love wins

sometimes it may not appear to us that love wins.  but this is what I know for sure:  it always trumps fear.

this whimsical art is by geninne's art store; please have a look at her beautiful work.

etsy blue

this weekend I really kicked into holiday mode: the tree is up and alight with color and I even decorated the blog. some of my shopping is done but I like to save some for the month of december. the balance of gift-giving is to be exclusively from local, handmade or vintage sources. etsy continues to be my shades-of-blue shopping paradise:

• perfect teal bag
• coasters are a great hostess gift
• peace on earth is not just a wish
• love a mini poncho
• snowflurry baubles
• my new collection obsession: midcentury homegoods
• some days this is how I feel
• rainbow whale!
• hello luvah!
• funk by my beautiful friend kelly
• more vintage beauties for the home
• and more baubles {there's no such thing as too many}
• sweet blue chickadees
• serious swooning over this turquoise bike
• for all the baubles
• blue cuff

santa, if you're reading, any of these will do just fine.

happy monday sweet friends!

i ♥ photoblocks

i love the way they look and i love making them. they've found a home in my little etsy shop.

mosaic monday

since I have a wee bit of an impulse issue when it comes to shopping, nothing makes me happier (and prevents the dreaded afterspree shame) than favoriting lovely things on etsy. this way, I get to "have" before I actually buy. time goes by and if I still love them, I go ahead and purchase.

here are a few things hanging out on my list. some of them have been sold, which makes me sad, but I'm learning to accept that they were meant to belong to another girl with a heart full of wishes.

• I live for vintage cateye glasses.
• royal buffet rocks my world with their paper creations.
• stacking rings in a perfect color grouping for autumn.
• sometimes my inner ragamuffin demands to be dressed. she wants this for fall sundays strolling at farm and flea markets.
• like carrying around a tiny bit of the ocean.
• sometimes my inner maggie the cat demands to be dressed. I'll take that with a bourbon. straight up.
• just yes.
• gypsy jewels.
• and then there's my inner audrey. she needs a new purse.

p.s. progress report here.

but dude, it's wednesday

I know, but I love rosie music's art so much, I couldn't wait until monday to post a mosaic. my favorite is the little band on wood. and there are t-shirts too!

*****

yesterday I was on the phone with an e.r. doctor about a child abuse case. we recognized instantly from our voices that both of us came from other places and had somehow landed in this sleepy little southern town. I was thinking he was from somewhere in the vicinity of the west coast and then he said it: "dude, let me check." california. no doubt.

here's the funny thing: I was absolutely delighted! for the rest of the day! I have become so used to being called ma'am, sugar, honey, buttercup, or any other of the thousands of sticky sweet southern endearments. it was so refreshing to hear the mother tongue. I haven't been called dude (except by my daughter) in almost ten years.

happy wednesday friends.

running with scissors

this gorgeous and whimsical art is the work of jennifer khoshbin. I am totally in awe. she has these pieces and more to drool over and for sale in her etsy shop.

lola did it

it was so easy, it was almost done on a whim.

my folly, you can call it. lola calls it "taking risks". she says it's healthy and good.

we (lola and me) have a wee shop at etsy. we'd be honored if you'd have a peek.