A few Sundays ago, I went on a field trip with my Knitting Group to Churchmouse Yarns & Teas and a delectable Ice Creamery called Mora. This knitting group of mine is wonderful - full of super-smart, crafty, and hilariously dirty minded women (and the occasional guy.). It was a perfect sunny fall afternoon, we met up on the Ferry to Bainbridge Island and walked up to the shopping district where we were greeted by a sign out side of Churchmouse welcoming our group to the shop! Isn't that sweet? 
We filled the tiny shop to capacity and spread out like rabid little bunnies to scoop up yarny treasures that we could then knit up into something cozy and beautiful. I settled on the Chunky Malabrigo, a kettle dyed pure merino wool in varying shades of blue and green. My brother, Lucas later pointed out that these are the Seahawks colors which did not thrill me. I still like it though, and will make myself a scarf. Yes, I am still at the scarf stage of my knitting adventure, but am constantly motivated by my Capitol Hill cohorts who have skillz you wouldn't believe - Yeah, that's right, I said it - skillz, with a z. They are that good.
So, then up at Mora I got a scoop that I was allowed to split in half between 2 flavors. I got a half scoop each of Mojito sorbet (Pure summer - lime, mint, perfectly icey!), and mint with shaved chocolate (minty, creamy, melty!). These 2 went really good together because they both had really fresh and sparkly undertones.
It was a great day!
After the field trip, I drove over to my Mom and Dad's house for a special Sunday dinner to celebrate the closing of a house we sold. My brother Matthew remodeled it and I designed the landscaping. It sold back in August, but we were waiting for my sister-in-law Erica to give birth so she could join in the champagne imbibing! This was my first experience with Dom Perignon, and I gotta say it was delicious.
1. Mother Annie, 2. Tomatoes, 3. Untitled, 4. Tibet, 5. Javier Bardem in Jamon, Jamon, 6. Day 262/365, 7. Three Sisters, 8. The Shape Of My Heart, 9. Okunoin Graveyard, 10. Eyes of the hunter, 11. DolorosaComfortedByAngelsLove, 12. The view I awoke to...
Ooooooo, this was fun! Like doing a Tarot spread - what is the deeper meaning of these images, and what's up with those spiders? I will be pleasantly haunted by that image of Javier Bardem... Now, go try it, have fun, and let me know how it goes for you!
The Concept:
a. type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.b. using only the first page, pick an image.c. copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.The Questions:1. What is your first name?2. What is your favorite food?3. What high school did you go to?4. What is your favorite color?5. Who is your celebrity crush?6. Favorite drink?7. Dream vacation?8. Favorite dessert?9. What you want to be when you grow up?10. What do you love most in life?11. One Word to describe you.12. Your flickr name.
Thanks GoodKarma!
I'm taking a class called Spiritual Intuitive Development through Shamanism. Basicly, it's teaching how to get in touch with your own intuitive powers - you know, that funny feeling you get when something is not right? Or maybe you get a feeling when something is going right too. Even better!
Last week our homework assignment was to notice the symbols in our homes and draw them. These are mine. Or, at least the ones that stood out to me. Even though I've never followed any religion, I am totally attracted to religious iconography - I love crosses and Guadalupe and pictures of Jesus - on the cross and bloody, and as a baby with Mary. I also noticed I have a lot of angel symbology in my home, but I don't consider myself and "angel person". I have lots of feathers and pictures and figurines of all kinds of animals. So what does this tell me about myself? Who the fuck knows. I'll tell you when I figure it out!
Check it out! A humongous bee's nest in a Katsura Tree! It was bigger than a basketball and the bees were still active. I was walking home, admiring people's houses when I spotted this big-boy dangling from the tree right next to street parking. The whole area smelled like cotton candy thanks to the Katsura Tree - when the leaves change in the fall, it emits a very sweet cotton candy scent that lasts until all the leaves have fallen. I love this tree - it's one of my favorites!
Welcome to Life In The Treehouse! The "Treehouse" refers to where I live - teetering on the edge of a ravine, so it feels like living in a treehouse. I will probably post pictures of some of my woodland friends in the future.
Here's some more stuff I plan on sharing through Life In The Treehouse: the cool stuff I'm doing, the cool stuff I'm interested in, stuff I pick up off the ground, plants and animals I love, art and craft stuff (including attempt to become a knitter), garden and home design stuff, recipes, and of course - adventures with my family and friends, especially my new little nephew, Felix. Hope you enjoy it!
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A few Sundays ago, I went on a field trip with my Knitting Group to Churchmouse Yarns & Teas and a delectable Ice Creamery called Mora. This knitting group of mine is wonderful - full of super-smart, crafty, and hilariously dirty minded women (and the occasional guy.). It was a perfect sunny fall afternoon, we met up on the Ferry to Bainbridge Island and walked up to the shopping district where we were greeted by a sign out side of Churchmouse welcoming our group to the shop! Isn't that sweet? 
We filled the tiny shop to capacity and spread out like rabid little bunnies to scoop up yarny treasures that we could then knit up into something cozy and beautiful. I settled on the Chunky Malabrigo, a kettle dyed pure merino wool in varying shades of blue and green. My brother, Lucas later pointed out that these are the Seahawks colors which did not thrill me. I still like it though, and will make myself a scarf. Yes, I am still at the scarf stage of my knitting adventure, but am constantly motivated by my Capitol Hill cohorts who have skillz you wouldn't believe - Yeah, that's right, I said it - skillz, with a z. They are that good.
So, then up at Mora I got a scoop that I was allowed to split in half between 2 flavors. I got a half scoop each of Mojito sorbet (Pure summer - lime, mint, perfectly icey!), and mint with shaved chocolate (minty, creamy, melty!). These 2 went really good together because they both had really fresh and sparkly undertones.
After the field trip, I drove over to my Mom and Dad's house for a special Sunday dinner to celebrate the closing of a house we sold. My brother Matthew remodeled it and I designed the landscaping. It sold back in August, but we were waiting for my sister-in-law Erica to give birth so she could join in the champagne imbibing! This was my first experience with Dom Perignon, and I gotta say it was delicious.
