tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20157034128408858972024-02-07T18:48:35.653-08:00Cinnamon OwlThe life and times of an animal rescuer and photographer.Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-14298527081252429632013-04-24T06:06:00.001-07:002013-04-24T06:06:07.244-07:0052 Photos Project ~ Conversation<div style="text-align: center;">
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My father and my nephew the day we picked blueberries last summer. I know that this is an older photo of mine, but to me it has special meaning, for many reasons. The number one reason is that my nephew is wordless right now, and we all have silent conversations with him. He has certain special needs that make it a struggle for him to speak. But he is learning, a new word every week or so. Recently he learned the word "outside". I think we will be hearing it a lot in the weeks ahead!</div>
Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-33667008644190188812012-08-24T14:32:00.002-07:002012-08-24T21:25:17.997-07:00We Be of One Blood"We be of one blood, thou and I"- Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book<br />
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I love this quote. I have always loved it, since I read The Jungle Book many moons ago. It is how I feel about my family, it is a perfect description of my family, immediate or extended. We be of one blood.<br />
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My mom's cousin and best friend passed away this week. The rest of us knew this was inevitable, her fight so long and hard. My mom could not make peace with the idea, never gave up hope that one day, Nancy would wake up and be better. They were cousins but sometimes were as close as sisters, in that way that cousins can be. <br />
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My earliest memories include Nancy, Paul, Leslie and Joni. Nancy with her quick smile, the "Hi honey," said around her chewing gum while she gave you a hug. Paul so tall. I thought Joni was the coolest person alive and I wanted to be just like her when I became a teenager. Leslie and games of paddy-cake. My mom and Paul and Nancy would talk and talk and laugh and laugh and laugh, sitting at the kitchen table. <br />
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I thought of all this today at the funeral home. I thought about my family, as I watched them go about the room. I thought about how there is no small emotion in my family. We all laugh in that head thrown back loud way. We are quick to anger, but then we are just as quick to forgive, move on, smile and laugh again. Our every emotion is there to see. We can never love a little bit or halfway - we give our entire hearts out. And we grieve when those hearts are broken, with all of ourselves. I saw a lot of tears today, and tomorrow there will be more. No one will ever forget Nancy, and the joy she brought to each of lives. And we will all be there to help each other out tomorrow, through our own pain, because that is who we are and how we love and what Nancy would have wanted. What Nancy would have done.<br />
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Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-86422365208459138472012-07-09T20:25:00.003-07:002012-07-09T20:29:11.744-07:00Heat Wave - Part I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajUXA-Y5lFn4RU-jtp9grcgixMmN-UUwjsXqDzKpIU1JNFA0XxXmMFc_sRcULd8bdylSv1imOSsfzX8_MttF93qWDZXfMgZQ63O61s3dupjb_rTP6C70A1SMAJ78QIUuwSdH1cm4gKt4/s1600/fabric+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajUXA-Y5lFn4RU-jtp9grcgixMmN-UUwjsXqDzKpIU1JNFA0XxXmMFc_sRcULd8bdylSv1imOSsfzX8_MttF93qWDZXfMgZQ63O61s3dupjb_rTP6C70A1SMAJ78QIUuwSdH1cm4gKt4/s400/fabric+wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Billy and I went to Eastern Market on the hottest day of the heat wave- we went early but the sun was already blazing away in the sky, creating a 92 degree temperature at 9 am. The heat seemed to affect my photos; I didn't take as many, and they seemed to all have the same thing in common. the colors of fire- red, orange, yellow.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These fish tacos were part of <a href="http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/06/jamie-olivers-chef-race-uk-vs-u-s/jamie-oliver-6/" target="_blank"> Chef Race Uk vs. Us</a>. We had never heard of this, but voted with our dollars for Team UK. Billy thought the tacos were really good, but I could not force them down in that heat and that early!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These Asiatic Lilies were like an oasis in the heat, so cool and silky.</div>Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-34193218196137893872011-12-31T11:20:00.000-08:002011-12-31T11:21:02.796-08:00Great Moments of 2011Some of my favorite times this year. (only the ones I had pictures for!)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are also so many moments not pictured, and exist as memories.</div>Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-46250819048857097122011-12-31T10:24:00.000-08:002011-12-31T10:48:46.483-08:00My Top Ten Reads of 2011<div style="text-align: center;">This was a difficult decision, but these are the best books I read in 2011, in no particular order:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7050083-moloka-i" target="_blank">Moloka'i by Alan Brennert</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1aCJQKtBcF_P3a1Ht5-LJlw1Ut_IseHSdNtaael6V0RebtdHivw2bZdZ6Jl6jFfOP95THFckVDvM8PgT6AIThGnEgqzg6PW0WqcF-efj1nNCTz-PTvf6h6Jx_QS86L3vqmcFtx7uHx8/s1600/sarahs+key.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1aCJQKtBcF_P3a1Ht5-LJlw1Ut_IseHSdNtaael6V0RebtdHivw2bZdZ6Jl6jFfOP95THFckVDvM8PgT6AIThGnEgqzg6PW0WqcF-efj1nNCTz-PTvf6h6Jx_QS86L3vqmcFtx7uHx8/s320/sarahs+key.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/556602.Sarah_s_Key" target="_blank"> Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly<br />
