tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61652851007378071152024-03-04T20:07:44.892-08:00Brendan & Loren's PhotosLorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1444125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-70876870507004578202011-12-09T21:37:00.000-08:002011-12-09T21:58:29.753-08:00Garden DaysHere are some photos from different garden days at the Growhouse from the past few weeks.<div>The first few are from a big Harvest day we had a couple months ago. We harvested chard, arugula, bok choy, & kale for local restaurants in honor of <a href="http://foodday.org/">Food Day</a>. Each of the participating restaurants featured a dish the following evening that included the harvested Growhouse greens.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBniICB_tVV9LO8jHqQDY6_8wQFRsjd3aGNQefcRAnSFq7TJ1nrCkhwZs4sq5pu4_EZQRvkSnDmfzQUlhugwwQxMyQkw3nnT9PfstsRtety7LzDN6lQLVlnLFoN7vUnwVnzngJo_ivIu-q/s1600/DSC04175.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBniICB_tVV9LO8jHqQDY6_8wQFRsjd3aGNQefcRAnSFq7TJ1nrCkhwZs4sq5pu4_EZQRvkSnDmfzQUlhugwwQxMyQkw3nnT9PfstsRtety7LzDN6lQLVlnLFoN7vUnwVnzngJo_ivIu-q/s400/DSC04175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371365012843826" /></a></div><div>We had a lot of volunteers that day for harvesting, which is great, because we needed as many hands and scissors as we could get!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm1LrCbvEJTWug-WToe8ePH58lM_zQk1XIpWdsJBUHH-lkXOOiLAjlZ9rpvsI-41ael9-XxoyDwbgXXqnbUfocOD_KSMtxCuGQWMTqKw1hyphenhyphenURgzETnRauatDf28pLi1-ORoU9Tewgo_wR/s1600/DSC04177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm1LrCbvEJTWug-WToe8ePH58lM_zQk1XIpWdsJBUHH-lkXOOiLAjlZ9rpvsI-41ael9-XxoyDwbgXXqnbUfocOD_KSMtxCuGQWMTqKw1hyphenhyphenURgzETnRauatDf28pLi1-ORoU9Tewgo_wR/s400/DSC04177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371352172101010" /></a></div><div>This is Kenny, the Growhouse creator and operator.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKuSZETmxeuKggvrPiTGsthzleASQZw6SjLxhnfxfPEPj5gfkOuISn-_oJfBKjvg-4t29pjVrzEOItCXUUVtmoO06gIEbLcmF2Xw8cCt99s1LtLMLrKRQuYfs-2JiasXWzGId7cCj2QFW/s1600/DSC04178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKuSZETmxeuKggvrPiTGsthzleASQZw6SjLxhnfxfPEPj5gfkOuISn-_oJfBKjvg-4t29pjVrzEOItCXUUVtmoO06gIEbLcmF2Xw8cCt99s1LtLMLrKRQuYfs-2JiasXWzGId7cCj2QFW/s400/DSC04178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371346759500642" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZui5sbbjnr_nHRay7qcVSvthyki5TAnkD1Vl6bR7R7toJFEZaUb3L7nYknQSlLrTofiomTTc_1zVa2muq7n2P7v3e1PaPv3V5edMVrbANNZ2HYmBQ9A-DDteYbA0rg1yVfJK0XuhPC_n/s1600/DSC04182.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZui5sbbjnr_nHRay7qcVSvthyki5TAnkD1Vl6bR7R7toJFEZaUb3L7nYknQSlLrTofiomTTc_1zVa2muq7n2P7v3e1PaPv3V5edMVrbANNZ2HYmBQ9A-DDteYbA0rg1yVfJK0XuhPC_n/s400/DSC04182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371342173992370" /></a></div><div>We get people of all ages. This girl's name is Calli, and she's working on a project for school about the process of developing urban gardens. She brought her younger cousins for harvest day.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwPKlsot2Vjvx47YhCsZv_KXrofunYzGdamUKIlWIIRaSSkXhGmAVyFOKmVV0sanZ1RPzIj2c5mpYit896YAgkFnj7-3CZx4wXHnnCpyjzTRkB2jhvap3hJl-52DP8qNztcYr57v6M8yx/s1600/DSC04184.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwPKlsot2Vjvx47YhCsZv_KXrofunYzGdamUKIlWIIRaSSkXhGmAVyFOKmVV0sanZ1RPzIj2c5mpYit896YAgkFnj7-3CZx4wXHnnCpyjzTRkB2jhvap3hJl-52DP8qNztcYr57v6M8yx/s400/DSC04184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371045555474082" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUF4ltpwiykAvBLSwkCpCoHJWc2gh8zBYVjRvCur1OAMSvyuVbzkQYKhlDObeYp395l0Out4xB2z25Av-xZvOCW_UuIufnolNEzPf1uzkoA82VebZ0vuNqtbSKT4cdpDlrjJvVK-Y48olp/s1600/DSC04185.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUF4ltpwiykAvBLSwkCpCoHJWc2gh8zBYVjRvCur1OAMSvyuVbzkQYKhlDObeYp395l0Out4xB2z25Av-xZvOCW_UuIufnolNEzPf1uzkoA82VebZ0vuNqtbSKT4cdpDlrjJvVK-Y48olp/s400/DSC04185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371043282887490" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IpqgVGOQ6iF4p-IzkfgvkNz2bVykAK6m-cvVFToAZpIbBCI3eU06LY2XYblawSFuVTanfacwEM-n0cTMWkuLPUz5kn5AaL9zJk5p2yTUxgyo928TMQ4FNmXptZCnmXX4GLOGTXg4NCtA/s1600/DSC04191.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IpqgVGOQ6iF4p-IzkfgvkNz2bVykAK6m-cvVFToAZpIbBCI3eU06LY2XYblawSFuVTanfacwEM-n0cTMWkuLPUz5kn5AaL9zJk5p2yTUxgyo928TMQ4FNmXptZCnmXX4GLOGTXg4NCtA/s400/DSC04191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371032942734098" /></a></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MpBL3RfDshi0abjPTWUHyfulkH4C_HDZDtLYxde1_cCkgXqOKj-xdyVztcROIMJIrtf5JhrUcW8YpU6dIHC5gcykk3uYvSUrsG9t_RujKfZaL3CBczJ4YzTQo4N7aQ8Io7zIy2o6tw43/s1600/DSC04099.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MpBL3RfDshi0abjPTWUHyfulkH4C_HDZDtLYxde1_cCkgXqOKj-xdyVztcROIMJIrtf5JhrUcW8YpU6dIHC5gcykk3uYvSUrsG9t_RujKfZaL3CBczJ4YzTQo4N7aQ8Io7zIy2o6tw43/s400/DSC04099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371372594578674" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>These two cuties are Rachel and Sara. They're sisters, and good friends of Julie. I met them through Julie, and now Sara works at Frances with us!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4OzHnq1KN-g2Y9uXlp4NnfC1cRywO2R9E3P0MPlG4PnQ-pKrhxD2Br8t2nq8TbhjHkmxDTIJ6HDTuvNmlhHHAizLk7f9kFHhdhloRkn-5wTCfXxw9rWZpc1_cIbDbnYN3MoopXhecXh_/s1600/DSC04194.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4OzHnq1KN-g2Y9uXlp4NnfC1cRywO2R9E3P0MPlG4PnQ-pKrhxD2Br8t2nq8TbhjHkmxDTIJ6HDTuvNmlhHHAizLk7f9kFHhdhloRkn-5wTCfXxw9rWZpc1_cIbDbnYN3MoopXhecXh_/s400/DSC04194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371024865077746" /></a></div><div>Giving the greens a good rinse.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSeZl6TnKZbLe_2uxfcsuX0EWrr8cHyvDqHrPQwOWbs5yCq0RCmRl9B50ABees0RIEE4OF_nNyYOUvrMKzwxpY1eMDkugwPDRpMng3PqWA2j6jE9NcrH-IHMj5Az9V7XOXcFJpvmWbZXH/s1600/DSC04196.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSeZl6TnKZbLe_2uxfcsuX0EWrr8cHyvDqHrPQwOWbs5yCq0RCmRl9B50ABees0RIEE4OF_nNyYOUvrMKzwxpY1eMDkugwPDRpMng3PqWA2j6jE9NcrH-IHMj5Az9V7XOXcFJpvmWbZXH/s400/DSC04196.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684371020423409298" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbDH4Oc_9NEA9krYF_38ygZVj3hkzIjFDo44KDLumf6sE1dxHRL2w083iqooKcPBzc2gY4En27XdwZcT55TSVENI-UWd5M1GHBG5Q0jXTyXVtsjtl5Jy_6gKte91-LMHp8XaLKKDFYskW/s1600/DSC04388.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbDH4Oc_9NEA9krYF_38ygZVj3hkzIjFDo44KDLumf6sE1dxHRL2w083iqooKcPBzc2gY4En27XdwZcT55TSVENI-UWd5M1GHBG5Q0jXTyXVtsjtl5Jy_6gKte91-LMHp8XaLKKDFYskW/s400/DSC04388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370693634157570" /></a></div><div>We started building an Herb Spiral. It will have multiple levels, and we'll plant different herbs on each level based on the amount of sun they need.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBy96JiE2HyKc0dH_ZdWhjYb9Rezep0oGfA-uUw5vmIFkRQnWFoW3elr1jbznBa61v5NBYbdypd1W0A1-Ub2wOGa88NSv-weeYZ55CD8pwF24qMGHTbcLD0mZ7flni7ys6CcCBJSHem5a/s1600/DSC04389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBy96JiE2HyKc0dH_ZdWhjYb9Rezep0oGfA-uUw5vmIFkRQnWFoW3elr1jbznBa61v5NBYbdypd1W0A1-Ub2wOGa88NSv-weeYZ55CD8pwF24qMGHTbcLD0mZ7flni7ys6CcCBJSHem5a/s400/DSC04389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370680004860562" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9sMpaFhqt7-FpesAXHFhSZN_85Z0tnxQSsbQ5MXrzu6umJKYGQJxWO7v2X6KtB4Q_JoiDDWdqgwEGo5n0UrsaquWvqU4NjnrQKw4atqKMSysZLRn3DgwrrtpD0xU-u8Lk1Pj_rjplCj6/s1600/DSC04431.