tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44471064539636585972023-11-16T08:25:33.197-05:00happy accidentsvisual stimulation and daily bits of inspirationKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.comBlogger415125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-9865513076082790662011-09-30T22:26:00.004-04:002011-09-30T22:34:40.744-04:00<img src="http://www.adbusters.org/files/imagecache/item-image-full/images/adbusters_occupy-wall-street.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://occupywallst.org/">see</a> <a href="http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/">you in</a> <a href="http://nycga.cc/2011/09/30/declaration-of-the-occupation-of-new-york-city/">new york. </a></span><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-33614201917572481212011-09-11T11:42:00.005-04:002011-09-11T11:55:26.621-04:00September Saturday<img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6153/6136762538_a9ee2f2ddf_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6136223635_5df47b8c29_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6136765150_8cf70ff8d1_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6136778810_7e0c29b359_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6136223111_3fcd5305ba_z.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6136766684_2646525156_z.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6136767116_5c950f8f41_z.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6136763982_d984d3b340_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6136763376_1ba34cd485_z.jpg" />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-31707728605491426892011-08-27T00:42:00.013-04:002011-08-31T13:23:40.295-04:00day in amherst/northampton, part 1<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6084765770_71ccc899f9_z.jpg" />
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<br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >took a trip to massachusetts last weekend for </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >one last summer hoorah</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >it was a gorgeous, clear blue, sunny-skied afternoon in amherst</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >{especially nice because the town hadn't yet seen the return of
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<br />at the eric carle museum,
<br />where there was a <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-blogs/the-artists-magazine-blog/pooh-and-piglet-illustration-auctioned-for-194000">very special</a></span> illustration on exhibit!
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<br />very late lunch - pizza slices at <span style="font-size:130%;">antonio's</span>.
<br />then amherst books. mostly new books upstairs,
<br />and a <span style="font-size:180%;">whole basement</span> filled with used books for sale!
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<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Rao's Coffee</span>
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">{we can't visit another town without stopping into the local coffeehouse
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-54560928218803888462011-08-21T17:54:00.005-04:002011-08-21T18:05:28.627-04:00saturday csa<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6064452686_b2bcb408ce.jpg" />
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<br />some of this week's offerings from <a href="http://kimshappyaccidents.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-farm.html">the</a> <a href="http://kimshappyaccidents.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-farm-part-2.html">farm</a>.
<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-81656146210790706922011-08-19T14:34:00.006-04:002011-08-19T15:10:25.987-04:00the fair!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />swung by opening night of the altamont fair.
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<br />i held this guy!
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<br />the fair is a great place to go if you're looking to give yourself nightmares. after being coerced by my friends, i ventured into the "circus museum" for the first time in my life, a place i've always made it a point to steer clear of.
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<br />the best fried dough at the fair, hands-down.
<br />(no*, all fried doughs are <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">not</span> created equal).
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">sigh, this fair is always a little bittersweet because it really signals the end of summer. boo.
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<br />Treat at Crisan (*thanks Kaitlin!)
