By Emily on June 1, 2011
Hello, June! This may be a fool’s errand, but I’ve decided to try 30 Days of Creativity, starting today. The whole idea is to make something, anything, every day for the month of June. And since it’s still rainy here and not especially summer-y, I thought I might give it a go. In March 2009, [...]
Posted in blog, getting crafty, photography, things that make me smile, writing | Tagged 30 days of creativity, another project, Flickr, Pinterest
By Emily on May 31, 2011
Sometimes it takes a deadline. Once I got almost five months behind on Flickr uploading, I started to get so overwhelmed that I wondered if I would always be posting photos of snow when the flowers are blooming, whether my farmer’s market and green grass photos would need sorting as the leaves were falling. But [...]
Posted in adventures in cooking, blog, getting crafty, photography, seasons, things that make me smile, working | Tagged 30 days of creativity, catch up, Flickr, June, uploading
By Emily on May 24, 2011
OK, as promised, a (very) simple tutorial on how to add a favicon to your site – those little images that show up in modern browser tabs (if you’re running IE6, we can no longer be friends). When you open many tabs, favicons are visual clues for finding the page you’re looking for. They also [...]
Posted in blog, design, things that make me smile | Tagged bluehost, browser icon, dreamhost, favicon tutorial, squarespace, wordpress
By Emily on May 23, 2011
Last week, this little corner of the internet turned 4! Hard to believe I’ve spent as long writing here as I spent in high school – luckily, far less drama here! I was actually tipped off to the anniversary when reading this post about the blog TravelingMama turning 4. Made me realize that my time [...]
Posted in blog, things that make me smile | Tagged 4 years, anniversary, blogiversary?, Bridget Jones's Diary
By Emily on March 1, 2011
I’ve kind of fallen off the face for the last couple of weeks and have received a few messages checking in to see if everything is OK with me. The messages meant a lot, but I wasn’t sure how to respond. It pleased me to think that there are a few people out there who [...]
Posted in blog, things that make me smile | Tagged grandmother, grief, hiatus, Mimi, New York Times
By Emily on January 27, 2011
(in other words, a slight delay does not diminish the gratitude) Just wanted to take a quick minute to thank Jenn and Kelly for thinking of me and my little blog experiment when they were handing out Stylish Blogger Awards a few weeks back. Look, there’s even a sparkly button: Ooh la la. Makes me [...]
Posted in adventures in cooking, blog, blogs I read and like, things that make me smile | Tagged A Home in the Making, Blog Lovin', Blogcatalog, Ever Kelly, gettin' out there, stylish blogger award
By Emily on November 30, 2010
Goodbye to this year’s National Blog Posting Month. I actually managed to post something on every day in November! I can’t say that all of the posts were beautiful, or super thoughtful – but it was a good exercise. It got me writing and thinking, feeling inspired and getting a lot quicker at getting the [...]
Posted in blog, getting crafty, Montana, seasons, The Purge 2010, things that make me smile | Tagged December, holidays, NaBloPoMo, snow
By Emily on November 1, 2010
After a couple of years sitting in the background and watching others (namely Megan) participate in NaBloPoMo – National Blog Posting Month – I’ve decided that my time has come. So you’ve read it here – I’m going to attempt to post something on every day this month. Hey, I’ll be eligible for prizes – [...]
Posted in blog | Tagged NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month, showtime
By Emily on September 26, 2010
As the leaves start to turn and fall, I find my eye constantly catching quiet moments that come with this time of year. For some reason, I’ve recently gotten away from having my camera with me all of the time, and now it seems like it’s time to start having it with me again. I’ve [...]
Posted in a few of my favorite things, blog, design, new house, photography | Tagged contemplation, fall, Gourmet magazine, jeweltones, photography, shadows, time to take out the tripod
By Emily on September 19, 2010
Today has been a low key Sunday – just what I needed after a very busy week. I’ve been cleaning and organizing around here, reading the paper and this week’s Blogging Your Way assignments, and listening to the Americana Music Awards Sampler. At the moment, it’s still a free download on Amazon. – A few [...]
Posted in blog, new house, The Purge 2010, what I'm listening to now | Tagged Americana, Blogging Your Way, Darrell Scott, music, Sunday, The Avett Brothers
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a language and culture assistant through the Spanish government, traveling, and writing about it here. After a few years back in my home state of Montana, I moved to Austin, Texas, where I like to go exploring, take pictures of my food, write letters, dream of far-off places, and think about concepts of home.