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9sMpaFhqt7-FpesAXHFhSZN_85Z0tnxQSsbQ5MXrzu6umJKYGQJxWO7v2X6KtB4Q_JoiDDWdqgwEGo5n0UrsaquWvqU4NjnrQKw4atqKMSysZLRn3DgwrrtpD0xU-u8Lk1Pj_rjplCj6/s400/DSC04431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370283687311650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoaH4qleeotYo9uKvwZmS-i9-0T6bXUFgVe2oYSLc1hicc9w6i81abxEURUw6OwKbJiLBClQ2RKKit-TcoZts7pDIzC9D_ZbINeoPOAI4GhubAxn5hVvR5KWhOQ44XG65ibXa6XA9mSM0/s1600/DSC04445.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoaH4qleeotYo9uKvwZmS-i9-0T6bXUFgVe2oYSLc1hicc9w6i81abxEURUw6OwKbJiLBClQ2RKKit-TcoZts7pDIzC9D_ZbINeoPOAI4GhubAxn5hVvR5KWhOQ44XG65ibXa6XA9mSM0/s400/DSC04445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370278431888130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>All finished. It took us about 2 full garden days to build it.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XzA_7fq14HhnBqVtss7pfaqUYIjLH9O_kHLd9RIz9AwxBrLlQofGIfKLuhKGL6PKh8e3Gwhact_hhhGt4d6ZE1pjQI_DU8KRylMCpfm8v6mqhDwu6_X-JVRoRYmy7gsCR0y4JIL_3H9I/s1600/DSC04446.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XzA_7fq14HhnBqVtss7pfaqUYIjLH9O_kHLd9RIz9AwxBrLlQofGIfKLuhKGL6PKh8e3Gwhact_hhhGt4d6ZE1pjQI_DU8KRylMCpfm8v6mqhDwu6_X-JVRoRYmy7gsCR0y4JIL_3H9I/s400/DSC04446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370270409383794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VyliS1JanFYl3m6FHsRcOxK559XvXJWMPV0w5i_yNC2pPfu0j1JpOMYqHWm-e9lqS78iOygeXqE8MqG19R3ogR-t6-sOkt8bfHuulqxOAzwfnxohLDyly6gH3GyCrhgh711fTsq8EO0q/s1600/DSC04391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VyliS1JanFYl3m6FHsRcOxK559XvXJWMPV0w5i_yNC2pPfu0j1JpOMYqHWm-e9lqS78iOygeXqE8MqG19R3ogR-t6-sOkt8bfHuulqxOAzwfnxohLDyly6gH3GyCrhgh711fTsq8EO0q/s400/DSC04391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370678861889970" /></a></div><div>We had a bicycle pub crawl stop in at the Growhouse last month. I made two batches of drinks using fresh herbs form the garden.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hcO5YQ9RotfIKrOMUuqY0_y9nR_9qjLgx8JxjXYt1nRMZ6wrroxiEFDmeDHHr_etonOU8JwLKbDnwp9Esz649p427vTUFApZSNi3HuqOb2_cT_YNJfPBYivBXsz6B0YyJUjKbUQVQiGT/s1600/DSC04390.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hcO5YQ9RotfIKrOMUuqY0_y9nR_9qjLgx8JxjXYt1nRMZ6wrroxiEFDmeDHHr_etonOU8JwLKbDnwp9Esz649p427vTUFApZSNi3HuqOb2_cT_YNJfPBYivBXsz6B0YyJUjKbUQVQiGT/s400/DSC04390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370668748525810" /></a></div><div>Rosemary infused Lemonade poured over Vodka</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIruh4cbS2a1yvdSALD4YYd3KA1lCPMC6xMnYTK1VAaGKmkpMRkbfqQ4lAgMqiN4wg-7D7gJxbdEjnzOUffSdCS67dg8ZzuC55OUvnCADlRBnnvcSk38FkJAXZ4k5ysPcJWrnJ_v_ISRuh/s1600/DSC04392.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIruh4cbS2a1yvdSALD4YYd3KA1lCPMC6xMnYTK1VAaGKmkpMRkbfqQ4lAgMqiN4wg-7D7gJxbdEjnzOUffSdCS67dg8ZzuC55OUvnCADlRBnnvcSk38FkJAXZ4k5ysPcJWrnJ_v_ISRuh/s400/DSC04392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370663384963250" /></a></div><div>Basil infused Red Sangria</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CiPFpcUQPd4JbQVRpsZQ0XFbf80RFmRDjtPBSMPWSv58ZJtdvoXcNqP6DHtOUMGG9I3bSzEJwTU7Qo1CQ2WZR8XNY4ZikWUgm3_VF4Up7HF0DvCZPo3f9b62z4qbhGIqgMBRhBQd5w8P/s1600/IMG_0013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CiPFpcUQPd4JbQVRpsZQ0XFbf80RFmRDjtPBSMPWSv58ZJtdvoXcNqP6DHtOUMGG9I3bSzEJwTU7Qo1CQ2WZR8XNY4ZikWUgm3_VF4Up7HF0DvCZPo3f9b62z4qbhGIqgMBRhBQd5w8P/s400/IMG_0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684370263888862338" /></a></div><div>Cookin' some veggie dogs over the fire. Yum!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273399041806194115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-21923239469673443672011-12-07T14:11:00.000-08:002011-12-07T15:48:40.459-08:00My Mother's 60th Birthday<div>I've been up to a lot in the past few months, so it may take a couple posts to get all caught up.<br /><div>Everyone's been asking about photos from my Mother's 60th Birthday...and now I finally have them all!</div><div>We celebrated at the historic <a href="http://theicehouseaz.com/">Ice House Phoenix</a>! The venue space was so special and unique.</div><div>We strung bistro lights, and scattered mason jars with votives all over the place. We had a local food truck, Short Leash Hot Dogs, serve up their delicious creations, while I offered some homemade side dishes. There was a "Photo Booth" station, complete with a variety of fun props. We played music, had lots of ice cold drinks, dozens of cupcakes, and about 70 of our closest friends.</div><div>The night was perfect, and my Mother was overwhelmed with happiness and love for everything and everyone around her.</div><div>Check out some of my favorite photos from the night!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj282_QyyW75j8ZVSYA1uUiaq9zlQ8_Ykn4ka0wUU4qILn7NgftXTes8O-z5mjJHA_CJqcldcs2mAmguLYbg7zqLgH88soxid40bQufryfOCcH9sED8OCqdVGRXd0gILj9pPYMzxqiEgoem/s1600/InviteFront.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj282_QyyW75j8ZVSYA1uUiaq9zlQ8_Ykn4ka0wUU4qILn7NgftXTes8O-z5mjJHA_CJqcldcs2mAmguLYbg7zqLgH88soxid40bQufryfOCcH9sED8OCqdVGRXd0gILj9pPYMzxqiEgoem/s400/InviteFront.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683524842617942402" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkB3crMMtmKSpzO-VyABJGysNf0kJ9O4jE75rM1Q-qTlsvHIVNik-ReI11oddgM5fkcCA8_IIOoL8_3kgcXWchf0JYy4KHIzq25Zi7htsow9EjOgJ2aOQVlMMUv_doyw1DEPfnW2PBOtnT/s1600/InviteBack.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkB3crMMtmKSpzO-VyABJGysNf0kJ9O4jE75rM1Q-qTlsvHIVNik-ReI11oddgM5fkcCA8_IIOoL8_3kgcXWchf0JYy4KHIzq25Zi7htsow9EjOgJ2aOQVlMMUv_doyw1DEPfnW2PBOtnT/s400/InviteBack.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683525667501511858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></a><div>The Postcard Invitation</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV59F1RltIQ4pJH8Qb4Dtx0K480_HrQlr8KzmP12XLFK6rQUDiRwqaRiMtXyVeVGermlRP6MG8gaT9l2ijlJN9n2jNw72Q6rMbeUyEJaXTtoo-72HXpEd9lzR3R_zjWeqOwREVuXptf1h/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-220.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV59F1RltIQ4pJH8Qb4Dtx0K480_HrQlr8KzmP12XLFK6rQUDiRwqaRiMtXyVeVGermlRP6MG8gaT9l2ijlJN9n2jNw72Q6rMbeUyEJaXTtoo-72HXpEd9lzR3R_zjWeqOwREVuXptf1h/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-220.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683512793073872962" /></a></div></div><div>The Birthday Girl, Mary. So beautiful!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYkcycK62rwCmcaaNRzD2wbD6zNOxipuD6SgN-N733aOY-CvswDQCNA3ifXCNKgDAmZ22zqSRkOzGs4E1VnNDIv3CGbmdYdBorUG8Tu_oQDS-R0liW3yVBdoxYj8G4WM231dKpECUh1RO/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-38.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYkcycK62rwCmcaaNRzD2wbD6zNOxipuD6SgN-N733aOY-CvswDQCNA3ifXCNKgDAmZ22zqSRkOzGs4E1VnNDIv3CGbmdYdBorUG8Tu_oQDS-R0liW3yVBdoxYj8G4WM231dKpECUh1RO/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-38.