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This weeks focus will be birds in print, this one is from Urban outfitters.

For some added fun, these are the cool current window Displays for Nordstom's, Even though they don't Include birds.

Birds of the Day

So I like the idea of Blogging but I haven't been doing it...... Mainly I like taking pictures of the great things I find or even the pretties I own so...... I am going to start (and see how long it lasts) bird of the day showcasing the great bird art I find or own. If you have any great bird finds I would love to see them!

Today's birds are in honor of valentines day. These are the current Fossil graphics at their North park store, so cute.

Lowell Kindinger

In October we found out that Luke's grandpa, Lowell Kindinger, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in an accident. It was a really sad time for us and Luke's family. Luke and I made the almost two day drive to Ohio. All of the leaves were changing on the trees, so it was a long but beautiful drive.

The memorial service and funeral were a celebration of a life well lived. Luke's grandfather was one of the most compassionate and giving men I had ever met, and the turn out showed how much he meant to so many people.

Even when carrying the casket the grandchildren couldn't help but have smiles on their faces, which would have made him happy because he never lacked a smile on his. He is greatly missed.

I was able to meet a lot of the family that I had yet to, and see some places that were significant to Luke growing up. We also got to visit with one of his friends from PNG and see her house and the wonderful chickens that they had. i just had to get some pictures for my mom.

The State Fair

The state fair had some great sculptures. And of course we can't forget about Big Tex!

THANKS!

This is something new I have been messing around with lately. Having a bit of fun with all the magazine textures I tend to collect. Starting making these to send out as a thank you for the gifts from the wedding. A BIG thanks to everyone who did give us gifts and helped with the wedding preparation and clean up. We are so very blessed by the generosity of our friends and family.

Fun cat picks!

Introducing the cats was an interesting event. We are a blended family now and the kids don't like each other too much, although it has gotten MUCH better. One of Inde's favorite things is to be either in or under something, so we tested this with some junk mail that we were going through. How much could we bury the cat?

He let himself get really buried!

whew, long time

all right so it's been a while, well a very long while... a lot has happened and I can't catch it all up, but I am going to post some fun things that have happened to us since we have been married.

First off some great pics from a new paper place in North Park.

And More Birds

More pretty birds found on my shopping journeys. These are at Mardel's Christian bookstore. Go figure.

Around the House

In recent news : I am still among the unemployed although I have had plenty to keep me busy. I have a couple freelance clients and am finally enjoying the ability to get some things done. I also have an interview at Hancock Fabrics on Monday. At first it was a little scary and depressing, but now it is getting to the point where my schedule is filling up and I am feeling overwhelmed again. I never thought I would feel happy to be overwhelmed. One of the things keeping me occupied is the green house. I never knew I would like plants so much.

The birds are beginning to take over the office. We have started folding birds for the wedding and I have a feeling they will soon take over Luke's house.

So recently I have been bringing things over little by little to what will be my new home (mostly the stuff that just doesn't fit in my old one), and we have been purchasing some things from flea markets. I have had fun arranging them and bringing in some of the plants from the green house. Mom gave me a bunch of her beautiful pots that she made and they are now some of the decor for the dining area.


another mom creation, as well as our cake topper that Luke found, both of which currently reside on the fireplace mantle.

The Shops at Willow Bend

All right, haven't blogged in a while but that doesn't mean that I have been looking at things. A while ago Luke and I went to The Shops at Willow Bend intending to finish our registry at Macy's only to find out that that particular Macy's did not have bridal registry capabilities. So we took the opportunity to walk around that mall. Of course my favorite location is Anthropologie. Their store display made me think of how I would like to do a little girls room some day.

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Also Around the mall were their signs advertising the shops in the mall by type. Very compelling signage.

Websites!

Well I haven't been blogging in a while, with everything so crazy. But if you would like to see what I have been up to you can check out two new sites created by yours truly.

lukeanderin.us
and

thewrendesigns.com