Stencil Alphabet Fun

Stencil Alphabet Fun

While working the second day of the rummage and art sale at our house, I decided to have a little stencil alphabet fun.  Because a day (or two!) of standing around trying to sell your used junk can be very tiring!  I took a ton of shots of lots and lots of things, but like in most cases, simple is…… Continue reading Stencil Alphabet Fun

Jumbled Letters

Jumbled Letters: The AfterBath

All that was left after the bath was a jumbled pile of letters and numbers in the corner of the tub.  After the drying, brushing of teeth and putting on of pajamas, I had to grab my camera and come back to get a shot or two.  After all, that is what I do -…… Continue reading Jumbled Letters

Now I Know My ABCs

Now I Know My ABCs

While watching my son play with an old vintage Fisher-Price school house, I noticed this upside down alphabet letter tray.  It was completely emptied, of course, with the magnetic letters spread everywhere across the floor. The ABCs were reversed – the other side is where the letters normally sit – but I thought it would make…… Continue reading Now I Know My ABCs

Spillover II Sculpture – Atwater Park

Spillover II

The Spillover II Sculpture in Atwater Park overlooking a semi-frozen Lake Michigan in Shorewood, Wisconsin.  The sculpture,  installed in 2010, is by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. Day 111 of 365.

Open for Refreshments

Open for Refreshments

We picked up our Christmas tree for the house today.  It wasn’t quite a Charlie Brown tree, but it was probably one of the smallest they had.  We went to a place in Riverwest off of Humboldt Boulevard in Milwaukee called Kellners Greenhouses.  It doesn’t look like much from the street but you don’t see…… Continue reading Open for Refreshments

X Blocks

X Blocks

These are my son’s old alphabet stacking blocks.  And he loves playing with them.  Well, I have to admit, that I love playing with them too.  Spelling out words,  seeing how high I can stack them, building pyramids – all the things a middle aged man is supposed to do, right?  No, you say?  Well,…… Continue reading X Blocks