Blackbird Adventures

A Luscious, Lovely Snow Waltz

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:49:00 +0000

So, this morning as I was getting ready for work, the most luscious and lovely snowflakes were falling from the sky. They weren't so much as falling, as they were waltzing. I just had to try to get a...

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A Little Winter Walk

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:48:00 +0000

I took a little walk around the backyard today, trying to get my Pug boy, Rocky to not let the snow keep him from doing his business. It was so lovely out, I had to run and grab my...

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First Fleece to Yarn

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:40:00 +0000

This past summer, my mom's friend's mother sent me a huge box of fleece from her farm. Feeling ambitious, I thought this would be my first foray into preparing fleece for spinning. Then, I came to my...

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Summer Summation

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:11:00 +0000

Loss. The great equalizer. This been a summer of gains and losses for me. Some, I saw coming, others, not so much. Class Graduation Photo I took a summer-long certificate program at Salve...

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Trayvon Martin is MY Son

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:16:00 +0000

I've had something on my mind BIG time in the last two weeks. But more on that later. However, in a similar vein is the Trayvon Martin shooting/murder story. I am overwhelmed by the feelings flooding...

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Day 16: Love is all around

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:15:00 +0000

I've gone on a photo safari for the last two days. Yesterday, I went to the Wrentham Country Store and inspired by the sunshine, I headed over to Stony Brook Wildlife Center. I hadn't been over there...

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Day 12: Sunday Spinners

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:59:00 +0000

My friend Cheryl took these. So nice to have pictures of the afternoon! Today's creative road carried me down to Norfolk. I've been wanting to try spinning for some time now and today was the day. I...

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Day 8 & 9: Sneak Peek

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:39:00 +0000

I've been working on these knitting themed tiles. Here's a little preview of what I've been chipping away at for the last few days: They're sized (4x4) to display on a desk, or in the...

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Day 8: I am a Goddess (Repeat as needed)

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:00:00 +0000

I'll just start by saying that today was a better day than yesterday. Since they were predicting snow today (insert blood curdling scream here), I brought out my serious winter parka from the back of...

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Day 7????

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:49:00 +0000

I think I'm off on my days of Lent. And since I just burned 20 minutes searching the Google-box for a numbered Lenten calendar I figured it's not so much about the number but the practice. Spent...

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Day 3 and 4: I'm in love again

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Had myself a little adventure today (Day 4). The man and I headed to Shadow Pines Alpaca Farm in Exeter, RI. I only have three words to say: I'm in love. Are you kidding me??!!! Look at that face....

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Day 2: Creating young creators

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:17:00 +0000

Today, my challenge was to carry my camera with me everywhere and "Elevate the Ordinary". Thursday means Kids Knitting. It was small class today because of the school vaca, but I enjoyed as much as...

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Day 1: Superhero-ing for Lent

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000

So Lent starts today. I love Lent. I love the idea of focusing for 40 days. It could be changing a bad habit or developing a new one. Giving up something bad for me or adding something good for me. I...

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On Being a Creative...ish

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:49:00 +0000

It's even hard for me to say I'm a creative person. I spend a LOT of my time, looking, reading, talking, listening, and hanging out with Creative People. And yet, I would describe myself as a...

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Catch Up or Good-bye 2011, Hello 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:22:00 +0000

Here's the quick and dirty. I was all caught up on my Photo365 pics, when a horrible little thing called "Flu" came to visit me. She was a nasty, nasty creature who insisted upon coming to me the...

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One Word for 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:57:00 +0000

Yesterday, I was reading on my Zite app about choosing one word for the New Year. OneWord365 asks participants to skip the New Year's resolutions and select one word to sum up a goal, a way to live,...

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Backlog

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:33:00 +0000

I'm totally backed up. I've got a serious backlog going of crap I need to get to and wonderful things I want to get to. The list of crap includes the following: Clean out the pantry (The...

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7 for 7...I'm in Heaven

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:35:00 +0000

Woo Hoo! Seven pictures taken 7 days in a row in my Project365 venture. Now, I know I said to myself when I started this that although perfection would be lovely, it was not, in fact, the goal of...

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Photo365 - Week 3

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:10:00 +0000

Well, I got my Week 3 post just under the wire. I actually remember snapping a pic 5 out of 7 days. It's funny, when my day starts and I review what's on my agenda on a given day, I actually think...

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Photo365 - Week 2

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:17:00 +0000

The end of the weak (Oops, I meant week...must have been a Freudian slip so I'll leave it) finds me stuffed up with a sore throat and the deep desire to close my eyes and sleep until sometime on...

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Half-Baked

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:52:00 +0000

While driving to New Hampshire yesterday to visit my parents, I saw a man pulled off on the side of the road. He was staring down at his car engine, no tools or movement that I could see. He was...

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Photo365 Week 1: In with cake, Out with a bang

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:20:00 +0000

One week ago yesterday was my 42nd birthday. I've seen various Photo 365 project on different blogs and websites. The challenge is to take one picture every day for a year. It looked like a pretty...

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New York State of Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:47:00 +0000

I spent today, Sunday, September 11, with my son, Connor, at the Laurie Cox Classic, a lacrosse showcase for high school Juniors & Seniors, at New England College. We stumbled out of bed at oh...

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noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:14:00 +0000

Forgive me, Blogger for I have sinned. It has been 58 days since my last post. Here's what I've been up to since last we met: After my final week of teaching, my family headed out...

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Summer Sunday or Glad to Be Home

noreply@blogger.com (Nikki Kirsch) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:29:00 +0000

Photo by Me, Sky over our yard, 7/10/11 Well, we're home again after our third lacrosse tournament weekend of the summer. We started at the end of June at the King of the Hill Tournament in...

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