It was a really beautiful weekend here in Portland. I did some gardening, we took a little road trip out to Hood River, and we had ourselves a nice little picnic yesterday in Laurelhurst Park. Hood River We hadn't been to Hood River in quite some time. It's a really nice little town about an hour East of Portland. It's become a beer...
I'm so happy my poppies are blooming. Last year I only got one to bloom, the rest of the buds rotted out and fell off. I think I'm going to get even more of these beauties in the next few days. It inspired me to make a new birthday card. My little nasturtiums were also an inspiration, although they haven't bloomed yet. I'm...
Crafty Wonderland was this last Saturday and it was another great success for me. I was really worried because the weather called for 70 degrees and sunny, and I didn't think anyone would want to be inside at all. We haven't had any nice weather up until this weekend and I was sure people would be spending the day outdoors playing in the...
The Crafty Wonderland Spring show is this Saturday so I've been really busy getting ready for it. The spring show isn't as intense as the winter show, so I've been working on a few other things as well. We had to go to Ikea on Monday for a couple of things for the up coming show and while we were there I talked...
Me and my mom. Whew. Mother's Day. It's such a loaded holiday. For a lot of people it's a pretty cool day. A fun way to celebrate the moms in your life. If you're a mom, it's a nice day to hang out with your family and go to brunch. For those of us who aren't close to our moms, or even have...
What a great weekend. It was absolutely beautiful. We worked in the yard, went for a bike ride and hiked Hamilton Mountain. We hiked all the way up to the top of the mountain in this picture. It was about 8 miles round trip. We're a little sore today, but it's worth it. It was so beautiful. The hike had lots of...
I kinda quit Twitter after the inauguration. I still have an account and I still tweet about blog updates, but for the most part I stopped using it. After the inauguration I found it harder and harder to be using. I felt like a lot of the things that I usually use Twitter for were totally irrelevant. I wasn't really sure why I...
I opened a Saatchi online gallery shop about a year ago or so. I was looking for a site to sell some larger, more serious, paintings and I thought it would be a good fit. I haven't sold anything there yet, but I also haven't really promoted it either. That's the thing with selling things online, you are responsible for your own...