Farm City by Novella Carpenter</div>Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-76719356029524610832011-11-06T06:10:00.000-08:002011-11-06T06:22:59.286-08:00Down and Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-B0o_RIwmPwGqWjHrboEuYJSGVOvAVT8De437EIO7JuXfgG5HaPQ8wKJ2IGUT4ZdoygeJRsZ1D6we7psBGZqCGgr314vSU7QKcnRO5IguBs31ta-n8amuf5NdxEa6p2j-oRzlCyHIoA/s1600/billy+and+coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-B0o_RIwmPwGqWjHrboEuYJSGVOvAVT8De437EIO7JuXfgG5HaPQ8wKJ2IGUT4ZdoygeJRsZ1D6we7psBGZqCGgr314vSU7QKcnRO5IguBs31ta-n8amuf5NdxEa6p2j-oRzlCyHIoA/s400/billy+and+coffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">October is my favorite month- I love autumn, the brisk weather, the colorful leaves on the trees, pumpkins, apples, the end of the ban on soup in my home, Halloween. But this year I missed October. I am thankful Billy and I took an early trip to the orchard, or else I would have never gone this month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the beginning of the month, Billy and I went to Mackinaw for a weekend trip. It was the first time we had been away together since we had visited California two years ago, and we had a blast! The weather was chilly in the morning, but soon warmed up. Our favorite part of the trip was exploring the Mill Creek Park, hiking around, talking to ranger people- and zip lining. The only part of our trip that was not so cool? The restaurants were terrible!!! The only food we ate that was any good was the pizza at Mama Mia's- we should have just eaten there the entire time. And our breakfast from the bakery was fine too, but they were just bagel sandwiches. So the food was the only drag on our trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, a week after we got back, I got sick. For a month! I had bronchitis, strep throat, fevers, wheezing, cold, flu- it seemed I had it all! I am starting to feel better now, just have some muscle weakness and fatigue, but I am assuming that is the result of being sick for four whole weeks. I just can't believe that this whole month, all I did was work when I could, read (I read 20 books!), sleep, and watch tv. Thank goodness I felt well enough to have people over for book club! That would have really been the clincher for a crappy October. At least now I can start to get back to my normal self. Just slowly, apparently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">November is off to a better start so far- Billy and I went to the <a href="http://www.unionwoodshop.com/" target="_blank">Union Woodshop </a>to celebrate our 11th anniversary. I had read about it, and knew that Billy had been wanting pulled pork like he had when he was a kid, and I was hoping that the Woodshop would deliver. His mom grew up in North Carolina, and that was the taste he has been craving. After an hour drive there, we were excited to eat - then we walked in and were told that it was a 90 minute wait! We walked up and down the two block street, hoping to kill time, and wandered into the Union General, a store owned by the restaurant. Billy bought us each pumpkin pie macarons, and they were fabulous, and I am now on a mission for him to reproduce them in our kitchen. We finally got a seat, and were happy we waited. I had the macaroni and cheese, which was amazing. But I was happiest that Billy was in love with his meal. He said it was perfect, just like the stuff he had eaten as a child. We also had fun tasting the array of bbq sauces on the table. You will have to check out his blog to read his review. We are making plans to go back soon. I have heard the sweet potato black bean burrito is amazing as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I am hoping that November can be a healthier, happier month. It is off to a good start! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-79194329626519339322011-11-05T08:19:00.000-07:002011-11-05T08:45:26.376-07:00October Book Club- The Lake of Dead Languages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v0eMFPyQILbGo6AnHCgmzv18FavK_nqGkTcwjnTmVyapzwaVCRJD8l8niB5HZ-JE83ljqWIOQhTYQwsm3jOyqDdz6rfkLg6hHEG_wzQwm-abspR9bS8VsmMKKKcIaJQJpVsN-g5fA-E/s1600/the+lake+of+dead+languages.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v0eMFPyQILbGo6AnHCgmzv18FavK_nqGkTcwjnTmVyapzwaVCRJD8l8niB5HZ-JE83ljqWIOQhTYQwsm3jOyqDdz6rfkLg6hHEG_wzQwm-abspR9bS8VsmMKKKcIaJQJpVsN-g5fA-E/s320/the+lake+of+dead+languages.