mouse in the house

Thank you laura . Your package today was so so sweet ad such a surprise.




came across this recipe .
I had to try it last night- I had all the ingredients, so why not.
perfect!

weekend review

This weekend was a hive of kitchen activity.
Saturday I spent most of the day in the kitchen making cookies (gingersnaps and chocolate chips) some of which will be sent on to my grandma this week, others for us to enjoy around the house. This was my first attempt at gingersnaps- I grated in fresh ginger and ooh, ooh- they are good!


On Saturday we went up to Truckee to help make tamales with family. 75lbs of masa later and we had tamales of all kinds coming out our ears. There were pork, turkey, potato and black bean and cheese. Red sauce and green sauce. A ton of people, family and friends, were in the kitchen and it was so good to be around all that energy. For me this is what the holidays are all about.

For more pictures of the action head over to the set.
The in-laws through me a birthday dinner and my sis-in-law made a Divine chocolate Kahlua cake that was heavenly.

I also got my order from Moo in on Saturday. I am really happy with the quality of the greeting cards that they make. I had so much fun poring over the mini moo cards as well. My mind is spinning with ideas on how to use them. I put up our silly tinsel trees and I actually got to go to a yoga class and be a student, can I tell you how sore I am?

Today is the last day of my 29th year... hello third decade, I see you just around the corner and I have a feeling you are going to be good.

into the great blue yonder

Dear USPS,
Please be careful with these parcels- They contain photographs.
Please don't do the hat dance on them.
wiggle,
jiggle,
bend,
fold,
crease,
wrinkle
or smoosh.
Especially, since I had Judy at counter
stamp
"Do Not Bend"
all over the envelopes.

I know things are busy this time of year,
your patience is thin.
But I beg you, these are important to me, and to those who will recieve them on the other end.
I hope you will find it in your heart to see that these little pieces of me
get across the country and into new homes safely.

Kindly,

Vanessa

reflecting...

a beautiful weekend. we spent time together and moved around each other, around the house perfectly. no expectations, each of us doing things that we would like to do and meeting each other here and there when it was right.
a trip to the museum and our minds were full of thoughts and inspiration about photography and the passing of time.
We looked into our trip to Hawaii in January and made reservations to hike in the Grand Canyon this spring.
although i didn't practice any yoga, I did go for a walk and did a Keri Smith style experiment- looking for things that someone lost or left behind- a golf marker, a broken but sharp pencil and the base to a candy ring. I also did a little guerrilla art around town (stickers are good)
my "where you'at" swap packages are almost ready for the mail- just missing one thing that should be here this week. And I sold one of my photos! it will be in the mail to the new recipient this week as well.
be well friends and remember to,

stringing me along

it's a short week around here.
Nevada Day is observed on Friday
and we are headed to Santa Cruz, CA
A camp trip with friends.
I can hardly wait.

and it isn't even thanksgiving yet...

or why my trip to the mailbox was so good today

thank you