Overlooking the Pacific ocean, sits a small studio on a bluff in Northern California. For one glorious week this home away from home had us snuggled tight and anchored our hearts deep within its foundation. The sunsets from those windows,…

                      “A collar from a Pirate costume?” Asked My Melange. Though Bonnie chimed, “It might be too big to be anElizabethan collar.”  Ulla winked with her artistic nod and added, “I’ve used them as doll collars and skirts, santos sleeves and…

                       Here it is the guessing game challenge. It doesn’t look like much and it certainly isn’t old. But it is a reproduction of something that was used often…and just because I goofed and didn’t post it yesterday like I…

                      Oops. Oh no, this is not the guessing game post that I promised yesterday. I ran out of daylight to take the photo of the item that I have found.  Sometimes my good intentions become clouded by either my…

                          French lavender baskets. Similar to lavender bottles or wands, except the floral part is not concealed and the stems fold upward and are not sealed above the lavender blossoms. I am not really good at art directions, nor giving detailed recipes.  …

Enjoy the boredom, enjoy the silence, enjoy the sleepless night, enjoy the guilty feelings. Enjoy the traffic-jams, enjoy the pants that are too tight, and the glass that is half empty. enjoy the stress of day-to-day living. Each step on…