• Feb. 5, 2010
The Pen is mightier than the Sword...but the Sword is prettier.

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Well, I had a graphic designing project I wanted to do. I needed a sword, and REALLY did not want to fork over a bunch of money to buy a stock photo. So, I poked around a bit and asked my best friend if her family had one. A hand-and-a-half sword, or a broadsword. She said no (but later, she did find a sword), but some friends of hers (whom I know as well) did have one!

And...I asked if I could borrow one. And they let me!!!! :-) Which was really, really, really nice of them...since I don't know them very well.

It ended up being PERFECT for what I needed. I had a total blast taking pictures of it. Mom thought it very funny that I got so excited over a sword, but hey-- when you write about this time period, things like a  sword do make you excited!

Here are a few of the pictures...the good ones ;-)

 

 

 

 

Honestly, I had the funniest "studio" you'd ever see. My bedroom floor and a sheet of black posterboard! Two North-facing windows, my ceiling light, an old goose-neck lamp and an AWESOME reflector I got for Christmas for lighting...and my tripod. Quite...improvised. But it worked. And I had fun. And--- I got the shots I needed! Which makes for one happy photographer.

I loved that sword. It's beautiful. *grins*

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Feb. 5, 2010
Elation and Work

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I have mentioned before that I have been doing the One Year Adventure Novel. Well...in December, I FINISHED the rough draft of my first (completed) novel!!! And I'm now 8 and a half chapters into the process of revising it. *happy sigh* It is a good feeling.

And I'm also 15 chapters into another novel. I think I've found my "place". I love writing. I love figuring out story plots and creating new characters. And I love watching them come to life, as strange as that may sound, they really do.

I know I've been really, really bad about blogging...I've really got to find a good balance. *sigh*

New pictures coming soon!

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Dec. 26, 2009
I've been awarded!

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I have been awarded by MaidenPrincess and Pixel8!! Thank you guys!!

 

 

 

 

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• Dec. 13, 2009
How to Feed A Frozen Apple

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How to feed your horse a frozen apple: the tutorial!

1) After you pick out the apple, find a cement floor.

2) Repetedly throw the apple down onto the cement, hard.

3) Continue Step 2 until the apple is battered and the skin is broken in spots.

4) Give to horse.

-Disclaimer- Hard surfaces, not for children under 3 years. Human tested and horse approved.

 

*grins* Yep. It works ;-) We had some leftover apples that were begining to wrinkle and bruise, so I probably have half a bushel of apples sitting out in the barn. And...they froze rock solid!

It works well for dogs, too, lol. I was out doing this the other day to give Becky and Buddy each an apple, and thought it was rather funny.

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Dec. 7, 2009
30 minutes, a computer, and a (want-to-be) artist

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I love things with meaning. And things with double-meaning. About a month or so ago I heard a great acronym for "Grace". This afternoon, I was thinking about it...and got an idea.

I enjoy playing around with basic graphic design, and tossed this simple, moving banner together. I am pretty pleased with the results! And the definetion for "Grace" came out of my dictionary. I thought it was rather fitting.

 

So! Yeah...that goes to show what happens when I am slightly bored, and want to play with my photosoftware. *grin* Wait- did I just say I was bored? That very rarely happens...my imagination usually won't let me get bored. I have too many things to think about and imagine. Lol. And I guess if I made that, I wasn't too bored, or I wouldn't have gotten the idea for the design.

I think the acronym does full justice to the meaning of "Grace". At Christ's expense, we are saved, and shown Grace, when none of us deserve it- when none of us come even slightly close to deserving it. Isn't that an AMAZING thought?! That the Creator and Sustainer of all life would do that for us?!?! After all we have done against Him?!?! Wow.

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Dec. 4, 2009
A tail, and a hero

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We live surrounded by corn and soybean fields, which means we have the occasional mouse. This morning, we heard one. And Pilot Guy and I were designated to chase it through the pantry and bathroom. So...it was one fast mouse. Finally we got it pinned behind a container in the pantry, but we couldn't reach it with the broom.

Pilot Guy said "I could shoot it right between the eyes...go get my BB gun!" So I did. And he shot it. It leaped up into the air, and dashed out of the pantry into the bathroom under the washer. *sighs* Crazy thing...anyway, we banged around a bit, trying to scare it out. We found it behind the washer, perched on a pipe. And it was shot a second time. AND IT STILL DIDN'T DIE!! C'mon-- how many BB's does it take to kill a mouse at VERY close range? Apparently four. Because it still didn't die until it had been shot two more times.

