happy stuff.

this evening, we shared an alfresco meal with friends and afterwards, one of my friends borrowed my camera and took some fun pictures.  does this photo bring back memories for anyone else?

recently, a friend asked if i would be willing to take some pictures of their family to send to faraway family members. i haven’t really done family portraits before (except for a few during newborn photo shoots), so i was eager to try it out. today we had gorgeous weather and so we all walked [...]

of course, the main reason i went out east wasn’t to re-do my parents’ bathroom, it was to visit my family (and a few great friends) who live there.  how could i not show you pictures? on the drive to my parents’ house, taking pictures of my nephew proved to be entertaining to him, so [...]

when i left home, i had this vague idea in my head that my vacation would consist of sipping fresh, home-brewed mint tea on my parent’s porch, watching my nephew toddle around being cute and maybe getting some good reading done (me reading, not my nephew).  however, when i arrived at my parent’s house, i [...]

i’ve been having computer issues for the past two days since i got back from my trip* (didja miss me?) and now i’m too sleepy to do a long post, so here are some pretty pictures for you to enjoy in the meantime. gorgeous blue skies eggs from my mom’s chickens. awesome wooden tractor toy [...]

today, mr. h-s and i embarked on a familiar bike ride, but one that i hadn’t done since…. maybe last fall sometime?  it’s a little less than 30 miles round trip, so it was the longest ride i’d done in awhile, but i was excited to be out again for a “real” ride.  the weather [...]

last night, mr. happy stuff took me on a surprise date.  a few months back, he’d asked me if we were doing anything on may 16 and i gave him an odd look and said, “no, i don’t think so, why?”  and he said, “well, do you want me to tell you, or do you [...]

i just got back from the dentist and i just have to say again how much i love that my dentist has chocolate-flavored tooth polish. as i lay in the chair, mouth open, nose inhaling the incongruous scent of brownies, i realized how much having my teeth polished feels like a massage for my mouth. [...]

so i made another batch of rhubarb compote the same size as the first one, then combined them into one big pot and left it in the fridge until i had time to can it. well, tonight was the night! first, i re-heated the compote to boiling. then, i boiled the jars and lids to [...]

today’s adventure was a trip to a pick-your-own farm to get some rhubarb. i had an appointment at the farm at 11:00, so when i arrived, farmer chris was waiting for me. (i love the smiley green pepper on his hat!) he took me out to the rhubarb patch and gave me a quick tutorial [...]