craftacular tomorrow

http://craftacular.glitterworkshop.com/

graze

mmm...graze

large window in the back let's you see into the kitchen

i love the green and bamboo combination

view from my seat

i even liked the bathroom

 graze is the new restaurant from chef troy of l'etoile.  i have been waiting for graze to open for sometime now, and i love it.  yummy food, great prices, and one of the best views in madison.

sail away

i had the pleasure of sailing with planet propaganda people on lake mendota.  sailing = fun.

zip dang

zip dang is madison's new boutique for handmade ladywear.   owner/skirt maker natalie bass has been making skirts and selling them on her site orangy porangy for years.  her skirts are the only skirts i wear, and i LOVE them (natalie is pretty fantastic too). 

zip dang fb page

maxwell street days

every year the capitol kids crew works at maxwell street days, a huge street sale in madison. this year it was super hot...high 80's up to 90. richie and sam decided this cooler would help beat the heat.

vhe garden

purple cabbage

student painted rock

windmill

i stopped by van hise to get a few things out of my classroom...took a look at the school garden we planted this spring. wow...it's huge now. i wish the kids were around to see how amazing it is.

oregon coast

a family tide pooling

nate tide pooling

tide pool

sunset

on our last day in oregon brian and heather took us to the coast. it was rainy, windy, and completely beautiful.

multnomah falls

first view of the falls

oregon...so green

top of the falls

nate and i recently had the chance to go to portland oregon to visit our friends brian and heather. they were the worlds greatest hosts making sure every moment of our trip was filled with beauty, adventure, and yummy food. a highlight of our trip was multnomah falls.

cedarburg wisconsin

church

cedar creek

creek

garden store

yummy covered apples

my friend sam and i ventured over to cedarburg wisconsin a few weeks ago and fell in love with the town. it's really charming; amazing old brick buildings, a beautiful creek, and fun little shops. it was about a 2 hour drive from madison...perfect day trip.

voodoo doughnut

voodoo

captain

double bubble

we are headed to portland next week and the first stop i'm going to make is going to be at voodoo doughnut.

kings and queens

relaxing in the book nook

who gets to sit in the desk?

i do

our last kindergarten art project of the year...crowns.

Madison Marathon

james, post race

checking out the finish

puppy

lux: rock n roll

my friend james pretty much rocked the madison marathon today. he came in 12th in his age group out of hundreds, and 80th over all out of thousands. it was a bit on the hot side today, but it was pretty amazing seeing someone with such a gift do what they are born to do. the day included a best friend, fantastic school pals, a puppy, and my favorite little guy lux.

bike ride

bike basket

capitol view

i took a bike ride around lake monona today. it was hot...we hit 90! despite the heat it really felt good to get out on the cruiser. i love my bike.

baby lux

anna and lux

lux is two and a half months old tomorrow (my little baby friend from my first post). i'm lucky enough to see him about every two weeks...love him like crazy.

(photo by carla coleman, grandma)

teacher appreciation

flowers from my fantastic students

every year for teacher appreciation week our students bring flowers on wednesday. the staff knows that it's coming, but it never fails to surprise me. i have 360 students...the art room ended up with 7 vases. best day ever.

tomah

cheese

mmm

tommy thompson's brothers place...we did not go here

i met up with a friend today in tomah wisconsin. she is moving back to japan and we got to have a little visit. tomah is pretty tiny, but like all small towns in wisconsin, it has cheese.

sophia

beautiful sophia.

phone

vintage rotary phones