I took another class at the San Francisco Center for the Book last night. It's a two part class so I take the last one next week. We learned the caterpillar stitch. It's a very interesting and decorative type of stitch. Here are my pictures:
The front of the book...
The back of the book...
The spine...
The brown thread was doubled. I think I like that look compared to the single thread of the purple one.
We went to the Lemos Farm this past weekend. We usually go to a smaller pumpkin patch right in the city but we decided to go to a bigger and better one in Half Moon Bay.
There was some ballon making and Ava got herself a little Hello Kitty that attached to her wrist:
...and some pony rides..Ava loved it:
...pumpkins to bring home. I'm going again this week to chaperone Jason's field trip.
I took the day off. Took the kiddies to the doctor for flu shots. Ava wasn't too happy and already knew what was coming. After the doctors, drove to Calumet for some photography accessories; cleaned the house; laundry; took photos of random things; baked cupcakes with the kids; and did some reading...of course photos for this post:
My dad's camera that he bought when he was in the US Navy. His name was carved on the top of it.
oh...and got my mail order shoes on my front doorstep...very comfortable...I wish I had these when I was in Paris. A sporty walking type of shoe...
My high school friends are trying to organize a reunion. Six of us met up a few weeks ago for a meeting/get-together at Fresca in Noe Valley. It was more like catch-up than planning though. Lots of talking about the past and what we're all doing now. We were there for 4 hours! Food was delicious and so was dessert:
On the way home I bought some cupcakes for the kiddies. Practiced some tabletop photography before we ate them:
Also took pictures of my favorite spring rolls from Out the Door. It was for Nicole's class.
She wanted us to take a picture as if we were styling a cover for a magazine :
I modeled my picture after Sunset Magazine.
This past weekend I went to the Threads + Wares event. Carol Gilbert of Yorktown Road sent me a postcard about this event. I bought one of her lovely textured bags. This is the bag I got.
Before I arrived at her booth, I found a vintage Issey Miyake top. I couldn't belive the price so I snatched it. This is how it looks:
It comes with this bag to store and keep the pleats of the piece.
The unraveling...
You can see the hand stitched detail at the hem of the shirt. Beautifully made.
I'm taking another photography class. I've taken many and you learn different perspectives from different teachers. Each has their own preferences in how they shoot and what equipment they use. I've taken Nicole's 101 class in August and am now taking her 102 class. One of the assignments was to pick an item from a "grab bag" that Nicole filled up and take pictures of that item 6 different ways. I grabbed a baggage tag. Here are my photos:
I'm very behind in blogging - especially about my trip to Paris in April. (Can't believe it's already August). Anyway I'm catching up now. I'm home sick w/ a cold and will probably call in sick tomorrow.
More on Paris:
View from the top of Notre Dame.
We also went to the David LaChapelle exhibit at the Monnaie de Paris.
The Musee D'Orsay was crowded and my sister and cousin didn't have their Paris Museum Pass yet, which I highly recommend you get and which helps in bypassing the very long lines. So we went to the Musee Rodin.
Rodin's signature.
Napoleon's Tomb at the Army Museum.
Anne, my sister, and cousin in the middle so you can see how big the tomb is.
La Tour Eiffel...
We walked so much on Day 2... from the Notre Dame, along the Seine River, to the Paris Mint, to the Rodin Museum, to the Army Museum, and then finally to the Eiffel Tower. After that it was such a treat to ride in a taxi back to our hotel.
