this....

found here at little brown pen reminds me of sunshine. it's in the forecast for this weekend. sunshine that is. finally. 70s and sunshine. we seattle-ites have waited a long long time for it. i might go do cartwheels.

i'm trying really hard not to laugh

this is cali plc. post lion cut. sometimes as a mother you have to do things that are for the best, maybe not the most attractive, but for the best. she was matted. very matted.
this is cali blc, before lion cut.
again, plc. she's got boots.and a feather duster.
and now a complex. sorry, baby.

in my dreams

i'm not cold, i'm not wet, i'm not dodging raindrops. i'm not wearing ugg boots to a memorial day picnic, but...

i'm flying over this.
taking a boat to a secluded resort.
soaking up the sun and warmth and swimming in the infinity pool overlooking the ocean.
napping in one of the daybeds scattered throughout the resort.
getting gussied up for dinner on the terrace.
dining on prawns with goat cheese ravioli.
then finishing up my day with some late night tennis.
wanna join me?

all images via here

life lesson 101

the greatest lesson i learned from the season finale of the oprah show, may 25. sometimes you know it, but it helps to have someone put it out there infront of you. i will remember this. and be conscious of it. in fact, i think i'll print it out and put it on my wall.

loving this

my sister-in-law sent me this. isn't it awesome? i'm usually not a skull type of gal but i love this! found here.

it tickles me....

when customers are excited about their new calling cards. ***

so much so to do this...

it also tickles me when customers make me step outside my box (square cards) and make me do them standard size and vertical. how cute are they?? they'll be getting their own listing in the shop soon (but they're always available special request!).

thanks jamie! and while you're over at her blog, check it out. i just managed to spend some time over there. love all the inspiration.

*** jamie's photo

i want to be...

a guest at this party.
and at the end of it, i'll try to sneak that credenza and those lamps into my car.

found here

an end of an era

there's only 5 more oprah shows left. are you watching? i am. i've pretty much always watched oprah. maybe not her first few years, but definitely the last 20.
i'll be sad when she's not on every afternoon. but she's closing it out with some amazing guests.

yesterday she interviewed ralph lauren. a great interview. and view into his colorado lifestyle.
and earlier this week, she interviewed james frey.... again. you may remember the controversy 5 years ago surrounding his memoir. i think this was one of her best shows ever.
oprah will continue working at her own network, own. i'm excited to see what she's go in store for us there.

i'm needy

i need sun. i had a blood test done last week. it showed i'm extremely low in vitamin d. i live in seattle. go figure.

i need warmth. while i'm at it, an ocean and sand would be nice too.

this pretty much sums it up.

found here.

snippets from our sunday

there was an open house. we had to leave. i didn't feel well and just wanted to crawl back in bed. the rain and cold temps (seattle has yet to realize it's late spring) didn't help. we headed to the nearest coffee shop and read our books. steve was engrossed. i told him it was a good one. he hesitated reading it because he watched the movie with me and doesn't like to read the book after the movie. he's almost done with the book, after just one day. he's a speed reader.
i read this for our book club meeting friday night.
and the coffee shop is dog friendly so this one got to join us inside.