In the Storm

52photos l treasure

my 52photos capture: treasure

i don't often use this treasure. i really don't want anything to spoil it, especially not the body oils that accumulate on blankets in sleep. my mom made this bit of treasure for me. each of my siblings received one. the check work pattern are made of my dad's shirts. he passed away earlier that year. but there's even a story behind the shirts. they aren't just dad's shirts. my mom had quite a time picking out areas of his shirts that weren't already thread-bare from wear. my dad held on to clothes until they were such - thread bare. it was always such a cause of talk and laughter. he probably had shirts older than my kids, and my oldest is 26. i got a kick out of the shirt my 14-year old son was wearing today. hoosier man said, that shirt is six years older than him. the shirt was hoosier man's and was 20 years old. made me think of my dad. good thoughts. and this treasure that my mom made. surprised me with.

52photos l stripes

my 52photos capture   l   stripes

the stripes of the Longaberger basket that we have turned into our fresh market basket to haul our fresh produce in when we hit the richmond hill farmer's market on tuesday afternoons. this week we came home with succulent tomatos fresh from the vine; cherry tomatoes for a delicious tomato, basil, and mozzarella salad; cucumbers ready for some onions and vinegar and some fresh dill; a couple poblano peppers waiting for a new recipe; and cubanero's for a salsa; zucchini for zucchini mozzarella, and yellow squach ready to be sauteed with onion and garlic. my mouth is watering just imagining. i love my 'striped' longaberger baskets, given to us by hoosier man's brother and sister-in-law last fall. i'm glad we are making good use of some of them.

52photos l door

52photos capture   l   door

the last of the barn was painted/stained this past weekend. i grabbed a photo of the pretty cool barn door that hoosier man put it. the door already has it's own story to tell. hoosier man was inside at the kitchen window. the boys were outside putting something up or getting something they were asked to. when jarrod went to slide the door open it slide right off the track. hoosier man hadn't put in the door catch yet. the boys looked around, then picked up the door, slid it back on track and closed it up. they never told their dad what had happened and they have know idea that their dad saw it all.

i'm so behind...and didn't realize how far. with homeschool co-op ending i'm hoping to take lots of pictures and catch up.

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my 52photos capture   l   books

still my favorites. j.d. robbs, In Death series. i still love them. still read and re-read them. in fact right now i have opened book 1, naked in death. i'm not a big fan of nora roberts, but i love her as j.d. robb. i must admit thought that a friend loaned me nora's latest, the witness, and i loved it!

i began reading the In Death series back in 2007 - can't believe it's only been 5 years; one of the air force girls i worked with when i was working as a civilian meteorologist (with the air force), had all of the In Death series and she let me borrow the ones she had. that was it. i was hooked. i began buying my own set of books - scouring thrift book stores - until i could find no more then had to resort to purchasing new - twist my arm.

lately, i've even been buying the hardback books because i don't want to wait the 6 months or so for it to come out in paperback. although i really should because i could just put my name on the waiting list at the library and then buy the paperback when they arrive in stores.

p.s. i'm behind four more weeks and playing catch up with my 52photos.

this is a mini-series of 52 photos in 52 weeks hosted by monika

52photos i sign

my 52photos capture   l   sign

i'm a bit behind on my 52 photos but i plan on catching up this week.

my capture for sign is the sign that spring is here. and the farmer's markets are open! i am so ready to frequent the markets for freshly picked, vegetables for our spring and summer meals.

the boys and i went out for the first time to the richmond hill farmers market on tuesday (they are open from 3-7 every tuesday afternoon). i had a plan what i wanted: cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, and green beans - all because i had recipes coming up - but once there we first walked the stalls. i wanted to see what was available. the corn looked beautiful (but at .50 an ear i was hesitant). we passed a bread stall but decided to take a look. the ladies raved about the potato and onion bread so i ended up getting a loaf for our muffaletta sandwiches (recipe to come), and the boys pleaded for a pepperoni/parmesan loaf (really they did plead even though they rarely ask for things) so i gave in - because they rarely ask for things. i'm glad i gave in. the pepperoni bread was yummy. we dug into it as soon as we got home. we also found a stall with homemade salsas and spreads. i picked up a red hot relish and a mango salsa - both are yummy! lastly, we bought some ribeyes and ground hamburger from the hunter cattle company. we've been wanting to try their beef (considering purchasing 1/2 beef). they are grass-fed cattle, no hormones, etc. and per ounce they are only 1 gram of fat more than grass-fed chickens.

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52photos I down

my 52photos capture: down

I was at work this week for a couple of days and thinking about my capture for down. I work at the Savannah International Airport, Airfield Operations and Control Tower building. The control tower often becomes our point of observation for visibility and seeing distant skies. It is on the sixth floor. The floors are grated floors that you can 'see' to the bottom with four open-air balconies that allow a near-unobstructed view. Perfect for seeing fog, or thunderstorms in the distant. I was intrigued by the grate under my feet. While I was snapping the photo I felt a bit uneasy - almost scared. Like I was going to fall; maybe a bit of fear of heights. It was a little disconcerting.

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52photos l work

52photos capture:   work

i was snapping photos at work and realized after taking a picture of my faded, blue, NEXRAD mug, that i've had this mug since 1993 when i went through the gruelling, month long, Doppler Weather NEXRAD course in Norman, Oklahoma hosted by the National Severe Storms Laboratory. memories of another time. another place. but a wealth of knowledge that served me well over the years after.

think i'm caught up now...

52photos l morning

52photos capture:   morning

morning is the best time. i could have checked the sunrise out our backyard, beyond the marsh because i'm usually awake in time; i could have taken a picture of my morning coffee ritual; but, i got a kick out of the realization that if i'm the last one out of bed - it never gets made. when i come home from work on the weekend after a day shift (when hoosier man is the last one out of bed) the bed is made. just an observation about my mornings.

52photos l good

52photos capture:   good

i keep coming home to swimming. it is just so good. such good family times. so good for us to swim a mile (or more) and get some exercise. such good memories we've made. such good food (jalapeno's restaurant) after our swim. feels so good to drop in the pool and to get out after a muscle-burnin' swim. good, good, good.

52photos l soft

this weeks 52photos capture is soft.

in our living room we have five, five-different-colors, very soft, lap blankets. at any given time during the day or night one or all of the blankets get used. and not just in the chill of winter. my oldest daughter, when she lived at home, anytime she sat in the living room always snuggled up with a lap blanket. when i had my twins she would scoop them up, hold them while feeding them, or just to snuggle with them and watch tv - and would have a lap blanket. as they got older they would all snuggle up on the couch each with a soft, snuggly lap blanket. now everyone throws one across their legs or whole body as we're reclining and relaxing either reading a book, doing school work, or watching television. the blankets are in pretty sad shape and would be nice to have all new ones - but these five match my living room so well - and they're so soft.

52photos in 52 weeks is the discovery of monika wright at i love it all.