE 500px. The interface is gorgeous and clean, photos really look their best. Best of all, 500px allows users to sell their work and maintain beautiful portfolios online.

Early summer.

The market is under way, the pool has opened, enjoying old friends and new, and school is over in one more week (though, in some people's minds, it's already done). Last night, Maggie went from being a Daisy Scout to a full-fledged Brownie. We're having a respite from the stifling heat and humidity of last week (scary -- code orange air quality on Memorial Day?!) Right now, it's lovely in Cheverly.

A busy bee is a busy bee.

In between design work for Cheverly Day and Cheverly Community Market and other projects (some are still secret!) I've finally -- finally -- got my own website redesigned and refocused. It was fun and I'll miss revisiting some escapades there, but now deeds of derring do will be hashed over here (or on Facebook or Twitter) and the site will be business. You know, sort of like a mullet -- business in the front, party in the back. I may have muddled this metaphor, but you get my drift.

Anyhow, if you want to see it -- and there's more coming -- I welcome your eyeballs. Happy new website day!

I've always hated baseball.

I admit it. For years, I've hated baseball. I've been to games in San Francisco (with a bunch of orchestral musicians), in Baltimore (105f/100% humidity without rain at 8:00pm and a 0-0 game.) Lately, we've been very fortunate get get fantastic seats at Nationals Park in DC -- we're talking 3rd row behind the Nats dugout or 4th row behind 3rd base -- those kind of good seats. And you know what? I've learned to love baseball. We even watch it at home and I've developed an admiration for a player (I'm looking at you, Jayson Werth). Who knew? It's a beautiful, thoughtful sport. I'm won over.

I'm so won over, in fact, that, when Paul decided he wanted to play this spring, I didn't even complain. See? I'm growing.