merry christmas!!

i'm wishing all of you the excitement & magic that you felt as a child....happy holidays!

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all photos by my dad.

craving.....

caramel apples...

corn dogs...



& the thrill of the state fair...



i remember from my childhood.



one year they let us out of school early so we could go...



that was heaven for a kid!

what rhymes with eyelash?

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i think i might need that necklace!!

a sure sign fall is on the way....

when the weather finally cools i open the windows next to my desk & bask in the sounds of the season. breaking up the constant whirring of the last cicadas of the summer is the periodic ping of falling acorns hitting our metal lawn furniture. in a few weeks or so it will be an almost constant din and my little dogs will be coming in with improvised tap shoes...the little hulls fit their tiny paw pads perfectly.

(they hate that!)

so while we wait here are some fun little acorn things to get you in the mood for fall too!

"the acorn queen"

marisol spoon


rock love


craftapalooza

eternal autumn


shining egg


nora aoyagi


botanical bird

and for more check out etsy!!

new blog love...

i may be behind the times & the last one to find this blog (thanks erin!), but i think it'll be my new favorite place to hang out.

i appreciate a well told story & significant objects doesn't disappoint.

objects collected at garage sales & flea markets are sold on ebay but only after they are paired with clever stories about their origins. added value if you will!

one of my favorites is the story accompanying a ziggy paperweight written by Todd Levin...

an excerpt...

"On her desk Mary Eileen kept a clear glass bowl filled with M&Ms. The bowl had a lid, held in place with a heart-shaped Ziggy paperweight. It was an elaborate contraption — really, more of a trap. The time required to get at that candy — removing and replacing both the paperweight and lid — guaranteed you would be held captive for at least a fleeting social interaction."

the success of the site...$1,478.54 sold to date on items costing $60.50...is an ode to the power of a good story to sell us things we probably never even needed!

rainy days here...

but you know if i were in paris i wouldn't care either!

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back from a long break...

it's tough coming home to the real world after an extended vacation. the bills, work, grocery shopping, housekeeping & even "dogkeeping"...you know, everyday life maintenance...is all so much less interesting than porch sitting & visiting with family & beloved friends.

but we are back & i had the diana shots developed....here are my favorites from tennessee & from california.

sadly, i never got to the beach, but i got close! we spent a week in watsonville, ca. where my husband grew up. it's a sleepy little farm town on the coast between santa cruz & monterey. i love that place...we had beautiful strawberries, blackberries & raspberries fresh off the vine & still warm from the sun. it was heavenly!

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she's here!

& i love her.

my diana camera came in the mail just before we left for the smoky mountains & boy did i have fun with her on our trip. yes, my camera is a she & so easy to use. the funny looks i got from people when she loudly clicked as i advanced her film to the next frame tickled me as well.

she came in the most beautiful & inspiring of packages. one i think i will be keeping. & not only did she come with a beautiful box, but a book of photos taken by lomo owners as well. this was a great surprise to me & oh so inspiring...i couldn't wait to take it out & start shooting. so now i have to wait for the 9 rolls i took to be processed. i'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised but you never know with these things & that, for me, is a big part of it's charm.

in the mean time she will be traveling with me to the beach...i'll be sure to post the best of these photos (fingers crossed) when i return!