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This and that

December 7, 2008 at 11:05 am by Claudia

I’ve just begun my Christmas decorating…I have 3 bins of ornaments and all other things Christmas waiting to be opened, but we have to get our Christmas tree first. I did add some lovely balls to the wreath that hangs permanently on our chimney.

I also strung lights on our porch railing. I love seeing Christmas lights appear on houses in the neighborhood. I can’t help but smile.

Look at the cupcakes I made!

Alas, I didn’t make these. They are fizzy soap cupcakes from the shop. Aren’t they adorable? One of our customers bought some and said she was going to display them on her cake plate when she didn’t have any baked goods on hand. I readily admit to taking her idea and running with it. They look so cheery on the island and there they will stay until I bake again. That might not happen for a long while, as both my husband and I are on diets.

Have a great day. More later.

Husband’s headshot

December 5, 2008 at 10:18 am by Claudia

You all know my husband is an actor. He grew a goatee and longer hair for a movie role and he liked the look. As did I. He decided to keep it but needed an updated headshot to give his agents. A session with a photographer for a new headshot is expensive, so my husband had the idea that I should take his photograph with my new camera. To be honest, I agreed only to humor him. I am not a professional photographer – far from it. I have taken photos that he has used for CD covers, and his website, but a headshot???

We went outside on a Sunday afternoon and I clicked away – taking maybe 12 shots. Much to my surprise, they looked pretty good. But how to crop it so that the people that make reproductions would use it? We looked at one of his older headshots and figured out the dimensions as best we could. I cropped it and crossing our fingers, we sent it off.

They used it.

When we tore open the box of headshots, I couldn’t believe how great they looked! Yes, its a fluke, but I’m proud of the final product. And, of course, of my good looking husband!

Shades of Blue

December 3, 2008 at 11:56 am by Claudia

Scout is “resting” on her new dog bed courtesy of Home Goods. Pretty, don’t you think? And much nicer than the ratty old bed we’ve had for years.

Spare your worries about where Riley’s dog bed is. We’ve tried repeatedly to get him to lie on a nice soft bed. No dice. He likes the couch. He likes the chair in the den. But no bed for that boy. I’m not sure why, maybe it has to do with the fact that he had very little comfort as a young dog. He was, and is, a little wild.

Anyway, the interesting thing here is the fact that I am not a blue person. In the past, you would have been hard pressed to find much blue in my house except in my jeans. Then I started collecting these:

And these:

Then I crocheted my ripple throw, and bought the coverlet to match:

And, there you have it…blue, preferably aqua, is appearing throughout the house. Funny how certain colors, previously ignored, can suddenly have a great appeal. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!

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Husband’s headshot

Shades of Blue

Lambs Like to Party

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