Printapalooza 2012

4th Annual Free Print Giveaway - Even refrigerators get cold. Cover yours up with a free linocut print from yours truly. This year's print (8x10 image, 10x12 paper) is entitled "1st Street Northeast". Just send me your mailing address via private message or to gfewkes (at) gmail dot com and that's it. No fees accepted. I don't care if I haven't seen you in years. If you like it, you can have one. The only thing I ask is that it stay on your fridge for a minimum of one week. Happy Holidays! 

"Everybody has won and all must have prizes." - Dodo Bird 

Winkler Botanical Preserve

We stumbled upon this place two weeks ago.  It is tucked right in the middle of highways, apartments and condos.  Unfortunately, I don't think many people know about it.

When I go somewhere like this, I always wish I actually knew how to use my camera.  Someday I'll learn, but for now I'll pretend.

and a happy 18 months to you too

Bring on the nursery!

out and about

Gravelly Point Park

beloved Huntley Meadows

Highlights this month- bright green tree frog and two quite large turtles

Jones Point Park/lighthouse

Great Falls

(I'm laughing now, but man that kid can squirm) 

about darn tootin' time

It's been a while since you've seen how cute my kids are?  Alright, alright.  I'll share.

Reminiscing this and that

My parents found me the coolest toys when I was a kid.  The other day something reminded me of a giant bubble wand they gave me for a birthday.  After a quick internet search and a few cheap supplies later, we had ourselves some homemade wands.

It was a welcome diversion in a weekend full of sickies and mr-crankypants-getting-two-molars.

I'm ready to whip out some more.  Anyone want to come play?

thoughts from a three year old over a bowl of raisins

A: Mom, I think everything in this world makes me frustrated.  I'm not frustrated about Brother Bobby and Sister Sandy (her primary teachers).  I'm not bothered about people.  I'm frustrated about the ocean.  There's shaaaarks.....and whaaaales....and fiiiish.  I don't like THOSE.  Or I don't like to eat them from the ocean.

Me: Ada, is there anything you DO like in the ocean?

A: Ummmm,.....whales.