If I haven’t said it before, which I’m pretty sure I have but maybe you just weren’t listening (that’s ok though, I understand… I know, I ramble)… I love my Polaroid camera. I have a 680 SLR and it is fast becoming one of my most treasured possessions. I have to confess I never knew what the allure of a Polaroid camera was… I was sucked into the digital, take-200-shots-and-keep-2-thing. Don’t get me wrong. I love my digital camera but I’m using it less these days.

What happened was I saw this photo:

Gorgeous right?

and then I saw this one:

and then I saw many more like them and learned that they were taken by a Polaroid. What? I was in love. Obviously the wonderfulness of these photos belongs to Jen Gotch who took them and not just to the camera. I can’t even really remember how I found her photos to begin with but I somehow found her on Flickr and found myself adding photo after photo as a favorite. I was worried for a minute this might seem creepy and she’d block me! lol But no!

Needless to say I am a huge fan! I could go on but then this would turn into a crazy fan post and well… I think it already is.

Okay one last thing. She also makes these lovely Ban.dos. You should look at them. They are fantastic. The minute I’m back from my trip I’m ordering one. I especially like the one below. Even though it’s sold Jen is going to make me one similar. I’m very excited for my new purchase-to-be!

There seems to be an awful lot of discouragement in the world and it seems to just be getting worse. Is it driving you crazy? It is me. As Erin from Design for Mankind says, “It’s mean, it smells and it makes you look fat.” Enter… The Free Encouragement Project. Awesome.

You can read about this project here and here. I’m bummed I missed the beginning of it because it’s such a great idea. Who doesn’t like a little encouragement? I’d wish I’d known about the project sooner. I would have loved to contribute!

You can view the gallary here, but these are some of my favorites.

As I’ve read these… and believe me I’ve read a lot of them… and I wonder who the person was writing to and it makes me smile. I can’t wait to see the postcard set!

There seems to be an awful lot of discouragement in the world and it seems to just be getting worse. Is it driving you crazy? It is me. As Erin from Design for Mankind says, “It’s mean, it smells and it makes you look fat.” Enter… The Free Encouragement Project. Awesome.

You can read about this project here and here. I’m bummed I missed the beginning of it because it’s such a great idea. Who doesn’t like a little encouragement? I’d wish I’d known about the project sooner. I would have loved to contribute!

You can view the gallary here, but these are some of my favorites.

As I’ve read these… and believe me I’ve read a lot of them… and I wonder who the person was writing to and it makes me smile. I can’t wait to see the postcard set!

I realized today that I am going to be gone for Harlow’s first birthday. (It’s March 12th… right Elyse?) We’re both a little sad about this. To make amends I have promised to make her a peanut butter and carrot cake with a cottage cheese frosting for her birthday. (If you think I’m kidding then well… you’re wrong.) I’ve also promised her a trip to Utah as a belated birthday present for her sometime this spring/summer. It will really be for my birthday but we’ll let her think it’s for her.

I realized today that I am going to be gone for Harlow’s first birthday. (It’s March 12th… right Elyse?) We’re both a little sad about this. To make amends I have promised to make her a peanut butter and carrot cake with a cottage cheese frosting for her birthday. (If you think I’m kidding then well… you’re wrong.) I’ve also promised her a trip to Utah as a belated birthday present for her sometime this spring/summer. It will really be for my birthday but we’ll let her think it’s for her.

In case anyone had lost track…
… I’m leaving for London in 15 days. This makes me very happy.

photo: here

In case anyone had lost track…
… I’m leaving for London in 15 days. This makes me very happy.

photo: here

In case anyone had lost track…
… I’m leaving for London in 15 days. This makes me very happy.

photo: here

If you didn’t already know this about me I will tell you now… I am a big Grateful Dead fan. And today at work we’ve been listening to the Grateful Dead station all day. (yes, there is a all Dead station… thank you sateliete radio) I thought it would get old after a few hours but … nope. Really, I’ve been in a good mood all day. The music is soothing and groovy and each song is bringing back a sweet memory.

Thanks Jerry.

“rich and full of blissful, transcendent musical moments that moved the body and enriched the soul”

If you didn’t already know this about me I will tell you now… I am a big Grateful Dead fan. And today at work we’ve been listening to the Grateful Dead station all day. (yes, there is a all Dead station… thank you sateliete radio) I thought it would get old after a few hours but … nope. Really, I’ve been in a good mood all day. The music is soothing and groovy and each song is bringing back a sweet memory.

Thanks Jerry.

“rich and full of blissful, transcendent musical moments that moved the body and enriched the soul”