and I’m wondering why I never remember to take photos of this type of stuff. well I can remember this one time when I did but in large part (like today) I forget completely and am left with just words. the ironic thing is that I took the girls to a hands on workshop [...]
Author Archives: DeAnne
k.i.s.s.
the plan is to just keep it simple because when things start to get complicated I feel my interest level drop. it’s not that I shy away from hard work, quite the contrary. it’s more the reality that I have so much that is asked and expected of me that I’m reluctant to take on [...]
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oh nooo
I think that my computer is going to die soon, the fan is stuck on high even when the computer isn’t on :( my next move is to buy an external hard-drive before it over heats and I loose everything.
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inspiration
I was shopping for the perfect yarn with which to knit my sister a hat. the shop is filled with many beautiful yarns but this one stood or to me like sunlight streaming through clouds only I didn’t see it for her but another project for me. the rule is this: if I’m not about [...]
logo design 101
oh so many details and oh what a joy! I am in the process of designing a logo for my design blog & company de studio 5 and if I weren’t so sleepy right now I’d take the time to create postable images of some of the possibles . . . the focus is on [...]
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they saw me coming from a mile away
well really maybe they just knew that all this cold weather and snow would make daydreaming about next years garden an easy choice to make. . . when I lived in Portland, OR someone told me about “the Cook’s Garden” seed company which seems to specialize in delicious and unique varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs [...]
busy
I guess that it was only a matter of time before I had to start doing something productive with my time, so here it is: I’m working on my design blog site. I know, I know, in theory this has been in the works for a while now but in practice this was in the [...]
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menu is set!
aside from National DeAnne Day (and maybe sometimes even with it) Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of them all. you’d think that with hours of cooking and very little eating (don’t know why but I’m not a cooking nibbler), the inevitable headache and the fact that my daughters still just aren’t there when it comes [...]