So...that was my eventful morning! Accompanying a mouse-hunter with a BB gun. *laughs* Yeah...loads of fun. Wish I had a picture... ;-)

And Pilot Guy was dubbed a hero by mom. I guess that would make me an almost-hero or a side-kick? ;-)

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Nov. 6, 2009
Harvest!

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The farmers renting our fields finally harvested them!! I'm glad, because now I get all that land to ride on. Great spot for galloping *grin*.

I think the farmers have dayjobs, because they did most of the harvesting at night. Dad and I had a fun time playing with my camera, getting shots of them in the dark. Tripods are a huge help *nodnod*.

 

 

Fun fun. I was standing out there in the cold- I had been in too much of a hurry to grab a jacket- and loving every chilly second of it ;-)

And then even better-- they didn't finish the fields, so they parked their equipment and went home!! Of course I couldn't pass up a free photoshoot standing in my field, now, could I?

 

Earlier the sky had been a dull, cloudy grey...so I had to wait and wait. But in the meantime I rode Becky, so I didn't mind ;-)

 

 Beans, beans, and more....beans.

 

Yes. It is huge. I felt like a two-year-old standing next to it.

And no- I wasn't laying on the ground to get these shots. Our neighbors were outside in plain view and I didn't feel like making a total fool of myself at the moment. So I was "shooting blind", so to speak- I knelt down, put my camera right next to the ground and shot upwards without knowing for sure what I was getting.

 

 

This was the first time I'd been able to get an up-close and personal look at this sort of equipment. I had a blast with all sorts of odd angles.

 

 

Yes...it's the tires of a John Deere tractor *sheepish grin*. The light was too good to pass up. If it hadn't been for the lighting, it would have been B-O-R-I-N-G.

 

 

And again, I took this more for the lighting than the subject matter. I love how the backlighting makes all the little hairs glow...lighting is definetly a photographer's best friend!

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Oct. 14, 2009
A fun tag :-)

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I saw this fun tag over here and decided to do it :-)

 

In Spring my favorite things are the soft sunshine, fresh blue skies and friendly wind. I love shedding my winter coat and pulling out my flip-flops and short sleeves. I love seeing the trees start to bud, the grass brighten, and the daffodils pop up. I love opening the windows, hanging clothes on the line, and laughing at the scruffy appearance of my shedding, muddy horse. I love watching the farmers discing the fields, and watching a haze of green appear over the acres of farmland. 

 

In Summer I love spending long days in the sun playing volleyball with my friends, roasting s'mores, and eating cold watermelon. I love going on lazy bareback rides through the fields, barefoot so I can rub my feet against the slick warm hide of my horse. I love stuffing my shoes in my closet and wearing sandals everywhere, and then laughing at the tan lines on my feet. I love ice-cold peach tea,  watching my brothers chase butterflies, and taking pictures of them doing "boystuff". I like mowing with the lawn tractor, alone with my thoughts and the smell of the freshly cut grass. I love leaving my window open all night and falling asleep to the sound of the wind and the crickets. I love fireworks and going to the Symphony to celebrate Independence Day.

 

In Fall I love the cool, breezy days. I love the smell of woodsmoke, and watching the corn and soybeans turn golden. I love apple cider and historical re-enactments. I love the intense blue of the sky, and watching the trees don their fall colors. I love running my hand over my horse's thickening coat, and being able to gallop her without feeling guilty about making her work hard in the heat. I love working jigsaw puzzles with my dad and curling up under my down comforter at night.

 

In Winter I love waking up on the morning of  my birthday and feeling as excited as a little kid, and watching snow come drifting down out of a fluffy grey sky. I love coming in from the barn and finding a cup of cappuccino waiting for me on the kitchen table. I love the hint of mystery that fills the air, secrets about Christmas abounding, and being the main person that my family brings things to, begging me to "hide this until Christmas- and don't tell anyone". I love watching packages gather under the Christmas tree, and watching the boys pick what ones they think belong to them. I love sitting on the couch with the tree aglow and the lights turned down, listening to Dad read the Christmas Story. I love rolling in the snow, making snow angles and snow forts, and attempting to make good sled paths down our hill. I love the silence of riding my horse when several inches of snow covers the ground, muting the sound of her hooves and giving me the sensation of flight. I love the icicles, and observing how the light hits them in such a way that they glint and glimmer. I love curling up with a good book while a good ol' snowstorm blows, knowing that my family and I are all safe and sound inside. I love...waiting for spring to come again.

 

Now that I've completed this tag...I tag

Nachoaveragegirl

MaidenPrincess

SimplyVintageGirl

 

Even if you aren't one of the three tagged above, feel free to do it anyway with a link back to my blog. Here are the rules of the tag:

Rules of the tag

1. Tag at least three people after your post.

2. Post back to the blog that tagged you.

3. Post the rules of the tag and please don’t post the things you least like about the seasons, but what you like best

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Oct. 13, 2009
How cool!!

