it's roid week

1. And so it begins...again, 2. Swans, 3. outside work, 4. for those who needed some happy today, 5. yes darling, 6. Origin of Symmetry, 7. Untitled

get with the program. take a look. i bet you'll find something you like. i did.

things i like right now

i'm certainly not going to win any blog awards with that original title am i? eah. it's about how much brain power i have right now. i have been thinking about the holidays a lot lately. mostly how much i want to skip halloween and move right into thanksgiving. i love thanksgiving. it's my favorite holiday. not because of the pilgrims necessarily, but because it's about eating food and spending time with the people you love. my two favorite things. as such i thought i would share how much i loved this months gourmet issue. i'll admit it, i was skeptical. i love basic, traditional thanksgiving food so much that spins always kind of lose me, but their over the top super fancy menu sounded so good, that i was pretty much ready for whatever they were going to show me next. while i myself will probably never make a super fancy over the top thanksgiving meal, they had a great article on how to do a traditional menu in four hours, which was music to my ears. and the vegetarian menu not only sounded good, the pictures were beautiful beautiful beautiful. spot on yet again with the photographers that magazine chooses. someday, right? i'll keep dreaming.

don't worry, i'm not here to make christmas all jealous about my thanksgiving love. i've been thinking about that one too. the gift making ideas have been brewing for a bit now. did you see melissa's brilliant idea? i'm putting that one right at the top of my list. so good. i think this is finally the year to make dolls for the girls, in hopes they won't get ripped to shreds in seconds or worse yet, tossed to the gutter with a lack of compunction that only a four year old can muster. man they can be so cruel. ha! i just realized i'm stealing all of melissa's ideas. i knew there was a reason i liked that lady. of course if you don't have time or the want to make things (believe me that's where i am most of the time) then there is always the buying handmade option, yes? claire's new shop. oh my. i have one of her lovely wallets and they are just fantastic. not only are they sturdy, but guaranteed to make you smile when you fish it out of your bag. martha has a new holiday offering in store that i can not wait to see. shanna has a lovely calendar in the wings that will be fantastic. and my friend beth has just opened a new shop. her work is lovely, i should know, we have three of her pieces on our walls.

last and most definitely least i have been thinking about my offerings. i have been selling custom prints here and there which has been the perfect speed for me right now. i have been thinking about a few things to sell for the holidays, but i thought i would ask what you would like to see. postcards? journals? little prints? tell me. i'll listen. i promise.

show show

hey there people. yesterday i took my 48 images down to the imago gallery for their upcoming holga show. i spent some time talking to the aaron, the guy putting it together, and i am really excited to see how these collages of images turn out. if you are in kansas city, please come! the reception is november first friday (the 7th) at the imago gallery, details here. ok, now time to breath easy and think about halloween. one princess down, two more costumes to go. fun fun.

parental sacrifice

that's what parenting is all about it, isn't it? sacrificing so our children can have more than we ever did. and yesterday i came up against a doozy. i make conscious decisions on what battles to pick and this time chose not to battle. that's right. collette is now a proud owner of a disney princess costume for halloween. she conspired with grandma and will now be snow white for halloween. i don't know why i can't stand the disney princesses so much, i grew up on them. actually i don't like hardly any so called "licensed character" stuff. and no, i still don't have an answer for it. but here we are, at a shining parenting moment that she probably will never remember anyway. ah well.

in other news have you seen that the queen of simple brilliance is at it again? i never knew how much i love lists until now. and that melissa has got me thinking about clothes sewing again. i'm thinking about elongating this built by wendy pattern into a simple smock that i can wear with tights all winter long. melissa did it, the chicken did it. surely i can too? maybe. i've got lots of sewing on deck and i tend to sew for myself last, so who knows.