i suppose i have some explaining to do. let me say firstly that i keep meaning to write, to say: hello, it's ok. i'm over here; be back soon. but each day i didn't get to it, it became like a larger and larger cat sitting on my chest and eventually was more than i could think about. but, i have an excuse! i was putting together a wholesale order to go to a lovely lady who has a store in California: Elysium. a week and a half of sewing, knit, cutting, sneezing (from the dust created by cutting), printing, and packaging. but oh the fruits of labor.
it was lovely to see everything coming together. but a strange possessiveness takes over too, as if they were my children. well, in a way they are.
and after a week and half together, and only a brief to look at it all spread out and perfect, we had to have our moment and part ways for the west coast.
in life's forward march (isn't that really 'full-tilt run'?), loveliness rushed in just after in the form of my birthday this past weekend. i'm not a center of attention girl and so the weekend was pleasingly small scale. friends from boston for lunch and a walk on saturday.
and sunday was my family and R. lunch in a favorite spot, amazing gift from parents and lovely treats from R, another walk in the woods - happy girl.
even Etsy wished me a happy day
and in the 'Perhaps Other Things' category: I've finally got a new banner and avatar:
it's so airy and fits how my pieces are developing. (but who knows how long i will resist the urge to fiddle and perfect and tweek.) what do you think?!