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The other night Mom found a really neat site- with a symbol I had never seen before. It is called "The Grafted In Symbol". It was found on a cave wall years ago, and symbolizes how we, as Christians, are joined together with God's chosen people- the Jews, and how we become one with Israel.

 

I liked it so much that I made this icon, and thought I would post it here for fun.

 

I found the symbol itself online, and then merged it with a background that I created. I then added the Hebrew text, which simply says "Grafted In"

 

Another reason I really liked the symbol is because recently I have had a growing interest in the Hebrew language and Jewish history.

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Oct. 4, 2009
And the moral of the story is...

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Dad got this in an e-mail...and I thought I would share it :-)

 

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• Oct. 4, 2009
I know...I can find things to photograph anywhere...

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Even in a park and a cemetery. ;-)

Well, my great-grandma's birthday was a few weeks ago, so we took her out for the day, along with my grandma, my aunt, and her kids. It was fun!

GZ (nickname for my great-grandma) had been wanting to show us where some ancestors were buried, so we went to a cemetery. The boys thought that was really morbid, lol.

Then we went out for lunch and went to a really nice park!

And, of course, I had my camera. *grin*

 

 

 

 

 

(note: I have no idea who the person who's name is on that tombstone is... I just liked the lichen ;-) )

The cemetery was way out in the middle of nowhere, and very cool, for a graveyard.

 

 

 

I liked the...stark loneliness of these two photos...I don't know why, but they kind of grabbed me, begging to be taken.

 

 

And this was really fun :-) Great lights/darks, and I loved the repetition. I used a really shallow DOF, I love throwing things out of focus and leaving only one or two things clear.

 

So, anyway...we had a fun time. 

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Sep. 10, 2009
Writing...

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If you have never had to write out a skeleton for a novel, you have no idea how completely taxing it can be on your brain. I am at the point now in my One Year Adventure Novel lessons where that is what I am working on. Yesterday I actually threw down my pencil in frustration.

Thing is, when I write, I jump in without a plan. Of course, I have a general idea of where it will end up, but that's it. So this is a new thing for me, because I have to have a basic plan of my story. I imagine it a lot: what goes on, who does what, etc. But not every scene! And it is so much information to take in from my lessons sometimes. Like I had never, ever thought about ideals until I started doing OYAN. Never. The thought about what ideals my characters would represent had never crossed my mind; or about the "Inciting Incident" and theme, or I have never dug deep into why my heroine wants/doesn't want to go after the story goal. Not consciously, anyway.

It is one of the best and hardest things I have ever done. And I love it, even when I throw down my pencil and am tempted to cry from lack of answers to the questions.  

I only have 7 lessons left before I begin the actual writing process!!! I am SO excited!! Yes, I have written some scenes on assignment (and on the side for fun), but have been going through the planning stage, which can get pretty intense.

I've only had it for 53 days...and have already done 32 lessons ;-) I think I will be done a lot sooner than the approximate 9 months.  I am getting highly addicted to writing. I start to go crazy if I have to skip a lesson for lack of time ;-)

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Aug. 13, 2009
I've heard the Photography Flu is catching...

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Lol. It's had me caught for a long time :-D

 

 

A beautiful bunch of flowers I came across when I went to Shipshewana with the girls in my family! It was such a hoot- seven people in one hotel room! At least it was only for one night, we got to laughing so loud so many times that my grandma was worried we were bothering other people :-)

 

 

Yep, it's a grain elevator! Also from Shipshewana, and a very common sight in the Midwest!! If you ever go to Shipshewana, you have  to go to JoJo's Pretzels. The best soft pretzel on the planet!

 

 

A hot-air balloon landed in our neighbor's field! It was really neat, and I got tons of photos. I like the graphic look of this one, it's a close-up of the balloon pattern.

 

 

Our other neighbor's Mustang, Dakota. He has a really sweet, friendly personality ( I want to ride their horses :-D ).

 

 

And their fence...*sheepish grin*. I used a wide f/stop, and got a pretty neat picture, at least, I like it! (No, I wasn't trespassing, lol. We had been invited to their house for a get-together)

 

Yeah...shoes. *even more sheepish* Grabbed this shot at a local park. We were wading in a creek (yes, I had my camera with me, and the tripod! I know, I'm bad...but the camera didn't get wet!), and Mom said "Why don't you get the shoes lined up on the rocks?" So I did, and I'm glad she suggested it!

