Quick Personal Update Hello Steemians; friends and readers. It's been a while since I've posted. Life gets hectic and sometimes you have to put something on the back burner and unfortunately, Steemit is

"Teacher"What does this word evoke for you? For me, initially, I think of educational teachers; teachers who helped me in my formative years and they taught me how to multiply, learn new words,

Kombucha Brewing: SCOBYs, Black Tea, Sugar and Time. Kombucha - a sweet/sour fermented, bubbly drink made from tea, sugar and some kind of starter. You can order dried starts off the internet (they make

#colorchallenge -- Monday: RED Dragon's Blood Stonecrop click to open image larger Some backstory on where I found these beauties There is a great little cafe that serves some of the best sandwiches in

As I wait for my daughter to finished her last event at this middle school track meet, the sun started to fall to the tree line and I had to capture it with my phone. Gorgeous day for a track meet and

Hello hello! My name is Tamar, pictured here at the amazing hippie gathering known as the Oregon Country Fair - wearing my grandmothers old square-dancing dress along with a belt, pouch and skirt hikes

CROCHET FUN!!! I spent the weekend at the Oregon Coast, and had a lovely time crafting with a few good friends. While listening to the rain pour down (hello Oregon in April) - I spent my time making a

I’m having a crafting weekend on the coast this weekend - Moms only!! While sitting here and not listening to kids yell for my attention, I noticed these beautiful glass globes sitting on the window sill.

The state flower for Oregon is the Oregon Grape, but it's not related to true grapes - a more accurate name would be Oregon Grape-Holly. They bloom with yellow flowers in the spring and then develop

I recently cleaned out one of my crafting cupboards and came across a project I started years and year ago... 10 years ago to be more precise. After my eldest daughter was born in 2003, I was gifted a

Usually my photos while in an airplane end up blurry or washed out. This particular trip, I was able to capture the Cascade Mountain range, from Bend, OR up into what looks like Washington State. I'm no

click the image for a larger version Over the top of my computer, I can see the tips of our apple tree branches peeking up and reaching for the sky. I often find myself staring at the top of the tree as

click image for larger view I taught myself to crochet (thanks YouTube!) and have made all sorts of fun things. Fingerless gloves, amigurumi figures, skirts, ornaments, and rugs. I will not be discussing

During a summer visit a few years ago, I got to walk around the Space Needle with my eldest daughter and take some photos. The needle is very unique, as well as the Museum of Pop Culture. I really love

I got to travel to Vegas a few years ago in early February and I took this picture at the Bellagio. The LED tree and the balloons make me think it was all in prep for Valentine's. Wish I would have gotten

Here are a few images I captured recently that I am submitting for the #landscapephotography contest curated by @photocontests and @juliank. I'm just an amateur photographer trying to learn more. These

I got to play around with my macro setting today, and took a few images of an indigo color pillow from the couch. I've always loved the pattern and it was helpful for trying out the manual focus. Click

I'm really enjoying that I get to share some of my favorite shots with you all. Viewing all these memories makes me really ready for summer and for my toes to not be cold constantly. @juliank and

Here are two macro shots. One is a succulent, and the other is a peacock feather. I need to get a super awesome lens for my camera, but nice macro lenses are stupid expensive... like, more than the camera

I usually make my girls some sort of crafty something for Valentine's Day. I was cleaning a pile from my work area (piles and kids... amirite??) and came across some white, red, and purple fleece left