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→ January 18, 2010
10 rainy days! At least, that’s what the weather says. Still feeling sluggish and healing, so I tackled the task of sorting out my fabric and mending and Etsy piles in the work room. Oh, my goodness. So much work, and so much inspiration just looking at all the fabric!
This 1920s dress from my sister-in-law [...]
→ January 10, 2010
2010, 2010!! I love this little listmaker for the new year: http://teuxdeux.com (Thanks, Angel!)
Speaking of Miss Angel, we were chatting the other day about life and growing up. My life from 1990-2000 (age 15-25) is curiously similar to that of young women blogging now - I traveled all over, modeled for the 1980’s east coast [...]
→ December 7, 2009
There are lots and lots of blogs out there that focus on Stuff. In fact, it is a leeetle mind boggling just how many! However, it’s the holidays! Everyone likes Stuff! I tend toward vintage/antique or handmade prizes (getting & giving, please) but sometimes one is just too plum tuckered out to whittle all of [...]
→ May 24, 2009
weeks of adventures.
wine parties & curled in chairs talking late. fog hung picnics on lake edges, sprawled on colorful blankets with mouths full of chocolate & pies. long walks on forest paths, bowls of mexican hot chocolate with fingers curled tight begging for warmth, art shows & tapas in new dark magic places, shimmering lip [...]
→ April 20, 2009
As Venus goes direct (last Friday!) and we all come out of stasis and into the glorious spring sunshine, I’ve been thinking a lot about inspiration and creativity.
Elizabeth Gilbert, whom I’ve never given much thought to as I’m a terrible snob when it comes to bestsellers, talks about genius and the creative drive as TINY [...]
→ March 25, 2009
You know those moments in life that make your heart seize up, that make you say “Wow, my life is amazing and magical and I am so so blessed to be here in this moment now?”
I’ve started a flickr group, magic is as magic does, to remind us of those tiny moments and share them [...]