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683515699660728674" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtJWyAq3gbtyLV-fXfBPiC3P2Xs0wopnLzj6wVCECGkUvm8jvnPmTdEyTlorPDqfpRWa-f5cVMl-Rq5F-D4zsC12jVERiMko06v6VMzW_dDff_JntR0LgxnglI0VlQRV7L2yVtySGMRxp/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-25.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtJWyAq3gbtyLV-fXfBPiC3P2Xs0wopnLzj6wVCECGkUvm8jvnPmTdEyTlorPDqfpRWa-f5cVMl-Rq5F-D4zsC12jVERiMko06v6VMzW_dDff_JntR0LgxnglI0VlQRV7L2yVtySGMRxp/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683515694873007042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu2Euq42gp1js9aoX72VKXHTEPze434w396xf05d-hK9ediaAvFE4_SR5tjMBSJJJl_pdLnDz5eUAefvYNFwNXMwLeEE5jhpBL1BAvCAR50gDBcpL45a7jsez0If-u2Qf4KcnpsxRJ3fX/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-31.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu2Euq42gp1js9aoX72VKXHTEPze434w396xf05d-hK9ediaAvFE4_SR5tjMBSJJJl_pdLnDz5eUAefvYNFwNXMwLeEE5jhpBL1BAvCAR50gDBcpL45a7jsez0If-u2Qf4KcnpsxRJ3fX/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683515705956126978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>I used glass paint to make the colored mason jars, and used large mason jars with twine tied around the rim for the flower arrangements. I had a local flower shop, <a href="http://www.camelbackflowershop.com/">Camelback Flower Shop</a>, put together the arrangements.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhqvE_hLp2Y0zchG9VS8tv3xh_dOK8BZhIJkIgyWfrnASD_NXNvDxS3uMT4jIEC7-i0hHMMW0ZjBpfBxORG2n0c-WM2GkwUNwm4op5WfdlWS63zABYxwO1b__t1tT16lZvCMCpvI_bVIw/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhqvE_hLp2Y0zchG9VS8tv3xh_dOK8BZhIJkIgyWfrnASD_NXNvDxS3uMT4jIEC7-i0hHMMW0ZjBpfBxORG2n0c-WM2GkwUNwm4op5WfdlWS63zABYxwO1b__t1tT16lZvCMCpvI_bVIw/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683517977292625922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>I made some simple pendant banners to hang around inside the venue space.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvZA5F-SjlLVoJyb54B8BkY0uTxX0pM-f6dorhVyPG_B5gTPJDTdkb2LSDMr3urjJGqnC6CtmrGTOvJpCx6Ja_0DDtSwhL8CmOEbbAVBT5O_MXGw-3IizkqtphUuzjjx5gglhLZU2G7Gc/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvZA5F-SjlLVoJyb54B8BkY0uTxX0pM-f6dorhVyPG_B5gTPJDTdkb2LSDMr3urjJGqnC6CtmrGTOvJpCx6Ja_0DDtSwhL8CmOEbbAVBT5O_MXGw-3IizkqtphUuzjjx5gglhLZU2G7Gc/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683517983464151330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>I collected photos of my Mom through the years and fastened them to a line of twine with clothespins. They were on the main wall inside for everyone to peruse during the party.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HXzwm7c5d0AkvRu915Z0ukdNyHLPQlN7WDbTkLBw5KjwM9-7YBhQ2Cgu8JCYLYbXOYjjRZhZK8DahzWmqaErp8_2NaxB_zHtLOxvuZSeB_KPKvfj3PJMD0jBVzGaup8EdkydIYxsg-CS/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-42.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HXzwm7c5d0AkvRu915Z0ukdNyHLPQlN7WDbTkLBw5KjwM9-7YBhQ2Cgu8JCYLYbXOYjjRZhZK8DahzWmqaErp8_2NaxB_zHtLOxvuZSeB_KPKvfj3PJMD0jBVzGaup8EdkydIYxsg-CS/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683522657799994930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>I made Pesto Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella, Fruit Salad, & Quinoa Salad with Feta Cheese.</div><div>I made those "Happy Birthday" votives with mason jars, removable vinyl letters, & spray paint. They looked so cool! I was really happy with how they turned out.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLtt55Q4GhnUYsX9n4jATC_UUiONxIa_FMjPr2dFp7ayDjbE4HTtVrkQnpfEx1YFXddXwL8SZ4XZ3pNh2e5FkX4yvNmNPOQ5H86Z0iyKSN0goPs-OzFgICPaRMcGAxndhFhFow-7eKMER/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-67.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLtt55Q4GhnUYsX9n4jATC_UUiONxIa_FMjPr2dFp7ayDjbE4HTtVrkQnpfEx1YFXddXwL8SZ4XZ3pNh2e5FkX4yvNmNPOQ5H86Z0iyKSN0goPs-OzFgICPaRMcGAxndhFhFow-7eKMER/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683522647569537874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>I made 4 types of cupcakes: Vanilla w/ Cream Cheese Frosting, Vanilla w/ Chocolate Frosting, Peanut Butter & Jelly, and Lemon Meringue. I even took Brown Kraft boxes and labeled them with the image from the invitation, and stacked them on the table for people to take cupcakes home.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNbHZhMudkMWqk6pZckAqGlElvDD890WeTZ9c_UyRe-vtotQP_DqcPP1XjdL6XsMggjXDjntrHMuTLLPx0tqttpXEgKMIXnMilJg4_7egiWoc2oVGPgXbkOdEqOMLZEG_YyUKBFRvHY5A/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-68.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNbHZhMudkMWqk6pZckAqGlElvDD890WeTZ9c_UyRe-vtotQP_DqcPP1XjdL6XsMggjXDjntrHMuTLLPx0tqttpXEgKMIXnMilJg4_7egiWoc2oVGPgXbkOdEqOMLZEG_YyUKBFRvHY5A/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-68.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683522645553205714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa39zikhTzhGWgjzzGBUWUbw4h-luAOt1RisvTHu89oxm2W0xQb7j3ArIU1deYxaua2-ksk-8cxDHWSMgikFyzj2MUUUbW8PIbjfqAy9zFG9IX5IKZMv2yhPj_f5yDjoW9edlcPgsFsHz/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-148.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa39zikhTzhGWgjzzGBUWUbw4h-luAOt1RisvTHu89oxm2W0xQb7j3ArIU1deYxaua2-ksk-8cxDHWSMgikFyzj2MUUUbW8PIbjfqAy9zFG9IX5IKZMv2yhPj_f5yDjoW9edlcPgsFsHz/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-148.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683526810286770562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div></div><div>I love this photo of Mom</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7W8mxG3CgOCaLObl28EorjzeuhCgUfpRb-8jgqqsdl3aVhO23ogOvZmygaVJ4iNiGf7lVax7SrJrPctbWvD1GOm8S2n7JaSDZjqKVe6tKAFwmMenUQqpLWk_Rcn8Bncou7zmkoObhkcC/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-245.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7W8mxG3CgOCaLObl28EorjzeuhCgUfpRb-8jgqqsdl3aVhO23ogOvZmygaVJ4iNiGf7lVax7SrJrPctbWvD1GOm8S2n7JaSDZjqKVe6tKAFwmMenUQqpLWk_Rcn8Bncou7zmkoObhkcC/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-245.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683532489997598690" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Family Shot from the "Photo Booth"</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEyYkjjt1ToHr6e_ErUeXvu3o47aV339ftaWKr4PndPKqYIpCQ-RZgAf0J2f3kBpynxEzbD9BaXOv_bV7UBVliVnXao_F_c1WD9uNTWzjZ3gdM8uefW80DGWAop3obgdEZu0IIrgJRUaO/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-249.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEyYkjjt1ToHr6e_ErUeXvu3o47aV339ftaWKr4PndPKqYIpCQ-RZgAf0J2f3kBpynxEzbD9BaXOv_bV7UBVliVnXao_F_c1WD9uNTWzjZ3gdM8uefW80DGWAop3obgdEZu0IIrgJRUaO/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-249.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683532483552249106" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>And a Crazy one.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7wp7ooHmLsuvh7A8r1DjuASrk5nnocWoMPHr7GjwcjsygUhCQ3latSWmDkAwMkWXYMivIfyrGnDNc5HuftuwBjnC2N7VShDeiRSuUFho1n80KLmSUyZe_aojZe1LezINSjqZ9U5Y6IJ8/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-251.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7wp7ooHmLsuvh7A8r1DjuASrk5nnocWoMPHr7GjwcjsygUhCQ3latSWmDkAwMkWXYMivIfyrGnDNc5HuftuwBjnC2N7VShDeiRSuUFho1n80KLmSUyZe_aojZe1LezINSjqZ9U5Y6IJ8/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-251.