A Rylie Post

Look who's getting big...

At eight months (today), Rylie is almost crawling, two teeth pushed through and has a little attitude.

Being a preemie, she is doing things a little late, but is advanced in other areas. She's a little little girl, only 14 1/2 pounds. 100% Spitfire!

Okay, enough facts, onto the cuteness....

(iPhone shot)

(iPhone Shot)

(Nikon Shot)

(Nikon Shot)

♫Isn't she lovely... isn't she wonderful...♫ 

-Deb

Goodbye, Miss. Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor.

One of the first movies that was on the "ok" list as a girl(besides Sound of Music and Pinocchio) was National Velvet. Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor. Young and sweet, no broken marriages, addictions... just fresh onto the scene.

I wonder if she would make any different choices... if she wished her parents had made different choices.

Hollywood glamour, walking and breathing.

-Deb

Foodie Tuesday - Shrimp Linguine

I cook. Not as often as I'd like, but I am actually a pretty good cook. Really.

I don't like to follow recipes to the "T", I usually make them my own and end up adding what I like or removing what I don't like.

My cousin told me about this shrimp linguine that she whipped up one night, the recipe didn't call for a few things that I added, so I ended up making it my own version.

Shrimp Linguine with Brown Butter

Ingredients

1 pack of good dry linguine

1 pack of fresh, peeled and de-veined shrimp (I cut the tail off so it's less fishy)

1/2 cup to 1 cup of fresh grated Parmesan (I buy the block, it's cheaper and sharper in taste)

3-4 cloves of roughly chopped garlic

5 leaves of fresh basil, cut in strips (you can add more if you like)

1/2 cup of toasted pine nuts (you can toast in a hot pan, takes about 1 minute)

1 can of artichoke heart halves (in water not oil)

1 can of mushroom slices (not a must, I don't always add them)

1 stick of butter

2 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper

Cooking Directions:

Boil linguine in salted water (I like it al dente')

Saute garlic in heated olive oil

Once garlic is sauteed - add artichoke heats, add basil, mushrooms

Salt and pepper the artichoke, basil, mushroom mixture and put on low heat

Once the linguine is done, heat a separate pan on medium heat and add stick of butter

Add shrimp to the artichoke, basil and mushroom mixture

Once the butter is foamed and a light brown color, (takes about 4 minutes) add to the artichoke, basil and mushroom mixture.

Add linguine into the mixture and toss

Add grated Parmesan

Serve and enjoy!



Some of my favorite ingredients - garlic, pine nuts and basil!



Brown Butter



Finished results... scrumptious!

 -Deb

Happy St. Patty's Day!

May you have warm words on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And the road downhill all the way to your door.

I did a little St. Patty's session (10 minutes actually) of my niece, Rylie. She had her t-shirt and ruffled pants and I couldn't resist.

Isn't she perfect?

-Deb

St. Patricks Day is almost here...

My Irish blood is prominent in me. Proud to be Irish is an understatement. I am Irish. But we'll go into that on Thursday! Yes indeed!

Everyone, bakeries, bakery websites have the BEST St. Patty's day goodies up. I had to share!

I can reach right through the screen and grab one of these cupcakes.

(Psst... I secretly want to open a cupcake shop one day. Among all the other things I'm doing.)

Cake Pops anyone? These are so clever! I'm impressed.

(image from Sweet E's)

I'm a fan of Cake Wrecks - specifically the funny part of it. This one wasn't so funny... just spectacular. Who crafts these kind of things?

(image from Cake Wrecks)

Be sure to come back and check out my family's traditional Irish Dinner... yumminess. :)

-Deb

I Heart Faces - Sun Flare

I am huge fan of I Heart Faces, sometimes I participate in the challenges but haven't been blogging much over the past few months. That will all change with the new blog. So, on Mondays, you can be sure to find  an I Heart Faces post here. :)

This week it's all about the Sun Flare.

I.LOVE.SUN. FLARE. Love it.

I knew which shot I would put up and went searching for it. I did a session with some friends and their little girl on one of my favorite beaches in beautiful Orange County, CA. The sun was setting and this perfect, natural sun flare was shining on this beautiful baby girl.

To join in the fun, whether you're a seasoned photographer or just photograph for fun - click on the below button and head over!

If you're coming from IHF, thanks for stopping by! :)

Deb

Catching Up

Since I've been MIA from my old blog for the past few months, I thought I'd catch you up on two daytoday 'things'. By you I mean my family, old blog friends (old meaning we go back to my first blog) and all you new wonderful people that I'm sure are so interested in my glamorous life.

Let's discuss the main star of my life... Rylie Drew. My niece.

Here's a birth picture for those that weren't past readers.

Isn't she breathtaking? All that goo and birth fluids. Moving on...

If you haven't figured out yet, I'm Bumble. So pictures are what this baby girl will grow up on.

Getting big and loud. And so much fun.

(taken with iPhone)

My business - Bumble Photography and then some

I quit my job in December. Employed there for six years. Two days before Christmas, after lots of prayer and consulting, I handed over my resignation letter and walked out. I ran the office, was second to the boss and I walked out. I've looked back and thought - "what the heck did I do?" and then I remember, God said it was time. So He knows best right?

This is what I've been up to as a photographer.

Opened an Etsy shop and am selling prints.

I shot my first wedding...

Besides my God-relationship, family, these two things - Bumble and Rylie - take up most of my time and are what I do. Edit, cuddle, edit, cuddle.

Starting Fresh

After blogging for many years, I've been wanting to start fresh. I begin blogging in my early twenties, my idea was to keep an online journal of my thoughts, ideas and events in my life. My blog turned into a place where I interacted with bloggy friends and did book reviews/interviews from time to time. I still want to do that but with a fresh start, out with the old name. So, that's where The [Blog] Next Door came into the picture. A complete new start.

To read more about me, go to "About Deb" - that's me in a nutshell. For the rest, just read on. Follow if you're intrigued and comment if you're not shy. :)

-Deb