to do list

Finish reading this. Only 541 pages to go

Paint this for Eighth Ply Show

Finish making these

Pick a new quote for this

in my home: jewelry

With hazy morning conditions I decided to take some photos of two necklaces I have made and saved for my personal jewelry stash. Trying to build up an inventory on etsy has made it hard to keep anything for myself but I have held on to these two at least. 

Tribal Bits Necklace 

Concrete Sherbet Necklace

in my home: quote board

Words fascinate me. They carry so much significance in just a combination of letters and spaces. Well chosen words can change inspire, challenge and teach. In homage to the written word, the chalkboard I hung in our kitchen has become our quote board. Our tradition is my husband and I take turns picking a favorite quote and writing it on the board and we leave it up until we can say it from memory. The current one is my contribution. Prior ones were:

"Who, being loved, is poor?" -Oscar Wilde (from me)

"God never made an ugly landscape. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild." -John Muir (from my hubby)

It's my husband's turn next, any suggestions?

in my home: the reading chair

This is the reading chair. It is much more productive than it's neighbor, the puffy blue napping chair, which is on the other side of the living room. It has seen lots of coffee, a few pages of the gigantic Autobiography of Mark Twain & quite a bit of Real Simple & Sunset. Positioned right next to the slider to our balcony, it has just the right amount of natural light. The whole corner is home to some of my favorite items. The fabulous lamp next to it came from Matilda's Mouse & the pillow cover I found at a local antique barn, Rusty Creek. And of course the lovely orchid plant which was a gift from a friend. I smell the coffee is ready-think I'll head over there now!