Photography

Waterlogue

Ever since I downloaded the Waterlogue app on Tuesday, I have been compulsively turning all of my favorite pictures into watercolor masterpieces.  It is completely knocking my socks off.  I have big plans to print a bunch of these and frame them around my house.  Here are some of my favorites.  I think it is

Personal

Exciting News

Hi friends! We have some pretty exciting news.  But let’s start with a little back story.  Years and years ago (really probably like 5 or 6) I started reading blogs pretty obsessively.  I liked to read about other people’s lives and see pretty and inspirational things.  It was a nice mental departure from everyday life

Deliciousness

Irresistible Sugar Cookies

On Sunday I had the urge to bake something sugary.  Or maybe it was the urge to eat something sugary.  Either way, I figured there was nothing more sugary than sugar cookies.  I found this recipe on my pinboard that said something like “best cookies of all time.”  Facts are they almost all say that

Personal

Catsley Shacklebolt

So we got a baby kitten.  It has become even more difficult to go to work each day because staying home and watching Downton Abbey episodes while he cuddles under my neck seems way better.  He really likes Downton Abbey.  And is a bit of a food thief apparently, as he has already successfully batted

Music

Winter Playlist and Small Sadnesses

The true truth about things is that January has been a slight amount of a bummer for me.  I have had a small sadness which has most likely been made worse by a good old fashioned case of seasonal affective disorder.  When I say small I mean it because I know that my sadness has

Colleen's house

De-Uglifying the Living Room Corner

Ah media.  We love having the internets and cable tv and music at our disposal.  But why do all of the cords and boxes and gadgets have to be so ugly?  I’m pretty sure de-uglifying isn’t a word but it was the only term I could use in this case.  We have a corner of our