Lastrday
A journal of our tales and adventures in Dallas TX.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Days' of Late:
Saturday, February 18, 2012
the happenings:
This is Thea~ she has started violin lessons @ school, and received her first violin this week. She has been very excited and enthusiastic about practicing (hopefully that continues to last!)
Monday, January 9, 2012
How To: Christmas Tree Disposal
Christmas is over; the holidays have run their glistening, opulent, waste-expanding course. Now it is time to resume the routine--time to box up the last vestiges of green, gold, and red, and hide them away with other seasonal memories. Alas, there is one decoration that is more cumbersome than the rest. I speak, of course, of the Christmas tree.
With this winter's temperature drop, and the corresponding rise of my electric bill, I found myself wandering along the outskirts of the woods for dry sticks and fallen trees--free fuel. One evening, as I carried an armload of rotting wood up to our apartment I had an epiphany: Christmas trees are made of wood! Why not burn the Christmas tree? It is an energy efficient, hassle-free, money-saving, green solution!
Here what you will need:
1. Last year's calendar
2. A Nat King Cole Christmas Album featuring the holiday favorite: O Tannenbaum
3. Pruning shears
4. A handsaw
5. A wood burning fireplace or stove
Begin by removing all decorations and lights from the tree. This process can be made easier by trimming the branches from the tree as you proceed.
It is helpful to store these in a box as they await their destiny.
As you progress it will become necessary to saw the trunk into smaller sections.
Start a fire in the stove or fireplace using last year's calendar or datebook. What better way to leave 2011 behind?
Once the fire is of sufficient strength toss in the pieces of trunk. After that, you can begin to burn the lush branches.
Eventually you will have a roaring fire, cathartically releasing the last remnants of Christmas cheer into free, house-warming energy.
Sit beside the fire, drink hot chocolate, and play the King's O Tannenbaum as you and the family enjoy the show.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Johan is on iTunes!
Johan du Toit's album "Remnant Voice" is now on iTunes! For those of you who do not know Johan, he is a missionary and pastor in France. He is a South African native who has served in various ministry capacities in South Africa, Ukraine, the UK, and throughout Europe. The album is unique, and deeply reflective. Johan's philological leanings (e.g., 5. From the Periphery), and theological passion are replete in this work. I highly recommend giving this album a listen.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
2011~ Reflection....
I have an entire gallery of pictures that I've been wanting to post. Enjoy.....
Friday, December 16, 2011
Ami and Ivy on TV
Ami and Ivy made it into a NBC Dallas-Fort Worth news spot about the CitySquare Thrift Store. You can watch the video here.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
~Jewelry Show in Dallas,Texas~
~ Thanks to all who have supported me throughout the years & encouraged me as I've grown in my business! Love~ Ami E.