December 21, 2007 – 7:00 am
We’re here: “The Speckled Egg’s” final post for 2007. Hope you enjoy today’s theme ….. on with the Five:
Wilson’s Warbler
Wine tag/gift tag/ornament/etc
Black-capped Chickadee
Oriole Orange Ribbon
The Robin & the Lion
Couldn’t end without a Christmas robin!
Happy Holidays to all, and a peaceful, joy-filled New Year. I’ll see you back in this space on January 7, 2008.
December 20, 2007 – 7:00 am
Tomorrow will be my last post for the year. One last “Friday Flickr Five” and it’s off for two weeks of revelry. Of course, my mind is already thinking about potential resolutions. (Sorry – I can’t help it. I think ahead.) But more of that in January. For today, I’d like to boldly suggest a [...]
December 19, 2007 – 7:00 am
We watched Helvetica on Sunday. Turns out, I knew almost nothing about the font, other than it turns 50 this year, and therefore found the film very interesting. (It’s everywhere! Who knew?) My husband and son joined me about 20 minutes in …. and stayed ’til the end. Starting Monday morning, someone was hard at work [...]
December 18, 2007 – 7:00 am
…. and I’m feeling on top of things. Hopefully, that’s a good sign, and not an ominous one. My gift from me to me arrived yesterday (photo above). I just couldn’t see anyone buying me a jar of honey, and I wanted it, so there you go. I bought orange blossom, and after the honey [...]
December 17, 2007 – 7:00 am
Hello, and Happy Monday morning. Our “weekend in the city” got tabled, since Chicago was hit with more snow on Saturday. I think we got another six inches, so we passed on the potential 2 1/2 hour drive this time around. Instead, we had dinner at a cozy local Italian restaurant, since I was craving [...]
December 14, 2007 – 7:00 am
It’s a busy holiday weekend. (Is there any other type?) On Saturday, I hope to hit Greer and Anjenu for some last minute card shopping. Then, we’re having “dinner in the city”: year two of a tradition for our family. (Oh, and Chicagoans: there will be three hours of This American Life on WBEZ this [...]
December 13, 2007 – 7:00 am
Admittedly, if you look at the picture above and you are Scandinavian, or know anything about the feast of Santa Lucia, you are probably wondering how I got it so wrong. Here’s how: when my son was born ten years ago, and my husband was working long hours coupled with a long commute, I wanted [...]
December 12, 2007 – 7:00 am
…. but that doesn’t mean I’m not still doing it! In January, I’m planning to feature items in my personal “Hall of Fame”. Could be lipgloss, could be shampoo, could be shoes, could be stationery :) Right now, the focus is bottle reduction (once again) and I’m really, really trying to pare down the “stuff” [...]