year of the
wood tiger
(card by grub)
saturday
i turned 34.
i spent it
in gettysburg.
i am a freak
for
shelby foote
and the ken burns
civil war series...
34 goals
this year:
1. learn to play 1 song
on my ukulele
2. visit another country
(brazil in february!)
3. sell/exhibit my polaroids
4. save for a digital SLR
5. pay off old debt
6. get into contact
with an old friend
(alexandra daniel)
7. be a better friend
8. take my vitamins
9. yoga 1x a week
10. always write
thank you notes
11. call the parents
1x a week
12. write to my aunts
1x a month
13. spend less money
14. take all day cycle trips
15. visit orcas island
16. tour the white house or capitol
(more difficult than you'd think)
17. practice french
18. get rid of stuff,
especially clothes
19. go to the top of the space needle
20. go to the top of the washington monument
21. go to the top of the empire state building
22. visit vermont
(shari & scott here i come!)
23. keep a day planner
(i keep forgetting things)
24. visit silvanna's grave
25. make collembola doll
26. snorkle
27. visit catalina island again
28. read more for pleasure
at least 1x book a month)
29. mail box to alexandra
(i have meant to mail it for 10 years!)
30. finish old projects
31. don't lift heavy things
32. create a cohesive
body of artwork
33. participate in
an art exhibition/show
34. be a better blogger
my chariot
(grub surprised me
by booking
a segway tour
of the battlefield)
a bday highlight
was a gift
from my sister...
macaroons
from paulette:
i have been
in love
with macaroons
since i tasted
them at
pierre hermé
in paris.
what a decadent
birthday surprise-
thank you suzy!
more soon.
thank you
so much
for reading...
xo