#BlogeverydayinMay Day 7

Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you're most afraid of

Most of my fears are usually about loosing people, and few things. People is obvious, David, all of our families, and those few friends who are family. 

But things is a bit different. I'm scared of loosing all my photos. Digital or printed, all of em. I have lost some in the past, and it was kind of heart breaking. I love my photos, they feel like an extension of who I am, and I don't want to loose any of them. Here are just a few of my favorites. 

All images from my Flickr

DIY Round-up

A round up of cute DIYs i found the web this week.

I Spy DIY shows you how to make the gold bead bracelet and there is a DIY for a heart ring, but I'm going to attempt the heart bracelet.

Two DIYs by a fellow Indiana Blogger.

Will be doing this with prints from our Hawai'i vacation (which is in 15 days BTW).

Portland. Coffee.

I love this city.

The rain, the fog, the trees, the coffee.

I'll post pictures to instigram constantly, and write some lovely recaps on the blog next week. I think I'll post my favorite three pictures each day.

Lots of love.

making chemex, a how to

i thought a coffee DIY was needed since that's what i do all day. and i love a really good cup of coffee.

what you need.

chemex & filters

48g coffee

24oz hot water + extra for presoaking the filter

set your filter into your chemex, pour hot water in to get the glass hot and rinse the paper.

while the water runs through grind your coffee (about the size of sea salt)

pour out the water (leave the filter in, so it keeps the seal it made with the water)

add your coffee

pour only just enough to wet the grounds. a few drips of coffee might come through but don't worry. 

wait about 60 - 90 seconds and then start adding more water. this is called a bloom in coffee jargon.

Only pour the water in the center of the filter, not around the edges. this creates a vacum and pulls the water through to the center. 

once all the water has been poured in wait for it finish dripping (around 4 more minutes total of pour/brew time). then remove your filter and enjoy!

I would suggest using a nice African or light roasted Latin American coffee with this brew method. it makes a clean and bright cup of coffee.

this past week in photos

taken with my iPhone

looking at baby chicks at rural king. we are special ordering ours.

cows are all having babys, so lots of new neighbors.

a yummy sandwich. egg, avacado, bacon, cheddar, sriracha.

general tso's homemade.

picking new nail polish.

a lovely sunset. 

i also made a new banner to match my new etsy one. :)

hopefully a bunch of neat cards will go up by the 16th.

all for now.