yes, annie and husband and friends completely surprised me tuesday, decoy gift and all (which i’ve yet to photograph but am excited about sharing with you all).  it’s nice to have birthdays, and even nicer to have friends who help your birthday be nice . . .

beefy’s party hat!  i wish we’d gotten better pictures, […]

goodness gracious, i love jemima lumley!  i want this cuff, and several other things in her etsy shop.  her blog is pretty nifty, too.  check her out!  and what a cute name she has, jemima. . . .

i really really love this scarf from urban outfitters, they have a really big selection of scarves like this, i had no idea. i wish it was cooler here in SC so i could wear one like this comfortably, i hope they still have them for fall. . .

i saw these on emma’s blogg, you probably did also. . .but i just had too put them up here too for some blog decoration. i love them!!!

so we did throw Mollie a surprise party, and it worked, she was surprised! she thought she was going on a peaceful kidless b-day date. but no, she got a very festive whirlwind production. no jumping out of closets for this surprise, we just all stood in a line as they drove up holding […]

Happy Birthday Mollie dear!!!!! you are 21 this year? right? right!
take a look at her wish list. . .

this weekend Marshall learned how to clap! i am almost happier about it than when he learned to walk, i’m not sure why, perhaps the sheer joy that appeared on his face the instant he made the discovery. he will be one year old sept. 9, that is not so far away!

I used to have a bulletin board, okay i don’t feel like capitalizing tonight.  anyways, i used to have one. . .i think i posted a photo once of it, then we moved the studio around and there wasn’t really a good place for i. i miss it. the other day i found a file […]

a couple of new things in the shop this week!  a wonderful summer garland with girls from the 1950s enjoying summer days gone by and the butterfly quicksilver mobile, one of our most beloved beauties, is now made entirely from vintage french papers and a recycled record jacket.  in addition to the black and white […]

I have known my brother-in-law Cory for. . .nine years now? longer than my husband, only by a few months though. . .we met at art camp in high school, then he met my sister in college and the rest is history.  I have always thought of him as a fabulous artist, but I think […]