the journey one day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice – though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “mend my life!” each voice cried. but you didn’t stop. you knew what you [...]

“happiness is like jam. you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself.” anonymous .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   such an amazingly busy, happy week. our new shop [...]

“please don’t go. we’ll eat you up. we love you so.” where the wild things are.  maurice sendak, 1963    

the elephant head was the most unusual piece in her wardrobe & even though she never wore it in public, it gave her great comfort to know she could if she wanted to. (storypeople) when i think about it.. the path of mindful, isn’t easy. but when i am kinder to me, and let go of the moments of [...]

  it’s monday. i am over here juicing for breakfast. working on new paintings. trying out the oils. trying to remember to take a spt each day. and breathing deep and taking it all in. so tell me. what are you up to? come on – tell me. .  .  .  .  .  .  . [...]

“if I get born again, my son said, do they give me different parents? & i said no & he shook his head & said they didn’t use their brains on that one, did they?” ..story people when i think about it… day in — day out it all works in the end.  when i think about it… [...]

..not all who wander are lost.. another week has flown by and i feel like i am getting back into the studio groove. today i am caught up. editing photos of originals heading to the shop later tonight. nona would be proud of me for getting back into the groove of studio hours and hitting [...]

“I promise you not a moment will be lost as long as I have heart & voice to speak & we will walk again together with a thousand others & a thousand more & on & on until there is no one among us who does not know the truth: there is no future without love.”  story people [...]

2012 is almost here. we are reflecting. we are planning. filling our head of what will be. how we choose to fill our life. the sacred plume is a simple way to fill that sacred place you have at home. and if you don’t have a space, it is so easy to create one. these [...]

This is one of the exact centers of the universe & it’s in charge of a lot of the beautiful & amazing things we’ll take for granted in the future.                                                   [...]