Jul 23 2018
Since we’re heading into August soon, our garden has been blooming with veggie delights. Yesterday, my husband and Coraline went out back to our raised bed and picked some delicious green tomatoes as well as some serrano peppers. The beautiful green bounty, coupled with the fact I had a bowl of tomatillos in the kitchen, …
Jul 06 2018
I made this rug to add little pops of aqua and green and some softness to a room. This rug is 31 inches in diameter, but feel free to add or subtract more rings to make it larger or smaller. Like the spotted owl pot holder I recently posted, it is also made with three strands of …
Jul 02 2018
Yesterday the family and I headed to Sauvie Island (in Portland, OR) to visit The Pumpkin Patch farm and do some berry picking. Since moving to Oregon this is something we’ve enjoyed every year as a family. Luckily the temperature high this day was only 70 degrees too – perfect for picking! The day we …
Jun 23 2018
My husband and I currently live just outside Portland, OR so we’re fortunate enough to be able to make quick drive to Seattle whenever we feel like it. We’ve taken a few weekend trips, my favorite being the one we recently took for my 40th birthday. We were lucky enough to be sans-child (thanks grandparents!) …
Jun 16 2018
This week I had the pleasure of attending my second exhibit of Camille Rose Garcia – The Wonderful World of Dr. Deekay at the Corey Helford gallery in Los Angeles, CA. My first exhibit I attended was Doomcave Daydreams in 2007 when I had the pleasure of meeting CRG in person. My husband and I …
Jun 14 2018
I luckily get the pleasure of traveling to Los Angeles about 2-4 times per year to visit beloved family and friends. Having lived here for about five years a decade or so ago, I know my way around LA pretty well. When I first moved to LA, I lived with my sister for about a …
Jun 11 2018
This week my family and I are on vacation in sunny Southern California. We have quite a bit of family here, so luckily we come often. On this trip we decided to have a fun-filled day at DryTown Waterpark in Palmdale, CA. Let me start by telling you only one day before this trip was …
Jun 09 2018
In this gorgeous short film from Sherpas Cinema, viewers get a personalized look at life as a sherpa, their incredible surroundings, and the struggles they encounter. Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa was produced by Malcolm Sangster, directed by Eric Crosland, and narrated by Apa Sherpa. Maximize your screen and enjoy.
Jun 03 2018
Today I’m starting a new series – “Cooking with Coraline”. For those of you that don’t know, Coraline is my precious 3 year old daughter. She is spunky, she is witty, she is kind and she loves cooking! Today we decided to start our morning by making a quick – and I mean quick – …
May 20 2018
My friends and I took advantage of spring’s temperate weather last weekend to take an overnight getaway to Kansas City, Missouri, which has much to offer, too much to explore in a weekend, but we had a wonderful time visiting a few of its cultural spots. On our way into town, we stopped at the …
