swallowfield :: jennifer judd-mcgee

recently

i haven't been taking too many photos lately, and it's been bugging me. so i'm trying to pick up my camera a bit again. this is a little piece of my sea urchin collection.

some stuff i've been appreciating lately:

a mighty girl. what a great resource.

my pinterest boards. i fell in (like everyone else in the world) and i can't get out. it's so well laid out and visually pleasing to me.

beginners. i just finally got a chance to watch this lovely movie, and i thought it was excellent. one of the best movies i've seen in ages. my love for christopher plummer is deep and long standing, and he was especially good in this film.

minding your mitochondria.  inspiring + interesting to me as someone with MS, but good food for thought for everyone.

draw something. SO MUCH FUN. that is all.

 

summer = awesomesauce

the big news around here: we loved the last harry potter movie. LOVED. you should bring kleenex. we're all sort of mourning that it's over now. but excited for pottermore this fall. and this was super fun. and these.

also, feathers. they're a pretty big deal these days. she bought them and had them put in on the bus to art camp. not exactly a salon, but that's how we roll here in downeast maine.  excited doesn't begin to cover how she feels about them.  also? the girl selling them is raking in the dough.

some more photos of one of the prettiest summers i can remember. (i have been working on lots of art too, but it's all stuff i can't show you for awhile. it will be really fun to share it with you when i can, though.)

we're also loving fresh raspberries, grilling, the full moon, and adele.

i have a big house post brewing in my mind. we're renovating/building a house, and i haven't talked about it too much here. but i am going to post a little bit about it soon! prepare to be bored by paint color talk. :)

 

"mom's getting her groove on, i think."

when i was up on mount desert island last weekend i took a lot of pictures. i've been having some issues with my eyes lately so it was bit of a flying blind crap shoot, but i got a few good ones, i think. i take a lot of snaps of flowers each summer at the thuya and azalea gardens, mostly for drawing inspiration at other times of the year. i love visiting both places so much, as i've said here many times. if you're visiting the island, you won't be disappointed, i promise. 

 

 

 

other stuff that's inspiring me right now:

list twenty: things I'd like to tell my 17 year-old self

somewhere trailer

and i can't wait to see never let me go - i loved, loved the book

big huge labs has a photobooth maker

making these yummy things tonight with some gazpacho. it's cussing hot here in maine today. 

and...instead of my usual mopey,  sad songs all i want to listen to is 90s hip hop songs like this one or  this one. you should try it, it will make you happy too, i bet! except you might get slightly mocked by your children... "ellie, you'll never believe it. mom's 'getting her groove on' in there, i think." really, i think we're there now.

where the wild things are

we went to see where the wild things are last night - it is the most beautiful movie i've seen in a long time. i can't stop thinking about it. watch the trailer here.

 

i love these featurettes with everyone involved in the movie.

up

i took the kids to see up this afternoon.  we all loved it - everything i've read is totally right on. 

photo from disney/pixar

but it is also true that it would be swell to see some hearty, non-princess-y girls more prominently featured in future movies, pixar. 

coraline

we went to see coraline in 3D yesterday. it was gorgeous, dark and fun, and i am still obsessing over all of the incredible details and intricateness of it all. i really enjoyed reading west coast crafty for her account of the premiere and some of the other behind the scenes details. it's creepy for sure - and probably scary for the under 8s out there - my kids did not grab me once (that's my test for when things are a bit much) and they are 9.5 and 8.  i am not usually a fan of 3D because it makes me feel seasick, but it was totally worth it yesterday for the extra patterny details - though i think the regular version would be great too.  (and no, we haven't read the book yet, but plan to this week - so i can't speak to whether it's as good as the book, but we all completely dug the movie.)