Starting to think up new goals and new projects for next year. Sometimes stepping away from the craft table (and all the supplies) is my favorite way to get inspired.

We are staying in a cabin/house in Sea Ranch, California. It's supposed to rain for the next three days which means we are going to watch a lot of Dexter on DVD and play many games of pinochle. We might sneak out to go for a run or visit tide pools. Or we might just…

to sum up, just a tad :  + Paul will be doing his internship (first year of being a real doctor) with the transitional program at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego in Balboa.  + We will be leaving MD at the end of March and then will relocate to San Diego at the middle…

That's not just one but two industrial strength hole punches. You would think I was making Swiss cheese over here or something. But really, I'm just wrapping holiday gifts and vacuuming up the little punched circles. Today will be a good day because I have places to go and things to buy. It's holiday time…

Paul and I have this pipe dream that someday we'll own a winery / paper store. (Okay so he's only 1% aware that next to wine we would sell paper…but maybe he won't really notice?) The man knows wine. And I love to drink wine. And I would LOVE to start with nothing and come…

Much to do today. Probably so much that when Paul gets home from work he won't find me sitting on the couch in a blanket watching Friends. Our house is decorated for Christmas. My coffee is gone. I have a list. Am out the door. Smile. It's Wednesday. It's December. It's my little brother's birthday.…

I gave up on taking a photo a day about 100 days ago, but here is still a pretty good summary of my November. This mosiac was made using Big Huge Labs.

As mentioned, we spent Thanksgiving Day flying to California. We got in just in time for dinner at Paul’s parents house with my immediate family and some of his extended family. All the traditional food and a bit of an nontraditional drink – pomegranate seeds in champagne – made for a great evening. The next…

We're flying back to Maryland tomorrow and then Monday I will be back on track with blogging and responding to emails and all the rest. It's been quite wonderful "un-plugging" for the last few days. See you soon.