So... I lost track of an entire month. Again. Oops! But as the photographic evidence below suggests, the month did, in fact, happen. So there. Enjoy an entire month of Daily Pixels.
#159- June 7- Rrrruffffff.
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Fierce old man dog. |
#160- June 8- Loving my new paint
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Next time I decide to paint, I'm hiring someone. Or emptying the room first. Maybe both. |
#161- June 9- The half-Dexter
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So our giant old bed frame isn't easy to move... so I painted around it. Talk about upping the complexity of a paint project and the amount of plastic swathing needed! |
#162- June 10- Meeting the RV-1
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At the Golden West Fly-In and Air Show, I got to meet the Vans RV-1, the prototype for the entire line of Van's aircraft including T's formation flying plane, the RV-4. I got to sit inside the cockpit and that plane is DINKY. I couldn't even extend my legs completely. |
#163- June 11- Summer means Little League
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The second best part of Little League games (besides the unbelievably cute baseball players): Sno-kones! |
#164- June 12- Happy gardenias
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After a few years of pruning problems, I'm pleased to report that the gardenias are happy, happy, happy! (Now, stay that way!) |
#165- June 13- All hail the burnt sugar
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I may have to dedicate an entire post to this creme brulee, it was that good. |
#166- June 14- Happy Flag Day!
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And happiest of birthdays to my dear Alesha and Graden. |
#167- June 15- Moose's Tooth memories
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We arrived in Alaska and promptly found sustenance in the from of this Moose's Tooth pizza pie--half "American" meat and cheese, and half apricot/chicken, a strange but delicious combination. |
#168- June 16--Cooper Landing, Alaska
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A most picturesque dinner spot. More photos of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass here. |
#169- June 17- I'm on a horse
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Well, I was. We had an awesome trail ride in Seward. Photographic evidence here. |
#170- June 18- Boarding a big boat
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The Coral Princess in Whittier. See pictures of Trouble Taking a Party Bus AND mooses and bears. |
#171- June 19- Gorgeous sunset.
#172- June 20- Glacier Bay!
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More of the prettiest pictures ever, here. |
#173- June 21- BEARS!
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The best part of Skagway--bears! And the Yukon. And the White Pass Railroad. See more. |
#174- June 22- Glacier Walking
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Want to see a zillion phenomenal glacier pictures? I know you do. Click here. |
#175- June 23- A birthday kayak adventure
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Paddled the Tatoosh Islands on my 30th birthday. Too cool. |
#176- June 24- A day at sea.
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As part of the birthday splurging, T and I had the best massages ever. Sigh. |
#177- June 25- Why my pants don't fit. Again.
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So, I may have had waffles and corned beef hash every single day of the cruise. I would say "But you can't prove it," but I'm pretty sure you can what with my pants barely fitting again. Dang it. |
#178- June 26- Harvest!
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Home from vacation to a yummy tomato harvest! |
#179- June 27- Post-cruise detox dinner
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This is what you eat after a week of indulgence. |
#180- June 28- Oops, I forgot my picture!
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Saw this on Facebook and it reminded me of living in Phoenix. Need tips for beating the heat? See here. |
#181- June 29- Ha!
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This magnet made me laugh! |
#182- June 30- Birthday cupcakes!
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Threw myself a little birthday party with delicacies from Icing on the Cupcake in Rocklin. |
#183- July 1- Bounty
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Happiness. |
#184- July 2- Only slightly sinister
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Goliath's in his dark place because he really hates balloons. And I really love throwing (floating?) them at him. Because I'm a bad, bad dog mommy. |
#185- July 3- Heirloom loveliness
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Check out those gorgeous Cherokee Purples, my first heirlooms. |
#186- July 4- Happy Fourth of July, I forgot to take a picture!
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We enjoyed the most minimal of festivities because Mr. T decided to catch pneumonia. Boo! |
#187- July 5- The bounty continues
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I think my gardening friends find me rude for posting these photos on Facebook, but I can't help myself. It's tomato Christmas around these parts! |
#188- July 6- Marvelous Mehndi
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In advance of attending my first Indian wedding, I got to take part in a Mehndi night, where the women folk get a henna tattoo on their left hand. |
#189- July 7- Blessings to Geeta and Max!
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Having never seen a Hindu ceremony, I had no idea what to expect. It involved many sacred rites and rituals, pounds of rice and fruit, flowers, money, ghee, family and for about 30 seconds, me. I was one of four married women who got to whisper blessings into the bride's ear. Such a beautiful experience! |
#190- July 8- A homegrown salad
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Three different types of tomatoes, lemon cucumbers, bell peppers and basil from my little garden. |
#191- July 9- A drink I might hate
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Lately, I've been obsessed with cranberry kombucha, an organic fermented tea drink. Well, apparently it's popular now because both of my Safeways were out this week! So I tried something new... kombucha with chia, little seeds that are packed with omega-3s and antioxidants. But they remind me of tomato seeds which are not what I'm interested in whilst drinking a beverage. Hmm. |
xoxo,
shawna
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#127-129- Snaps that make me smileLabels: Alaska, birthdays, Cooking, cruising, cupcakes, Food, Gardening, Goliath, humor, kombucha, Mehndi, Mr. T, personal, photos, Princess, Slice of Life, The Daily Pixel, tomatoes, Travel, Vans