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hostess: Erin</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This book is history repeating itself for poor Jane, the main character. As a kid, she made friends with Lucy and Matt, who sucked her into their world of myth, legend, and Latin. Lucy and Jane begin Heart Lake Academy together, and continue with their Latin studies and have a near obsession with their teacher, Domina Chambers. Ancient rituals are re-enacted, truths are learned, and people die seeming suicides by drowning. Years later, Jane returns to Heart Lake, this time as the Latin teacher herself, and the old patterns begin again, people are dying, and pages from Jane's old diary surface as well. What really happened back then, what is the real story behind the story? </span></div><div style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The characters in the book had Latin names. When I took Latin in high school (four years!) we did not have Latin names, although that would have been cool. Latin was one of my favorite classes in school - I took Latin and French in high school, and I did have a French name - Catherine. Anyway, I decided it would be cool to give the book club members Latin names. So : After discarding three names, one being Melona, the goddess of bees, for Chrissy, I decided on Persephone. This is probably my favorite myth, and I thought it applied to Chrissy for two reasons- one, her names mean rebirth, and Persephone is a rebirth myth, and second, because when Persephone returns from the underworld, she brings with her spring, returning the world to life and warmth and new beginnings. I know that Chrissy hates winter, and loves when winter recedes becoming the warm days of spring. For Jennifer, who reminds me of an earth mother, I chose Vesta, the goddess of hearth and home. For Jill, another summer lover and winter hater, I picked Aestas, the goddess of summer, and for Mary, I chose Carmenta, the goddess of childbirth and prophecy, as Mary is both pregnant and a little psychic! Kelly, lover of romance novels, I picked Aphrodite (and another name as well), and for Alyssa, my friend who is very careful and thoughtful of her words and actions, I chose Providentia, who is the goddess of forethought. I had my husband choose my name, and he picked Luna, goddess of the moon. It was actually harder than I thought - you can tell by looking at the types of gods and goddesses worshiped what was most important to ancient Romans- harvest, childbirth and death. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<div style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/527828.Breakfast_at_Tiffanys">Breakfast at Tiffany's</a> by Truman Capote</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Food:giant four cheese party pizza, caramel apple pie, double chocolate cookies</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Wine of the Night: <a href="http://www.redbicyclette.com/">Red Bicyclette</a></span></span></div><div style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Month: September</span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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I immediately loved it- and I quickly learned that the better the picture, the more likely it was their profile would be looked at, which in turn made it more likely the animal would be adopted, the ultimate goal. <br />
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Unfortunately, this is not an easy task!! Have you ever tried to photograph a cat that has been cooped in a cage for days? They really do not want to hold still for a photo. They would rather try and jump up on cages, run around checking things out, smell plants, etc. It is pretty tricky and challenging to photograph cats! Dogs are so easy in comparison. They just stand there and let you take their pic. For the most part. Sometimes you get that dog who wants to leap straight up in the air, or constantly has their nose to the ground sniffing and smelling. It usually takes me two hours a week to photograph the animals in the pound, and that is with an assistant to control the animal or make sure it doesn't run away. If I don't have an assistant, the photos are not as good, since the animal has to stay in a cage. Which means it is less likely to get looked at, and so on. I usually leave with 300 some photos, that needed to be sorted through and edited- then uploaded online to two different adoption sites. This all takes hours - but it is all worth it when an animal is adopted. :) We recently had a cat come in as a stray, and the picture was online not even 24 hours before the owners saw her and came to get her. They had been looking a whole month, and they said when they saw the photo, they knew it was her- that I had captured her personality. <br />
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I urge anyone who is interested in photography, whether they are pros or just beginners, to check with your local shelters and rescues, to see if they need any assistance with photos for Petfinder. It is a great opportunity for you and for the animals!! And if you need a photo challenge, just wait until you start taking pictures of shelter cats!<br />
