Home Wong Nga and Black Cty: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

I Have Been Playing...

I have been playing lately with my kiddos.I have taken pictures of their findings: I've played with Rachel's hair morePlaying in the sand (this picture is Rachel's art work, I don't know what it is though)No sewing this week, part of me is antsy that I am not sewing. Although, I know my sewing machine will be there next week, but these moments with the kids won't.I am gonna keep playing until next week; I have a great idea for the month of July, so come back to see what I am up to soon. Have a great holiday weeke...

recently, a reader sent me a request for some inspiration pictures including twin beds with a red and turquoise color scheme. i scoured my inspiration files and the internet and came up with a few photos for her. i didn’t find too many with both red and turquoise, but i did find quite a few with variations of the colors. {unfortunately many of my inspiration files aren’t labeled so if you know the source of any of the “unknowns” please let me know so that i can give the proper credit.} {source unknown} {domino} {source...

Making physical site models was the bane of my architecture school existence. The photocopying, the tracing, the hundreds of dollars spent on wasted reams of chipboard -- I can smell the spray mount just thinking about it. Ugh.I recently came upon Slicer3, a Ruby plugin for SketchUp by TIG that's so useful and so easy to grasp that I couldn't wait to write about it. What it does is simple: Given a piece of geometry, Slicer3 slices it up. You tell it what spacing to use, how thick the slices should be and which direction to cut, and it does the...

Summer SketchUp training schedule

I'm happy to announce that our July/August 2010 SketchUp Authorized Training Center schedule is now available. Training sessions are available in more places than ever.The map below contains information on specific locations, dates, and courses provided.View July/August 2010 Training Schedule in a larger mapPosted by Shara Rice, SketchUp Training T...

If there is one thing I am really passionate about when it comes to decorating, it just might be bedding. Believe it or not, one of the very first things I ever sewed was a duvet. Brian and I were first married and he helped hold the sides so I could sew straight lines... kind of funny to think back to that. I have clearly passed on that love of bedding to all my kids. When we all go to the beach together, they joke about emptying out their suitcases and stealing away all the bedding from the room. Its one of those little things that makes...

The last day of June 2010 brings an end to twenty-one straight days of temperatures in excess of 90°F. I don't have accurate information on the number of days over 100° or the days where the heat index was in the triple digits. During those twenty-one days, the rainfall went north, south, east and west of my garden. Finally, in the middle of the night, I heard the rain. Relief.Now, I can reflect on all the beautiful flowers in the garden, captured in photos but unable to fully enjoy in the unbearable heat.The "other" blooms in my garden often take...

Hammock & Lilacs

Following a cool and rainy spring, hanging the hammock this summer was especially wonderful. Finally, warm temperatures and blue skies have arrived and it feels so good.The Blueblossom Lilacs are in full bloom along the driveway this week. They're native to the area and offer the sweetest scent of blossoming summer. I gathered up a bouquet for the small wooden table we put next to the hammock.This was Hubby's first hour of many to be spent napping in the hammock this summer....

While traveling in upstate NY last week, we did a little antiquing. I found these beauties...and these....and these...and these...I bought enough for you too! If you want some, they are available for purchase at Lavender Hill Studio .Welcome Home,Pe...