Misc
Miscellaneous posts by Amanda Shoemaker.
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Pay it Forward – giveaway for bloggers
In January, my friend Kajal sent me these gorgeous handmade note cards she fashioned from recycled papers. This was a gift she sent me as part of a Pay it Forward contest she ran on her blog a while back. Check out how cute these cards turned out… Lovely! Is she creative or what?! (Thanks, [...]
Holiday 2009 Wrap-up
My Dad and sister joined us in San Francisco for the holidays this year. Eric and I had a blast exploring the city with my family for the week, (with the exception of Pier 39… I had forgotten what a madhouse that place is). Here’s a pretty extensive list of the things we saw, places [...]
Taking my blog back…. from myself.
I’m reclaiming my capturinglight.com domain for my personal blogging adventures! Some of my current RSS subscribers may not know this… but… capturinglight.com began as a personal journal and photoblog in 2001, and over time, evolved into my photography business site. I chose the name “capturinglight” as my shutterbug name, and it only made sense to [...]
Our New Tree
We were originally going to buy a tiny, tabletop tree since we have such a small flat here in SF… but then we stumbled upon this awesome 7.5′ footer on Craigslist last week… Here it is not fully decorated. It has a remote control, and you can set it to have all clear, all multi, [...]
Nature is so bizarre
Check out this awesome creature my husband and I spotted on a recent trip to Florida: Isn’t it beautiful?! It’s called a Portuguese Man o’ War. I had never seen one in person, only in science books in high school…. but I remembered its unique look with its long, tangled tentacles. Drawn to its transparent [...]