I have fallen behind on my photo a day duties but I will pick it back up soon.
I will still post a photo for the days that I have missed, even though it won't quite be same but I feel that I must complete it entirely.
Until next time.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
May Photo A Day 5/8 - Smell I Adore
The great and wonderful outdoors.
I love the smell of clean air after it rains, grass, flowers, trees.
Nature is my favorite smell in the whole world.
During my brief stay in Ruidoso, New Mexico there is a "small" mountain a short drive from the house that I would go to and walk or climb whenever I just wanted to think and be alone. It was the most relaxing place and I could never be stressed out or depressed when I was there.
Enjoy. XOXOXO
I love the smell of clean air after it rains, grass, flowers, trees.
Nature is my favorite smell in the whole world.
During my brief stay in Ruidoso, New Mexico there is a "small" mountain a short drive from the house that I would go to and walk or climb whenever I just wanted to think and be alone. It was the most relaxing place and I could never be stressed out or depressed when I was there.
Enjoy. XOXOXO
Monday, May 7, 2012
May Photo A Day 5/7 - Something that Inspires
Well for a long time nothing or anyone really inspired me to do anything, until I met Jeanne Takano.
Jeanne is this wonderful woman who I met at a late night sit-n-sew in Dallas. She was a bit shy at first and she had suffered some brain damage that caused her hearing to become super sensitive. Normal noises that you or I would think nothing of could put her on the floor in pain, so she had these special noise cancelling headphones that she wore at nearly all times.
Jeanne had been a stay at home mom with her two children but when her young son became chronically ill, she was so inspired by the doctors who helped her child that she decided that she wanted to do the same for other children. She went to school while her children were still young and got her M.D. specializing in critical care pediatrics. She worked as a doctor until her accident and the resulting brain damage.
Did that slow her down? Of Course Not!
She learned to sew and began making quilts for women's shelters and children's hospitals. She made special colorful pillows for the children in foster care so that they would have something that they could call their own. She dedicated her life to helping people in any way she could. Since she could no longer be a doctor, she made quilts, pillows and other things to give away to hospitals and charities.
The second time I met Jeanne, we were at a quilting retreat together and she was working on a beautiful quilt top that her grandmother had drawn up many years before. All Jeanne had was a drawing. That's it.
Now for people who do not sew and don't understand why that would be so interesting, let me explain.
Depending on the pattern, your quilt could be very simple or it could be very challenging. Luckily for you, you have a pattern that should tell you exactly what size to cut your fabric and how to sew it together.
Well Jeanne was making a quilt from a drawing. No hints, no clues, no instructions. She had to figure out the exact measurements of pieces of fabric that she was going to cut. Then she had to figure out how to sew them together so that all the sides and points met in the appropriate places and that there were no lumps or puffy seams.
You may not understand, but just believe me when I say that it is harder than it may sound.
Here is Jeanne Takano's Quilt top while she was working on it at that quilt retreat.
I miss you Jeanne and I will always remember you.
Jeanne Takano, MD 1956 - 2012
She is my inspiration to never give up and always pursue your dreams.
Jeanne is this wonderful woman who I met at a late night sit-n-sew in Dallas. She was a bit shy at first and she had suffered some brain damage that caused her hearing to become super sensitive. Normal noises that you or I would think nothing of could put her on the floor in pain, so she had these special noise cancelling headphones that she wore at nearly all times.
Jeanne had been a stay at home mom with her two children but when her young son became chronically ill, she was so inspired by the doctors who helped her child that she decided that she wanted to do the same for other children. She went to school while her children were still young and got her M.D. specializing in critical care pediatrics. She worked as a doctor until her accident and the resulting brain damage.
Did that slow her down? Of Course Not!
She learned to sew and began making quilts for women's shelters and children's hospitals. She made special colorful pillows for the children in foster care so that they would have something that they could call their own. She dedicated her life to helping people in any way she could. Since she could no longer be a doctor, she made quilts, pillows and other things to give away to hospitals and charities.
