Crazy Quilting & a Giveaway!

I had the great honor to meet the wonderful and amazing Gloria McKinnon last week.  For those of you who have not heard of Gloria, she is an Australian native, world renowned quilter, owner of Anne’s Glory Box, and author of several amazing books. Gloria was in Evansville last week, at my favorite local fabric…

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Crazy Cat Lady Dress

It’s no secret that I love cats.  If it weren’t for my husband, I would already be a crazy cat lady.  Right now he thinks that having Mouse in the house is enough. I certainly think there should be more fluffy critters in the house, but until I get them, I’m keeping myself content by…

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Flowers

This time of year is beautiful in my yard.  All the lilies are blooming, and my butterfly bushes are still going strong. Oh, and did I mention that they’re full of butterflies? What do you see when you look outside?

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Fair Week

Last week was the local fair.  It was a super busy week for me.  I spent every night out at the fairgrounds as the official photographer.  It’s always a lot of fun, even if it is a bit stressful running on so little sleep. I got some great photos of the carnival rides, run by…

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Play Things

Today’s photo-a-day inspiration from The Idea Room was Toy.  What a fun inspiration.  There are tons of cat toys around my house… and even a few of my old toys (and Matt’s).  I love using my old toys and books as decor around my house.  I mean how fun is it to have a raccoon…

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Up, Up, and Away

Monday’s photo-a-day inspiration from The Idea Room was Up. I didn’t see much up above me until I made it out to the fairgrounds after work. From balloons floating up into the sky to a mini disco ball in the Farmer Kirk building, there’s stuff everywhere.

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Avengers Assemble! (on my corset)

I’m a big fan of corsets, something that many consider to be a personal decision not to be taken lightly but that’s if you’re going for proper corsets. You know, the type that REALLY pull in your waist or shape it for weight loss. That’s not the case with me, I just like clothes that…

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Close Up On the Ground

Today’s photo-a-day theme is “close up”.  There are little baby mushrooms outside my door. I thought they would be perfect for today’s theme.  

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Sweet Chocolate

Today’s photo-a-day challenge was sweet. As close as it is to fair, you would think that I’d have lots of sweet things to photograph, but I only came up with one really good one – a close up of some of my bulk chocolate. Yum! I love this Callebaut chocolate.  It comes to me in…

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