A Catch-Up with the Good Witch

Hello there, sweet Witchie-Poos! I’ve been kinda in and out in the blogging world for a bit. I hope to be catching back up and getting out of the funk that I’ve been in for awhile.

I’ve been super busy with everything that life has gotten a little crazy. But now I’m here to show you a little glimpse of what I’ve been up to!

We’ve been taking more drives lately since gas prices have been down. Thank goodness! I was getting a little stir crazy!

These were taken out by the lake where we live. We’ve been granted some gorgeous sunsets as of late and I haven’t been taking advantage of them.

Also got to do an alternative pinup session. It was awesome!!!

Yup, those are the horns I made!

And I also got to finish and post my first bridal pinup!

And I’ve got my Halloween decorations up for the most part. I do still have a few things to do, but they’re minor. But that’s or another post

A little Witchy Catch-Up

Hey there, Witchie-Poos. I’m sorry its been so long since my last post. I’ve been dealing with a lot right now. Things have been super duper crazy.

Lets see, I’ve celebrated one nieces’ birthday….

And my own! Yay!!!! I turned 34, which is pretty awesome. 33 was my scary year and it honestly wasn’t very scary… I look forward to what 34 brings.

Fourth of July of course, rocked heavily.

I seriously love the Fourth!

Had my first rounds of fried green tomatoes and fried eggplant. Both were super yummy! I’m thinking my second round of fried green tomatoes will be happening today. As well as some spaghetti squash from my step-mother in law.

Got to take a few pics of the cutest little Mandrake ever.

And I got some pics taken myself… Which is highly unusual.

I’ve been enjoying my garden. My morning glories have finally started blooming, as well as my sunflowers.

We also said good bye to a very special piece of history here in Independence. A week or so ago, they tore down the Grand Stand at the stadium here in town. It was the last vestige of a grand time in baseball history. People sat in these stands and watched as history was being made when the first night game of professional baseball was held. They watched as Mickey Mantle worked his way to stardom, starting out at the bottom and working his way up.

And now it has been reduced to a pile of rubble.

A whole piece of history has been demolished.

I also celebrated another niece’s birthday…

And took advantage of having most of the cousins together (dirty feets and all).

I’m constructing a Doctor Who inspired lap rug. I’ve got five of twelve blocks done!

And soon… One of the hardest things of all… We’ll be missing my mother in law come August 10th. It doesn’t seem like she’s been gone long.

All in all, it’s been a great summer. The kids have grown leaps and bounds. My oldest minion is now as tall as I am and is still growing. I wish I could stop time. They are starting the 7th and 5th grades respectively in just a few short weeks.

That leaves just me. I honestly don’t know if I will continue blogging. It doesn’t seem like anyone reads my blog and I don’t know how to change that, really. Any help is appreciated.

I’ll be updating the indie list over the next few days and hope to have some reviews for you soon as my nails are in fabulous shape. I miss you, my wonderful Witchie-Poos!

Sorry I’ve been missing!

Ugh! It’s been a long time since my last post and I am so, so sorry for neglecting my sweet, darling Witchie-Poos!

Between the move, work, the minions schools and various functions, it’s been hectic crazy!

But I’m back! I’ll be posting some reviews here soon and some updates about the house!

First! I’ve expanded my photography business to include pin-ups. Since my first pinup shoot I’ve been in love with the idea. It doesn’t help when you have a very vivacious, very cute model to work with the first go round!

We recently had a session where we covered most of the holidays save for a few! Here’s some pics from that!

 

Pretty cool, huh?

We’re going to be doing a Pinup Party in May. I’ve been scooping up awesome pinup dresses and accessories. If any of my witchie-poos out there happen to have any vintage (50s and 60s) or newer vintage inspired clothes I’d love to take them off your hands! Plus, if any of my Witchie-Poos live in the surrounding areas, I’d love to have ya! Don’t forget to like Little Prairie Pin-Up as well!

