In worklandia, we often say ridiculous things like “How will we measure success on this project?” & then I stab myself in the eye with some scissors and the meeting is adjourned and that’s that. But sometimes, it’s a good question to ask. More than “what do I want to do with my life?” the question “what [...]

Found wine boxes + Sunday walk to the nursery = portable succulent garden. We have a few more boxes – kitchen herbs would be nice!

This weeks garden flowers got a little boost from the local flower market, and the yellow-purple-white combination was making me so happy I felt inspired to build a palette on it. Plus, you know, all the WEDDINGWEDDINGWEDDING around today. How about violet wedding dresses? {palette photos: Flowers, my own. Paper bag with lemon calligraphy, elizabeth anne [...]

I just got off with the phone with my dad, who suggested I put on a blue leotard and bunny ears to surprise Sean. He was referring to this classic family moment ~ I will not be doing this. But my mom’s scarf ears are pretty amazing, as is the concept. My mom will probably [...]

I woke up early this morning, after only 5 hours sleep, but awake and rested. Was it the acupuncture I’ve been getting? A bizarre fluke? I got up around 7:30, did yoga, made a french press of Blue Bottle coffee, got in the bath & perched my cup of coffee on the edge for a long, leisurely [...]

You all gave excellent hair advice, I’ve been trying products and some have worked (Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Conditioner), and some haven’t worked for me (Bumble and Bumble Mousse). There’s more on the list to try but I need to use some things up before I do. As my hair grows longer, I’m allowing [...]

It’s all flowers and geriatric living up in here lately. Brunch and Sunday drives, looking for treasures. This pewter jug was strangely appealing to me, &  totally something my mom would have. A set of 4 champagne coupes, for fancy living. A glass and silverplate container to keep the cat from stealing my earrings and [...]

I’m taking Fridays off work for the next few weeks to rest my eyes, and going to acupuncture. It helps, though it’s still really difficult to deal with impaired visions. Today I was in the courtyard staring at the new spring violets and wishing I could make a long sweeping dress from these velvety purple [...]

Hello bloglandia! I’m still fighting with this stupid eye and it’s making me crazy. From being a pain at work to ruining any weekend plans I may have ridiculously imagined I could have managed, healing is a slow, annoying process. I’d hoped to make some headway on our house projects list, but when one’s eyes [...]

Disorienting wall-eyed day at work, to a long evening in the sunny living room. Sauvignon blanc & elderflower spritzers, new sunglasses & glasses (handmade in USA!), a scarf the color of my face, striped straw clutch. Gifted Husqvarna from tiny Swedish lady, the manual in Swedish. New china, building Easter baskets for the babies. LILACS.

One eyed blogging. I have an eyepatch on, like a pirate. The eye healing is going ok, but part of the process is that it swings way out, like a wall eyed pug. So that’s where I’m at now. Unfun. It’s so hard for me to rest at all – I have to put everything on [...]

In 1988, I was in 8th grade, and these were the shoes the horse girls in my class wore. These have 2 cent Eire euro coins in them, from our honeymoon. My dad always has a steel toe pair, which I find mildly amazing. I’m not supposed to be on the computer yet post eye-surgery, [...]