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This is another good article about photography and animal rescue. <a href="http://jezebel.com/5841613/pet-photographer-says-better-photos-save-shelter-dogs-lives">http://jezebel.com/5841613/pet-photographer-says-better-photos-save-shelter-dogs-lives</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-71286783115568190092011-09-28T04:50:00.000-07:002011-09-28T04:50:41.802-07:00Along the Fence Line {52 Photos Project}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVvQbWxfh48sBFY0_SkXSaTm2dRI_G2bbbU6rIFtXy8TOosrUr4fyg3A3oabMJ9RqThZJcsTHux0VMHyTNXdkoDVkVt3_ERn69jOFcwLv9-neyIqwpQq13HIqh07B9ZDsy77-AHkjVtM/s1600/savannah+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVvQbWxfh48sBFY0_SkXSaTm2dRI_G2bbbU6rIFtXy8TOosrUr4fyg3A3oabMJ9RqThZJcsTHux0VMHyTNXdkoDVkVt3_ERn69jOFcwLv9-neyIqwpQq13HIqh07B9ZDsy77-AHkjVtM/s400/savannah+wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I have a thing for wrought iron- I love wrought iron fences, gates. It is delicate and beautiful, yet sturdy and strong. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-62063109930182175032011-09-21T15:27:00.000-07:002011-09-21T17:05:26.624-07:00August Book Club - The Story of the Eye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR3ldGyditn3VbWWFewBxyp1PcqWn8OsS9sQonukyj8WRTZNhkMpaYL3euzPW2CskNmoxeTizHXE0SaADwmpGL4I47A3Rq3pON0l52VBoEXtjYJpdoERZ-Q7kZBXD7VvkO9-7WgFkuz0/s1600/story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR3ldGyditn3VbWWFewBxyp1PcqWn8OsS9sQonukyj8WRTZNhkMpaYL3euzPW2CskNmoxeTizHXE0SaADwmpGL4I47A3Rq3pON0l52VBoEXtjYJpdoERZ-Q7kZBXD7VvkO9-7WgFkuz0/s320/story.jpg" width="219" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hostess: Alyssa</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"Whisky and apples go together. Fix me a drink, darling. Then you can read me a story yourself." </div><div style="text-align: center;">(from Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1958)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The photo prompt for this week was the color red. For me, in autumn, red means two things- changing leaves and apples. I personally love apples, I think they are the world's most perfect fruit. Satisfyingly crunchy, healthy, filling, easy to eat with one hand while driving or reading. Perfect. Although I have never had apples and whisky. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ morning bike ride</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ bonfire with friends on a cool evening</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ early trip to the apple orchard</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ 7 adoptions in one night at the shelter!</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ surprise invitations to breakfast and dinner </div><div style="text-align: center;">~ listening to the rain at night as I fall asleep</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ book club</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ goat cheese, pears and toasted bread</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ staying in pajamas late in the morning on the weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's photo prompt was about where we go to find peace, quiet, solace in our lives. My house is not that peaceful most of the time, too many intrusions that I can't figure out how to ignore or quell. But I am working on it. Sometimes I head to the library, and find a return to calm among the quiet stacks. Most of the time, my husband and I take a walk in the woods. Our favorite is Oakwoods Metropark near our home; the staff there is so friendly, and we know the trails there by heart. I find that just a short walk through these woods resets me, and I am ready to take on the world again. I try to see in Nature what is ours, and not let the world be too much with us..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Spending a little unexpected time with this red headed whirling dervish</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ a day out with my mom, just the two of us</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ two long timers at the shelter getting adopted</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ going back to work and catching up with my work friends</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ morning coffee made with fresh ground beans</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My friend Jennifer makes homemade personal pizzas on wheat crust with farm fresh veggies; my other friend Jennifer makes potato and pea enchiladas! How amazing do both of those sound! I also heard suggestions of pierogis, Sweet Kapusta sauerkraut, which I have never eaten, split pea soup with garlic, smoked salmon and cucumbers, quorn potpie, pasta, which I will substitute with spaghetti squash - now I have a few more yummy ideas for dinner in the next week or two!<br />
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Just in case anyone is interested, I chose a suggestion a friend made earlier to me, Carrot-Ginger soup from <a href="http://www.eatliverun.com/carrot-ginger-soup/">Eat, Live, Run</a>; spaghetti squash with pasta sauce, and smoked salmon and veggies for this week. Next week I am going with the personal pizzas and potato and pea enchiladas so far. <br />
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How about you, what have you been eating good these days?Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-1327562132919674142011-08-28T10:56:00.000-07:002011-08-28T12:48:10.630-07:00Michigan Living<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU62X9TrkfElcgC0glijECD4ulXqw1fHlfo4sSB_l2IftWmVXoi70wY1AmHZTv_xzaTjjz_Yfe3YFinpwyS8st56ozmaxGJHGtBicJvc-6fdGHSU9l22-BtmU7U7e-J10IOU7ME8_rw4/s1600/bicycle+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU62X9TrkfElcgC0glijECD4ulXqw1fHlfo4sSB_l2IftWmVXoi70wY1AmHZTv_xzaTjjz_Yfe3YFinpwyS8st56ozmaxGJHGtBicJvc-6fdGHSU9l22-BtmU7U7e-J10IOU7ME8_rw4/s320/bicycle+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Billy and I have had some extra time to spend together these past four days, and it has been wonderful. This summer has been so busy, that we neglected to have time just together. <br />
