Happy birthday bradley! Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence

So I’ve been thinking about donations and here’s what I’ve found so far: Donate school supplies like backpacks, dictionaries, notebooks and pens to foster kids at Sleep Train. See details on sleeptrain.com. Through September 15th, 2008. Donate books, cash, and materials to SF Public Library. Donate socks, travel soaps etc, and more at atthecrossroads; helping…

Hello fellow artists, buy letting you know about an auction to help raise money for victims of the Angora Fire last year in Tahoe, generic CA. If you are interested in donating a piece of art, here are some details: Letter to artists: download PDF. postcard for artist participation: download PDF postcard for the show:…

Being newly married, and having spent two lovely weeks in an uncluttered apartment, with no need for anything other than a swim suit, some sandals, sunscreen, and snorkel gear, I yearn for a simplified life. I want to unclutter my life. Problem is, there are mountains and mountains of clutter in our apartment and the…

It’s late but here’s a first batch from hawaii.

Going home Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We’re at the airport on the cushiest lounge seats I’ve ever seen in an airport. We may miss our plane because we won’t be able to get up. We’re very sad our trip is over. It’s raining in hilo today, maybe the skies are crying because we are…

Last night in hawaii Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Sorry for the sad, boring photo. We actually had an amazing day. We got up, had breakfast and headed to kapoho tidepools for one last fling with the fishes. At the parking lot of the kapoho tidepools we ran into the drummer of the band tom…

Almost over Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence I can’t believe we only have two more days here. I feel so sad to leave. But we have so many fun things planned at home that we have a great deal to look forward to back home. We feel pressure to have two fun packed days here…

Take it easy Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence It’s a take it easy kind of day. We went for a dip in the pool. Tom’s been reading and I’ve been writing postcards. We’re going to head down to the tsunami museum and then get some ice cream cones. That’s about all the excitement I can…

Don’t make the rules if you’re gonna break them Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We broke one of our most sacred travel rules last night. The evening started out very lovely. We had mai tais and birthday dinner at the Fish Hopper in Kona then we had a drink at the Kona Inn and sat…

Lapakahi state park – best snorkeling Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence The water is crystal clear and there are hoards of fish. Just don’t linger too long on the beach or you’ll be eaten alive by man eating flies. Happy birthday tom!

Middle of nowhere Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We’re on the saddle road (ass crack) between the two volcanos, there is absolutely nothing up here except road crews and jeeps. And our phones have 4 bars! Gotta love military roads. We’re on our way to waimea then on to kona for tom’s b-day..

The lazy hour Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence 5 o’clock is the lazy hour for us. We’ve usually come home after a days worth of activities, had a cooling dip in the pool, and are ready for snacks and/or naps. The geckos usually start to tease us with a few chirps by 6 o’clock, signaling…

So we’re sittin’ there Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence So we’re sittin’ there at dinner and tom’s suggesting we get up early to get a head start on our favorite snorkel spot. I say, yeah, sounds good. And I stare down at my plate and thank the heavens above that I happened to marry a…

Ut oh, someone’s in trouble Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence This huge fabric warehouse has ridiculously cheap fabric and an awesome selection of hawaiian prints. I managed to get out of there with with 18 yards of fabric for $50. I want to go back for more. I’m going to make our hawaiian honeymoon quilt…