life lately

Just a quick pop-in. Lots going on around here… (and more to come!) *the crawfish boil was a success; here was last years’*

changes

[image source] My life is full of change right now. When I stumbled across the image above, I identified with it. Here is a little homemade green house with lots happening on the inside, and it...

parting thought — eric hoffer

a little splurge

Yet another reason to love the lone star state: My folks were so kind as to bring us leftovers from our favorite BBQ joint. Yum-O, indeed.

weekend scene

I couldn’t quite get it together to look through my weekend pics last night. It was our first weekend sans school pressure in nearly three years and so we made the most of our time together. But...

parting thought — anne bronte

brooklyn wedding

Well since I’m in the business of sharing good news, I thought I would finally share some of the Brooklyn wedding we attended just two weeks ago (really, ‘cuz it’s feeling more like a year ago!)....

words cannot express

He did it!!!!! The hubs has completed his FINAL architectural project for school! Graduation is a mere 18 days away and a bit of a formality at this point….because it’s over! My reaction: His...

weekend scene

Perspiration, sunshine, and patience…. so many wonderful things. Oh, and the hubs should finish today!

parting thought — fred rogers

a whirlwind romance — NYC snapshots

I must say that one of my most favorite activities of our very brief stay was going to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a night of delicious food and AMAZING music and the best ever people...

modern art DIY

Once the dust settles around here (mid-June) we are going to do a major overhaul of our little space. And one of the first things we’re going to do is re-do our art situation. We’ve got many ideas...

weekend scene

What a glorious weekend! We ate most all of our meals outside, found any excuse to walk anywhere, and I saw fit to make all my hobbies compatible with the pleasant weather. We don’t get many days...

parting thought — frank lloyd wright

[snapped last weekend on my phone as we did a fly by the seat of our pants pass by this gem.]

the best bargain in brooklyn

Well one of the best travel decisions I’ve ever made was to take a risk on seemingly unorthodox accommodations and, well, it paid off big time! We stayed at the wonderfully curious 3B Bed and...

weekend scene

Wow, wow, wow. I’m still processing such a FUN weekend and I’ve got lots of photos to cull through while I simultaneously have the busiest week of the year at work. But I’ll manage.

parting thought — roger ebert

[original photo here]

focus

My plate is full. It won’t be for long.

i spy: herringbone

[wood & cement photos, mine | marble photo here] This weekend while out and about I spotted a repeating pattern. I used to not be a big fan of herringbone, but as of recently I find myself drawn to...

weekend scene

There wasn’t a lot of photo-snapping this weekend, but there was plenty of activity. Granted, much of that activity involved watching the hubs continue to click, click, click (just 22 more days...

parting thought — hildegard of bingen

[photo here]

mighty & majestic

Sometimes, everything really is bigger in Texas. The beautiful oak trees of Houston are one of my favorite things in the world… and I get to run through them any time I want.

growing our own food

Ok, so we’re not farmer’s in the conventional sense of the word — or really any sense of it — but we are proving to have more green than black in our thumbs! So far our little experiment is...

weekend scene

Packed! We didn’t stop from Thursday evening until early this morning. And because of a cold snap that came through, waking up to an apartment that was 62 degrees was not conducive to an expedient...

parting thought — oscar wilde

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first day of spring

The weather was simply marvelous today. Although I’ve been crunching numbers for the majority of my waking hours, I kicked off a little early today to make my trip to the track count. I was even...

birthday food

We celebrated Brad’s birthday early this year and fortunately for us we chose well. Branch Water Tavern has made it to the top of a very short list of our favorite restaurants. It was hands down...

weekend scene

What a weekend! We spent half of the day on Friday discovering the Museum of Natural Science. I haven’t been since I was in high school and it was so much fun. I’m so glad that the hubs and I are...

parting thought — j.g. ballard

split personality

[photo here & here] I’m not usually one to post photos of celebrities (or the like)… but I recently saw both of these photos of Elizabeth Olsen and they were so striking. Not only is she a...