image taken by jessica woods and edited by allie hasson. grayson county state park, cabin creek. fiddler's convention, august 2008.

and an interesting article on olympic bodies from the new york times.

celebratory eggs

image: "celebratory eggs" taken may 2008.

sidewalk lemonade stands

image: new vintage version of greta with my kayak. edited july 2008.

An article about kids selling lemonade on the streets. Some of them spell "lemonade" wrong on their signs to increase business! (i would have fallen for that)

image from inside the museum for a public service announcement. taken july 2008

iced coffee a la new york times.

we've been struggling to find the perfect glass in the perfect atmosphere. hasn't happened yet. perhaps it might happen at home. this looks super easy and probably would make the kitchen smell realllly good.

hope to post photos de paradise (oak island) soon.

have an excellent monday!

poppyseeds!

daddy
Originally uploaded by Allie Hasson

our dad
a loose explanation.

a night owl
makes grilled cheeses in the microwave
masterful at fixing all things
patient (unless he's teaching me to drive a stick)
a best friend
l.l. bean shirts with patches on the elbows
worn out mocassins
expert storyteller
folk singer
dog lover
enthusiastic
athlete
jokester
opens car doors for us
works out on the stair stepper
tells us look both ways (three times)
taught us how to catch lightning bugs
still pays to get our oil changed
showed me the difference in poplar and maple
hates stickiness
loves kids and babies
talk radio
his police scanner
cuts some rug!
really loves our mom
yard sales
hates breaking his routine
digital watches
fishing
teaching
leaves his coffee spoon on the edge of the sink
photographs on the wall
jimi hendrix
amateur radio
mischief with john john
trucks
cracked pepper
V8
wrangler jeans
the hunting channel
pepper spray and stun guns
mexican dip
an eternal optimist
hamburgers with "special sauce"
emails me every day
meatloaf
"anything goes at the beach"

we love you so much! happy fathers day, popsi!

2 days until the beach. i cannot wait to see you all.

inspiration central @ martawrites.blogspot.com

image: lindsay with bubbles, early summer 2008

eight days until we leave for the beach.
i read a story today about a tiny piglet who was afraid of mud. so it's owners gave it some tiny wellingtons to make it easier.

tomorrow i'll be on my way back to altavista with sampson by my side for father's day.

sorry nothing else to interesting is happening at the moment. but i wanted to touch base here. hopefully i'll have more photos from this weekend.

greta von schnouza

greta's first summer, may 2008.

"The elegance is something that must be whispered, not shouted." - Unknown

Things I'm thinking about right now:

Tag line community contest for the museum.
What I'm going to wear at the beach.
If I should buy a new computer.
A conceptual ad campaign for the museum.
Iced Mochas.
Painting the kitchen blue.
Father's Day gifts.
How Ben loves to sit down in the yard.
Tree seats.

What are you thinking about?