The second time I met Jeanne, we were at a quilting retreat together and she was working on a beautiful quilt top that her grandmother had drawn up many years before. All Jeanne had was a drawing. That's it.
Now for people who do not sew and don't understand why that would be so interesting, let me explain.
Depending on the pattern, your quilt could be very simple or it could be very challenging. Luckily for you, you have a pattern that should tell you exactly what size to cut your fabric and how to sew it together.
Well Jeanne was making a quilt from a drawing. No hints, no clues, no instructions. She had to figure out the exact measurements of pieces of fabric that she was going to cut. Then she had to figure out how to sew them together so that all the sides and points met in the appropriate places and that there were no lumps or puffy seams.
You may not understand, but just believe me when I say that it is harder than it may sound.
Here is Jeanne Takano's Quilt top while she was working on it at that quilt retreat.
I miss you Jeanne and I will always remember you.
Jeanne Takano, MD 1956 - 2012
She is my inspiration to never give up and always pursue your dreams.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
May Photo A Day 5/6 - Me
This is old, but you get the basic idea.
I love the violin and all the other string instruments. I haven't played in a while but that dream will never die for me. :)
Enjoy. XOXOXO
I love the violin and all the other string instruments. I haven't played in a while but that dream will never die for me. :)
Enjoy. XOXOXO
May Photo A Day 5/5 - Bird
Why did the Pheasant cross the road?
I don't know, that is why I asked!
Sorry this one was late.
Enjoy! XOXOXO
I don't know, that is why I asked!
Sorry this one was late.
Enjoy! XOXOXO
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
May Photo A Day 5/3 - Something I Wore Today
Well, since I have a job and all, I have to dress a certain way.
On a trip to Oklahoma visiting my family, I was able to purchase some clothes for work including a white blouse that has an overlay of white lace.
I adore lace, purely because of it's delicacy.
I do not wear lace lightly and it has to be just right, not too much, before I will wear it.
So here is a close up of my shoulder. :)
Enjoy. XOXOXO
On a trip to Oklahoma visiting my family, I was able to purchase some clothes for work including a white blouse that has an overlay of white lace.
I adore lace, purely because of it's delicacy.
I do not wear lace lightly and it has to be just right, not too much, before I will wear it.
So here is a close up of my shoulder. :)
Enjoy. XOXOXO
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
May Photo A Day 5/1 - Peace
Thanks to Facebook and my friend Youn Hea Pak, I came across a "May Photo A Day" challenge. I had seen these things in the past and had wanted to try my hand at it.
So, the subject for May 1st is "Peace".
Well, when I think of "Peace" usually the first thing that comes to my mind is being outside in "peaceful" surroundings.
I know that other people will think of World Peace and things like that but, in my opinion, that is a pipe dream. We will always have people that hate other people for one reason or another, that will never go away. We can Hope for Peace, but that is about as far as I will go on that topic.
So. Peace. Peaceful. Outside, trees, wind, grass, water, rain, etc. This is where my mind will go.
Right before we were going to do the "Post-wedding Engagement Photos" of Chris & Marie Cuevas, we strolled through the park that is alone White Rock Lake and I came across this "Peaceful" sight.
Enjoy. XOXOXO
So, the subject for May 1st is "Peace".
Well, when I think of "Peace" usually the first thing that comes to my mind is being outside in "peaceful" surroundings.
I know that other people will think of World Peace and things like that but, in my opinion, that is a pipe dream. We will always have people that hate other people for one reason or another, that will never go away. We can Hope for Peace, but that is about as far as I will go on that topic.
So. Peace. Peaceful. Outside, trees, wind, grass, water, rain, etc. This is where my mind will go.
Right before we were going to do the "Post-wedding Engagement Photos" of Chris & Marie Cuevas, we strolled through the park that is alone White Rock Lake and I came across this "Peaceful" sight.
Enjoy. XOXOXO
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