friday

wildflowers.

Giveaway for a cheerful summery print, just go here!
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outside my door

Little everyday beauties that looked even prettier after the rain and in the evening light.

On another pretty note, this morning I read a post on Erin's lovely blog, Reading My Tea Leaves, and thought about it later wishing I could come upon those sparkly steps myself.

1.23 to 1.24

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lately

brisk wintery walks in the evenings
cookies baked...and eaten
packages arriving at my doorstep
a swedish gingerbread house was built
ornaments unpacked and put upon the tree
movies enjoyed
sleeping in has been relished
cozy socks fill the laundry
layers of colorful scarves piled up to wear
lists written and checked off
cards still to address
...and the week begins

12.12 to 12.18

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november

beauty

11.19 to 11.21


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sunday to monday

This little guy planted himself between a brick step and the driveway...he is just too pretty to take away and from the hummingbirds even if we do have to step over him.


A second cup of tea. The first one was forgotten about and got so hot it bubbled right out of the pot all over the stove. Ugh. 

10.02 to 10.03
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found

my house wrapped up in a blanket of fog, an early morning walk, the tapping of Hermie's feet heading for breakfast, half a banana with peanut butter for me, kitty purrs and fur brushing . . . September

june!

The newest addition to my jar filled with bits of nature that I find here and there. Among the seashells, leaves and seeds with wings is a delicate teeny tiny eggshell...perfectly beautiful.

 lovey dovey garlands for Mom's brick + mortar shop space

happily ever after...items to be added to the shop this weekend

sweet delicious cherries from the local roadside stand, more please

I was a bit under the weather this week, much more myself now...so the to-do list seems to have grown as days disappeared right before my eyes.

{5.30 to 6.02}

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hello

a weekend of late night donuts, saturday morning running, weed pulling, nephew watching, jamba enjoying,♡family dinner and movie night loving♡, sunday morning walking, and afternoon socializing




New dress and skirt patterns to be added to Mom's shop this week, inspired by my guest post on The Summer of No Pants.  (pssst... free shipping code for my shop at end of guest post, expires tomorrow)


hee hee, little chicken legs

{5.20 to 5.23}
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found

freshly laundered sheets, furry kiwis for breakfast, cotton candy weeds, ladybug's winter coat...softness

Today I tried out a turbo kickboxing class at my gym. I learned that my noodle arms were not made for
boxing air and it's a lot harder to kick than it looks. Back to yoga next time. 
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the first

hmmmm, not been fooled yet...


found prettiness on an early morning walk



a ruffled garland I made late last night for my upcoming art pop-up show-I love it!
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growing

 (decided to take some self-portraits today...so much easier to photograph other people)

growing a blog

growing a business, setting lots of goals lately

growing lemons, still green... but too many to count

growing scraggly weeds in last year's garden spot, need to get on that

growing my bangs out, maybe, might be time for a cut

The blog has had some updates and changes lately, just added a hello page today.

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how lovely it is

...to find these tiny buds reaching for spring

...and to sit back with delicious four-bites-in-one chewy caramels (thank you Mom!)

{2.17 to 2.18}

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hello

the rose bushes are starting to fill in
sunsets glow in shades of pink, yellow and orange
an evening class is coming to an end
the days are hot and the nights are chilly
the shop has been updated, more to come
not muffins, but scones were baked twice this week...they were that good

play day




On Sunday I did a photo shoot for this sweet family of three. Our time in the park overflowed with playfulness and laughter. I love that they brought a big pink ball and that mom and dad were up for going down the slides, sometimes all three together, and that piggybacks were given and bare feet ran through the grass, kisses were plentiful and we were all happy to follow those teeny tiny feet over bridges and down slides to capture the genuine happiness and love that is this family.



{01.21 to 01.26}