That’s it for me tonight! I have to go whip up some cornbread! Like I said, I’ll be posting more from now on. I’ve got a huge review for LynBDesigns to do, plus a review of Cinema Swatch Lacquer’s That’s A Wrap! So stay tuned!

A little catch-up

Well I know I’ve been promising this post for awhile, but between home and family and work it’s been… CRAZY.
But honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve been spending way too much time being sentient lately and it’s starting to take its toll on me.
Anywho! There has been quite a bit going on, for sure!

Lets see… I water marbled Easter eggs the other day. I’m going to try some more later this week and hopefully get a tutorial up for you before Easter.

I also learned how to make nail polish flowers. If you’d like I’ll make a tutorial on this as well!

Finished a few hand embroidery projects… This one has to be my favorite. It’s made as a “house warming” present for a couple that I have the great pleasure of knowing. They lost their house and everything inside of it, including their four furbabies, to a house fire a few weeks ago. Through this mess, they’ve continued to be upbeat and courageous and I have to say, it’s awe inspiring. Where I would have laid down and cried and wailed and just given up, they’ve gotten stronger and closer together. And I love them for it!

Started another project as well. This one is semi-secret. Y’all will ever only see this part, the rest of it is highly classified.

In other news… They broke our Taco Bell. Well, to be true… They’re building us a new one. But it’ll be 5-6 months before we get to enjoy Happier Hour without going 15 minutes out of town to get it. *sigh* No more Loaded Potato Grillers

Today I dug up 50+ iris rhizomes. I noticed them along our back fence the other day when I was headed home from work. So I decided to go dig them up. I figured there were just a few plants. Surprise, surprise when I kept digging and kept finding them. I cannot wait to get these transplanted in front of the house and get to watch them explode. YAY!!!

Did some awesome conceptual shots as well… I took a picture that was taken in the daylight (the house) and then grouped together some of my lightning shots to create this awesome amalgamation.

My own little version of a Weeping Angel…

This is the same house, just at a wider angle… Used some of my cloud pictures combined with a few photoshop brushes to achieve this.

Went around scouting for new session locations and found this old school house turned church a ways from our state lake. I have always loved how forlorn and neglected it’s looked.

This day it was super windy and the old merry-go-round was spinning on its own. I really wish I could have captured that on film, but I think this does it enough justice.

I also found some milk weed pods when we were clearing out the bush next to our house. I love how soft and free these little babies are. They flew everywhere, but it was so worth it in the end.

Day Seven: I'm stuck in the elevator, get me out!!!

Went out yesterday and got some beautiful shots of the blossoming Bradford pear trees that flank the vacant school across from us. This is my favorite shot over all that I took.

And, but of course, last but not least, some of my spotting shots. I was SO excited and SO sure we were going to witness some pretty hefty weather this last week. Much to my dismay, they either formed east of us or went around us. But! Tornado season has just begun!

Here’s my son and storm spotting “partner” in front of a massive super cell thunderstorm forming Southeast of us.

Dubbed: “The Storm That Formed Over Us”, this massive mesa is just the tail end of a massive line of super cell thunderstorms that stretched at least 50 miles long, if not longer. And of course… It was north of us…

Here’s some beautiful mammatus clouds, or ice cube clouds as my sister and I always called them. These are usually tell-tale signs of a violent weather pattern on the horizon, usually one that includes hail and high winds.

So I was super excited about the cell southeast of us. Hurried home, got my camera and tripod ready, my memory card cleared off and I was ready! I was so looking forward to a major storm. But the more and more I looked at radar, the more and more I realized it was too far west for it to touch us. But I did get a some-what decent lightning show. This is my first with my new camera, so unfortunately I missed a lot of awesome shots with trying to figure out what the best setting was, how I needed my lens to be focused, etc. And it wasn’t a real prolific cloud-to-cloud lightning producing storm. Out of 400+ shots, I only got three that had any amount of lightning in them, and this was by far the best one.
So yeah, it’s been kinda boring around here lately, but I promise to have some more reviews and tutorials up for your viewing pleasure soon.