SO VERY TRUE.

(Photo Circa | April 2009)

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
          -Ansel Adams

MY GARDEN PHOTO BOOK.

Have I mentioned that I've been wanting to grow a garden.  Have I mentioned that my wonderful husband made that dream come true three years ago.  And I'm sure you are aware I am obsessed with taking photos of our backyard garden.  

I knew I wanted to make a photo book out of all the photos I took.  I'm not kidding, when I say I took over a hundred photos.   And it's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Blurb photos book.  They do a fantastic job and their quality is beyond fantastic.  

So, last week when they e-mailed me a 40% off coupon, I knew it was time to finally finish this book that has been sitting in my online shopping cart.  They have a variety of different size books you can choose from, but I'm a creature of habit and love their 7x7 Blurb photo book size.  And their templates make it super simple to drop in all those photos I have.  My book is 64 pages and I love it.

Our garden journey started with that lumber in the back of Mr. M's truck and of course Miss C. our garden project supervisor.

The kale made for the most delicious green smoothies.

And some of these tomatoes I prepped and froze so I could make spaghetti sauce.

This is the back cover of the book.  The photo represents some of the many cherry tomatoes I consumed.

GOALS FOR TODAY.

(Blueberry Banana Bread that I made yesterday.)

TODAY I WILL TRY TO ACCOMPLISH BUT WON'T KILL MYSELF IF I DON'T GET IT ALL DONE IN 24 HOURS...

• Make cookies
• Finish laundry (and put it all away)
• Take shower
• Take photos of things I love
• Vacuum a couple of rooms
• Mop a couple of rooms
• Clean out my shower
• Wash shower curtains
• Drink coffee while doing above chores
• Go outside and enjoy the garden
• Plant these seeds:  carrots & spinach (done earlier but something ate the seeds) & basil
• Dust (we'll see about this one but don't count on it)
• Go to the Human Bean with Callie and get smoothies
• Work on another photo book
• Work on my Project Life album.
• Read for 20 minutes

NOW GO!

ALWAYS + SOMETIMES + NEVER.

I always:

+ cut my apples into slices.
+ almost always have my hair in a pony tail.
+ put things in my online shopping cart.
+ have my toe nails polished.
+ arrive at work 15 minutes early.
+ have my kitchen clean before I go to bed.
+ wear my favorite sandals on my days off.
+ wish for less clutter.

I sometimes:

+ actually purchase things in my shopping cart.
+ go overboard with Clorox wipes.
+ don't have my camera when the perfect photo represents itself.
+ think I would get by without Instagram.
+ think I would be crazy to get rid of Instagram.
+ have all my laundry washed & put away.
+ panic that eventually it will be Winter again.

I never: 

+ want to go to bed angry.
+ go outside without sunscreen on my face.
+ am late for work.
+ get tired of our summer garden.
+ paint my finger nails.
+ forget to balance the checkbook.
+ go to bed without having read for at least 20 minutes.  

WELL SAID.

COME TO MAMA!

Savoring that sweet victory win when you reach the espresso bean at the bottom of the cup.

Happy Friday!

LAST NIGHT I...

1.  Had my bedroom window open &
2.  Listened to the rain.
3.  Read a little more of this book.  I'm 100 pages in and so far it's just o.k.  I've read a few of his books and this one is taking me longer to get hooked on.
4.  And drank hot tea.
 

TODAY I'M GOING TO...

1.  Enjoy coffee at home.

2.  Work my 8 hour shift at Costco (10:45-7:15pm)

3.  Buy some strawberries.

4.  Make strawberry shortcake for dessert tonight.

5.  Get ingredients for a new drink:
     1.  lemons
     2.  blood orange or grapefruit
     3.  clemintines
     4.  soda water

HAPPY MONDAY (BUT IT'S MY FRIDAY!)