
I’ve experienced some very strange things during the last few days of running errands. I thought I would put together a handy list of tips and tricks in case anyone isn’t sure what is or isn’t appropriate behavior when out in public.
In store:
In parking lot:
On the road:
*Same trip.
I’ve discussed this in the past, but it bares repeating for my fives of new readers. Spencer was named after a boat, a destroyer, in fact. The USS Spence went down on December 18th, 1944 in a typhoon. My husband’s grandfather was serving on board and was not one of the 24 survivors. Twenty four. Out of over 300. And that is just that ship. Two more went down in the storm.
Every year we try and mark the day with something special, normally near the ocean. Today, we went down to the pier, walked to the end and stopped by to visit my dad’s memorial bench. It turned out to be windy and cold, but it is December. I’m not sure what we expected. It wasn’t too crowded, but a lot of people were still fishing. I have this irrational (but plausible) fear of being hooked in the face by someone fishing on the pier, so I was on high alert. We let Spencer run a bit, but mostly he stayed by us, which is awesome because it means he’s getting a little better. I thought I’d share some pictures from the outing.
This post is sponsored by Olympus.
Photography has always been a part of my life. My mom was an avid photographer all through my childhood. I always loved going to pick up the pictures with her and we’d sit in the parking lot, open the envelope and flip through the pictures right away. There was something so fun about the suspense and waiting for film to be processed. At the same time, I love the immediacy of digital photography. I also love that the price of cameras have become so much more reasonable.
My first camera was used 110 film, later I had a Polaroid (because my uncle worked for them) and then finally, for my 16th birthday, I got a small 35 mm camera. It was a big deal for me at the time, cameras, even cheap point and shoots weren’t inexpensive. Plus, there was the expense of film and developing. Digital photography has really upped the quality and lowered the price and made photography accessible for a much larger range of prices. And photographs have become amazing, even in a point and shoot.
To illustrate this point, Olympus gave away 1000 new Olympus PEN® E-PM1 camera to people in 6 different cities. People then submitted their photos to penready.com. It is so much fun looking through the galleries.
Surprising people with a PEN camera
Wreath madness continued in December, but I branched out into mini wreaths.
Some were red:
Some were white:
And one was multicolored:
I would have more, but two of the wreath forms I ordered disappeared into the abyss that is the guest room. So, Spencer’s Toy Story wreath hasn’t happened. Yet. Maybe Micheal’s will get wreath forms back in stock.