preview to fruit sticker fun!!

I just found this old notebook filled with fruit stickers. the bartlett bow is simply adorable!

life in the kitchen.

the narcissus are soon to bloom.

summer jimmy with sword

I just found these photos of Jimmycat—nestled between screen and sword—enjoying a nice breezy summer day. Oh, I miss my summer bedroom (I love dazing at the dreamy old silkscreened wallpaper). We're fully ready for warm weather so we can move back upstairs to the unheated attic.

a murder of crows

There were hundreds outside of mcad the other evening—perched on trees, flying overhead and making a serious ruckus.

best wrap-job of the season

look at tim tozer's special wrapping talent...

lovely sign in copenhagen

2008: year of the snack

cheerios

i turned my head and found this cheerio split in half and perfectly placed...

mantlepiece wonderland

fun elves, santas, snowmen... and so many many more where they come from.

barometers

These are my favorite and trusty weather devices... when the children come out to play the weather is fine; on the other hand, when ms. witch is face forward the weather is not so kind.

a handful of (mostly) crackerjack charms

can you believe the knife and holster?

2 seriously useful things---under an inch!

gummy squirrel erasure and gummy monogram labels! everything about these vintage gummy office supplies makes me happy!

so here's the question: the box of monograms was originally 5cents and I paid 5dollars... is that 10,000% inflation?

traditional estonian dance+dress

from the lihula folk festival.

fall 07 has come to a close

Celebrating with the squirrels tonight.
One of the many dioramas in the Mocassin Bar [Hayward Wisconsin].

perfect

this perfect circle was left behind on nicollet ave.

children w/ boxcar

The weather and lighting was perfect as is this scenario—on the back streets of Parnu, Estonia.

kitty hot bottle warmer

another really amazing item from my parent's house.

midday yesterday and today

more is falling and on its way.

funtime with the girls

Jimmy, Hazel and I hung out today. I rearranged some furniture, had breakfast with jen and jay and procrastinated on the otherstuff.

seagulls

This fine paper collage was on the kitchen table the other day. made by Tim Tozer.

my sweet family

holiday funtime with my family after way too many bottles of wine.

christmas 2005--prehazel

happy birthday from mpls!

DAD/POPPA! We are loving you!

from my mom's studio

there's always so much to explore when I go home for a visit. my sweet mum has a great collection of antique children's goodies in her studio—including woolen slippers and blue leather shoes!

ohhh ypsitucky

I'm back! I went home to Michigan for a week to visit my parents--it was a loooong 16 hour drive with Hazel, but well worth the drive (H + I ended up getting a one-way flight back). We did a huge amount of eating, thrift shopping, doting over Hazel, relaxing and caught up on cable TV. The photos are from Ypsilanti... time has stood still, everything is still the same ten years later. Still sad and rundown.

very pretty bean stick

perfect lil' package from our local asian food mart.

The Two Crabs

Æsop. (Sixth century B.C.) Fables.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

One fine day two Crabs came out from their home to take a stroll on the sand. “Child,” said the mother, “you are walking very ungracefully. You should accustom yourself to walking straight forward without twisting from side to side.”

“Pray, mother,” said the young one, “do but set the example yourself, and I will follow you.”
“EXAMPLE IS THE BEST PRECEPT.”