Sketching while moving past the scenery at highway speeds is not easy, but you can get a feel for some of the barns we drove past that day. And of course, since Sean was mostly stationary, I sketched a quick profile of him.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Sketch a State: Illinois
After leaving Iowa, we drove through Illinois. We didn't have time for a long stop, so I experimented with sketching while Sean drove.
Sketching while moving past the scenery at highway speeds is not easy, but you can get a feel for some of the barns we drove past that day. And of course, since Sean was mostly stationary, I sketched a quick profile of him.
Sketching while moving past the scenery at highway speeds is not easy, but you can get a feel for some of the barns we drove past that day. And of course, since Sean was mostly stationary, I sketched a quick profile of him.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Sketch a State: Nebraska
It's been a few weeks since I've posted on the blog, but I'm back to my state sketches from our July road trip. Today: Nebraska.
We drove through the entire state of Nebraska in one day, waking up in Cheyenne, Wyoming and going to bed in Des Moines, Iowa. It was a very long day of driving, but we took a nice break at Mormon Island Recreation Area to walk, sketch, swing and see chipmunks.
We drove through the entire state of Nebraska in one day, waking up in Cheyenne, Wyoming and going to bed in Des Moines, Iowa. It was a very long day of driving, but we took a nice break at Mormon Island Recreation Area to walk, sketch, swing and see chipmunks.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Sketch a State: Wyoming
After leaving Salt Lake City, we drove to Cheyenne, Wyoming. We had a delicious steak dinner, since Wyoming is beef country. Then we went to the Cheyenne Botanical Gardens to walk around and spend some time in nature after all those hours in the car.
While sitting and trying to sketch the geese (animals are a constant challenge for me because they move so much!) we met a woman and her two year old daughter. We started chatting, and the little girl wanted to help me draw. At first I tried to get her to draw on the blank back of the page before this goose, but naturally the pencil wandered. I figured it wasn't a very good goose anyway, and the memory that this page brings is better than if she hadn't helped!
While sitting and trying to sketch the geese (animals are a constant challenge for me because they move so much!) we met a woman and her two year old daughter. We started chatting, and the little girl wanted to help me draw. At first I tried to get her to draw on the blank back of the page before this goose, but naturally the pencil wandered. I figured it wasn't a very good goose anyway, and the memory that this page brings is better than if she hadn't helped!
Monday, July 28, 2014
Sketch a State: Utah
Our second stop on our road trip was Salt Lake City, Utah.
We stayed with cousins for two nights, and spent a full day exploring Salt Lake City on our own. We walked around Temple Square, and took tours of the Beehive House, 26th floor observation deck of the LDS office building and of the LDS Conference Center. We had lunch in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, and I sat and sketched in the (air conditioned) lobby while Sean took care of some calls.
We stayed with cousins for two nights, and spent a full day exploring Salt Lake City on our own. We walked around Temple Square, and took tours of the Beehive House, 26th floor observation deck of the LDS office building and of the LDS Conference Center. We had lunch in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, and I sat and sketched in the (air conditioned) lobby while Sean took care of some calls.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Weekly Meal Plan 7.27.2014
We're back to "normal" life after our road trip, and that means it's time to get back to meal planning too. Here's what we'll be eating this week:
Sunday: leftovers
Monday: beef and cabbage stir fry
Tuesday: crockpot chickpea stew
Wednesday: caprese salad with salami and prosciutto
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: stuffed summer squash - subbing out the goat cheese for feta from Tuesday's stew, and using our CSA ground pork instead of sausage
Saturday: roast beef and watermelon "carpaccio"
Sunday: leftovers
Monday: beef and cabbage stir fry
Tuesday: crockpot chickpea stew
Wednesday: caprese salad with salami and prosciutto
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: stuffed summer squash - subbing out the goat cheese for feta from Tuesday's stew, and using our CSA ground pork instead of sausage
Saturday: roast beef and watermelon "carpaccio"
Friday, July 25, 2014
Sketch a State: Nevada
These past few weeks, Sean and I have been on an amazing cross country road trip! Over the next few weeks I'll be blogging about some of the different parts of this trip.
One of my goals for this trip was to stop and take a moment to sketch in every state we visited. It's all part of our all-in-one travel journal, which I'll explain in a bit more detail in another post. Today, I want to start off what I'm calling my "Sketch a State" series with our first stop, Nevada!
The first night of our trip, we stayed in a little ghost town called Unionville. A sweet old lady and her son run a bed and breakfast there, and it was a fun adventure to start off our cross country trip. We took my Civic up a tiny gravel and dust road (poor car was so dusty, you could barely see that it's blue!) and had a wonderful night away from modern civilization.
The sketch above is from our first cabin, overlooking the empty desert valley. Not long after I did this sketch, the well pump bound up and we weren't able to get water in the cabin anymore. We moved to a guest room in the owner's sister's house, and had a different but wonderful evening. The B&B really was astounding in its hospitality.
One of my goals for this trip was to stop and take a moment to sketch in every state we visited. It's all part of our all-in-one travel journal, which I'll explain in a bit more detail in another post. Today, I want to start off what I'm calling my "Sketch a State" series with our first stop, Nevada!
The first night of our trip, we stayed in a little ghost town called Unionville. A sweet old lady and her son run a bed and breakfast there, and it was a fun adventure to start off our cross country trip. We took my Civic up a tiny gravel and dust road (poor car was so dusty, you could barely see that it's blue!) and had a wonderful night away from modern civilization.
The sketch above is from our first cabin, overlooking the empty desert valley. Not long after I did this sketch, the well pump bound up and we weren't able to get water in the cabin anymore. We moved to a guest room in the owner's sister's house, and had a different but wonderful evening. The B&B really was astounding in its hospitality.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Weekly Meal Plan 6.22.14
On the menu again are carnitas tacos. When I went to defrost the meat for them last week, it turned out the large hunk of meat that I thought was pork shoulder was actually a piece of lamb. Oops. We ate out that night, but today when I picked up our meat box there was a hunk of pork shoulder! So the carnitas tacos will be made this week!
Sunday: BBQ corn & smoked roast beef
Monday: stir fry using some leftover roast beef
Tuesday: leftovers - maybe cheese steaks with leftover roast beef?
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: carnitas tacos
Friday: spaghetti and meatballs
Saturday: dinner with my sister? TBD
Sunday: BBQ corn & smoked roast beef
Monday: stir fry using some leftover roast beef
Tuesday: leftovers - maybe cheese steaks with leftover roast beef?
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: carnitas tacos
Friday: spaghetti and meatballs
Saturday: dinner with my sister? TBD
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