http://www.dawnshumate.com A rabbit in a tree. Whoopeee! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:22:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/20/healthier-cooking/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/20/healthier-cooking/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:06 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=577 Ever since listening to this podcast more than three years ago, I have wanted to throw our old non-stick pans to the curb1 in exchange for a quality alternative which would not continually flake toxic shavings into our food. Since using at least two or three different kinds of non-stick cookware since college, I wanted my next [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/20/healthier-cooking/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/10/22/high-fructose-corn-syrup-truth/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/10/22/high-fructose-corn-syrup-truth/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:27:04 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/10/22/high-fructose-corn-syrup-truth-still-not-sexy-hfcs-video/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/10/22/high-fructose-corn-syrup-truth/feed/ 2 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/08/21/gorgeous-river-day/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/08/21/gorgeous-river-day/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:54:36 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=253 Last week, my children and I headed out early for a drive down by the river to scout for great photo moments. I ended up pulling off the road at a river put-in when they got restless sitting in the car. They had fun playing in the river, collecting shells and throwing rocks while I [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/08/21/gorgeous-river-day/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/06/06/he-wasnt-kidding/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/06/06/he-wasnt-kidding/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:10:22 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=111 When Brian said he was tempted to dig out his board and ride around the neighborhood, he wasn’t kidding. Now I have a few more additions in the skateboard gallery. However, I need alot more practice with action shots so I hope Brian is willing to do this all summer while I work on learning [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/06/06/he-wasnt-kidding/feed/ 2 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/04/15/doll-craft/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/04/15/doll-craft/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:14:49 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=100 Here is a baby doll that was a project commissioned by my mother in 1978. A co-worker of hers at the time made these baby dolls (the exact name or kind of craft I am not sure of) and my mother had her make them to announce to relatives she would soon give birth to me. She [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/04/15/doll-craft/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:56:20 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/ Here for you today is another craft done by my very talented and dearly missed Grandma Lucy. This is a door stop dressed up to look like a mouse. My grandmother found this craft on a trip she and my mother took one summer. My grandmother copied the craft but improved upon the original design [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:23:19 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/ Now it is time to share some of the crafty goodness from my husband’s side of our family. Brian has many crafty people in his family one of which is his Grandmother Mae. She has been making quilts for a very long time and has supported her family at times by selling her crafts. She [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/09/i-miss-my-superhero/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/09/i-miss-my-superhero/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:41:53 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/09/i-miss-my-superhero/ My dad, Donald O’Neal, was a professional photographer for almost 38 years. He graduated from Florida State University  (Go Noles!) in 1969. He began teaching photography at Hoover Junior High School the same year and eventually moved to teaching the same subject at Merritt Island High School. During this time, he perfected his craft by shooting [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/09/i-miss-my-superhero/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:33:26 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/ Not only was my dad a photographer but he was a crafter as well. He enjoyed woodworking and stained glass. He made one large window piece in a bathroom and many transom pieces for two houses he owned in Florida. I remember being fascinated with the extraordinary colors and patterns which made up the glass [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:16:41 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/ My father was a photography teacher at both high school and college level and a professional photographer specializing in travel and wedding photography. Since the role of teacher was his main career for 35 years he always received wonderful apple figurines from many of his students. He enjoyed collecting all sorts of different apple figurines [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/feed/ 0