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<br />Strawberry picking in <a href="http://www.samascott.com/">Kinderhook</a>
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-79212416514979585692011-02-21T09:25:00.005-05:002011-02-21T10:08:11.968-05:00I want to go<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/BeatrixPotter/images/prevs/wds0001923.jpg" /><br /><br />Actually, I just want to live in this place. You can visit Beatrix Potter's home at <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hilltop.htm">Hill Top Farm</a>, looking just the same as it did when she lived and wrote there.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;" class="opDefaultContent" id="opmodule_offermain">Beatrix Potter's house, an inspiration for many of her tales, Hill Top remains as she left it. Each room contains something that appeared in her books. Beatrix valued the house and its contents highly and when she died she left Hill Top to the National Trust, to open it to the public, on the condition that the house was kept with all her belongings in place.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="opDefaultContent" id="opmodule_offermain">The lovely cottage garden is a haphazard mix of flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJO1ySTN4rhQDAQ9L1HFxrzeE9NRFfX5Y8GyjPVJV3hnyLSn-4mnI7FC8kxJIl1C3qYPmBGy6i2Olp30bBkl5m3K21xrbZZ9NFQ1JhhmXNv37FeZ6QhUxgLLPc5XAI60X50-qqqUR46Jj/s1600/beatrixPotterBunny_L-746922%5B1%5D.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://neobeatificvision.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/beatrix-potter-hill-top-farm.jpg?w=400&h=550" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1083/1072686875_92c1a1d751_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1433/1073567296_0fb31cdf0a_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1321/1073580882_d1425e52a7_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14838/14838-h/images/peter39.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4440892685_5d9dc85f67_z.jpg?zz=1" /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mkdy4S0BCbsi7HlWRveRIhx2M85IhZw9AiuN_5KkfEh_V25cJfMpHoAojzZlmlDntOhmr7hBcs6Pxm40-KPMYT5oQThP4VZDFVYqZOD5UtyNoMGwyAP-jzpY2TKqn8HObdxsxecjWGQ/s1600/TaleofPeterRabbit8-1.jpg" /><br /><br />Gaaaaa! I want to go!!<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-34636966413768178812011-02-04T22:02:00.005-05:002011-02-05T17:39:21.887-05:00My high school yearsAhh, reminiscing with some of the music that was my high school life. Or at least trying to -- apparently ANY and ALL videos of Bob Dylan performances have been removed from youtube. NOT. COOL.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/86BmTCFuAiw" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHaHax3HIDbGxf9jlAY5EoAiO65gOnEVfKo7arMPUVFr5-rYHfr_quwsWQBlOdpEBCcRuyVbhTkRah9WMOX9w55entVZO9624QKLFSyuMq6Lg5IdZxvr4q-sZVzXRcK9pmGymC5lGeTn3/s1600/article-1179512-0333BB8C0000044D-662_233x323.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHaHax3HIDbGxf9jlAY5EoAiO65gOnEVfKo7arMPUVFr5-rYHfr_quwsWQBlOdpEBCcRuyVbhTkRah9WMOX9w55entVZO9624QKLFSyuMq6Lg5IdZxvr4q-sZVzXRcK9pmGymC5lGeTn3/s400/article-1179512-0333BB8C0000044D-662_233x323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570338710009429170" border="0" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-82927523641701811072011-02-02T13:34:00.004-05:002011-02-02T13:41:22.533-05:00This is the scene that inspired me to buy my new grandma-esque nightgown. (Watching this movie and Little House on the Prairie all in the same week proved to be dangerous). Sexxxyyy.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://movieclips.com/e/sLbjZ/" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; overflow: hidden;" height="304" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://movieclips.com/e/sLbjZ/"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://movieclips.com/e/sLbjZ/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" movie="http://movieclips.com/e/sLbjZ/" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed> </object> <div style="margin: 0pt; padding: 1px 0pt 0pt; width: 560px; height: 27px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(0, 0, 0); -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 4px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 4px; text-align: center; line-height: 11px;"> <a href="http://movieclips.com/sLbjZ-the-sound-of-music-movie-my-favorite-things/" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(0, 174, 255); text-decoration: none;">My Favorite Things</a><br /><a href="http://movieclips.com/EpHt-the-sound-of-music-movie-videos/" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"> The Sound of Music</a> <a href="http://movieclips.com/" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); text-decoration: none;">at MOVIECLIPS.com</a><br /><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-16646242289646671722011-02-02T12:43:00.004-05:002011-02-02T14:37:09.942-05:00Snowed In<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mother-She-Killed-Father-Ate/dp/014311784X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296668514&sr=8-1"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/5411373762_009645ecf4_z.