Life update

Just got a call from my mom and found out my grandpa died this morning. He had fallen and broken his hip about two weeks ago and wasn't a candidate for surgery. He told everyone he was ready to go and be with grandma and his death was incredibly peaceful.

Happy Valentine's Day

Polaroid

I haven't mentioned on my blog, but I collect Polaroid cameras. I don't have a large collection by any means, but I have made some wonderful buys in thrift stores, garage sales, and craigslist. I have an SX-70 II in its original box (with a Kamera flash to fit in its original Woolworths box), a ColorPack I, a ColorPack II, a Captiva SLR, a JoyCam, and the first One-Step (in its original carrying case). But, as we Polaroid lovers know, the discontinuation of Polaroid film has made it impossible to find it except for a few overpriced exceptions on Ebay (and I've yet to win a bid).

In spite of this, I still collect Polaroids because I love them. But I have missed being able to take those wonderfully faded, slightly out-of-focus pictures. So imagine how happy I was to find a Polaroid 600 on my local craigslist (600 films are more widely available). It even came with film, which is slightly out-of-date and is producing some wonderfully washed-out pictures.

Don't you feel like you could walk down this breezeway and go right back into the 70's? And, hopefully, the Impossible Project will be a success and bring back more film for us Polaroid lovers.

Bookmark

Last Monday at work, the freezing rain started coming down and we were allowed to leave early. I am one of those "other" drivers that can't drive when it's icy. An incredibly nice woman from work offered to give me a ride home. I wanted to give her something as a little "thank you" and found this beautiful crochet bookmark pattern from the talented crochetroo.

It's kind of hard to tell from the picture, but I mounted it on a piece of light green cardstock. Hope she likes it.