 

 

Pilot Guy :-D I liked his stance, and took several candid shots of him...then found out they were fuzzy. So, I called him back over and made him strike the same pose! He wasn't too excited...but did it anyway ;-) (Thanks, PG!)

 

Well...I need to go feed the animals...and muck a stall.

4Him,

~Hannah

 

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• Aug. 11, 2009
I know I've been a bad blogger...

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I haven't been blogging very much lately....I guess because I've started a writing curriculum and have gotten rather absorbed in that. I have been doing the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum, and it is great!!!

But, I'm back :-D

Things have been so busy here lately! We've been through shingles (my mom), and extremely mild cases of chicken pox (the three little boys), a girls' weekend out (fun fun!!), I got stung by a wasp, Dad smashed his thumb against a metal post with the handle of a sledgehammer...and just our normal crazy life!! Thankfully we have had gorgeous weather up until Saturday. I don't think I've ever been through such a cool July/early August.

I'm really trying to balance out and use my time more wisely. I have a rather bad habit of going gung-ho into something and slacking off on everything else. So, I'm trying to change that.

Photography is still rating high on my list, and I have some fairly recent pictures to post-up next!

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Jul. 22, 2009
Your Help is Needed!

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For the past several months, I have been following a website via update emails. This website, hosted by China Aid and Voice of the Martyrs, is doing everthing they can to help free a human rights lawyer in China. Gao Zhisheng was kidnapped by Chinese police and is being held and tourtured somewhere in China.

Gao is a Christian and has undergone several kidnappings before. He has been missing for 148 days.

A petition has been written and over 105,124 signatures have been collected, asking that the Chinese government disclose Gao's location and release him. Recently the petition was delivered after 100,000 names had been signed. The Chinese government refused it, but the man delivering it left it at the door anyway. In China, leaving it there signified that it had been legally served to the government.

How you can help:

If you are interested in helping this persecuted brother in Christ, go here. You can sign the petition (I have signed it three times!), get names and numbers to call/email members of the Chinese government, read the complete story, or make a donation to help China Aid and VOM do their best to free him.

You can also get names/numbers to call/email our own Congressmen, several of whom are taking a stand against what is happening to Gao.

 

Please help!! If the Church doesn't stand up to help, who will?

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Jul. 21, 2009
panorama

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I now have gotten 100 comments on this blog :-D

I was going to make an icon for that, but I don't remember who the lucky girl is that left that comment; I delete those automatic emails saying I've gotten a comment, after I answer them.

 

So...instead I will post a photograph.

 

 

I had my photo software "stitch" together a number of pictures to make this panorama. I took the photos at the park several weeks ago, with this end in mind. For my first one, I am pretty pleased with it!!!

Depending on your internet software (internet explorer, firefox, etc.), you might have to maxamize the webpage to see the whole photo.

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Jul. 19, 2009
You ARE the 1st Brigade!

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Last night we started Gods and Generals after the boys went to bed. I have seen it two or three times before, but it's always like watching it for the very first time because there is so much to take in. So far we watched the first side of the DVD and I was struck by the character of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. I think he is probably one of my favorite generals in the Civil War.

I just love how he was so strong in his faith. Before the battle of Bull Run (Manassas to you Southerners ;-) ) he prayed, asking the Lord to protect his wife, and for the Lord's will to be done if they should fight that day.  After the battle, one of his officers asked him how he could be "so serene with all the shells and bullets whizzing 'round your head?" He answered that his religion taught him that he was "as safe in battle as in bed", and since God already had planned his time to die, he didn't concern himself with it.

When he found out his wife had her baby, he lifted his eyes heavenward and repeatedly said "Thank you, Lord", praising God for finally giving him a child.

Outdoors on a cold winters night he prayed with his cook, Jim Lewis. Lewis was an African-American he had hired, and they prayed for the protection of their families, and for answers as to why slavery was happening.

He told Lewis that, one way or the other, slavery would come to an end. He didn't agree with it either.

And he honestly cared about his men. He didn't view them as just soldiers, but as real people. Later in the movie he cries as he thinks about all the men that had been killed, all the lives, solider and civilian, that have been lost. After Bull Run, as he stood in the middle of the battle field he said he would never forget them.

One of my favorite lines in the movie is when he is taking leave of the 1st Virginian Brigade. He reminds them of the name they have won for themselves, and that in the future he hopes to hear of even more victories won by them. " You are the 1st Brigade in the heart of your general."                                                                                                                                                                        And before he rides off, he raises his saber and standing in his stirrups shouts "You ARE the 1st Brigade. You ARE the 1st Brigade!"

