love + realsies

i had the "color run" on my calendar to do for months

(scheduled yesterday) + i had thought this run would be 

the topic of today's post.

instead, a fever rose up + said "stay home".

this reminded me of being 8 + my whole fam got sick 

+ we couldn't see the new pippi longstocking movie as planned!

the only thing left for me was to feel my sadness
+ then notice what may appear next...

sweetly, this dear artist, signe, was able to take my place
+
i moved, full circle, + ordered a pippi longstocking book + dvd!

...

another next will be a barnes + noble book signing

in roseville, minnesota, july 20 at 2pm

link: book signing 

all with love + realsies to the beats in our hearts

xox

my makings are coming alive

carissa puts on this girl
+ brings her to life
blog + shop

jennifer bakes this book
+ blesses her into fuller being
blog + shop

+ meseret inspired the drawing on this tee
+ shows me the way i must go.

(you can click on any pic to make bigger)
thank you, each + all, for making my makings complete
with your very lives.
 xox
all + more available here

bedazzled

one of our sons was dazzled by colorful bulbs & lined them up & i followed suit by lining up the photo lense to capture something from this boy who dazzles me.

i love you

i recently discovered http://www.iloveyoucards.org/ & have loved spreading these cards around (here's a recent one i left in a store!).

we all have so much to offer

a dear neighbor asked if i'd like a taste of her curried black eyed peas with basmati rice.
thankful oh thankful. happy thanksgiving.

i wanna be like me

find these happy tees at www.geekfamily.com

so many beautiful souls sit here

...at my office.

these are the biggest leaves i ever found

my friend eva.

dream more

someone has beauty coming out of them in the form of signs...let's see more of these!!

a leaves jamboree

my husband took this picture in our backyard yesterday & said "look at this spot!"...
(happy halloween & to all that delights you this fall).

can doo

our eleven year old, sam, wants to be an electrocuted vampire for halloween and i think he might just pull it off!

beauty showed up at my door

beauty showed up at my door in the form of bracelets on a lovely friend's wrist recently! (gasp)