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683531264607940930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>Mom & Dad</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeh2UtGH5kzOjjRg4EWth_OhELcziH9zNX8juZQVlqYGct25od5TK-GFmvoJvlvdtV1ZimP-5RFgNGf-e80MoJkQxpw_-3Soaz-eZiOhJMDgbSUtmbMuNVDJPNumcpaayCNR4at4WTFZF/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-252.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeh2UtGH5kzOjjRg4EWth_OhELcziH9zNX8juZQVlqYGct25od5TK-GFmvoJvlvdtV1ZimP-5RFgNGf-e80MoJkQxpw_-3Soaz-eZiOhJMDgbSUtmbMuNVDJPNumcpaayCNR4at4WTFZF/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-252.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683531258011098866" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>So cute!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6YS7uo3TL7iDVJiiq-sobBQPH0AuYrBWtzTvO8uZEqkU5TzO8phKRiHD9p0Bcs3vPofLlUnkEDdxWZnM7zgVCHXKZpODm9eaIvfjOe-nUWfMTrKI8mPZ-6WxJe_mzTHOr6mbWClRb5R7/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-270.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6YS7uo3TL7iDVJiiq-sobBQPH0AuYrBWtzTvO8uZEqkU5TzO8phKRiHD9p0Bcs3vPofLlUnkEDdxWZnM7zgVCHXKZpODm9eaIvfjOe-nUWfMTrKI8mPZ-6WxJe_mzTHOr6mbWClRb5R7/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-270.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683531238480728962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>Moira, Meg, & Little Denver</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09I1qIEfutppJjyYJLUNj33I12qmQSgVpfbmACANJI870hLSCWZy9-rWtNfLEVX_VWxc-8-oXOCV5Pq9lyP_U5tyieWbD1DpmhvP3YhV-q7E7VbWkaps2XK7I9t9HcjjrVfcNVHq7CHGf/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-227.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09I1qIEfutppJjyYJLUNj33I12qmQSgVpfbmACANJI870hLSCWZy9-rWtNfLEVX_VWxc-8-oXOCV5Pq9lyP_U5tyieWbD1DpmhvP3YhV-q7E7VbWkaps2XK7I9t9HcjjrVfcNVHq7CHGf/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-227.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683531234269537858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Mom and the girls. Love this photo too!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj96qhrj5J0P02HUvSkYwTTYMScJ7NoX1EqOm0pNN-0vONREM-jzNDFwEcDUTnHBtbHDU_LHNDvaaKw_xXLDSQXm6tW75jn7NCX7IHcgtWbOTtKIvPUHJgXd15k5Vb9ZvBz3NCV1Q-jN3C/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj96qhrj5J0P02HUvSkYwTTYMScJ7NoX1EqOm0pNN-0vONREM-jzNDFwEcDUTnHBtbHDU_LHNDvaaKw_xXLDSQXm6tW75jn7NCX7IHcgtWbOTtKIvPUHJgXd15k5Vb9ZvBz3NCV1Q-jN3C/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683529245192249618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px; " /></a></div><div>Megan, Dan, & Denver</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO4JsDh6_rh9DNuLS_cWr6TVnsgvKvGPSVA140runtsYf0zPZhW_muMErZSQ40Syn4-ZO0uk-pYFeB-hTUBkyvnPOiXZTuG88fYqiScvna9BxmUnZib_Pc4p3JfQ22U03uLas0fabozot/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-126.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO4JsDh6_rh9DNuLS_cWr6TVnsgvKvGPSVA140runtsYf0zPZhW_muMErZSQ40Syn4-ZO0uk-pYFeB-hTUBkyvnPOiXZTuG88fYqiScvna9BxmUnZib_Pc4p3JfQ22U03uLas0fabozot/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-126.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683532501145597410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>The Tidds</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8MBgjMzAvqXfM9y5hlFMdgJw8-tpPSe3mOx6vOvWFLqfKTsIwuDuDc3YJNblEHWpisP4E39yupvye2eYtLqjFwFu5NgvIZMUhywgn88zQLqTNv05WPbb1jC3A9ql_iJijSQ3pa3mo3XH/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-200.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8MBgjMzAvqXfM9y5hlFMdgJw8-tpPSe3mOx6vOvWFLqfKTsIwuDuDc3YJNblEHWpisP4E39yupvye2eYtLqjFwFu5NgvIZMUhywgn88zQLqTNv05WPbb1jC3A9ql_iJijSQ3pa3mo3XH/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-200.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683529240244833826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Megan and her girl friends</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFgWA6pc-r8a_zMEalGZhVK44q26sAI_TxU7cj5hL7Y9LwzDmdCR8jhDBDzgW86BSt43TgsdusFc4IVGLM-r68gESE5jjI2cji0mbcxQMDB-DetDC9abT_nIfqk5NC63ekkUgsY0lAFZo/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-238.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFgWA6pc-r8a_zMEalGZhVK44q26sAI_TxU7cj5hL7Y9LwzDmdCR8jhDBDzgW86BSt43TgsdusFc4IVGLM-r68gESE5jjI2cji0mbcxQMDB-DetDC9abT_nIfqk5NC63ekkUgsY0lAFZo/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683529223788618594" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Me & Cass</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSuzUcd-OP6SKzy9fG21oRVmowoMmC1-gb1TvE_tlZ9GK_WoruPknvLKPCK_nZgeqNz7Ez8_-8hyphenhyphen2QP1fIe_hnUTGPMN4bXEcz_SSK-Dl1cKRxPuTewofMS_UYjD0I9W92S6_C8wR-xCf/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-187.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSuzUcd-OP6SKzy9fG21oRVmowoMmC1-gb1TvE_tlZ9GK_WoruPknvLKPCK_nZgeqNz7Ez8_-8hyphenhyphen2QP1fIe_hnUTGPMN4bXEcz_SSK-Dl1cKRxPuTewofMS_UYjD0I9W92S6_C8wR-xCf/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-187.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683529220971071890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>Me & Jibi</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsjF8-t1HpC31ps44zLntsbzKQb8ghtI2Kyv4DTtVkePffbuguMj3Op0b7btyT-aFn9hSiSqTIZhyphenhyphenh8TdIKwFdgua0Ut0JrJNigD6aYdE6NnTQh72Dx-KuB1euwM2xH0D6IsKJTE59p3X/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-235.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsjF8-t1HpC31ps44zLntsbzKQb8ghtI2Kyv4DTtVkePffbuguMj3Op0b7btyT-aFn9hSiSqTIZhyphenhyphenh8TdIKwFdgua0Ut0JrJNigD6aYdE6NnTQh72Dx-KuB1euwM2xH0D6IsKJTE59p3X/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683527754345460418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Me, Cass, & Jibi</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZHqjxDozev-4UlSv1AH2BdoQVjraJK7g4qtYiGvl2aY5IAvKULsEafi4X10W3mm3qBobDRzPEy2rglKooap6KVFIDFF428LChCg2cBQ2DvYw8_Dg-siimmwtudTQpSYUIgp6fRAzUX4G/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-236.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZHqjxDozev-4UlSv1AH2BdoQVjraJK7g4qtYiGvl2aY5IAvKULsEafi4X10W3mm3qBobDRzPEy2rglKooap6KVFIDFF428LChCg2cBQ2DvYw8_Dg-siimmwtudTQpSYUIgp6fRAzUX4G/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683527744968941442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br />Being our usual selves.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz23-BoARs0sIXpFtAv42wpL3SVamDAf_k0lC8ucNEJd-0cU1U7g2ZJ7vep2xP5GRRNu6_XcUazMyNFO-UhBgaTKxmGZoevxkFZ2BF7qPT3pH6L9K-kUbNlNhMi8HbITDMvetAnDgd6bXz/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-263.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz23-BoARs0sIXpFtAv42wpL3SVamDAf_k0lC8ucNEJd-0cU1U7g2ZJ7vep2xP5GRRNu6_XcUazMyNFO-UhBgaTKxmGZoevxkFZ2BF7qPT3pH6L9K-kUbNlNhMi8HbITDMvetAnDgd6bXz/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-263.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683527736334145762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>Moira & Bethany</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdHNfpdB0swRezdbyuAbqrVvAEqA41EmRFKc5AIcMYgyaJw2CbY5UahvE1gFQDMI194L4_X3EOOXEHA6xIG6pKTktIaGQMQvfxFHz6IYsrWZicY4hlxS3mjdLNhQEYQQSKbUTsZfTaDb7/s1600/mary%2527s_birthday-268.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdHNfpdB0swRezdbyuAbqrVvAEqA41EmRFKc5AIcMYgyaJw2CbY5UahvE1gFQDMI194L4_X3EOOXEHA6xIG6pKTktIaGQMQvfxFHz6IYsrWZicY4hlxS3mjdLNhQEYQQSKbUTsZfTaDb7/s400/mary%2527s_birthday-268.