found

Noah, waiting for a walk...

blurry kitchen

  at the dog park

 double exposure at the dog park

 river along a hike near Mt. Hood

waterfall at the end of the hike along a trail near Mt. Hood

So fun to just find random pictures that I forgot I even took.

I was able to have a friend drive me to the photo store to pick up this film I had developed last week.

Been itching to get over there since I got hurt.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

I Love Pretty Little Things

hello sunshine

thank you HGTV for providing online episodes.

since it's hard to do much else hobbling around, 

and since we don't have cable,

HGTV has come to the rescue.

***

going to get an MRI tonight.

(I think my blood pressure is rising just thinking about it)

did I mention I hate hospitals...

thank you all for such well wishes.

Y'all really know how to bring sunshine into my day.

see you all tomorrow for Friday Pretties!

keeping my feet up

about to head off to see the knee specialist...

at least I've had some good reads to keep me preoccupied.

I really hate going to the doctor.

***

It is lovely outside and not being able to do much has had it's benefits.

I started sketching last night.

ideas for the hand made ornament swap I'm participating in.

I'm actually pretty excited and can't wait to see how they turn out!

I'll let you see once I get all the materials.

(had to order them online since I can't get out)

Hope your day is a happy one.

4528 Ave H

If I were ready to just move right in and not change a thing.

This is the house.

I think it is absolutely adorable.

This little cottage has obviously been loved.

all images courtesy Austin Home Search

I drove by this little beauty on Sunday before I hurt my knee.

She is just as darling in person.

***

Thanks for all the well wishes on my knee.

I meet with an orthopedic doctor tomorrow....

oh but I do have a cool walking stick that I'm going to get everybody to carve their initials on.

hahaha

Hope you all have a fabulous day!

don't shower with your socks on

I almost took a shower with my socks on...

and that's how my day started for the second time I decided to get out of bed.

The first time I got out of bed, it was early.

The skies were grey and overcast and the cold from outside had quickly left a chill inside the house as well.

I was on the phone with a friend when all of a sudden,

there was a loud POP and the power went out.

SO...

I retreated to the warmth of the covers.

Until about 11 AM.

That's about the time where I find myself about to hop in the shower with socks on.

Thankfully I didn't.

My afternoon was actually quite a delight considering how the morning had started.

A warm latte from my one of my favorite coffee spots.

A long stroll with my pup through the park and around one of my favorite neighborhoods.

About an hour of driving around looking at historic houses.

Taking pictures with my Diana film camera.

And then.

My right knee gave out.

*side story*

  back when I was trying to impress boys I jumped over a high fence to retrieve a football. 

 there was a very cute young man I was hoping to impress at the time so it was so important that I jump this 12 foot fence.  

  I did.  No problems.  BUT when I "hopped" back over, my foot caught and I landed wrong. 

 Thus messing up my knee for the rest of my life.  

I did get a lot of attention from the cute boy though...

All I did was bend down.

Man I feel old.

So now I'm hobbling around and in a good amount of pain.

Hopefully I can drive to the camera store to drop off my film and run my other errands.

Or at least get a cute boy to wait on me...

Cheers to Monday, cute socks and a little less hobbling around.

pretty random

the sun is playing peek a boo with the clouds today.

I never made it to the grocery store yesterday...

so my baking festivities will resume today...

maybe...

because well, applesauce and handful of chocolate chips,

not only do they not go well when eaten together,

don't fill you up much either.

since "my" camera is MIA, 

the photo above is three shots from our trip back in September while driving near Mt. St. Helens, 

superimposed into one super photo.

if your eyes are screaming, stop the madness, I can't focus on this garbled mess....

here are the photos broken down into their more simple forms.

Happy Friday Pretties!!!

 I Love Pretty Little Things

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

distraction by cookbooks

I'm feeling a little lost.

I realized today that the hubby took my/ our digital camera on his five day trip.

five days.

five.

...

My film cameras are happy because now I have no choice but to use them.

{which I love doing so}

BUT I will miss my instant gratification of that darn digital camera.

So for a little distraction I'm going to bake and try some new recipes.

And in case they turn out terrible...

no one but me and the animals will know...

SO

to inspire my new project.

I'll peruse through some cookbooks.

Because I really do love a pretty cookbook.

all images courtesy of Barnes and Noble

And...

because I really need this distraction.

Plus I can practice more film shots with the pretty food I create.

and if that fails...

 I'll go out and take pictures of pretty food to console my pain of no digital camera and lack of cooking skills.