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To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.  ~John Burroughs

{ Title Quote by Leonardo DaVinci }
 
 
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I wanted to take the front window 365 photo first thing this morning before the sun came over the ridge. My thought was that I wanted to capture the cloudy look. In addition to capturing the clouds, I captured a bird. Flying through the frame, forever suspended en route, in search for food before the threatened snow storm.


Looking forward to summer sunrise shots!
 
{ ΓΌ d c } 01/13/2010
 
 
Oldie but goodie 01/10/2010
 
 
365 01/09/2010
 
Project 365...
A photo a day.
I spilt my 365 up into two projects; one is 'front window 365' & the other is 'my life'.
I technically began this project on 1.3.2010, so I should be calling it 362. But for simplicity sake, I will leave it 365.
To read more about project 365, follow the link below ::
All my photos can be found on my page. I will only post chosen photos weekly.
Here are the first round of 'Front Window 365'; Literally taken from my front window, usually while sitting at my desk/computer.
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Here is "My Life" 365
for the past six days...enjoy :0)
 
Motto 01/05/2010
 
10.32am ::
pros⋅per⋅i⋅ty –noun, plural -ties. a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune.

This years motto. I have been beating around the bush for too long. It's time to just be direct about my desire to be able to pay bills and travel to visit friends and family.

Quote of the day
"Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future."
— Jonathan Safran Foer
 
3 am 01/05/2010
 
...& have been up for almost an hour, which is normal.
Believe me, I am NOT complaining! When Sophie was this age she didn't sleep. She was a bit fussier. Hindsight being what it is, I'm sure it was my fault. I think I know more this time around. I'm sorry Sophie, and thanks for putting up with my ignorance and "mommy education" while you grew. You are still putting up with my learning curve! You are such a great sport about life.

Thea, you are so funny, "talking" up a storm at 3am! You are an amazing little one!

Puzzles!! Sophie is so good at puzzles! Thea, totally discovering her voice! Uhoh, we are in trouble now! When Sophie discovered her voice, she didn't discover the off switch to it. We are still looking for it. Although, she can read now and she has been enjoying reading to herself. I am proud.

Made side by side photos of Sophie & Thea at similar ages.
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Sophie on the left, Thea on the right
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Here Sophie is in the top frame.
 
 
I am doing some major remodeling on this website. Stay tuned. This will take months.
 
 
It's almost impossible to not come into contact with H1N1 in spite of all
precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation
is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection,
in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of
secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most
official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to
stock N95 or Tamiflu):
 
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications) .
 
2. "Hands-off-the- face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part
of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).
 
3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust
salt).H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to
proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In
a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual
that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive
and powerful preventative method.
 
4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm
salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga
asanas to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and
swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very
effective in bringing down viral population.
 
5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C. If you
have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to
boost absorption.
 
6. Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the
same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off
proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or
do any harm.
 
All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households, and
certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public
hospitals.
 
gulp! 08/27/2009
 
Today, I received my daily Etsy Finds email and gasped...
Halloween costume ideas. EEK! I find this especially spooky this year.
It is still august (last time I checked), but what got me is that October, and before Halloween, I will be holding a teeny tiny little human person in my arms. Where does the time go?