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683527727762140850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>So fun!</div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273399041806194115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-70866334442962056942011-12-04T16:29:00.000-08:002011-12-04T16:38:22.768-08:00Holiday UpdateTo start with, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Brendan, Mary, and Marie came over to join Adam and me for dinner, we watched the Miami Marching Band in the Macy's parade, and I for one stuffed myself silly. I planned to take a bunch of pictures (especially since I bought an actual roasting pan this year and the turkey turned out beautifully), but once everyone showed up I abandoned the camera. Brendan did a nice chalkboard drawing for us:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6439575021/" title="Happy Thanksgiving chalkboard by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6439575021_ee74ff9239.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Happy Thanksgiving chalkboard"></a><br /><br />And though I didn't get a shot of the spread on Thanksgiving itself, I did take a picture of his leftovers-lunch the next day:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6422875031/" title="Day after Thanksgiving plate by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6422875031_acc03e7064.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Day after Thanksgiving plate"></a><br /><br />After Adam and I dropped Brendan off at the airport on Friday night, we stopped to pick up a Christmas tree. Last year, our eyes were bigger than our living room, and the tree we picked out blocked all the light from the picture window it stands in front of and took up half the dining room. This year, we were a bit more conservative and picked one that was just right. Here I am putting the angel on top, looking afraid of falling:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6439584159/" title="Finishing the tree by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6439584159_a1e3c0eb52.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Finishing the tree"></a><br /><br />We have tons and tons of Christmas decorations this year, because this summer our parents gave us all of our Christmas stuff. Our second tree is much more full this year, and Adam's mom gave us her Dickensville collection, so that's up as well. Adam even put the train around the tree.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6439593455/" title="IMG_7062 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6439593455_a9c0b752d9.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_7062"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6447538169/" title="IMG_7085 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6447538169_257bbabe53.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_7085"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6439590341/" title="Train by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6439590341_0cbaac3c7b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Train"></a><br /><br />But that's not all! Last Sunday, it was about 60 degrees and sunny, so we took advantage of the weather and put up the Christmas lights. We got lots of snow this week, so they look extra pretty all lit up.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6447531445/" title="Christmas lights by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6447531445_782618b16d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Christmas lights"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-61042424042408838272011-11-16T17:44:00.000-08:002011-11-16T17:57:18.654-08:00Recommended: BirchboxLast month I signed up for <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/">Birchbox</a>. For $10 a month, they'll send you a box of 4-6 beauty supply samples. If you end up wanting to buy one of them, you can get a deal on them through the Birchbox website. Getting a package in the mail is one of my most favorite things, so I decided for $10 I'd give it a try and maybe I'd find some good products in the process.<br /><br />My first box finally came today! The packaging is really pretty:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6351469671/" title="IMG_7002 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6019/6351469671_91b34e1634.jpg" alt="IMG_7002" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I'm excited to try all the products. I got some perfume, two kinds of body lotion, nail polish, lip "enhancer" (I think it's just gloss), and a cute hair tie.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6352211406/" title="IMG_6999 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6352211406_032f94d06a.jpg" alt="November Birchbox goodies" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I'm pretty excited to try everything out. And Brendan: There's a men's version in the works, and it looks <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/limitededition/man/">pretty awesome</a>.Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-5253492710994648782011-10-17T15:49:00.000-07:002011-10-17T16:02:10.410-07:00Visit to OxfordAdam and I wanted to get a peek inside the chapel where we're having our wedding, so when we were visiting his parents last weekend we woke up crazy early and headed to Oxford for the morning. I forgot that the sun rises a lot later in Oxford than it does in Denver, so I thought it would be nice and sunny at 7:15 in the morning, but it was still dark when we got to campus:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6255674230/" title="IMG_6841 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6255674230_ceb44c4cd4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_6841"></a><br /><br />The chapel was unlocked for a wedding happening that afternoon, but we were able to get in and out before we'd be in anyone's way.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6255143513/" title="IMG_6855 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/6255143513_36c2624a1e.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6855"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6255144875/" title="IMG_6858 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6255144875_007312333e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_6858"></a><br /><br />After the sun came up, we scouted some of our favorite places on campus so we'd have an idea of where to take photos on the day of the wedding. Actually I think we just wanted an excuse to wander around the campus.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6255684142/" title="IMG_6888 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6112/6255684142_6cd21a38da.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6888"></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6255686066/" title="IMG_6910 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6255686066_c8119126aa.