One for my threadkillah's!

My version of the banana slug....
The banana slug came up in conversation with my Etsy friends, and I felt overcome with inspiration!
Not a work of art...just a doodle...

The Cafe

My Etsy friend Janet is living her dream of a brand-spankin' new cafe with cool sites, cool recipes and art for all to enjoy! So stop by, check it out, and spread the word that her place is a fun place to be....

I am going there now...come join me!

http://www.janetdavies.com/lilaccafe/

I want this...

My lovely Etsy friend kclarkphotography has some amazing stuff...if you don't believe me, visit her shop...

www.kclarkphotography.etsy.com

but in the meantime, let me tell you about my love for this particular piece.

It belongs in my house. On my wall going up the stairs actually. I have the place picked out. She doesn't know it yet, (well now she does!) but I have wanted this for some time. It will be mine. Yes. It will be mine.

I have a few more Etsy goals to meet before I can make the purchase.

When that happens, I will have my River Tay picture...Thanks for the beautiful photos Kim. You have brought the beauty of far away places to those of us that, for the time being, cannot go far away (maybe when Jack's older).

Anyway, here's the thing of beauty:

Sunday morning blueberry pancake addiction

Though it may appear as if I am struggling to beat out Martha Stewart for her position, we really only had these because we went blueberry picking a couple weeks ago, and the blueberries were about to turn...why is my text underlined??? I can't turn it off!

Anyway. here is the BEFORE pic:


Successful pancake creation, noted by the AFTER pic: (hooray for no underlining!)


And with this little breakfast event came the realization to the glaring truth surrounding pancakes and my addiction to them. If no one stops me, pancakes will happen.

I really wanted to delve into my discoveries this morning related to syrup. If you want me to elaborate, give a holler, otherwise, I am going to stop this nonsense and move on to more worldly topics, like all the cool esty stuff I found last night...more later, when the boy goes down for a nap...

Watching Ants

I am sitting here, eating ham, (at 10:30 at night, no less) thinking about my day. Searching for the theme...And you know, I just had the hardest time. Not because I was bored today or because I am feeling particularly shallow. Moreso, because I have a feeling but cannot express it well in words...

I suppose I should offer some background. We have spent the past month or so attending lots of functions, having some of our own, and just overall busy. Every weekend has been consumed by something. Except this weekend.

This weekend I was delighting at the thought of DOING NOTHING. But it was probably the most fulfilling of all my days this summer, but I couldn't figure out why.

Then it came to me. It was the mac ~n~ cheese pic (see post below) that framed it well. The little things, doing seemingly nothing that special, with my husband and boy. We hadn't done NOTHING in so long. Some of my day was a wee bit frustrating, but one particular point sticks out in my mind.

I was cleaning the "studio" this morning. In my pj's. I heard a banging on the side door coming from outside, and heard my boy yelling "Ma!" "Maaaaaaaa!"
So of course, I went. There they were. Jack and Daddy, sitting on the outside step, smiling up at me. Jack, (who is 22 months tomorrow btw) says, "Sit."

And that was the moment I realized that I can work, or do my artwork, clean the house, cook, wash, visit friends, make plans, do, do, do, but the very most memorable, meaningful, important and most cherished will be those tiny little seemingly slow and uneventful moments that make my life so rich.

My two loves of my life in one place, sitting in the sun, gazing at ants on the ground. Watching my boy devour his food with gusto and passion. Laughing and flopping around on pillows in the playroom, with nothing in our heads but that.

I am blessed. I am blessed for so many reasons, but am most happy that I was able to enjoy this day for all its littleness, seemingly unimportant importance.

Inspired

I am so humbled. I was bumming around on ETSY's forum, checking out some beautiful stuff, and promoting mine, and I came across a blog that had the nicest entry!

She posted about her awesome day, and offered a window into her philosophical interests, which really gave me some inspiration to do the same!

Here is the blog if you would like to check it out: http://tupelolondon.blogspot.com/

So I thought I would offer a photo of my son, who brings so much light to my world for so many reasons. One being his incredible love for food...

Did you get a good look at that Kraft macaroni stuck to his face?

That's my boy!

The Party

The latest just posted on Etsy this past week!


I had just gone to a party where I got the feeling that I was on parade...eek. I am more of a fan of parties where the laughter is high and the pretention is low.

Lowwww.....

This little drawing made me feel better. It made me laugh. Laughing is good. Someone should have brought some of that to the party.

Go give it some love! -----> www.bumblejack.etsy.com

The Custom Wedding Invite Project of 2009

I took this on for a friend, fully confident that I could do a good job, but I really never thought I would be so happy with the finished product, and delight in the process so much!

It got me thinking..."hmm," said I to myself.

"Dare I consider the possibilities?"

I think it might be fun to make a line of invites, and work my way into custom invitations...

All things paper... i am feeling an obsession coming on...