This past weekend I found a great deal on Craigslist. An old typewriter that is a bit rusty (which I like) and doesn’t work, but looks so cool.
I am going to use it for decoration in my house and for a photo prop. I took lots of pics of it and I like it in black and white.
Not bad for $25.
Here is one of my favorite photos I took of it.
I love typewriter keys. I added textures to this image too.
Have you found any good bargains lately?
My sweet friend Rosa passed away on Wednesday. She lost her battle with melanoma cancer. I am thankful she is pain free. The pain for her was immense and melanoma is a terrible cancer. I don’t know how my friend still had smiles through her ordeal, but she did.
At her memorial service this afternoon, I will be remembering that smile. I have several ways that I will continue to remember her by and keep her memory alive in others.
Hug your friends and family and let them know you love them. And don’t forget to wear sunscreen.
I am amazed at how easy it has been for me to not fret about blogging anymore. If I have time I post and if I make a project I post. I can remember a time where I would worry about having a project and go out and buy stuff to make a craft just to have something to blog about. I did giveaways and loved seeing my number of followers grow. I don’t regret blogging and all that I did, but my passion grew from projects to photography and that is why I seem to post more about photos and less about what I created. My crafty side seems to come and go these days. When it shows up and I have something to share I will be glad to do it. I am so glad I kept my blog just for me and not for pay. I feel comfortable that I can share what I want and when I want.
For instance, I want to share for those of you that have cared about my friend Rosa with stage IV melanoma. Her trial didn’t work and she feels as though her 2nd treatment option is not working either. She is very weak and tired. It makes me sad.
My photography business is going slow and that is ok. I still read and study all I can when I can to better myself. I love learning and will always be inspired to improve. I have become involved in several facebook groups and the information is priceless as well as the developing friendships.
I started doing CrossFit. I never have loved something that was so hard and expensive before. All of my coworkers have decided to do it too. I love the thought of all of us getting healthier and stronger together. Some of us have already been doing some exercising and some of us have not done any in a long long time. It will be so fun to watch us all grow in confidence and strength.
I signed up for a 30 day improve photography online course. I am already the first 3 days behind so I better go get caught up.
I mentioned that I would be reusing my fall décor so if you have been following my blog you may feel a déjà vu. I did add some faux pumpkins and real pumpkins. I think this year I will put some of the pumpkin seeds in my flower beds in the backyard and see if I can grow my own pumpkins for next year. Those suckers are getting expensive.
I used my chalkboard sign I made for the fall season 2 years ago. It has held up well.
I got a couple of mums from the grocery store and added one to one of the baskets I bought last year.
My Autumn pillow I made is a bit water stained, but it is still doing well also. I think this is it’s 3rd time on the porch for Fall.
I added the ladder behind the bench this summer.
I put a small twig wreath and 3 little pumpkins on it.
I already showed you my wall metal container.
And my metal container by the door looks pretty much like last year.
I had to do a quick trim on the shrubs so my pumpkins would show up better.
One thing always leads to another. Doesn’t it?
A good friend of mine was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She caught it very early and it looks like she will be just fine. She found the lump herself and had it checked to be safe. Thank goodness she did. Do your self breast exams. It could save your life! Anyway, 2 weeks ago she had the tumor removed and a few lymph nodes. The lymph nodes came back negative for cancer and the margins around the tumor were clear so she is now cancer free.
I formed a team in honor of her for this year’s Race for the Cure and designed a shirt for us all to wear at the event.
If you need a shirt design for your Race for the Cure team, I will be glad to try and help you. I named our Team, Thankful for Traci, because we love her and we are glad to have her in our lives. She likes black and white polka dots and green. And because it is breast cancer we had to have some pink!
I ran the 5K (3.1) miles in the competitive run with my friend Kali. She did awesome and it was her first 5K. Then we walked it with the rest of our team. It is amazing how many people turn out for the event. This pic gives you an idea.
Here is a photo of our team. I labeled myself and my friend on the pic.
It was raining really hard this morning and it quit right before the event and started back up right after. Thank you God for a dry race. 
Thanks for stopping by.
I added just a few new touches to my wall container that I change up for the seasons. I mentioned earlier that I don’t want to buy all new stuff when I already have stuff flowing out of too many nooks and crannies.
I bought some new faux orange pumpkins from Hobby Lobby. It’s the big one in the pic above. And I found a new fall floral stem from my grocery store that has the golden sunflower on it.
I just love Fall. It’s my favorite time of year.
I will tweak some more things on my porch this weekend. I have been busy preparing everything for my Race for the Cure event tomorrow. I designed some cute shirts. I will share about it tomorrow.