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6910"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-47392340764554262722011-09-28T22:50:00.000-07:002011-09-30T00:48:27.892-07:00I'm not dead!Alright...so it's been a long while since I've posted. Some people were worried, some people were angry, and some people didn't even notice. But I'm back! I promise that I will start getting back into the habit of posting, but like Loren mentioned in the previous post, we're going to switch things up a bit. No more photos everyday...things can get kind of crazy busy to keep up with a daily blog. To be honest, sometimes I wanted to post multiple pictures, but could not, due to our one photo a post rule. Now I'm going to take full advantage of the new rules and post a ton of pictures.<div><br /></div><div>So for the past few weeks, I've been volunteering for some community projects during my free time on the weekends. They are two separate projects but both share similar qualities.</div><div>The first project is called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/phxVOS">Valley of the Sunflowers</a>. Basically an empty, 2 acre, dirt lot in downtown Phoenix is slowly being converted into a field of beautiful sunflowers. Each Saturday morning volunteers are welcome to lend a hand in cleaning up this lot for planting.</div><div>I've shoveled dirt for hours, walked through lots of mud, installed temporary sprinkler systems, planted sunflowers, shoo-ed pigeons and met a lot of great new people.</div>The really cool thing about this project is that it is partnered with the Phoenix Bio Science High School, which is located right next to the field. The sophomore class will be harvesting the sunflowers and producing biodiesel fuel from the oils the seeds produce. They will then use that biofuel to power a hybrid car which they are constructing.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhANF_1Q22ddco6otbi3aRDFxbSViI6UZekbNOre4zaR1eI2TDI1CxRw9aMNI3Zj9B-hows7ntN37D0_p8ah47abFCWcRv931F1V6zKsCN9yT4vn-f_pRGpAcFU2koalzjt3ExYtWghNC/s1600/DSC04062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhANF_1Q22ddco6otbi3aRDFxbSViI6UZekbNOre4zaR1eI2TDI1CxRw9aMNI3Zj9B-hows7ntN37D0_p8ah47abFCWcRv931F1V6zKsCN9yT4vn-f_pRGpAcFU2koalzjt3ExYtWghNC/s400/DSC04062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657661860419953090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhANF_1Q22ddco6otbi3aRDFxbSViI6UZekbNOre4zaR1eI2TDI1CxRw9aMNI3Zj9B-hows7ntN37D0_p8ah47abFCWcRv931F1V6zKsCN9yT4vn-f_pRGpAcFU2koalzjt3ExYtWghNC/s1600/DSC04062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>My sweet friend Nicole shoveling dirt from the berm. (My personal word of the month is "Berm." I had no clue what a berm was until I started volunteering for these projects...now I use this word all the time. It's basically a mound of earth that acts as a path and separates areas of land. There are large berms that surround the exterior of the sunflower field.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhANF_1Q22ddco6otbi3aRDFxbSViI6UZekbNOre4zaR1eI2TDI1CxRw9aMNI3Zj9B-hows7ntN37D0_p8ah47abFCWcRv931F1V6zKsCN9yT4vn-f_pRGpAcFU2koalzjt3ExYtWghNC/s1600/DSC04062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGPGBiyJoNGfgNjarKS43j4XwxKqcJuW_gNnrCbaEhPOvqKDJuS-9i4csApkPqsY2AGSItWGU3QLlg2Vmp4z62Y0EmnbWNbQXmWxJqIYE7dNTKg7p9lMCdA24_M2bVMTpYyaT_FIKOcZY/s1600/DSC04056.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGPGBiyJoNGfgNjarKS43j4XwxKqcJuW_gNnrCbaEhPOvqKDJuS-9i4csApkPqsY2AGSItWGU3QLlg2Vmp4z62Y0EmnbWNbQXmWxJqIYE7dNTKg7p9lMCdA24_M2bVMTpYyaT_FIKOcZY/s400/DSC04056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657661868361265138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGPGBiyJoNGfgNjarKS43j4XwxKqcJuW_gNnrCbaEhPOvqKDJuS-9i4csApkPqsY2AGSItWGU3QLlg2Vmp4z62Y0EmnbWNbQXmWxJqIYE7dNTKg7p9lMCdA24_M2bVMTpYyaT_FIKOcZY/s1600/DSC04056.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Shoveling more of the berm to make it even on all sides.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae6cenMZjfi4xK93ibSt36Ix4ZIsu8UxmJohpeJTm3wW8vTbRRB3SejUa04bF-OQEbi47ySm6r-Y4mhCR-DBTKRIu5YfG3lS0fnexse1jJmeYtJmW6BpFhWg1DyQKdRuTAXZ6qrzMA0NN/s1600/DSC04053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae6cenMZjfi4xK93ibSt36Ix4ZIsu8UxmJohpeJTm3wW8vTbRRB3SejUa04bF-OQEbi47ySm6r-Y4mhCR-DBTKRIu5YfG3lS0fnexse1jJmeYtJmW6BpFhWg1DyQKdRuTAXZ6qrzMA0NN/s400/DSC04053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657661877959273138" /></a><br />Moving pipes in the muddy waters for the temporary sprinkler system.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhANF_1Q22ddco6otbi3aRDFxbSViI6UZekbNOre4zaR1eI2TDI1CxRw9aMNI3Zj9B-hows7ntN37D0_p8ah47abFCWcRv931F1V6zKsCN9yT4vn-f_pRGpAcFU2koalzjt3ExYtWghNC/s1600/DSC04062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIaaf36u7C9_t_OwPnHBVe-V04P0s_mxO2E1yksk3aTeS0AujZr5XNZHD8_wsCEuFMHoTwb3hZr6Gt5hfTvlGVX2r_q0qou9Z0-d1CzSgObWTBokG2GxBs2C4EBoYYshjIJdfWqyuV49e/s1600/DSC04089.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIaaf36u7C9_t_OwPnHBVe-V04P0s_mxO2E1yksk3aTeS0AujZr5XNZHD8_wsCEuFMHoTwb3hZr6Gt5hfTvlGVX2r_q0qou9Z0-d1CzSgObWTBokG2GxBs2C4EBoYYshjIJdfWqyuV49e/s400/DSC04089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657661883199880146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIaaf36u7C9_t_OwPnHBVe-V04P0s_mxO2E1yksk3aTeS0AujZr5XNZHD8_wsCEuFMHoTwb3hZr6Gt5hfTvlGVX2r_q0qou9Z0-d1CzSgObWTBokG2GxBs2C4EBoYYshjIJdfWqyuV49e/s1600/DSC04089.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The tractor had to go through a couple times to really break through the ground.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhANF_1Q22ddco6otbi3aRDFxbSViI6UZekbNOre4zaR1eI2TDI1CxRw9aMNI3Zj9B-hows7ntN37D0_p8ah47abFCWcRv931F1V6zKsCN9yT4vn-f_pRGpAcFU2koalzjt3ExYtWghNC/s1600/DSC04062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz09aUk6gvxnNkn7u-Nf5U7O4aDV6sDY8xOx2KvwMETCPghAl1hkSMCvjP3rjG5nRkWEyRQWheiOF6nARgNJEgZNQEwWHuMe87CCQa9kMUnDXoK89DAKkyiRFD0KMPWVYqaNOS2jJe8Dn4/s1600/IMG_1488.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz09aUk6gvxnNkn7u-Nf5U7O4aDV6sDY8xOx2KvwMETCPghAl1hkSMCvjP3rjG5nRkWEyRQWheiOF6nARgNJEgZNQEwWHuMe87CCQa9kMUnDXoK89DAKkyiRFD0KMPWVYqaNOS2jJe8Dn4/s400/IMG_1488.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657661885812268338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><div>Planting sunflower seeds with the students from the Bio Science High School.</div></div></div></div></div><div>We planted last Monday, and the seeds have already started to sprout. I'll have pictures of the sprouts soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>The second project I've been volunteering at is the Roosevelt Growhouse, which is a local community garden. We meet Sundays from 10am-2pm, and work on an urban garden in downtown Phoenix. </div><div>The Growhouse started around 3 years ago to promote urban gardening and give the community a place to learn how to successfully build, grow, and sustain a garden in an urban environment. The garden is actually located across the street from the sunflower field, and is run by the same artist who is co-leading the sunflower project. I really LOVE this. It's a little more intimate, and I'm learning a lot, and having a blast. It's tiring work, but so rewarding to me.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6ANJufnzwIeLii2Xg20gmBBDQyDyYjLsTdrpA3MUQT4fU_PH56ijKafNlp69J2IN0JsjILGUTWEwQ5lHwTPo_LnQwZ1MqHwDzi5L3QCk6LuR8jOcK8Ii0nI3GmYsvr_OTmZDvpVy5RSs/s1600/DSC04080.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6ANJufnzwIeLii2Xg20gmBBDQyDyYjLsTdrpA3MUQT4fU_PH56ijKafNlp69J2IN0JsjILGUTWEwQ5lHwTPo_LnQwZ1MqHwDzi5L3QCk6LuR8jOcK8Ii0nI3GmYsvr_OTmZDvpVy5RSs/s400/DSC04080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657666336961820994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>The Growhouse schedule.