top nine of 2019...seems about right...amazing humans, theatre, cool travels, a floral shot and a bow tie...

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scenes from elsmere...

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getting our STAR WARS on with inflatable santa/yoda...

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the cookie tradition continues...

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in honor of the season...a special moment from 2019. voices heard performance with @danieldennert. photo credit @jeni_benavides

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good sport award goes to great laugher @albertalabrillazo at the pre-show for TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS @woodford_theatre

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it’s the day of the show, y’all...12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS at @woodford_theatre

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tech week begins for 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS @woodford_theatre featuring the phenomenal evender hodges and some fun fellow carolers, @mklark @hcdaugherty and @thecolesbury playing on stage together...

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beautiful day at cheekwood checking out the “bones of the garden,” as karen said... @k_s_litterer

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after yesterday’s rain and wind...most of the color can be gound in the ground...

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headed to the first rehearsal for the christmas show, y’all... #12datesofchristmas #woodfordtheatre

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intense...

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a visit to clemson to see @lucasraydowns strolled through campus and ate sushi!

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hanging out in the pumpkin patch with my goddaughter, amanda...

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goodbye 121! you were a great place to live...

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pickling + preserves, september edition...aunt beanie’s red cabbage relish. with @megsdanceky

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i guess that’s why they are called morning glory!

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national bow tie day, y’all... (this one from @masonrhodus in winchester.

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dad montage...a privilege to share the stage , among others, with these two men (and the lovely woman and women among us) for MAMMA MIA @leeds_center

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moving the twins in...happy school year! @___abby_ @mdowns.26 @flecke_ @rose_ann_downs

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some theatre love (and a green disco outfit)... @rose_ann_downs and @___abby_ and @mdowns.26 and @sophiadownss and @flecke_ all cane to see MAMMA MIA at @leeds_center today. spreading the ABBA love...

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spicy tomato onion jam...

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on the morning walk...

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canning continues...chili sauce, left, and corn relish, right...

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crab-tastic 21st birthday celebration with @luca_downs, my doppelgänger and brilliant nephew, lucas ray downs. it was fun cracking a few, nephew!!

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i’ve sung with some of these folks for more than thirty years...and some for a shorter period of time...but it’s great to gather as a group each week to make music together...

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it was pickle day...left to right, mrs. stiltz’s bread and butters, dad’s dills, and mustard seed-olive oil (the 1950s recipe says “not for reducers”). special thanks to @megsdanceky for knife skills and sharing family lore.

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tomato preserves, left, and pepper jelly, right...

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the light was just right on the morning walk...

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peach-basil-ginger jam + pickled okra...canning season begins...

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this one’s for you, mom...

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a minute in michigan...

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some details on the speed through of the art institute with the twins...

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enjoying some time in the windy city with these amazing humans... @___abby_ @mdowns.26 @elizabethlucas9

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sketchbook complete! here’s a sampling... so grateful for travel and new friends and time away from the routine and the return home!

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the day in bruges...quaint, gorgeous weather

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my name (and the tour de france) are all over this city. ps. no photos allowed at horta’s place.

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twenty-four hours in amsterdam is not nearly enough time but i walked the city, visited three museums, had some great food...and soaked in dutch culture...

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the food and drink shots so far....as i make the transition from helsinki to amsterdam on travel day...

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very sunny (and windy) final day in helsinki, full of lovely materials and details on victorian, art deco, and art moderne buildings...

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mr. aalto, too. the total designer...building, furniture, hardware, accessories, draperies, room finishes, cabinetry, art work. a great house!

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mr. aalto, you’re up! delightful tour of a mid-century architecture + design office.

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somewhat jarring that the sun is this bright at 10pm...

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well...hello, mr. saarinen.

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that time we all wore shades of burgundy and pink to a party...in copenhagen... thanks for a wonderful week #disabroad. @tyger9 @cnardozzi

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holy smokes, design museum, really? SO much to experience... #designoverload

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copenhagen, a lot to take in...

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switching it up...conference session today on recording places with water color (and the trusty old no. 2 ticonderoga)...

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field studies day in lund! great weather, eclectic buildings, good conversations, made maps, terrific nordic dinner!

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spectacular museum of design and art process...

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