Homecoming has come and gone and in the midst of the mayhem, I completely forgot to post any pics. While this photo prob won’t make it to yearbook, I think it’s my favorite.

This way.

I spent part of this momentous day, a day that only occurs once every century, at one of my favorite places – the El Cerrito Recycling Center. I don’t go to the ECRC to drop off recyclables but to pick some up instead. As an art teacher, I find lots of good materials at this [...]

It might appear that this blog is slowly morphing into one which primarily features photography and secondary education but I had such a wonderful time watching my students create pinhole cameras this past week (in Pinole of all places) that I just had to share some of the results with you. Aren’t they magnificent? I [...]

The first pep rally of the school year was held yesterday. As you can see, it resembled a revival meeting at times, such was the fervor of these students. Luckily I had some ear plugs in my bag. Being inside the gym also gave me an opportunity to experiment with a higher ISO setting on [...]

What you see pictured is my new classroom. It’s not much but it’s MINE – all MINE! Yes, folks. Tomorrow I start my new career as a high school photography, yearbook and “crafts” teacher. (Sorry – no pictures of the “crafts” room yet but trust me, it’s cool. WAY cool). I’m so excited. I can’t [...]

Kind of odd this morning that I happened to be driving down Valley View when I spotted hundreds of goats on the hill next to the road. Well it *looked* like hundreds but was probably less than a hundred all munching peacefully on the dried grass. I guesstimate that there must have been at least [...]

Summer’s not complete for me unless it includes berry picking – that’s how much of a summer ritual it’s become. I was overjoyed when my friends, Paul and Marie, agreed to accompany me to the coast south of San Francisco for some olallieberry picking at Phipps Farm and Country Store. I got enough berries for [...]

There’s been no lag time between socks these days and progress on my most recent pair has been swift. A friend recently reminded me about Knitty.com and it was there that I found a sock pattern worthy of the super soft, yummy yellow Malabrigo sock I purchased at K2Tog a few months ago. BTW: K2Tog [...]