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpbr4f28RtwB0YBJdSYJKl2YnVm9JAiRmdRR5O54uA1NKFdOFQz48chdqJRgLnky08ZQ4qVsRCx6HnLmt88CEAm1UECMNNMc4_jEx5r2z76zh10s6BU36TjK5cPuJEHQoTkx8YYwCG1Qo/s1600/DSC04075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpbr4f28RtwB0YBJdSYJKl2YnVm9JAiRmdRR5O54uA1NKFdOFQz48chdqJRgLnky08ZQ4qVsRCx6HnLmt88CEAm1UECMNNMc4_jEx5r2z76zh10s6BU36TjK5cPuJEHQoTkx8YYwCG1Qo/s400/DSC04075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657666115954786338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpbr4f28RtwB0YBJdSYJKl2YnVm9JAiRmdRR5O54uA1NKFdOFQz48chdqJRgLnky08ZQ4qVsRCx6HnLmt88CEAm1UECMNNMc4_jEx5r2z76zh10s6BU36TjK5cPuJEHQoTkx8YYwCG1Qo/s1600/DSC04075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I spent my first day hacking up dead corn stalks for compost.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR7YlG2QtbOLz6_Tt1h8NtC9Tkmh-dTNAg5_q8toUD8P8yfQVW-AEMEMByDM1S0tn5h6lt5Fj40RvnAAyMqE8XgIXFwOJvN31HL1DmdylTw1unCX1jz8nYSE1xXEDT2XpdkHs1G7Ohyphenhyphen6F/s1600/DSC04084.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR7YlG2QtbOLz6_Tt1h8NtC9Tkmh-dTNAg5_q8toUD8P8yfQVW-AEMEMByDM1S0tn5h6lt5Fj40RvnAAyMqE8XgIXFwOJvN31HL1DmdylTw1unCX1jz8nYSE1xXEDT2XpdkHs1G7Ohyphenhyphen6F/s400/DSC04084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657666114082281970" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR7YlG2QtbOLz6_Tt1h8NtC9Tkmh-dTNAg5_q8toUD8P8yfQVW-AEMEMByDM1S0tn5h6lt5Fj40RvnAAyMqE8XgIXFwOJvN31HL1DmdylTw1unCX1jz8nYSE1xXEDT2XpdkHs1G7Ohyphenhyphen6F/s1600/DSC04084.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>This is what it looked like at the start of the day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GOgGIFghm75TuJQKoy1efXHQQtBGupSRNF6ycLnwgiRMH2karSjK8pbr5cUKpoa77iFbBqCDclhjEgdTjQuih4Ee4xC6waVeN8gMHEfaoD18ZFxuXHs8rfQ2nq2gBJMfmheAkROvY_4-/s1600/DSC04085.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GOgGIFghm75TuJQKoy1efXHQQtBGupSRNF6ycLnwgiRMH2karSjK8pbr5cUKpoa77iFbBqCDclhjEgdTjQuih4Ee4xC6waVeN8gMHEfaoD18ZFxuXHs8rfQ2nq2gBJMfmheAkROvY_4-/s400/DSC04085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657666107307048930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GOgGIFghm75TuJQKoy1efXHQQtBGupSRNF6ycLnwgiRMH2karSjK8pbr5cUKpoa77iFbBqCDclhjEgdTjQuih4Ee4xC6waVeN8gMHEfaoD18ZFxuXHs8rfQ2nq2gBJMfmheAkROvY_4-/s1600/DSC04085.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>This is what it looked like after. Lots of little berms! We planted some chard and beets in the front beds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12atqnk6AAly4olmjjlNxEAF6OWd9YbV-lDzZfJZQipftH3ydZ0ujLKeP7kFXEQrAGZtb6xBfK4D581LEUSH9KqNdNXwTYMGOMwpH55zO73JMDU-86gAFEyQ85geFnCO9kvnid6QPQ5cc/s1600/IMG_1493.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12atqnk6AAly4olmjjlNxEAF6OWd9YbV-lDzZfJZQipftH3ydZ0ujLKeP7kFXEQrAGZtb6xBfK4D581LEUSH9KqNdNXwTYMGOMwpH55zO73JMDU-86gAFEyQ85geFnCO9kvnid6QPQ5cc/s400/IMG_1493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657666102838677154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12atqnk6AAly4olmjjlNxEAF6OWd9YbV-lDzZfJZQipftH3ydZ0ujLKeP7kFXEQrAGZtb6xBfK4D581LEUSH9KqNdNXwTYMGOMwpH55zO73JMDU-86gAFEyQ85geFnCO9kvnid6QPQ5cc/s1600/IMG_1493.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Sprouts after two weeks. The beds behind have been planted with more chard, beets, and arugula.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBDpzaZdOE3UmMoAo7qlgvssI-MqyHj4xpxwba7ZBh_aY1UWR-5DMNKCrOyCMu67VEh7RAYYtkgaX5iI0BUPTcwDXcOpXRtknRvj6xVfmntQpIsOI94d6b5B_kgdv3yIwSLH5txsF249h/s1600/IMG_1499.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBDpzaZdOE3UmMoAo7qlgvssI-MqyHj4xpxwba7ZBh_aY1UWR-5DMNKCrOyCMu67VEh7RAYYtkgaX5iI0BUPTcwDXcOpXRtknRvj6xVfmntQpIsOI94d6b5B_kgdv3yIwSLH5txsF249h/s400/IMG_1499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657666098622134018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>Arugula sprouts after 4 weeks. You can see how close the garden is to the street.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImpmuYpTDltkjcGDiKaouJeYvm-qsWLa-LNDurfH3lya8Nl7YSDnvEl1qiD8ZPCgYllIUO6XBb-Pwe7m674AUq8ZSD-5ubMch9eqnHVefgtRiqKJeEvg9ExHnm6XSzXirMmAm73VR6meT/s1600/DSC04069.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImpmuYpTDltkjcGDiKaouJeYvm-qsWLa-LNDurfH3lya8Nl7YSDnvEl1qiD8ZPCgYllIUO6XBb-Pwe7m674AUq8ZSD-5ubMch9eqnHVefgtRiqKJeEvg9ExHnm6XSzXirMmAm73VR6meT/s400/DSC04069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657666340323922482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>The Growhouse resident hen, Georgie.</div><div><br /></div><div>More pictures to come as we get further into the season!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273399041806194115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-53381096875901994312011-09-12T18:39:00.001-07:002011-09-12T18:45:52.720-07:00Blanket progressTo begin, let me make the announcement that Brendan and I realized that life is a lot easier if you're not worrying about taking a photo everyday, so from now on we're just going to do some sporadic posts of pictures whenever we do something fun or interesting. So here goes my first try at it. (And sorry if you don't find crochet fun or interesting.)<br /><br />Mary inspired me to get back to work on my blanket, so we had <a href="http://theyellowbinding.blogspot.com/2011/09/putting-it-together.html">a crochet date</a> on Saturday! The colors in her squares are a lot brighter than mine, and I love that even though we're doing the same project, our blankets are going to be completely different.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6134200374/" title="Mary's squares by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6134200374_e5946724f7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Mary's squares"></a><br /><br />I worked on it a little more yesterday, and I finished the whole bottom row. So now it looks like this:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6142013181/" title="Bottom row finished! by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6142013181_4d0bffdf95.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Bottom row finished!"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-3499720570405879412011-08-17T16:57:00.000-07:002011-08-17T16:57:00.535-07:00Todos Santos Chocolate Shop<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043791902/" title="Todos Santos Chocolates by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/6043791902_7a8a26f80d.jpg" alt="Todos Santos Chocolates" height="333" width="500" /></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-49335860322473171932011-08-16T00:01:00.000-07:002011-08-16T00:01:00.097-07:00My gift was a little bit more exciting!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6048014839/" title="IMG_6827 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6048014839_b3958a42ea.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_6827"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-55278789381585811002011-08-15T17:02:00.000-07:002011-08-15T17:02:00.251-07:00Travel Map<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043857590/" title="Travel Map by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6043857590_114e549b4c.jpg" alt="Travel Map" height="500" width="375" /></a>
