Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

happy birthday hilda!


my precious grandma is 104 today!
hannah and i will deliver tons of love & good wishes to her today!

picture a snapshot


hannah virginia against the backdrop of God's painted sky.
our 1997 trip to sanibel,florida.
was it just yesterday or a million minutes ago?
love her all the time.

!the strangefolk festival!sept. 26 & 27


find me, i am vendor 1050 and i am going to be next to my friend kate valleroy otherwise known as red anvil vendor 1097...i am giddy! the strangefolk festival is soooo much fun,so free of care and lightness of heart all around.i invite you to share this experience,please stop by to say hello and browse my many wares:
  • pom-pom blossoms
  • felt & fabric brooches
  • window sash message boards
  • artists papers
  • bits & bobs pins and necklaces
  • grab bags
  • de-stash (wool roving,needle felting tools & more)
  • garlands of all kinds
  • wool covered moleskine journals
  • yes,many other desirable goods & freebies (while they last!)
hoping to see you there!!!

who puts a smile on your face?




these three are responsible for the cheeky grin i am wearing today.
how about you?
post a comment
and maybe a link...

me & mom




"making the decision to have a child-it's momentous. it is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." -elizabeth stone

today's reminder


today i will let my words serve my best interests.i will choose them with care.

"i don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand." -louis armstrong

24 years ago today..


...this kid was born.10 pounds of baby boy.
24 years of goodness!
my son,i am so in awe of his brilliance,his wit and integrity...
happy birthday with abundant love & all things good,
momma

evidence of a holiday


beachcombing on a destin,fla beach
proof that we got away.

the amazing bipolar sea.
october 19-25,2008

little update



this years 2 day installment of the sff
was glorious.
weatherwise.
crowdwise.
brisk sales wise!
thanks so very much to everyone who came out
to support this event,to support firstborn studio,
it means the world to me!

autumn & rachel the brains behind the strange folk festival..
xoxoxo to you.

september 27 & 28,2008



the strange folk festival is right around the corner!
i hope to see a lot of my "folk" there, you will find me tucked
into a corner under the big pavilion...near the info booth & the
alpacas!
detailed directions can be found here


all the particulars....


autumn wiggins,the tireless dynamo behind
the strange folk festival has this to say:
(click to enlarge)


i am very happy to be apart of this!
i am one of the 120 vendors and have a pretty impressive
stockpile of handmade goodies,tag sale items,freebies and
much more...i hope that you will come out and join us!

a collection


seth got me thinking about collections...stay tuned
to his blog to see why.
this is a teeny smidge of the collection of family photos
i have been blessed to gather over time,and it is no small collection
believe you me,the results of a large family!the fellow on the right is my dad,in the
garden and a school mug,the babe on the left is a great, great
aunt(maternal).i hold these images near and dear to my heart
and protect them fiercely.do you have a collection to share?
leave a comment.........

hilda



















happy birthday,sweet one!
view more sweetness here
mmmmmwah,honey child

heaven knows



holga images heaven leaking.enter here.transfiguration.

this was the scene a few weeks ago.
my niece and godchild, anne and her twin amy were confirmed
in the most breathtakingly stunning surroundings of
the st.louis cathedral basilica...mere words cannot
come close to describing this spectacular masterpiece.
take a minute to view just a taste here

shiny happy mother's day
















God's gifts to me. love them.
there have been those times
when i would have returned them,but then
i would have missed all of the
character building opportunities...priceless!



happy momma's day to you,ma!
love you so much,
d