Kathy Braun

Snow?!?

2011-04-28T18:09:00.002-06:00

Woke up to snow this morning after wearimg shorts for the last few days. Ended up with a couple of centimetres before it stopped and the sun came out.

(this is my first blog post from my iphone)

Date night

2011-01-14T20:46:00.002-07:00

Friday night is date night. I have been hibernating at home lately with all the snow and cold (it was -24C with a windchill of -36C this morning and snowing).

I have spent a lot of time inside looking out. Hubby is brave enough to go out in the snow, but I am a snow-chicken and hate being on the roads after a snow. But after running out of decaf coffee today and having too much energy, I decided that it was time for me to get out! We drove DD#2 to gymnastics and ended up here at Starbucks. I just had a tea as I have had enough coffee for today. We have a few more days of really cold weather before it warms up to "normal" which is about -6C at this time of year.

Date night, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

4/365 Dust

2011-01-04T15:57:00.003-07:00

4/365 Dust, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

The dust looks so pretty close up like this! Maybe I should keep it!! :) I guess that won't cut it LOL!! The house has been so neglected lately as has a lot of other stuff in my life. I am behind on a lot of things it seems. But with the new year comes a renewed energy. Hubby is cleaning up his workroom and seeing what is needed and what is junk. I am going through my craft area. I have a tendency to buy and hoard supplies. But I really need to get rid of some stuff that I am just not going to use. One thing I pulled out is some needle felting supplies. I thought it would be fun, but I am just not that good at it. So if DD#1 doesn't want it, off it goes to Value Village. I have been holding on to it for about 3 years and really it is just clutter in my head that it is something that I should do. When I get rid of it, i won't have to worry about it anymore. There is a lot of other stuff around the house like that. The more I get rid of, the freer I am going to feel. I am excited about the cleansing going on around here!

1/365 Aftermath

2011-01-01T22:18:00.003-07:00

1/365 Aftermath, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Attempting to start my 365 once again. This is the aftermath of the gingerbread house that hubby and DD#2 created. The best part of course is breaking it apart to eat.

My Word for the Year

2011-01-01T17:31:00.004-07:00

Instead of making New Year's resolutions this year that never really last long, I have decided to come up with one word to focus on this year. The first word that came to me was CREATE. This year I want to focus on creating things with my photography and in my life. Dictionary.com defines create as:

1.to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.

2.to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention.

6.to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design: to create a revolution; to create an opportunity to ask for a raise.

7.to do something creative or constructive.

I think I will try to focus on making something unique come to being. Something creative and constructive that evolves from my imagination. I will try to document some of my creative process here.

26/365 Tea Canisters

2010-08-22T21:51:00.001-06:00

26/365 Tea Canisters, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Tins that hold a few of my loose teas.

25/365 Moo Card Holder

2010-08-21T18:35:00.001-06:00

25/365 Moo Card Holder, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

This is my Moo card holder. I love my Moo mini cards!

24/365 Flower Post it Notes

2010-08-21T18:34:00.003-06:00

24/365 Flower Post it Notes, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

This is one of my favourite post it note pads. Post it Notes are a life saver!

23/365 Orange Slipper

2010-08-21T18:34:00.001-06:00

23/365 Orange Slipper, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

We have a basket of house slippers for guests by the front door in the colours of the rainbow!

22/365 Tire

2010-08-21T18:33:00.001-06:00

22/365 Tire, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

The tire of our push mower

21/365 Orange Tomatoes

2010-08-17T21:58:00.001-06:00

Orange Tomatoes, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

I was sick yesterday so I will try to catch up tomorrow. Here are some orange tomatoes from our favourite seller at the Calgary Farmers Market

20/365 Peaches

2010-08-16T16:29:00.003-06:00

20/365 Peaches, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Welcome to orange week! Canned another dozen jars of peaches.

19/365 Shelf

2010-08-16T16:29:00.001-06:00

19/365 Shelf, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Red Ikea shelf in my daughter's room. This is the last picture in my red series.

18/365 Light

2010-08-16T16:28:00.001-06:00

18/365 Light, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Red tail light of my volkswagen.

17/365 Peach Plum Jam

2010-08-12T23:25:00.002-06:00

Peach Plum Jam, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Canned 9 jars of peach plum jam. I love the jewelled red colour of this jam!

16/365 Kitty Devil

2010-08-11T20:32:00.001-06:00

16/365 Kitty Devil, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

I love tins and I love Hello Kitty! I use this tin to store some stitch markers for my knitting.

15/365 Bee Balm

2010-08-10T23:04:00.001-06:00

15/365 Bee Balm, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

A beautiful red bee balm in my front garden.

14/365 Hazard

2010-08-09T20:10:00.002-06:00

14/365 Hazzard, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Found something red when I was waiting in the car for hubby!

