Thanksgiving

A little glimpse at our Thanksgiving.  In the six years that Kyle and I have been together, it was the first year that we had both families together for Thanksgiving.  Much laughter and good food. 

Fall via Instagram

Just a couple snapshots I posted on my Instagram page.  I just love Vermont in the fall.

Prints, Totes and MORE now available!!

I have made some of my photography available for purchase in a Society6 store.

Check it out HERE

I will be updating the site regularly, adding new prints as I continue to document my life and travels.

Prints, iPhone cases, throw pillows, tote bags (eeee!!!) and more!

...and through October 13th, get FREE SHIPPING!

Jamaican Rain Storm, available in the shop

A change of pace.

HIYO!

So, after a lot of 'good intentions' that never panned out (read: I never made the time), I've decided to re-commit to my blog and change the focus just a touch.

Things you'll see:

* More of my photography - both personal and shoots I do for others
* the Dogs (of course)
* DIY and craft projects I'm working on
* Other bits from my life & our family weekend adventures


I hope to share things I love, places I go, and everything else along the way.

Here we go!

Introducing: Dinga!

Meet Dinga!

Hiking on Mount Mansfield

Dinga is our 9 year old Staffordshire Terrier (yes she's a pit bull-type doggle).  She makes me laugh constantly... like when she's randomly upside down as you come around the corner... or "talking" to us because we aren't throwing her ball... She has a big personality...I wonder where she could get that from? 

Exploring in Burlington with mom

Playing in the snow last winter

Pinterest Test #1: Carpets

Today begins the first in a little series of testing some cleaning ideas I found on Pinterest.  Do you guys pin? I looooooove it.  You can find and follow me here.

I saw this method for cleaning carpets one day on Pinterest, and thought I'd try it out on a stain that has been persistently troublesome for... pfffft... at least a year in front of our bathroom... I was pretty pleasantly surprised by how it worked!!

All you need is your iron, a spray bottle with the ammonia/water mix (50/50 ammonia and HOT water) and some white rags.  Mine are old tanks and t-shirts that I cut up periodically.

Spray your stain liberally, place the white cloth over top, and iron! You'll start to see the soil come through the cloth... here's what mine looked like after:

 Pretty gross, right?

Give it a try!  You can find the original blog post here where she uses this on a RED carpet with what seems like little color transfer.  Might be good to test an inconspicuous area first if you're nervous about colored carpeting.

Happy Cleaning!

This time last year: Jan '11

 
Hi friends,
I realize that it's actually NOT this time of year, because it's February (really, it's almost March!!!) and not January, but bear with me.  I had the best of intentions (cross my heart) to do a great 'Year in Photos 2011' post highlighting each month, but life got in the way and here we are.  Never fear!  I decided to hopefully post a monthly look back at my life from the year before. I know, you're pumped. We get to re-live last year each month!

Jan 2011: (clockwise from top left)
1. Homemade snowboard jumps
2. My sister became a teenager!!!
3. I completed my first project with my new sewing machine
4. Traveling back from southern VT
5. Lots of snow! Dinga loved it.