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<br />Today Adam and I have been dating for two years, so for his gift I bought a map on Etsy and mounted it on cork board so we could mark the places we've been together. After it came in the mail, I noticed there were like three misspelled states and cities, so I'm waiting for a new one. And that's why I only took a picture of the west.
<br />Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-64657427423043513422011-08-14T16:57:00.001-07:002011-08-14T16:57:52.072-07:00Cupcake containers at The Chocolate Smith<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043830196/" title="DSCN0390 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6043830196_32f3fdd1b3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0390"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-43891592064515143492011-08-13T16:56:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:57:08.834-07:00Santa Fe Farmers Market<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043283073/" title="Farmers Market by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/6043283073_f7a8b6a7a9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Farmers Market"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-76736342417536731882011-08-12T16:55:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:56:32.568-07:00Everything in Santa Fe is adobe. EVERYTHING.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043236623/" title="Typical Santa Fe Adobe by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6126/6043236623_11095791ac.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Typical Santa Fe Adobe"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-2989403284177994462011-08-11T16:51:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:55:41.994-07:00The (boring) drive through Colorado and New Mexico<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043284747/" title="DSCN0394 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/6043284747_93ac0eaa90.jpg" alt="DSCN0394" height="375" width="500" /></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-31413640089687964922011-08-10T16:49:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:51:34.525-07:00All dressed up for graduation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043764530/" title="DSCN0374 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6043764530_5f541c0772.jpg" alt="DSCN0374" height="500" width="375" /></a>
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<br />This is a few days early, because I went to Santa Fe right after graduation so I have a lot of photos from that trip to post.
<br />Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-68514836926115688602011-08-09T16:47:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:49:45.533-07:00Graduation gift from Christina<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043767358/" title="IMG_6797 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6140/6043767358_36a680d1fe.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_6797"></a>
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<br />I am in love with that purse.Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-66670318145584401472011-08-08T16:46:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:46:56.906-07:00Movie at Red Rocks<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6027710352/" title="Film on the Rocks by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/6027710352_6e45dd4aa4.jpg" alt="Film on the Rocks" height="375" width="500" /></a>
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<br />In the summer, they play a movie once a week at Red Rocks. We saw Jurassic Park.
<br />Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-5586720166222898892011-08-07T16:24:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:45:57.315-07:00Red Rocks at night<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6027156065/" title="Film on the Rocks by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6027156065_eb81b85284.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Film on the Rocks"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-52654401433505656252011-08-06T16:44:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:45:23.189-07:00Breakfast at Snooze<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043758036/" title="DSCN0371 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6043758036_87df2274b1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0371"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-295677481906961242011-08-05T16:44:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:44:45.109-07:00One last trip to campus<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043756100/" title="DU by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/6043756100_a77a7da79c.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DU"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-49935161197108312942011-08-04T16:38:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:41:51.795-07:00Graduation gift from Adam<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6027707172/" title="Graduation gift by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6027707172_ecee0f452a.jpg" alt="Graduation gift" height="375" width="500" /></a>
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<br />Instead of waiting until graduation day, he let me have it on the day I finished my last assignment. Yay!<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>
<br />Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-28772010809467709062011-08-03T16:31:00.000-07:002011-08-14T16:38:53.530-07:00Out for karaoke<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6043222181/" title="Karaoke night! by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6136/6043222181_e22fc2cc89.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Karaoke night!"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-25793430470899369442011-08-02T20:54:00.000-07:002011-08-06T20:56:53.581-07:00Colorado Shakespeare Festival<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6016735008/" title="Colorado Shakespeare Festival by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/6016735008_c3f802b04c.jpg" alt="Colorado Shakespeare Festival" height="500" width="375" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/6016733668/">Bard</a> was there too, just walking around talking to people.Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-40759930141754642302011-08-01T20:53:00.000-07:002011-08-06T20:54:48.020-07:00Mountain wildflowers<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/5994876231/" title="Wildflowers by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5994876231_9fda4e7ee5.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Wildflowers"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165285100737807115.post-24624753351371623032011-07-31T20:50:00.000-07:002011-08-06T20:51:09.491-07:00Estes Park from Kruger Rock Trail<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenann/5994868503/" title="DSCN0334 by LorenAnn03, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5994868503_129a1b8dbf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCN0334"></a>Lorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658777158423295957noreply@blogger.com0