~ John Lee ~

~and the Blustery Day !

still thinking about that live action but might go with Hocus Pocus. 9 months ago

to be called bits

(remember I drive a Mini) 9 months ago

I don’t know what you got going on but nobody ever referred to my stuff as “bits”

:) 9 months ago

1. Started a new batch of sea glass

2. Watered trees with water from the rain barrels

3. Took a really good pic of Rosalita Towanda Lee, Virgin Dowager Empress of Los Penasquitos

4. Determined that every shelter dog needs a cool title

5. Starting laying out the details for a fundraiser for a local soup kitchen

9 months ago

Broken shards of glass went into the rock tumbler and a few weeks later : viola!

9 months ago

1. Sleeping in

2. Snow White and the seven dwarfs

3. Jugs of cold water in the fridge

4. Fans

5. Being able to move things around semi-gracefully to accomodate a real fart face 9 months ago

There’s a Santa Cruz Organic Lemonade Bottle, a green Woodchuck Hard Cider bottle and an Angry Orchard Apple Ginger Cider bottle in there. 9 months ago

1. Got the recyling out

2. Cranked through a zillion pics again

3. Found my Carol’s Daughter Shea Souffle

4. Watered the fruit trees and new shrubs from the rain barrel

5, Did dishes 9 months ago

in years past the Morning Glory bloomed in September, but given the warm winter there is a chance blooms will appear much earlier this year, of course more photos will be shared 9 months ago

Remember that chair? (the one I found on the curb, ripped out the cushions, and used as a base for a birdbath, see previous entries on this goal)

well the morning glory planted around the legs of the chair took off and is taking over even better than planned.

9 months ago

1. Enbracing getting lost in the crowd

2. Hugs from new friends

3. Letting the day unfold before me

4. Proving to myself that I can crank out three stories in a very short period of time

5. Mint dental floss 9 months ago

instead of using the polishing grit that came with the rock tumbler I bought some coarse sand at the garden center for the next go 9 months ago

1. Shot the Berry Bake Off and got an exclusive interview with one of the winners (okay, its a local event, but when a tween wins calling the interview “exclusive” is pretty cool)

2. Took the trash out

3. Got two stories submitted for publication this week

4. Did a boatload of photo editing

5. Had a great time at the Berry Bake Off 9 months ago

1. A great night’s sleep

2. Rain, some of it anyway

3. A productive meeting

4. Package deliveries

5. Comfort food from Boston Market 10 months ago

1. Plowed through a bunch of un-edited photos

2. Had a great meeting with a future advertiser

3. Left feedback on eBay

4. Started a new playlist on Spotify

5. Took out the trash 10 months ago

1. Had an appointment with a potential new advertiser

2. Got the interview with a celebrit chef, won’t mention who until it gets published

3. Watered the foundation plants, essential during the extreme heat

4. Picked up some end of season sale items to be used as photo props

5. Took a much needed nap 10 months ago

1. Being scheduled; I need a structured break from food writing and photography

2. Ice water

3. A false alarm on the water main break, it was just a hydrant flushing that shut down the water supply for 20 minutes

4. Air conditioning

5. Big Bang Theory marathons 10 months ago

1. Hit the Williams Sonoma sale in Hackensack to see if there is different merchandise than in my store, there was

2. Hit the Pottery Barn sale and scored some cool stuff that will be appearing in photos soon

3. Set the date for my next professional photo shoot

4. Put the reccycling out

5. Set up an appointment with a new advertiser 10 months ago

1. Being open to opportunity

2. Being proactive

3. Pics of Dreamer’s granddaughter, so glad shes sharing

4. Vice President Joe Biden

5. eBay 10 months ago

sounds pretty bad ass 10 months ago

1. Went to church

2. Cleaned up after the coffee hour

3. Wrote a quickie little story promoting a baking contest to benefit a local soup kitchen

4. Took the trash out

5. Flossed 10 months ago

1. Making through the stupid stuff without reacting

2. An invitation

3. Doctor Who at 5 in the morning

4. About to expire sales at the bakery

5. Nelson Mandela 10 months ago

1. Wrote another recipe – it’s in “draft” mode and will be published on HFTK in about a fortnight

2. Picked up mass quantities of baked goods for coffee hour on the cheap at the end of the day at the bakery

3. Set up a round disk sled as a large water dish in the front garden just because the heat is crazy – some animal may appreciate it

4. Watered the most vulnerable parts of the gardens

5. Founds the extra box of business cards
4. 10 months ago

(its a phrase from the 1920’s which is also the period of the Charleston)

Charleston SC is an interesting, historic, and foodie city that is just starting to appear on foodie radar. 10 months ago

1. Understanding when I really need to hydrate

2. Making a new friend

3. My chiroprator

4. Getting an invitation

5. Kind and generous people 10 months ago

1. Discovered and interviewed a new restaurant for a story

2. Watered the gardens, the drought is causing some problems for some trees and foundation shrubs

3. Defended supporters of a nearby urban renewal project in the media without losing it, despite the opposition being total nut jobs

4. Attempted to get the bathroom drain free flowing again

5. REcharged my phone 10 months ago

1. Stupid Friday the 13th jokes

2. Rosalita doing well after having teeth pulled

3. Keeping my mouth shut even though I didn’t want to

4. The daily achievment goal

5. Showers in the forecast 10 months ago

1. Took the trash out

2. Took the princess to the vet for her teeth cleaning

3. Picked up a salad spinner on super terrific discount

4. Did what I needed to do and nothing more

5. Finding an interesting political story that has some great photo potential 10 months ago

1. A great vet

2. Egg Foo Yung

3. Accepting that everything I do doesn’t have to be the biggest baddest bestest

4. Modern Family

5. President Barack Obama 10 months ago

I just learned this past week that there already were a few Spiderman movies; who knew! 10 months ago