summer winding down...

What can I say? No words for this...

and last night's heavy dew, as the morning warms up...

and may I just repeat myself, in case you missed it the first time...

A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day (the recipe):

Take a batch of perfect weather, as in blue sky + sun + a little breeze,

not too hot and not too cold.

Add to that a walk with a good friend in a gorgeous place...

salt water, woods, red squirrel chatter, good smells of warm pine needles and seaweed..

and follow it up with a visit to MacNab's Tea Room,
where the hand-knit tea cozy is chosen to match the flavor of your tea.

Perhaps you can see that one of us was having green tea,
and the other Smokey Russian Caravan.

We didn't have our tea leaves read on this day,

but that would be an option.

Of course, scones and lemon curd with the tea.

Of Course!

And since my last visit there, they have stocked one room with Rowan yarn, as these women are huge fans of Kaffe Fassett, as anyone in her right mind would be!

I wish I could show you a picture, but maybe you should go and see for yourself!

made in the shade

80 to 90 degrees in the shade...80 to 90% humidity...whatcha gonna do until it's time to go swimming again?

Well, there are always unfinished projects, right?

so...

I finished one! Yay!!!!

I'm not sure yet whether I love it or not, but...

it brightens up the bathroom and feels great under bare feet,

which makes for happy toothbrushing!

And it's done!

celebrating friends

I was recently in NH for a week, and was lucky enough to be taken in by two good friends. Their rambling house is home to many, for a night or a week or as long as needed. It also houses two studios - the glass studio of Hans Schepker, where anything that could possibly be folded from paper is made of glass...sometimes I feel my brain begin to hurt when I try to figure some of these things out...but it's a good hurt. His studio is unbelievable. Check him out at

http://glassgeometry.com/



This gorgeous lantern was a birthday gift...oh lucky, lucky me! Isn't it incredible?

And then there's Marcy Schepker, of Pear Tree Studio, in the same house. Among her many talents with fiber, including residencies in schools and shelters, are the animals she up-cycles from wool sweaters. I try not to come home with any more of them, but I love them so much and always need a few...

You can see why, can't you? Look for Marcy at

http://marcyschepker.com/

I am so grateful to Hans and Marcy for all their nourishment of my body and soul!!

happy feet

Hello there -
I just wanted to post something on a sunny day, and here it is! Downpour with thunderstorms last night, probably more later today, but at this moment it is sunny!! 80 degrees, 80% humidity and a blue sky. Gosh, that color is so amazing!! So BLUE! But this is what I really wanted to share with you...I've been gardening in rainboots with many holes, thinking that the wet weather was temporary, but...on the last downpour day I went looking locally for new rain boots. Oh yes, sold out everywhere. My second choice, after trying locally, is always Zappos.com. And look what they sent me!! Free shipping, on my doorstep within two days, and who wouldn't be cheered up by these on a rainy day? Plus, (and a BIG plus in my opinion), they are made in Canada.

Well, thanks for sharing my footbliss with me!

home is where the heart is

I've been stepping over this heart on the front doorstep for a few rainy weeks now. Isn't this a nice welcome home?

Here's the mama pig you saw in process on my messy project-covered kitchen table a while back. She has two piglets, but they're a little shy in this photo. They've gone to live at Chickadee Tree with Miss M. She sent me a nice picture of them, but how to get it from e-mail to blog...?

And here's a belated birthday present I made for a very special friend who recently turned 6 years old. Her eyes are so blue and full of sparkle.

and yes, just in case you were wondering, it is raining right now.

"work"

I just want to show you how lucky I am to say "bye, I'm going to work..." then drive for 5 minutes max and end up here...

The gardens are the labor and love of Sharon Turner, Master Gardener and wonderful woman. You can meet her at the Washington Farmer's Market on Saturdays 10 -2.

I love my "job"!