 

 

Lt. Col. Joshua Chamberlain  is also an interesting character. A philosophy professor he signed up- not because he wanted to, but because he knew he needed to.  I am pretty sure he was, like Stonewall, a Christian. He thought he would be assigned the duties as an officer, but didn't expect to be one on the front. He was with one of the volunteer groups from Maine, and it's neat to watch when they drill, learning to change from column of four to line of battle and back again.

In one part he quotes some poem about Caesar seizing Rome, ending in "Hail, Caesar. We who are about to die salute you." A little different...but that's what makes it interesting.

Dad got a book from a library about him, he ran into some friends of ours at the library and one of them recommended it. She was tired of always hearing about the more "popular" Christians like Lee and Jackson, so read the book about Chamberlain. Dad said it was good, I guess I'll have to read it sometime...after I finish the other zillion books I'm reading/should be reading :-D.

I can't wait to finish the rest of the movie tonight!

Note: it is a wonderful movie, and I love it, but there is some language. We have TV Guardian, which blocks out pretty much all of it. So, if you are interested in it, your parents will probably want to preview it, depending on how strict they are about such things.

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Jul. 16, 2009
I am so excited!!

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For about two months, I have been stalking two local camera store's websites, looking for an used, affordable "big" lens in good condition. At least, anything significantly larger than the 18-55mm that came with my camera. It doesn't go very far :-D

Last Saturday I found "the one", but when I called...they were already closed until Monday. Their branch store didn't have the information on it,  and I was told I couldn't put it on hold. So, first thing Monday morning (one minute after they opened :-D, lol) I called and found that it would work for my camera!!

A Vivitar lens with a Canon mount, it was a 28-300mm for only....$85!!!! I bought it!

But later that day I heard Mom on the phone. It was the camera shop. The lens had been put on hold by someone else.

I was so dissapointed, until Mom finished her sentence-

They had a ProMaster lens, same good condition, would fit my camera, same focal length for an even better price of $65!! Talk about a God-Thing.

 

I got it yesterday and I love it!!!! Only thing is that it wiggles a lot when I have it zoomed out all the way, so the next thing on my list is a mono-pod. I think one of those would be a lot easier to carry around than a tri-pod because there is only one leg to deal with :-) 

I have photographs on my camera, so I'll have to unload them this weekend and post a few. And take a pic of my lens :-D

It is such fun to have a lot of zoom!!! It'll be a blast at re-enactments, basketball games, horse shows, etc.

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Jul. 10, 2009
I love garage sales!

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Okay, I must admit- I love garage sales!!

This weekend is the local Village Fair. The fair (taking up the whole of Main Street in the little town we live right outside of)  lasts only one day, but for several days prior, many, many people have great (and a few not-so-great) garage sales all over town. We went yesterday and today!!

Now I am done (for now, anyways). I'm hot, starting to get a headache, and my feet hurt.

But...I got some cool stuff!!!

Lemme see...I got three shirts, a skirt and slippers. Yarn for crocheting, a canvas tote bag, a camera book (at the Library book sale!) and a cute apron. A bunch of photo mats (they have photos in them, but I'll take those out) to use for my art and photographs-$1 a piece!!! A neat, striped wooden plate and a wooden salad bowl with four small bowls and tongs to toss the salad (those articles are  for my hope chest).

And best of all: two adorable vintage-esque boxes (I got the lady to come down on the price :-D) and...*drumroll*, a nice tripod and a BIG camera bag w/ removable dividers!!! I got both of those for 4 bucks-total!!! The camera bag is kinda dirty and old, and not pretty (yeah...honestly, it's not.), but for $1, I'll make the best out of it!!                                                                                                                                              I've already worked on sweeping it out with the ShopVac and it's cleaning up. Now I'll have more money to put towards a zoom lens, and have something to keep it in :-D I don't think my current camera bag is large enough for a camera and two lenses.

 

 

 

 

Cool beans!! My cute boxes :-D

 

4Him,

~Hannah

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• Jul. 9, 2009
a give-away!

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Thanks!

 

SuperAngel over at The Daily Planet is hosting a giveaway for some really cool earbuds- Chicbuds, to be exact. They have a retractable cord (exactly what I need...mine are always getting tangled up!) and a clip so you can easily keep them out of the way. And- they are decorated with Swarovski crystals or geometric patterns. How cool.

To enter you have to somehow spread the word (blog, facebook, twitter, etc.) about it and leave her a comment telling her which colors you like the best. There are six ways to enter, and each thing earns you one chance (i.e. you blog it, twitter it, facebook it. =3 chances)

Easy!

 

4Him,

~Hannah

p.s. it ends on the 21st!

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