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Treasuring a sunny day gives you perspective

30 Wednesday Mar 2016

Posted by Lula Harp in Blogging University

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cat nap, catnip, perspective, photo 101, photography, treasure

I’m playing catch up on my photo workshop.  Life got in the way.  Actually the little monster featured in the photos got in the way.  

I don’t know what she did, or how she did it, but she got skewered by a stick.  I can only guess she fell, or jumped off, the balcony. I’m on the second floor.  She’s much better now, but she was confined to the bedroom all last week, so this is an indulgent treasure she has found.  If you have never seen a cat huff catnip, it’s pretty entertaining.  We are counting this as at least one life used.

 

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leave me in peace

 

Next up, I was playing with perspective.  I have to admit I’ve been having fun with little Lula Belle.  You may be seeing more of her.  I joined the Botanic Gardens and as we were walking around, one of my friends asked if she was like Flat Stanley.  I said no, but it may be a yes.

If you click on the photos below, you’ll go to a gallery to see the images larger.  I’d really like to know your thoughts on all of them, but especially on the top row, number 2 &3.

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Catch up will continue.

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Sleeping Monsters

14 Monday Mar 2016

Posted by Lula Harp in Blogging University

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composition, construction, flooding, photo101, photography, thunderstorm, tractor

This weekend for Photo 101, we were to experiment with composition.  I also played with my aperture settings.  All of these photos are unfiltered and unedited.

 

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We had the most beautiful Sunday day and then the storms came back.  Coe is curled up under my legs hoping the thunder will stop.  Ginger Kitty is under a bed somewhere.

Hope your weekend was sunny, where ever it took you.

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it’s doggone lonely in here

11 Friday Mar 2016

Posted by Lula Harp in Blogging University

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dog friendly, Lowes, photo101, solitude

With all the rain we’ve been having, neither Coe nor I were interested in another walk where we got soaked to the bone.  So we went to our local Lowes.  Did you know they are pet friendly?  That other big hardware store used to be, but then they got up a bug up their backside.  Since the day Coe and I got asked to leave the other store, we have been dedicated to shopping at Lowes.  Good thing there are two conveniently located to me.

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Evidently the rain kept everyone at home from shopping as well.  We pretty much had the run of the joint.  Talk about solitude in the city.

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looking back at bliss

10 Thursday Mar 2016

Posted by Lula Harp in Blogging University

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baking, bliss, cocktails, community service, cooking, creativity, DIY, friends, homemade, making, photo101, pizza, scones

I leave for work when it’s dark.  When I get home it’s almost dark.  Tonight it is raining so hard, we are all concerned about getting washed away.  So, going out to take pictures is not high on my priority list.

What does my bliss look like?! I really had to give this some thought.  I really had no idea until I started going back through my photo files and realized my bliss is creativity and making things.  Making drinks, making dinner, making a cake, making whipped cream, making people laugh, or making something in the community.

These photos are a stroll down the memory lane of my blog.  I giggle and smile thinking back on each one of these.  I hope you do too.

whipped cream-y goodness
whipped cream-y goodness
Experiment.
Experiment.
double happiness
double happiness
painting a mural
painting a mural
noodle bowl
noodle bowl
thyme cocktail
thyme cocktail
hey you!
hey you!
roasted asparagus
roasted asparagus
the perfect martini
the perfect martini
a ray of scones
a ray of scones
leaning tower of cheese
leaning tower of cheese
focaccia
focaccia
Enjoy time with friends.
Enjoy time with friends.
tomato soup love
tomato soup love
the leon salad
the leon salad
another perfect martini
another perfect martini
a tiki-tacular good time!
a tiki-tacular good time!
muffin magic
muffin magic
heavenly scones
heavenly scones
cinnamon swirl coffee cake
cinnamon swirl coffee cake
marinating
marinating
fresh herbs make the difference
fresh herbs make the difference
isn't she lovely
isn’t she lovely
just the right size
just the right size
Laugh at yourself.
Laugh at yourself.
fresh pasta
fresh pasta
a life raft
a life raft
israeli couscous salad
israeli couscous salad
drink up
drink up
my beloved pizza
my beloved pizza
good girl time
good girl time

 

Do tell, what does your bliss look like?

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all roads lead to… pizza

08 Tuesday Mar 2016

Posted by Lula Harp in Blogging University, recipes

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commuting, photo101, pizza, roads, spinach pesto

I’ve been trying to be so good lately.  I know after yesterday’s absinthe binder it’s hard to believe this.  But really, I’ve been having lots of smoothies, lots of fruit and veggies, and almost no refined sugar.  I don’t miss the sugar.  I enjoy the smoothies and I love fruits and veggies.  If I lived in the tropics, I’d easily be a fruitarian.

What I love, love, love is cheese.  Cheese, glorious cheese.  I’ve gone on ad nauseum here about my love for pizza, and no matter what diet I am on, it will always include pizza.  I don’t recall a lot of pizza in my childhood, but it does have a certain comfort factor about it.  I have this memory of my sister ordering the nine item price buster pizza.  I asked her about that once, years later, and she thought I was insane.

Tonight’s commute home was a bit of a bear.  I had to go a different route so I could stop and pick up the van from the shop (and it isn’t even fixed – grrrr).  All the way home, all I could think about was my happy little whole wheat pita pizza with spinach pesto I was going to have as soon as I got in.  It did not disappoint.



 

Spinach Pesto

In the bowl of your food processor, add
2-3 cloves garlic, rough chopped
1/3- 1/4 cup pecans (or whatever nuts you have on hand)
Pulse a couple of times until coarsely chopped.

Fill bowl of your food processor with fresh baby spinach (about 3-4 cups)
and 1/2 bunch of fresh flat leaf parsley.

Pulse a few times to get it started and press spinach down with a spatula to get it all mixed in.
After a few pulses add a light sprinkling of salt and red pepper flakes.
Pulse a couple more times, then drizzle a few tablespoons of olive oil in.
Continue to pulse until it is all chopped, combined, and looks like a smooth herbal paste.

 

Tomorrow night I may be putting this pesto on some fresh pasta or I may just have pizza again.  Tough choice.

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Home amongst the daffy-dils

07 Monday Mar 2016

Posted by Lula Harp in Blogging University

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daffoldils, home, photo101, Shelby Farms Park, spring

Two years ago if someone had asked me what home looked like, I would have a very different answer. Since I moved to Memphis, I have met some wonderful people, but it doesn’t really feel like home.

For the last year, each day has started and ended with a walk in the park with my sweet Coe. No matter how bad the day is, as soon as I step into the park, it is magically washed away. Other than the copious number of photos of cocktails I’ve taken in the past year, Shelby Farms Park is where I’ve taken most of my pictures since coming to Memphis.

I took this picture this weekend; two of my most favorite things in the world, that make me feel at home, no matter where I am.

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