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Category Archives: Art

Summer To Do List

Crossed off of our Summer To-Do list so far: we’ve had sundaes, a trip to the Drive-In, a sprinkler run, pool time, park visits, dinners on the screened-in porch most nights, catching lightening bugs only to let them go, grilling out, and farmer’s market fruits and veggies. In between has been a very busy time...

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Coming Up For Air

I am blown away by these paintings by artist Samantha French featured on Poppytalk. I have a lot of change going on in my life which reminds me of these favorite quotes: “Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new...

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Feast On Your Life

Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back...

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“…it’s like going out there and letting yourself fall in love a little bit every day…” – Scott Schuman

I’m catching up on my RSS reader this morning. Lots of great discoveries to share. The Sartorialist is one of my favorite blogs. I love this video of him in action. His book is amazing too, but I’ve blogged about that before. Trish Keenan of the band Broadcast passed away this week. I’m sad to...

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My jam these days

*My jam this week is Giving Up The Gun from Vampire Weekend – Contra. *Love these photo calendars from Minted.com. *I received one of these personalized desk calendars from Tiny Prints for Christmas and I love it! *Been wanting to try out Paper Culture.  Love their clean design. *We’re catching up on missed episodes of...

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In The Quiet Hours

I know you are busy and probably sleep deprived so I won’t waste space talking about how I’m busy and sleep deprived. I am so very thankful for work. The nighttime editing for the past few months has been great to catch up on podcasts and quiet, productive time in general, but I’m excited to...

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Homework Break

Once more to the deposition prep. homework table I go tonight, but I wanted to share a quick post about the beautiful paintings of Janet Hill. Check out her enchanting blog and her etsy shop. Her bio says, ” She seeks out glamour and beauty in everything that surrounds her.” Hers is gorgeous, feminine, light-filled...

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tea time no. 79: Happy Birthday, Mom

{a photo from her birthday a few years back} For your birthday, {inspired by my friends Steve & Ross who have each written much more eloquently about their fathers and what they learned from them} a list of things I have learned from you that you might not know about, in no particular order: -Being...

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tea time no. 64: the art of ideas

*This weekend I am looking forward to checking out The Art of the Idea & How It Can Change Your Life – by John Hunt. Sam Nhlengethwa’s artwork in the book is as inspired as the text. Here is a link to an interactive excerpt. All profits from the book go to Room 13, “a...

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tea time no. 62: Doodles & Stopping The World

Drinking: Coffee from a thermos, which even in an office feels like camping. Listening to: I Melt With You – Modern English On Sunday morning at Doodles Restaurant, I Melt With You came on the radio and the entire kitchen staff started singing along. Loudly. Sincerely. With Dance Moves. It was day-changing. I love it...

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