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Thursday we went to the Detroit Zoo Summer Zoomance, which is a special adults only event in the evening. They have adult beverages for sale as well. It was our second time attending, and both times were so much fun! I learned that seals have many vision problems, like cataracts, and can go blind early on. We met up with our friends Leah and Dan, shared many laughs and had a fabulous dinner out. <br />
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Saturday we visited a local winery, Sandhill Crane. We love to go there and just sit on the wide, low slung porch tasting all 35 of their wines, and just relaxing and hanging out. You can sample every wine on their list for $5, but if you buy a bottle, that is waived. We of course bought three bottles. It is a just a slow day, a good time. Later in the evening we stopped by a friends house, where we talked and talked and laughed. <br />
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This morning we spur of the moment jumped on our bikes first thing, and biked to our downtown area and just sat outside enjoying the beautiful morning and a cup of coffee. It was like being a tourist in our own town, and I think we are going to make this a tradition. It was a nice calming way to begin the day - the sky was blue, the breeze was comfortable, the sounds of the morning were church bells, and then later, we could hear the choirs singing - where we were sitting was kind of a church triangle, we were surrounded by churches on three sides. <br />
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The bike ride took me back to when my mom used to ride around with me on the back- we would ride everywhere like that. My mom was a daredevil , and occasionally would yell back at me over her shoulder to hold on, as she would go flying down a giant hill at top speed. It was terrifying and thrilling all at the same time! <br />
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I had a great few days- and all right here within 90 miles of my home, or closer! Sometimes you just need to look around.Cinnamon owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04340656942308066625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015703412840885897.post-83238919212874612672011-08-27T06:52:00.000-07:002011-08-27T06:52:36.270-07:00Joy Pockets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">~ Detroit Zoo Summer Zoomance</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ time with husband</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ gazpacho and panzanella</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ walks with Penny</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ yoga</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ winery</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ buying a stack of books at 50% off</div><div style="text-align: center;">~helped a few of our shelter cats and dogs, including my favorite Bailey, find homes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I took this photo at my friends wedding in Northern Michigan- this is one of my friends watching the sunset.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ old houses and garden gnomes</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ corn chowder</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Trader Joe's</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ art shows</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ dining out with family and friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ jazz music in the heat</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ cute new shoes</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ two movies in one week</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ iced latte</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ friends who help work on old trucks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Sheep get a bad rep, all being the same, following the leader, not being an individual. Perhaps here I found the one that breaks the mold. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ time with my nephew and his wonderful smile</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ plums</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ new haircut</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ purple nails and toenails</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ helping my friend celebrate 6 years in the United States</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ breezy days and cooler nights</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ fresh air and open windows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ laughing until you cry with loved ones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ free books in the mail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ merry go rounds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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