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mother-She-Killed-Father-Ate/dp/014311784X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296668514&sr=8-1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJDGAL9AW1ZA63DgJhd7OXh6SC__AEobEs49iz9q3s-5cKmeInMoo7yFcPhcLc2r4TpLulfj6JMODFClSzmLldc5PcTgn_VZupo7KjXJ96wlsBrgouWbqVp-Be8PxGvCiCGLW_rkLUkpk/s1600/My+Mother+She+Killed+Me.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I knew I was going to have to be hunkered-in today because of the storm that's been blasting the Northeast, so on my way home yesterday I stopped off at the bookstore to pick up this collection of new, re-envisioned fairy tales, which I'm enjoying very much. I'm only a few stories in, but already I'm finding them delightfully creepy and fun.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I have a sense that a proliferation of magical stories, especially fairy tales, is correlated to a growing awareness of human separation from the wild and natural world. In fairy tales, the human and animal worlds are equal and mutually dependent. The violence, suffering, and beauty are shared. Those drawn to fairy tales, perhaps, wish for a world that might live "forever after." ~Kate Bernheimer, from the </span>Introduction <span style="font-style: italic;">to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mother-She-Killed-Father-Ate/dp/014311784X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296668514&sr=8-1">My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me</a></span><br /></div></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-65624846266230295682011-01-28T06:55:00.001-05:002011-01-28T06:58:14.517-05:00who wants to go see this with me this weekend??<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/12/10/alg_blue_valentine_williams_gosling.jpg" /><br /><br />and scream and cry and kick your feet and then slit your wrists with me afterward?<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-1317815228650681492011-01-28T06:49:00.000-05:002011-01-28T06:51:09.028-05:00winter<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/12111RuePWilson_4476Web.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">***</a><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-70074892712668879762011-01-17T19:48:00.004-05:002011-01-17T19:54:52.805-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.designspongeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/3_christina.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/01/sneak-peek-christina-weber-of-studiopatro.html">***</a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.designspongeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1_claire.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/01/sneak-peek-claire-bingham.html/1_claire-2">***</a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.designspongeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/4_claire.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/01/sneak-peek-claire-bingham.html/4_claire-2">***</a><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-12823951397812927842011-01-11T20:17:00.009-05:002011-01-11T21:00:32.652-05:00LikesHere's a new kind of post -- things I'm liking/reading/watching right now -- at this point in time.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.bookhills.com/images/The-Dirty-Life-On-Farming-Food-and-Love-B0044WWMRE-L.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This book:<br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Life-Farming-Food-Love/dp/1416551603/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294795002&sr=1-1">The Dirty Life</a> by Kristin Kimball<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EWA0K-Nttyq9-lfmZVxkFl4u_OzAhztD7QJo-kckW9c2LoCUzAtm5xBJ_fL1vUHu7u8_nbMA2ki0hrNAUC_DPr0KhimjdjRcP4_eRcdh-H-jTe9Ky3SV5-fLPE7mbMPL_3KeaQSn-51W/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EWA0K-Nttyq9-lfmZVxkFl4u_OzAhztD7QJo-kckW9c2LoCUzAtm5xBJ_fL1vUHu7u8_nbMA2ki0hrNAUC_DPr0KhimjdjRcP4_eRcdh-H-jTe9Ky3SV5-fLPE7mbMPL_3KeaQSn-51W/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561103982254029522" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.foodincmovie.com/"><br /></a><a href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/33506?feat=613-GN1">this nightgown</a><br />(a late Christmas gift)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foodincmovie.com/"><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5eKYyD14d_0?