The NFL season has begun. The Vikings were at home for Week 1, vs. our arch rivals the Green Bay Packers. As you can tell from the title of this post, the Vikings won. Decisively, 23-7. I’m a season ticket
Vacation
Two weeks ago, a bunch of us Moms packed some clothes, and way too much food and drink into a couple cars. We were heading for Tofte, Minnesota, to spend some quality time with each other and Lake Superior. My
Process Post: Shimelle’s Layer on Layer on Layer, Class #8 – Stamping
When I first watched this video, my thought was “Oh boy.” I’m not one to stamp on my layout, but I have been known to stamp and precision cut images to use in a layout. I decided to pass over
And Then There Were Four!
About an hour after I published the last robin post, John told me that he saw a third baby bird in the nest. Sure enough, the next day I was able to photograph three babies in the nest. Considering 40%
Rockin’ Robins
In mid-May, we were surprised to find a robin building a nest on top of our deck lights under the awning. John has named the robin Mrs. Robinson, but I call her Mama Bird. Nest building got quite messy with
SKOL! Vikings
In honor of the Organized Team Activities (OTA) taking place at the TCO Performance Center, I thought I’d post my three favorite layouts from the ten Vikings games I attended in 2019. I had challenged myself to try to develop
A is for Adelaide
Adelaide is sleeping on the bed right now, while a the first thunderstorm of the season is hitting. I am glad she is sleeping because she’s right at the age where dogs develop storm phobias — 2 to 3 years
Yammers with Wolves
This is an April 2007 post I found in draft form when I converted my blog to WordPress. Enjoy! Carol Anne ******************************** Saturday was the GTG for the TFTTF Minneapolis gang. We took our cameras and selves over to Como
Christmas Letter 2010
When I was planning this letter, I was torn between two themes: The Year of the Dog vs. The Year of Big Expenses. They both pretty well describe our year. You could even meld them together to be The Year
Playing Telephone Booth in the New Bathroom
Twelve plus one dog. Room for at least two more humans and a couple more dogs.