Thursday, January 28, 2010

Miss Mischief


Miss Mischief
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Of course socks belong on your feet!

Simon Supervises


Simon Supervises
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Winding sock yarn. You can't see the swift or the winder in this picture, but they are there. And yes, this is a lot of sock yarn for a non-sock-knitter!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Trash Night


Trash Night
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
In the rain. After two weeks of stacking up, I finally braved the elements and hauled all this out to the curb for tomorrow's pickup. There's still more in the back but I was drenched and achy, and going to be late for class!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Local Mts


Local Mts
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
I think my favorite part of this picture is the juxtaposition of the palm trees in the foreground, and the snowy mountains.

Taken at a red light on Foothill Blvd, San Dimas.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Morning Coffee


Morning Coffee
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Experimenting with and without flash. This one was taken without. The color is truer, but the image is a little more blurred.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Hi-Hi


Hi-Hi
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
When it's late, and I'm tired, and it's too dark to go outside, the cats are always happy to oblige. This is Hi's usual place when I'm on the computer. Simon hangs out on the other side, usually trying to sit on the mouse.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Sunset After Rain


Sunset After Rain
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Self-exlanatory! Of course, we did get more rain after this...but it was a nice sunset anyway!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Rose Basket


Rose Basket
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Got this basket several years ago. There's a matching heart wreath, too. So pretty! It makes me feel like springtime.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Rainy Day Again


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Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Experimenting with light: took one photo with flash, one without.

Picked the best one to showcase here! I loved the line of raindrops on the rafters, and the way the light filtered through the slats.

Swift


Swift
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
With handspun yarn! (Dragondancer, from the spinner/collector swap)

Monday, January 18, 2010

Rainy Day


IMG_6575
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Looking out of my (leaking) bedroom window, as the last light of the day fades.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Octodog Mac n' cheez

Birthday dinner...among other things! Check the Flickr badge/page for more goodies!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Boats at the Boat


Boats at the Boat
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
The "new" Boak, aka Clearman's Galley. They've managed to redo it, keep a lot of the feeling of the old place, but update it and class it up just a little!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Mimi's Kale


Mimi's Kale
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
I tried to capture the droplets of water on the curly leaves of the kale, but the sun was so bright I couldn't see what I was doing! It still came out pretty well.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Audrey's Hat II


Audrey's Hat II
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
This is the second, smaller hat. Much better fit--and in a year or so, she can wear the big one and Li'l Sissy can wear t his one!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Mountain View


Mountain View
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Looking north from the sidewalk in front of the house, clouds and the mountains in haze. At least today was cool after the thunderstorm last night!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Clouds


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Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
I love the lighting on the clouds today. Now if they would just bring us some desperately-needed rain...

Monday, January 11, 2010

Billboard


Billboard
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
This one tickles me! And, of course, from this angle, you CAN see Trader Joe's!

Taken from the left-turn lane, while waiting for the signal to change, from inside the car.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

The "Christmas Camellia"

This is the big camellia bush near the front door. It's currently as tall as the roof. Always blooms beginning at Christmastime, and is an extremely vivid red. Also, this is the fullest camellia I've ever seen--there are hundreds of petals on each blossom!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Sunset 1-9-10


Sunset 1-9-10
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Only lasted a few minutes. But quite spectacular!

Step Three

Here's the blocks from the previous photo, with the next strip added. Half of them are "dark" (ie, black and white) centers with "light" (ie, yellow/green) for the next row, and the other half reverse that plan.

Before I quit for the night, I did get the next strip sewn to half of them.

Step Two


Step Two
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
...of Quilt Two! This is another Bento Box quilt, using black and white pre-cut strips from New Moon Textiles and yellow and green strips I cut from scraps and leftovers from other projects.

Step One was cutting the fabrics. Step Two? Sewing the two center squares together.

On to Step Three!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Audrey, in Hat!


Audrey, in Hat!
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Finished! I was afraid it was too big, and would have to be the Mommy part of a Mommy-and-Me, but it's not all that much too big. Now to finish the second (smaller) hat and see if it will work better for her, or be for Li'l Sis.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Sunset


Sunset
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Taken from the end of the walkway, looking west. I like the way the branches are silhouetted against the sky.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Finished Hat


Finished Hat
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Well, it's done, and it's cute. Its only problem? It's too big! What?

Same number of stitches as the other hats, but I guess since it's not ribbing it came out much larger.

Cast on a smaller one. We'll see what happens next!

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Dinner! And delicious, too.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Simon, napping


Simon, napping
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Equal time for the "little cat."

Hi-Hi


Hi-Hi
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Catly contentment! Highland, aka Hi-Hi, keeping the quilt from running away.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Oxalis Blossom


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Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
After the first "good" rain of the season, the little oxalis bulbs sprout and are soon blossoming. The leaves are velvety green, the flowers lavender. If you look closely, you can see a liquidambar burr nestled down there; the leaves are from the liquidambar tree as well.

Friday, January 1, 2010

New Year's Day Activity

Coffee? Check.
Knitting? Check.
Puzzle? Check.
Snacks? Check.

New Year's Eve


New Year's Eve
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
A puzzle, ready to go. Yes, I have an exciting life.

Now, Angel, you...


Now, Angel, you...
Originally uploaded by marie watterlond
Someone truly believes that the manger set is her dollhouse. She loves to arrange and rearrange the pieces. Sometimes she lays them all down and sings "Naptime" to them.

Camellia in the Rain

We needed the rain so badly, and it was a good one. Hopefully the plant will soak up enough water to help it along!