The definition of magenta
Happy Saturday, all! “Where flowers bloom, so does hope” –Lady Bird Johnson xoxo, shawna NaBloPoMo May 2015 May 1– To selfie or not …
School’s out for summer!
Plus or minus 700 pages of grading in the last week. This teacher is tired and SO EXCITED FOR SUMMER! Pile-o-grading xoxo, …
A very merry birthday to Mom-5!
Happiest of birthdays to Mom-5! Enjoying a damn fabulous birthday dinner at The Waterboy. xoxo, shawna NaBloPoMo May 2015 May 1– To selfie …
Best final ever: The Org Comm Amazing Race!
During my senior year of college, I took a class on creativity and communication. I vividly remember our final exam involving food …
A grateful heart: Feeling neighborly
“[Bzzzz] I turned you into a frog!” “[Bzzzz] I turned you into a toilet!” “[Bzzzz] I turned you into a banana!” “[Bzzzz] …
A friendly note from the FAA
“What did you do?!” I exclaimed as Mr. T flipped through the mail and remarked that a manila envelope from the FAA …
Hangar time
A couple snaps from a leisurely Saturday at the airport… You can’t be a pilot if you don’t talk with your …
Flowers in a drought
Despite the blessedly beautiful storm clouds covering my neighborhood right now, California is in a terribly, ugly, awful, persistent drought. Thinking about …
Fixing my tomato mistakes
There are few things I like better about summer than sweet, ripe tomatoes from the garden. In fact, I’ve cultivated quite the …
Spring, in full burst
Maybe it was too much Alice and Wonderland as a kid, but I can’t help anthropomorphizing flowers. Like this hydrangea, which looks …