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Interests: photography, books, travel, baking (but not cooking), tea parties with my girlfriends, artsy craftsy things, music festivals and concerts
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Bridget the Fidget. Ha!
Commented Aug 10, 2011 on Frontier Days Recap Part I: The Indian Village at { a swoop and a dart }
Frontier Days Recap Part I: The Indian Village
Dillow Family Trivia: One of Matt's greatest childhood sadnesses was that he could not be an Indian. He did not fully grasp why it was possible to be a cowboy when he grew up, but that being an Indian was simply not an option on the table. Thirty+ years later another Dillow has to come to terms ...
Oh Elizabeth, how super duper fun is this!? I'm jealous but so excited for you. :)
Commented Aug 10, 2011 on An Evening With The Avett Brothers: Part II in the Dillow Summer Concert Series at { a swoop and a dart }
An Evening With The Avett Brothers: Part II in the Dillow Summer Concert Series
About six months ago Matt was scanning the upcoming concerts in Colorado (this is an activity that is mostly banned in our house, because it wouldn't take much for us to ditch IRAs and college savings plans and car payments and spend all our money going to shows) and noticed that The Avett Bro...
I think this is such a perfect first job. I would love to peek in on my kid whenever I got the chance. Nice spy shot! ;)
Commented Apr 21, 2011 on shakerboard kid at Catholic on the Prairie
shakerboard kid
My sweet Rachael has her first public job. She's been working for years at paper routes and babysitting, but now she is gainfully employed at Little Caesar's. When she applied for the job the boss asked if she'd work the shakerboard. Rachael had no idea what "shakerboard" meant, but since it ...
She would LOVE that. I would like to come too, please. :)
Commented Feb 13, 2011 on Right This Minute at { a swoop and a dart }
Right This Minute
Saturday night before Valentine's Day, dancing to Vampire Weekend while dinner cooks
WOW! That's a lot of pink. :)
Commented Feb 13, 2011 on Right This Minute at { a swoop and a dart }
Right This Minute
Saturday night before Valentine's Day, dancing to Vampire Weekend while dinner cooks
I love this idea, E. And that is saying a lot, as I have one of those little girl voices that I only notice when speaking into a microphone. :)
Commented Feb 3, 2011 on Project: An Audio "Scrapbook" (and a Download to Share!) at Write. Click. Scrapbook.
Project: An Audio "Scrapbook" (and a Download to Share!)
Happy Saturday! I hope I've inspired some of you to take a look at the action side of creativity this week and even document your own attempts, big and small, to make creativity of all kinds a habit. I am a big believer in the power of momentum—even though I do go days, weeks, or even months w...
Oh wow, you are so sweet. :) I love the hearts even more!
Commented Feb 3, 2011 on Frame the One You Love with a Paper Towel Tube! at Pink Paper Peppermints | She Works with Her Hands in Delight.
Frame the One You Love with a Paper Towel Tube!
I was about to throw this paper towel tube away when Little O came in the kitchen and started chatting with me about his latest adventures climbing our backyard tree. I was fidgeting with the paper towel tube when I accidentally made a heart. I looked through the tube at Little O and said, "I {...
#8 made my heart speed up a bit. I love the idea of such an organized little corner.
B in those sunglasses = adorable. SO so adorable.
Commented Nov 14, 2010 on November: 12 on 12 at { a swoop and a dart }
November: 12 on 12
1. The dining room is one of the darkest rooms in the house, except for breakfast time. Bridget decided that she needed sunglasses all on her own. We might all start wearing sunglasses for breakfast.... 2. At bus stop time, it was 17º out. 17º is exponentially colder than, say, 27º. 3. I made ...
I misunderstood what you said about the New York Times, and thought you were reading copies that the previous owners left stacked in the attic or something. Which would be kind of weird and unproductive. :)
I'm with Jill's kids, the final Knuffle Bunny made me a little cranky.
Commented Nov 14, 2010 on Ten on Tuesday at { a swoop and a dart }
Ten on Tuesday
1. I heard an old favorite song from the early 1990s (does the early 1990s qualify for Golden Oldies yet?) on the radio this past weekend: Cantaloop by Us3. This song lives in the same part of my brain as my mother's old Apple Quadra 650, because it was the free song that came with the computer ...
A person could do some SERIOUS porch sitting on a porch like that. And by "a person", I mean me. I would like to do some serious porch sitting on your lovely porch.
I would NOT like to do a project like Maddie just finished. That girl did an amazing job, but "Please Lord, don't let Annabelle's teacher get any crazy architecture projects in her head. Amen"
Commented Nov 2, 2010 on Ten Things We've Been Up To In Addition to Packing, Unpacking, Hauling, Cleaning, Having Moving Meltdowns, and Spending a Small Fortune at Target at { a swoop and a dart }
Ten Things We've Been Up To In Addition to Packing, Unpacking, Hauling, Cleaning, Having Moving Meltdowns, and Spending a Small Fortune at Target
1. Cheyenne Frontier Days Volunteer of the Year Banquet Someone in this household received a giant honor at the annual CFD awards banquet: Volunteer of the Year for the Military Committee (there are ten total awards given, one for each committee). Someone was dreadfully embarassed by winn...
Adorable girls! I agree, Dinosaurs are not just for boys. Julian's best girl-that's-a-friend is a long time dino maniac.
I LOVE that the princess had to wear gardening gloves to scoop pumpkin guts. So appropriate. :)
Commented Nov 2, 2010 on The Halloween Recap at { a swoop and a dart }
The Halloween Recap
The Queen of Hearts, the Dinosaur, and the Princess hope you all had a Happy Halloween. Album to the left!
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