This photo was taken at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania on a trip a couple of years ago. For me it conjures feelings of satisfaction, deep breathing, and connecting with nature. There’s a sense that in meditation (formal or informal) we are one with everything, it’s a solitude, and yet the very opposite of solitude. The beautiful paradox of alone: not alone. Inside and outside, alone and not alone. Kinda hurts my brain.
There is some real food porn on the internet. I tell you. Sometimes I drool even. Sometimes, it’s actually too much. You know what I’m talking about; I don’t really need to tell you, huh?
After looking at all of those amazing food and cooking blogs, I thought, okay, well even if my pictures suck, there’s only one way to get better. So I’ve been getting into taking photos with my iphone camera when I cook. I checked out this nifty tutorial which got me using the “adjust” feature in the iphoto editing program. It’s pretty easy, even for a non-techie like me!
Last night I made what I’m going to call “Polenta Pizza Pie.” I used this recipe (thanks budgetbytes), added a couple of mild Italian sausages, fresh spinach instead of frozen, and a ton of basil which I had dried myself (it’s more flavorful than dried, but less flavorful than fresh). I used Dutch Goat Cheese (since I’m not eating Bovine Dairy these days). It turned out great and FH was really happy.
My photo styling and photo editing need some work, but practice will make perfect, or at least closer to it!
What do you think?
My husband and I participate in a local art club, Art Jam, at the Rhythmix Cultural Works. Every month or two The K Gallery (where incidentally we held our very small wedding two and a half years ago) has an new exhibit. This coming month the exhibit is called “Mini Masterpieces.” It’s an opportunity for Art Jam folks to display their small works of art for people to shop for Christmas and holiday presents. FH put in various small paintings, and I put in my upcycled sweater ornaments.
It’s nerve-wracking for me to try to sell my stuff, I always get a little weird about it. I am a private person and am pushing myself to display my arts and crafts, and to blog here about my life and loves. It’s a practice for me to “be in the world,” as I spent much of my life daydreaming and worrying. Being in my body and here, now, doing whatever it is I’m doing takes breathing and remembering to rest in each moment. On the plus side, I have to say, it’s also fun and exciting to be out in this world participating and connecting.
The opening of the show is Friday November 14th. The K Gallery is always open the evening of the 2nd Friday of the month, as are many other galleries in Alameda and Jingletown (the part of Oakland very close to Alameda). If you are local, stop on by!
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