Gretchen Fawn Photo - part of the Snoqualmie Moms Support Collective

I just wanted to share with you a couple of my new portraits that were taken at the Quad at University of Washington. This is the perfect time of year to capture the flowering cherry blossom trees. They are a beautiful symbol of spring. I was able to wear the necklace that belonged to my Grandma Ruth who passed away last year around this time. I love how these turned out. A special thank you to Cheryl Ford Photography for taking them today! Take half an hour to stroll through UW soon, you won't regret it! Enjoy~Gretchen

A few weeks ago, I got an invitation for our family to celebrate our friend Kens 50th birthday! We all love Ken, so I put down that we would go play " Whirlyball ", whatever that is. I had never played, but the kids had been there before and thought it would be fun. For some reason, I had it in mind it was in Kent. Thankfully, as I plugged in the directions to my iphone, I realized it was the other direction, in Edmonds, WA. What would we do without our iphones? When I got there, I was battling a headache and bumper cars didn't seem like the best idea for me. After my medicine kicked in, I thought, "ok, I'll give this a try, at least one game." Let-me-tell you, I am a whirlyball believer! This is the most fun I have had in a long time! You get in your car and have 4 other team mates. You have a whiffle ball scoop and targets at either end. They help us grown ups out and make our car color match our target. One reason it's so fun is because you can barely...

Caught these two lovely sunbeams over my Daughter on the way to the car! Puffy Clouds and Bridges. Reminds me of the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, WA The Greek Food place. Homemade Pitas and they took American cash at straight trade! Kel and Whitney are on the right. We will see them again next week for our final episode of ReSTARt on Creative Live The other side of the Bridge where there is a stone step path down to get a closer look. Another sunbeam, hey it's been raining a long time in Seattle now. Sunbeams are a rare thing! This "Rabies Alert" sign was something I've never seen. I hope they didn't have any incidents here. Oh Canada! This flag in the wind and sun inspired me! Sunbeams, eating Greek food and puffy clouds are some of my favorite things! We got to enjoy all three when we went to Vancouver last month! As I told you, we were waiting for Kel and Whitney at Starbucks in Vancouver, BC, after a adventuresome drive into t...

It's been two weeks and I still have not gotten my blog post about this. I think I have been on Facebook using all my time to like all the pages we have been sharing on the ReSTARt pages. I am on three! It's been my new hobby, liking pages. But let me get back to the reason I am blogging.   ReSTARt! What is it you may be wondering? Well, I'll fill you all in on the details. I came in late to the game myself. One day, I get a email from my hubby, Joe. It's a forward from Creative Live studios here in Seattle, WA asking if you would like to be part of a studio audience for an upcoming show with Jasmine Star.  I have a flexible schedule so I fill it out and think nothing more about it.  A few weeks later, I get an email saying I have been chosen to be on the show! Then I start getting excited! Someone starts a facebook group for those of us in the audience and we get to know each other. It's only got about 20 or so people in it. Then one day I get up and ...

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Hello! We hope this muggy and hot weather finds you well. We have been walking around in our skirts and tank tops today to stay cool. I can't remember a late September like this and I grew up here! Well, I got an email with this cool graphic for the show this weekend. We are so looking forward to participating with other local artists and to show you our new art from the summer. Send us a note or text if you are coming and we will keep our eyes out for you! Gretchen

We got our photos hung last night at IRIDIO in Seattle. It's our first photography show. It was fun to see all the prints hung up under lights! Here are a few pics for you.