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scenes from the weekend: teo chew temple

​Marcus stumbled upon a beautiful, sacred place.  And so much of it is still a mystery.

Posted in travel, places and tagged with chinese temple, taoism, buddhism, teo chew temple.

May 13, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • May 13, 2013
  • chinese temple
  • taoism
  • buddhism
  • teo chew temple
  • travel
  • places
  • 5 Comments
5 Comments

looking for a place to lime

I'm in San Antonio, on a site visit for a potential venue for Lime Retreats.  I love this town.​

Posted in big plans, places, travel and tagged with san antonio, lime retreats.

April 24, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 24, 2013
  • san antonio
  • lime retreats
  • big plans
  • places
  • travel
  • 7 Comments
7 Comments

scenes from the weekend: girls-only getaway (and the ms 150)

Alex and I had an impromptu girls-only weekend getaway, and Marcus road 180 miles from Houston to Austin.  Here's how it went down.

Posted in travel, places and tagged with bp ms150, austin, girls getaway, mom-daughter time.

April 21, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 21, 2013
  • bp ms150
  • austin
  • girls getaway
  • mom-daughter time
  • travel
  • places
  • 9 Comments
9 Comments

film friday: the return of the nikon fe (and film vs. digital, redux)

I took my very first SLR camera I ever owned out for a spin last weekend -- and got the film back yesterday.  Here are the results.​

Posted in film friday, travel, places, photography, all about film and tagged with film, Nikon FE.

April 19, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 19, 2013
  • film
  • Nikon FE
  • film friday
  • travel
  • places
  • photography
  • all about film
  • 8 Comments
8 Comments

spring break in port aransas

​We're back from our beach vacation, filled up on surf, sand, and Jason's Heart-Attack Burgers.

Posted in family, friends, marcus, alex, places, scenes from the weekend, travel and tagged with port aransas, beach vacation, maile wilson.

March 18, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 18, 2013
  • port aransas
  • beach vacation
  • maile wilson
  • family
  • friends
  • marcus
  • alex
  • places
  • scenes from the weekend
  • travel
  • 6 Comments
6 Comments

spring breakin'

And we're out.​

Posted in family, friends, travel, places and tagged with spring break.

March 15, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 15, 2013
  • spring break
  • family
  • friends
  • travel
  • places
  • 1 Comment
1 Comment

make your moment & hassleblad friday, roll #20: the sonoma edition (& the difference between film & digital)

Can you tell the difference between film & digital?​

Posted in photography, places, sponsored post, travel, make your moment, all about film and tagged with hasselblad friday, hasselblad.

March 1, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 1, 2013
  • hasselblad friday
  • hasselblad
  • photography
  • places
  • sponsored post
  • travel
  • make your moment
  • all about film
  • 23 Comments
23 Comments

make your moment: vineyards, wineries and that thing about wine

The amazing wine country scenery, and a new realization about wine culture.​

Posted in travel, places, make your moment and tagged with la crema, wine culture.

February 27, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 27, 2013
  • la crema
  • wine culture
  • travel
  • places
  • make your moment
  • 7 Comments
7 Comments

make your moment: my morning in healdsburg, and all you really need to know about wine

I had a serious wine-tasting last week, and had a bit of an epiphany.  Here's what I learned.

Posted in sponsored post, places, travel, good eats, make your moment and tagged with la crema, make your moment, sonoma county, wines, wine tasting.

February 25, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 25, 2013
  • la crema
  • make your moment
  • sonoma county
  • wines
  • wine tasting
  • sponsored post
  • places
  • travel
  • good eats
  • make your moment
  • 17 Comments
17 Comments

journey to sonoma

Today I'll be exploring the wonderful world of La Crema wines.  But first, the story of how I got here.​

Posted in make your moment, places, sponsored post, travel and tagged with la crema, sonoma county, make your moment.

February 21, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 21, 2013
  • la crema
  • sonoma county
  • make your moment
  • make your moment
  • places
  • sponsored post
  • travel
  • 6 Comments
6 Comments
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