Red Week- 13/365 Red 1

2010-08-08T23:55:00.001-06:00

13/365 Red 1, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Welcome to Red Week! This week I am going to focus on the colour red. These are some 3d glasses that my daughter painted half red with nail polish.

12/365 IKEA

2010-08-07T23:19:00.001-06:00

12/365 IKEA, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Frozen yogurt on a warm evening at IKEA! We got a great deal on a cabinet for over our freezer downstairs in the AS-IS section. Sometimes you can find just the things you need there!

11/365 Coffee Light

2010-08-06T23:40:00.001-06:00

11/365 Coffee Light, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Took my photo late in the evening. This is the light from my Keurig coffee maker.

10/365 Toy Sushi

2010-08-05T20:30:00.001-06:00

10/365 Toy Sushi, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

I love sushi so much that I collect toy versions! I could eat sushi everyday and not get tired of it. Yum!

09/365 Rose Heart

2010-08-04T19:46:00.001-06:00

09/365 Rose Heart, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

This is one of my many crystals. Rose quartz is my favourite.

08/365 Red Velvet Flowers

2010-08-03T22:51:00.002-06:00

Red Velvet Flowers, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

These are one of my favourite flowers in the garden. They look like red velvet up close.

07/365 ice cream flower

2010-08-02T23:42:00.001-06:00

07/365 ice cream flower, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

My daughter came and got me to take this as my shot of the day when she opened the ice cream and found this on the lid. I love the support I am already getting on my 365 project!

06/365 Peach Jam

2010-08-01T22:42:00.001-06:00

06/365 Peach Jam, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

I canned 8 jars of peach jam and 8 jars of peach cherry jam today. I am up to 33 jars of jam this week.

05/365 OM Adapter

2010-07-31T17:45:00.001-06:00

05/365 OM Adapter, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

Cera, Norman and Josh gave me my birthday present last night. It is this beautifully boxed Olympus OM adapter!! I can use it to put my older OM lenses on to my E-330. Awesome gift!!

04/365 Sunset

2010-07-30T22:30:00.000-06:00

04/365 Sunset, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

We had some storms on and off today. This sunset was the end result!

02/365 Birthday Faerie

2010-07-28T22:31:00.001-06:00

02/365 Birthday Faerie, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

I received this from my sister this morning for my birthday. I love the way she is looking and the way the light fell on her.

Happy Birthday!

2010-07-27T16:50:00.001-06:00

01/365 Cafe au lait, originally uploaded by kathybraun.

To celebrate my birthday, I am starting a 365 day series. I decided that to really learn what my camera and I can do, that I need to be taking more pictures! So as of today I will be taking and uploading a picture every day. I am also committing to using manual only which I used to do on my old Olympus SLR but for some reason it seemed overwhelming on my DSLR. I hope you will enjoy this year along with me!

New Toy

2009-07-30T22:04:00.002-06:00

DS got me a wonderful birthday present! It is a Bamboo Fun!

Cool eh?!?
Now I just have to figure out how to use it.
This is going to be fun!

Sharing

2009-07-15T17:22:00.004-06:00

I haven't been around much. I am at a stage in my life where I am trying to figure out ME.

I have been trying to encourage my creative self more. So I thought I would share this picture here.

Cedar Waxwing

2009-06-23T21:56:00.001-06:00

Northern Flicker

2008-12-23T16:33:00.001-07:00

Yellow Shafted Flicker

2008-12-20T13:24:00.001-07:00

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Downy Woodpecker

2008-12-18T21:29:00.005-07:00

Where did I go?

2008-12-02T21:00:00.002-07:00

I seemed to have gotten lost somewhere!
But I think I have found me now!

Life again has been crazy around here. Everyone has been going in all directions and just keeping up with it all has been so time consuming!

DD#1 got a new job at a bookstore which she loves. DS has been working full time for a while now and has been given a lot of responsibilities at work. I think they are training him for management. DD#2 has been taking a wonderful sewing class to improve some of her skills, she has been climbing still and is starting to build her own business. DH has been working a lot of overtime and has been doing the odd job on the side. I have been knitting away and have also been rekindling my love of aromatherapy. I am considering taking a course to become a certified aromatherapist. I haven't been in school for over 20 years though so it seems a little intimidating right now. But I think it is something that I have wanted to do for a long time and now seems like the perfect time to start.

We have had some beautiful weather for Calgary at this time of year and we have been out and about enjoying it. Today was the first real cold day in quite a while. I am sure winter will be here in full force soon though so I am going to leave you with a picture of some summer bounty.

Welcome

2008-09-16T22:52:00.000-06:00

Welcome to my new blog!
I am not sure in which direction this blog will head, but if you are up for it, you are welcome to come along for the ride!

Glad you are here!

Kathy