hard pruning a mock orange bush
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One of my favorite things in our yard is an old mock orange bush. I had no
idea what it even was when we moved in, since it had bloomed months before
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
have yourself a merry little christmas...
already christmastime! here are a few of my favorite photos this year and a couple of new pins :)
merry christmas to all, and to all a good night!
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| picking and cutting a tree with dad :) |
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| Bastarache family christmas tree! |
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| my own little tree |
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| new ornament from Japan! |
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| new ornament from Elizma :) |
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| so cozy at christmastime! |
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| seeing the nutcracker with mom on sunday, been so long! |
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| egg nog is always my favorite treat |
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| pretty mistletoe |
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| speaking of nutcracker :p |
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| nyc at christmas <3 |
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| rosemary wreaths |
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| twinkly tree |
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Sunshine Aquarium Videos
as mentioned previously, my hotel was attached to an aquarium! i couldn't wait to check it out and certainly was not disappointed :) the displays were beautiful and unique and the flow made sure you didn't miss a thing!
active octopus
could watch this all day, pretty much did...
seals swimming in a tank above my head
Japan - Week Two
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| fugu |
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| my boss compared me to Tanuki - the mischievous racoon dog :p |
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| outside the Kabuki-za Theater in Ginza |
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| me in front of a whole lotta sake |
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| loving the love of french and macarons! |
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| pretty details everywhere |
huge mosaic wall
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| the details |
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| Tokyo station |
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| made of chestnut paste, yum! |
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| great little bakery in Tsukiji |
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| breakfast on Tokyo bay |
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| a weekend in Tsukiji |
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| cute little birds on a railing |
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| Tsukiji market |
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| still don't know Japanese but pretty sure he's saying "stop eating me!" |
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| nice building |
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| colorful Tokyo |
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| so many roses! |
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| little bouquets to make our hotel rooms feel more home-y for 3 more weeks! |
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| made me smile |
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| adorable sweets |
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| owls, in the "Owl Building" of course |
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| view from the new hotel room |
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| conveyor sushi, my favorite! |
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| cool looking, not going in my tummy though... |
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| one would probably try all the unique baskin-robbins flavors, I went for good ole chocolate :) |
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| weekend trip to Nikko for the autumn leaves and a big gorge |
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| one of the many waterfalls of Nikko |
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| quick snap of me :) |
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| wild monkeys!!! |
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| fish on a stick |
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| samurai house |
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| got sidetracked |
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| Shinkyo bridge and brilliant blue water |
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| also called The Sacred Bridge |
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| sidetracked again... |
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| biggest chrysanthemums i've ever seen |
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| cool architecture |
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| spent sunday at the aquarium, attached to the hotel!! |
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| swimming, in circles... |
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| beware of the evil, red-eyed penguins! |
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| and back to conveyor sushi for lunch |
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