So. You want to know about me?
I'm Lori Seaborg.
Our 4 year old took that photo of me recently. It's one of very few of me. She is an insistent thing, so there I am, indulging my daughter for a moment. I immediately snatched the camera back, of course. I like to be behind it.
Some of the things that make me smile include teacups, yellow walls, sunlight, Starbucks' White Chocolate Mocha, my Nikon, fabric, yarn, thread (let's just say all textiles), a spontaneous family dance in the kitchen, a sketchpad & portable watercolor tray, my kayak, Gulf Coast beaches, organic gardening, unpredictable weather (let's just say all things in nature), and plenty (plenty!) of free time to follow my whims.
I also love to be with my goats and chickens. This is April, Duchess and Flower.
I live a simple life with my family on a river in America that empties into the Gulf of Mexico just a few miles downstream.
Here is my man who can still dunk a basketball at 37.
Yeah, I know, that's not a basketball. But I like that picture of him and I don't particularly like sweaty baggy basketball shorts and tank tops. Know what I mean?
We've been married 15 years, yipes. We like to say that since we've stuck it out this long, we may as well just keep going.
Besides, I still like him.
Here are our four children (ages 12, 10, 8 and 4 - boy, girl, boy, girl) who make me laugh out loud daily and who are the inspiration behind thousands of photos.
I like them, too.
My blog is called Just Pure Lovely because it is about the everyday things in my life that I find to be "just pure lovely." Those three words are taken from Philippians 4:8, a Bible verse, where we're given the advice to think about things that are just and pure and lovely, among other things like those that are noble and true.
I created Just Pure Lovely in January 2008, but I'm not new to blogging. My former blog - a texty blog - is located at Keeping the Home. Give it a look, if you like, but come here, or to Just Pure Lovely, for what I'm up to these days.
Want to reach me? You know...for advice (silly you), chatting (yay!), to ask for photos or my writing (say please!) or to offer me lotsa money (go on now!)...simply email me at loriseaborg @ gmail.com (but smoosh all that together - the spaces are just to keep the i-robots from getting my email address). Or, leave a comment on my blog. I love comments.
(updated April 2008)