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5eKYyD14d_0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />this documentary</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lhotp.jpg" /><br /><br />An old <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071007/">childhood favorite</a><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-59606249511646190672011-01-07T06:46:00.003-05:002011-01-07T06:54:42.151-05:00Happy Friday<img src="http://www.timesunion.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=505512&width=628&height=471" /><br /><br />Hey! My sweet friend <a href="http://allthishappiness.blogspot.com/">Kaitlin</a> was photographed ice skating in the park yesterday and featured in the local <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/default/photo/Kaitlin-Resler-24-ice-skates-under-the-bridge-505512.php">newspaper</a>. What a cool photo...Although I've walked over it many times, I can't say I've ever seen the underside of that bridge before!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-14719694195056379862011-01-02T20:07:00.001-05:002011-01-02T20:07:42.346-05:00Ideal Bookshelves<img src="http://images.20x200.com/art/images/1938_largeview.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://images.20x200.com/art/images/1937_largeview.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://images.20x200.com/art/images/1585_largeview.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://images.20x200.com/art/images/2862_largeview.jpg" /><br />Oh how I love these <a href="http://www.20x200.com/art/2009/08/ideal-bookshelf-1-jmm.html">Ideal Bookshelf prints from artist Jane Mount</a>. Too bad the ones I want the most - #2 and 3 here - are all sold out. You can tell a lot about a person from the books they surround themselves with. Recently it was brought to my attention that someone at work referred to me as having "a lot of weird books." (I don't think the person who said it actually owns any books of their own. Just sayin').Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-3945768886189746742011-01-01T20:48:00.002-05:002011-01-01T20:51:08.879-05:00My dinner tonightWhat is it about the cold, dark days of winter that make me want to lay around all day in bed watching Nigella Lawson videos online? I made up for the first half of today's laziness by getting myself out to two markets and coming home to make the meal in the first half of this video. I feel so accomplished.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IrLfJrLB7EM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IrLfJrLB7EM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-9326002986599836862010-12-30T23:24:00.002-05:002010-12-30T23:30:12.202-05:00ugh, i hate new year's<div style="text-align: center;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zMo36SfyQhw?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zMo36SfyQhw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />i'll celebrate by watching this movie again.<br />i also use this movie to celebrate fall/halloween and christmas.<br />what can i say? it's versatile.<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-38229125437982411142010-12-26T07:43:00.002-05:002010-12-26T07:46:44.822-05:00Oh dear, it's ending.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHJIxowZLvHWWiBzpBtihRxPDtprxZGSo_QgfadcaTqUywlVfGoQ1sU8qafs6Ed5Q7K7w6ockiOcpkz7w1wLkaxQLsH_1EWMdiqywbu_KoOLbDCLpfjIMt7emdw1Ev5GLyEfaJVYf-qOO/s1600/il_570xN.193190931.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHJIxowZLvHWWiBzpBtihRxPDtprxZGSo_QgfadcaTqUywlVfGoQ1sU8qafs6Ed5Q7K7w6ockiOcpkz7w1wLkaxQLsH_1EWMdiqywbu_KoOLbDCLpfjIMt7emdw1Ev5GLyEfaJVYf-qOO/s400/il_570xN.193190931.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554971507887827842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61912481/fa-la-la-la-cross-stitch-green">This</a> is cute though.<br /></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-33373528930914812762010-12-24T10:42:00.001-05:002010-12-24T10:44:38.436-05:00Have a Merry One<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5287654751_7527415acf_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5287653741_1bbe2be0a9_z.jpg" /><br /><br />xoxo<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-51019529117485156472010-12-21T03:39:00.004-05:002010-12-21T03:47:49.824-05:00Love this too much<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/769549532" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=717357581001&playerId=769549532&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="412" width="486"></embed><br /><br />The Crossgates Mall flash mob was dreamed up by Leslie Eliashuk, a 23-year-old College of Saint Rose student getting a master's in music education, and some friends. They spread the word through Facebook and e-mail to church choirs, amateur music groups and anywhere people get together to sing. Twenty people practiced once before the event. More than four times that amount showed up.<br /><br /><br />That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.