Plant Nanny

Ordinarily my thumbs are black as coal. For example, last summer I bought a beautiful palm and it lived happily for months in my den. And then we went on vacation for a week, and my palm died a slow, parched death. Fortunately, I now have a Plant Nanny. I got mine at Smith & Hawken. The best part is that you use a wine bottle to dispense the water…as though you need another excuse to down a bottle of wine.  Read More

Cletus’ Nursery

A few pics from the nursery. I’m trying to keep things relatively spare at the moment because I know once there’s actually a kid in there, the toys and colors and craziness will get overwhelming. Read More  Read More

The Birth Announcement Dilemma

Have I mentioned that designing for myself is stressful? Well I’m having a kid sometime in the next month, and people keep asking me if I’ve picked out birth announcements. The first level of difficulty is that we don’t know what flavor Cletus the Fetus is going to be, so I can’t really make a final decision yet. Read More  Read More

Picture Yourself in a Boat on a River…

Some new photos are up on Flickr from our new Sony DSLR A300. So far I’m loving the camera, although my hatred of the flash and my husband’s tendency to steal the tripod mean lots of grainy photos. I also feel like I’m not very good at getting things focused correctly. If you’ve got suggestions on how to improve on that or retouching tips, they’re more than welcome.  Read More