Day 61: Now 45

Self-portrait on my 45th birthday at my kitchen table, where I do most of my computer work....

Starting Another Year....

I'm very self-conscious about self-portraits, but I wanted to post one near my birthday. It wasn't the best hair day, and I took over twenty shots before I somewhat liked this one. So here I am, beginning my forty-third year, sitting in my chair at our homeschooling table where I spend many hours each day....

Self-Portrait in the Sun

Late this afternoon after finishing school with my kids, I sat on the porch to grade essays in the warm February sunshine. It isn't often that the weather is warm enough in the mountains this time of year to remove my sweater, so I took full advantage of the beautiful weather. Aaaaahhhh, warmth to my very bones!

Dontcha Love Our Kitchen Carpet?????

I was trying to describe our kitchen carpet to one of my Yahoo groups, and it seems easier just to post a photo of the lovely stuff. I included my foot so you can get an idea of the size of the print (and definitely NOT to show off my old pedicure). Yep, this carpet not only covers our entire kitchen floor (and it's a BIG kitchen!) but is also under the living room and hall carpeting as well. The best part: it hides the dirt beautifully. The bad parts: 1) it's ugly, 2) it hides everything so if something is dropped, it's rarely found until it's stepped upon (not a good thing with stray blueberries!), and 3) it's GLUED down onto the wooden floor beneath. Yep, somewhere under all this ugliness is a wooden floor -- my favorite kind! I personally would like to hang the person who decided to glue down this, um, INTERESTING carpeting by their toenails. Or even worse, make them live with it once again....

Ash Wednesday

After the Imposition of Ashes.

And thus Lent begins....

(A B&W version can be seen at my regular blog, along with an explanation of Ash Wednesday and Lent)

Me, My Books, and I

It's about time for a self-portrait, something I don't like doing, but unfortunately, it came out best of my photos today. Keith built the bookcase; I filled it with antique editions of Shakespeare, Browning, and Dicken, among others.

Gardening Day....

My shasta daisies are in bloom -- always a harbinger of summer.



The gardener pauses to mark the occasion, hat and all....

Today was a day to be outside, gardening and taking photos of the garden. What a way to celebrate the final day of June!

For additional shots, including before and after shots of our week's gardening project, check out my Extras blog on the sidebar.

Self-Portrait

I haven't done a self-portrait yet, so I'm trying to embolden myself to publish this one. No make-up, doing what I like to do best: reading outside.

A good way to celebrate our first day of summer vacation....