<br /><3Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-31620314972711241032010-12-06T20:54:00.004-05:002010-12-06T21:08:22.468-05:00Decking the halls<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5239991718_c8c3a0f279_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5161/5239983538_568d2c5584_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/5239393095_fc2fb26fe1_z.jpg" /><br /><br />I attempted to Christmassy-up my place yesterday...unfortunately that resulted in a lot of broken glass and a super amount of frustration. Many of the (breakable) items seen in these photos are no more, and will have to be replaced. Grrr. The small trees are unharmed, which means I can continue to photograph them obsessively from every conceivable angle.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5239389537_19ebd7980e_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5239391931_3fb275c52e_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5239988838_64d38aaa60_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5239977962_2d33cbd193_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5239384489_efdf37341e_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5239388207_0481d1cc58_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5239984970_a6587fc429_z.jpg" />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-83852522991411951112010-12-05T11:14:00.006-05:002010-12-05T11:51:24.098-05:00It's that time again...<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/4215982319_0dd8cc14cb_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3125623960_77904ba41a_z.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/3125629072_aae29b47f8_z.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Getting a jump on the Christmas baking for this year. I always make way too many, and as much as I love it, it can become a bit exhausting, especially if I wait until too late in the month to get started. Some of my favorites/staples each year: <a href="http://www.susanbranch.com/cooking/cookies%2007/macaroons.html">chocolate dipped coconut macaroons</a>, <a href="http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/30128/Chocolate-Crinkle-top-Cookies/detail.aspx">chocolate crinkles</a>, and this <a href="http://www.susanbranch.com/cooking/cookies%2007/anniehalls.html">butter cookie</a> recipe which can be used to make all sorts of various shapes and sizes of cookie (great for spritz cookies). New this year -- I think I'll try out <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/lemon-ricotta-cookies-with-lemon-glaze-recipe/index.html?nl=FN_Cookie2010-Day5_Lemon">this recipe</a>. Got any favorites of your own? Share away!<br /><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-13259685504551357112010-11-30T22:43:00.005-05:002010-11-30T22:57:13.870-05:00Letters to Santa: Books<div style="text-align: center;">Dear Santa,<br />These are some of the books on my current wishlist,<br />and I'd be just tickled to find any one of them under the tree on Christmas morning.<br />Love to Mrs. Claus and the elves.<br /><br />xo<br />Kim<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/014311784X.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains/dp/0393072223/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3E6N3729BSF9Y&colid=1FS5BQK4CDLIL"><img src="http://librarianhot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/imgname-the_shallows_by_nicholas_carr-30394498-images-carr.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-Ub2RO1WIwhRfgbZPzlzFNzeFdB6IjpJy0EHn-7WJegVOXErrAWEcEEmUhAYwjLJ_ss-9hjbbYpQc0wce7sVbvpK1MbwQXn6UFuENFTloycIjs_i7SIFC8zmoTq1D-q1DqZ8KYj4gdoL/s1600/Neil+Gaiman+Stories.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.naturalworldhealing.com/images/play_cover.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Necessity-Experience-Mrs-Edward-Reed/dp/0300105665/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IPJU0A3X1LCU6&colid=1FS5BQK4CDLIL"><img src="http://www.experientia.com/blog/uploads/2006/08/necessity_experience.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447106453963658597.post-31418649537338581332010-11-29T16:58:00.006-05:002010-11-29T17:11:58.702-05:00Going to see the classic Bonnie & Clyde on the big screen at <a href="http://www.palacealbany.com/">Palace Theater</a> tonight (oh please let us find close-ish parking, it's so cold & windy outside!)<br /><br /><br />Trying to dress like Bonnie Parker when you have short hair...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/aappleton218/classicmisc1/bonnie.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__QK449VPhDA/SeS69BXWLTI/AAAAAAAAABM/QC64xe8uWhc/bonnieparker.jpg" /><br /></div><br />...means that you will inevitably end up looking like:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cornerstonesonoma.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Cornerstone_OliveOyl1-153x300.jpg" /><br /></div><br />(That cartoon always freaked me waaayy out. Still does.)Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911902906573630848noreply@blogger.com0