Sketch Catch-up #2

Another week another catch-up post!  Good thing I guess since not too much happened on this chilly January week.  Mostly just cold & wind & work.

Sketch Catch-up #1

Still sketching! Not uploading though... Obviously...

Here are a few bits from our lovely vacation to Maine (actual pics were posted in a timely manner, August 27th!):

It's that time again...

It's New Year's Resolutions time!  I have a bad habit of setting very general goals for myself, not writing them down, and relying on my less than stellar memory to bring them to mind as the year marches on.

That is not working.  Not to say that resolutions are really necessary to a well-lived life, but after a bit of inspiration from a few YouTube videos (yes, I'm one of THOSE people), I thought it would be nice to actually write them down this year, and maybe really try to finish them.

Start small I always say, and I did.  Here are 5 goals that I think I can do, and while they may not live up to my past lofty and general goals, whose to say that completing these won't change my life in some way.

Movin' round Maine!

This month, Mr. Brown and I took our first real vacation, a road trip to Maine!  We decided to drive (gettin' there's half the fun?), so the trip took about a week and a half.  After our share of road work, nights at the Day's Inn, and toll roads, we arrived in Bethel, ME on a Sunday afternoon.

We stayed at Riverview Resort, just up the road from the hustle and bustle of Main Street, and right next to the Androscoggin River.  It wasn't quite as bustling as it would've been come winter I guess...since it's a ski resort town and all.  But there were plenty of restaurants to check out, and we all know that eating out is one of the best parts of vacation!

We also spent 2 days on the coast (two 2 1/2 hour trips), had the celebrated Lobster Roll, and felt the very very chilly Atlantic Ocean. 

The highlights of the trip included:

Whoopie Pies
Lobster Mac & Cheese
Sparkly sidewalks
Sharpening our canoeing skills
Watching Mr. Brown plunge into the freezing Atlantic Ocean
Ice Cream everyday!
Shopping in Rockland, ME
No Tax in New Hampshire
No dishwashing all week - The resort staff came in everyday to do it!!!!

As you can see, most of the highlights are food related...  No accident there.

Summer Sketching

* Our house has a large and lovely cherry tree in the back yard.  I only picked about a quarter of it...maybe less than that, but it was enough for me!

Turning Over a New Leaf

Happy Birthday to me...

Catching Up

I tend to fall into repetitive eating habits easily.  I am that person that could really eat a ham and cheese sandwich everyday for a month, and be perfectly happy.  However, instinct tells me that I really ought to change it up once in awhile, so this winter and spring, I ate Chicken & Noodle soup (in the uber-convinient microwaveable bowls) and a banana muffin instead of the normal ham and cheese!  It didn't take long for me to realize that I had formed another eating habit to break.

Fast forward to the present: habit broken! I've moved on to cereal...

I've been in my current house for 2 years in September & I'm still looking for a "statement piece" for our living room...

Skin issues anyone?  I'm pushing 30 & still trying to figure it out...