Pinks
Something very uplifting, to me, about pink, healing, and inviting.
Soft sunset glow after a weekend away….
pink tinted tray of Tiny Universe trinkets from a class taught by Abira Ali at the Wisdom Arts Laboratory….
Crazy, vibrant, dahlia practically screaming with light…
Natures pink petaled curtain, Bougainvillea, framing the hyenas home at the zoo….
Flower at my mother’s house….
The [...]
shades of white
browns golden earthy aquatic
sleepy, easy, fur, wood, plastic, morning light…
wool rainbow chevron, woven…straight to my heart, handmade…
oil O, owl, key hole, wisdom, worn, death….
shark eggs….
tide pools….rich underwater earth….life…
green
Dull, and hardy, full of healing sap…aloe, strong, independent….
cactus fence blooming with fruit…
security made verdant
bright stripes, the variegated, tangled web of the spider plant…
mysterious air filled, prickly puff, for you…
blue
Clouds in the sky…fall is coming
back to school
School started last week. Homework everyday, even on Sunday….made better with lemonade and crayons.
Seen in the neighborhood, walking home from school: the dancer with the yellow dress…
signage, black, white and red in layers
entertainment posters change weekly across the street, Medea at UCLA…
and, back home to Stripe kitty and our stuff.
This will be the new ritual, [...]
swatch diaries
swatch diaries, volume one, away/japan
by Carrie Bostick Hoge
made by Madder…
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I did, without much thinking about it, because Carrie’s blog, swatch diaries, is one of my favorite places to visit. Her photography always inspires me. So, I knew, her booklet, swatch diaries, volume one, away/japan, would be a great way to [...]
desert beauty
The view, with it’s rich hot colors…
and by hot, I mean hot, 111 degrees
and by beauty, I mean the view and this hand knit antique doily I found in a shop. It was tossed in with a pile of crochet doilies. It caught my eye with it’s starched linen, and fine work, about ten stitches [...]
what to do?
School starts next week. What to do to pass the time? While, I try to do some work…knitting is work, right? Felix tries his hand at spool knitting.
And, a couple of days ago, when we didn’t want to go outside, we pretended it was Easter and dyed eggs and had a hunt indoors. It was [...]