nataJane

We’ve been pretty busy with various projects and work-related activities this week. (Explaining the lack of land-search updates.) Tate was here for a couple days and we had a great visit with him. When we dropped him off at the airport we saw the new installation at the airport for the first time. (more…)

There is not much history to this picture. Yesterday I looked out my window and saw a cat sitting on the step and took a picture. The more I look at it this photo though, the more I like it. It it is very moody without being depressing. I don’t know who the cat belongs to, but he needed to be photographed.

05. 12. 08

I called my mom today. I had sent her a card this week, and talked to her for about an hour this afternoon. Not that it is a duty per se, but obviously required- today being what it is. I called her and wished her a happy Mother’s day. Among other things, she told me that dad had brought her breakfast in bed this morning. Now that they have managed to promote all three of their offspring out of the house, breakfast duty fell on dad today, and he carried on the tradition. Again- not that it is a duty, but I’m glad he did it for her. (more…)

Let me start by apologizing for the horrible shot of this piece. This is the first “two piece” piece I’ve done, but it’s not mounted on a wall or anything…

I wanted to avoid putting too much detail into this painting, so I used large brushes and broad strokes. The branches are the remaining foliage from a bouquet of flowers that Chris bought me. I thought they would be a fun subject for a quick painting.

05. 08. 08

I haven’t posted any crocheted pieces in a while and that is only because I haven’t been crocheting much lately. But after a couple sales (finally!) the past couple weeks from my Etsy shop, I’ve again been consumed with the simple pleasure of tying pieces of yarn into knots with a metal stick. (more…)

I think I have cravings like anyone else. Lately it’s been for Teddy Grahams. I’m not sure why… Yesterday I took a few photos of my beloved snack because I knew they would not last long. And, as I suspected, they didn’t.

When my sweet husband went to the store to buy sausage for breakfast this morning, be brought back these beautiful tulips as well. They are beautiful and bring a bit of spring into the apartment. Tulips always remind me of my Oma. She is from Holland and grows beautiful tulips every year. They’ve always felt like a tangible piece of where my family came from. (more…)

Chris was cleaning our oboe this evening. It’s an old instrument and it needs a lot of care… It will be making beautiful music again in no time at all. (more…)

I was convinced that spring was finally here to stay- again! Yesterday was about 30 C and was definitely the warmest day of the year so far. This morning there was three inches of snow on the ground and it snowed lightly all day. I decided I would take advantage of the spring/winter combination happening outside and photographed some of it. (more…)

I haven’t painted since I finished the cloud piece, so this picture is one I painted last year. My only excuse for posting an old piece is that the cloud painting is still wet and is sitting on both of my easels. I know it’s lame, but I’m sticking with it.

This painting is of the flowers that Chris gave me for our first-month wedding anniversary. They were beautiful! I don’t think I had painted flowers before these, so it took a while to get them to look right… I like how they turned out though.

05. 01. 08