Tenugui by #AnnaInSpain

Anna has made a new accessory and thought (correctly, I might add) that we would all be interested in it. If you’ve ever watched Japanese cartoons, you’ve probably seen women wearing “tenugui”. Guys wear the headband type with slogans, but women wear them when cleaning or gardening, as a head covering plus sweatband plus keeping…

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Office Space

My husband was wonderful enough to haul our old bed to the dump last week, and I finally got all most of the boxes moved out of the extra room. If you’re based in Australia and need an extra hand clearing space in your home, check out sydney storage company hollowaystorage. I think it was…

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#Project52 – Valentine

This close to Valentine’s Day, I want to give a shout out to my favorite Valentine. He’s usually super serious, so I thought I’d share a bit of his less serious side with you. Matt seems to enjoy how friendly our new kitten, Geordi has been. I think that’s why he puts up with him…

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Bookish Questions – Do you want more books?

Do you want more books? What kind of questions is this for a bookish person? Of course, I want more books! I’m friends with quite a few authors who are currently writing books so I’m looking forward to them being released – I might review them on my blog! One of my friends is hybrid…

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#Project52 – Rule of Thirds

Let’s talk a little photography this week, with the “Rule of Thirds.”  For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, the Rule of Thirds is a fundamental composition principle which states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced…

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2016 INFB Young Farmer’s Conference

The 2016 Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmer’s Conference was held last weekend at the Marriott East in Indianapolis.  As always, my husband and I went up for the weekend and had an enjoyable time.  We got to meet some awesome people and learn more about farming. Friday evening involved a little “canstruction,” where groups from…

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#Project52 – Hobbies

I have several hobbies that I really enjoy doing. One, which you have been seeing a lot of lately is reading.  I always seem to have a book in my hand.  But I promise that’s not the only thing I do for fun. I love to create, and one of my favorite mediums to work…

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Bookish Questions – Do you use a library?

Do you use a library? As a reader, I feel like a horrible human being when I admit that I haven’t had a library card in ages.  Growing up, I lived in one of the few townships in my state that did not have library service, so if we wanted library cards, we had to…

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Robberts and Stockburger at Dunn Art Gallery

With the start of a new semester on campus, there is a new show in the Dunn Art Gallery.  This show, running from January 11th until February 26th, 2016 features the drawings, paintings, and frescoes of Fred Robberts and Jason Stockburger. I think my favorite piece in the show is the image of St. Anthony…

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