Month: January 2012
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The places my feet take me: Week 4 of 2012 in photos
I did a lot of walking in the past week and had many encounters with wildlife, some nice and some not so nice. Here are the photos that document my week. 1/23/2012 Last Monday was the start of the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar. This was the first year since moving here…
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Cleanest toaster oven EVER: revisited
So, if you’ve been reading my blog a while, you probably remember the Lizard Sandwich episode. If not, well… Here. Go read. So tonight I reheated some leftovers, went into the den to watch “Once Upon a Time,” and then when the show was over I came back into the kitchen with my plate… to…
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Week 3 of 2012 in Photos
I don’t have a clever caption for this week, and the first photo is of my supper on Monday 1/16, but after eating camp food (i.e. hot dogs, etc) all weekend, I was very excited to cook something nice and fresh.
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A handful of zoo photos from today
I don’t have anything much to write about today, but I did have a few minutes to walk around the zoo this afternoon and I took these photos. ^_^ Here is one of the many feral peacocks. He was showing off for a good twenty minutes. One of the elephants gave herself a dust bath.…
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Sometimes settling in takes a minute
And sometimes settling in takes, oh, almost two and a half years. Today I finally found the last piece I wanted to go in the weird wall space above the stairs. It’s been bothering me ever since we moved into the house in October 2009. During the holidays, it’s all right because I can put…
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Winter Beaches — 2012’s second week in photos
It’s the end of week two of 2012 and I’ve got another week in phone-photos for you. ^_^ The first one (above) is from 1/8/2011 and is the ceiling at the Exchange. The mural is by Wyland, and I realized I’d never taken a photo of it. Now I have.
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Thursday Treat: Cupcakes!
Today was a long day, and I decided to treat myself to something sweet at the end of it (and after I’d had supper). Unfortunately, all I had in the house were some box cake mixes that I not only was saving to turn into other things (they make good bases for stuff), but make,…
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Another Hawaiian Sunset
Today was a perfect beach day. The weather was warm but not too hot, the breeze was gentle and there were just enough clouds to break up the sunshine a little. I like Hawaii best on days where I get to go to the beach. Unfortunately I don’t get them as often as I’d like,…
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Hungry Hippos are Hungry– 2012’s first week in Photos
I thought I’d share some of the pictures I took this week since I haven’t written much. The one at the top is of the hippos at the zoo. ^_^
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Tolkien
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday; he’d have been 120 years old. Traditionally, fans raise a glass to him at 9pm their local time and give a simple toast: “The Professor!” I like that it fits so well with the things I love about J.R.R. Tolkien and his work: it’s simple and traditional (old-fashioned, even) but…
Joanna Volavka 