Dreamy

[photos by erin tyner]

These photos by Erin Tyner drew me in. Each one a quiet scene with a story to tell. It is no wonder she calls this series half awake. Find more of her wonderful photos here.

[Ork Posters!]

My sister came across these ultra cool posters, and she told two friends and they told two friends and so on and so on...She is planning on doing a grouping of her three favorite cities she has lived in. Check out these city neighborhood posters at Ork Posters! here. You have a choice of colors for a poster or a screen print. Just fabulous.

Happy 4th of July!Have a good weekend.

Gone Fishing

[rachel ink]

[dingbat press]

[perideau designs stationery]

I came across these sweet little cards on etsy. I have fishing on the brain. Yes, it is serious. I now have a fishing license! We went fishing yesterday and found that it was very peaceful with the potential to be exciting. I was able to sum things up about fishing in all that peacefulness: fishing = hope with each and every cast. Although we only caught a 4" bluegill, we were hopeful for a few hours and kept trying. My kids were pretty patient for the most part until they saw a snake in the cat tails, then all they wanted to do was find the snake. So glad they didn't "fall in the drink". A bit a patience, the license and the lingo, isn't that what it takes to be a fisherman?

Who Said What?

I have been working on a quote for a custom order that prompted me to look up more quotes from Dr. Seuss. I found two others that spoke to me:

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

We have survived my 12 year old's scavenger hunt/sleep over/birthday party. The scavenger hunt ended when one of the girls stepped on a piece of glass. My first instinct was to send up the flares and dial 911, but we applied some pressure and got a hold of her mother. Three stitches later she was able to return to the party. Girls giggling and talking until 3 am... Needless to say, it is Monday and I am still exhausted. It is good to be working on some new drawings and listening to a new playlist on Pandora (and I am not having guilt that my kids are watching tv today, no friends over, no driving them here and there!).