9.17.2012

a balancing act...

Scales are the symbol for Libra.
Scales symbolize balance.
Libras like balance.
I'm a Libra.
I'm out of balance.

I am SO out of balance that I've had vertigo for the last two weeks.  I have an inner ear infection that sends me spinning and it wasn't until just this minute that I realized it is a manifestation of my life at the moment - out of balance.

I keep taking blog breaks.
I feel energized and ready to hop back in the blog saddle when I return but......not this time.
This time I kind of don't want to come back.
I want to re-do my closet and studio space, have some more dinner parties, climb this beautiful mountain I live next to, make some stuff and see some more people.  Less blogging about life and more living it.  Quality over quantity.

I don't know how to check out for say, 6 months or even a year, but I'm not sure I'm quite ready to just close up shop for good.  Guess I'm heading into blog limbo now.  Is there a guidebook for this?  I adore my blog friends, both old and new, and I hope you'll keep in touch either through my shops or email.

I'll be out treasure hunting and filling my Etsy shops up with more great stuff, so do stop by and visit me there.  My jewelry shop is here and my vintage home shop is here.

Be safe, be healthy, be grateful, be generous, be magical!



9.14.2012

pages...


This summer, while I've been out wandering the flea markets, swap meets and estate sales, looking for items for my Etsy shops, my daughter has often tagged along.

There is only one thing that really captures her interest.
One thing she collects.
One thing she can't live without.
Her first love really.
Books.

These are a few of the books she has picked up over the summer.  I don't know the rhyme or reason of her choices but I know it's hard for her to walk by them, and even harder for her to let them go once she's read them.

What's the last book you read?

9.07.2012

share some love...



Wishing you a special moment or two this weekend...


Image from All About You book by Merrily Mihel