loving JJJJound

JJJJound....I think I could get lost...

Cupcakes are in the Etsy Shop

take a peek...

for the love of maps

Radical Cartography

from Share Some Candy

Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO sets

It has been officially announced that there is a new line of licensed Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO sets. The first two in the series will be Fallingwater and The Guggenheim.

Read more here.

{image via PrairieMod}

Wow, I love maps

ComplexCity Moscow

by Lee Jang Sub

{photo via but does it float}

Appreciation

I had a good conversation with a friend today about realizing the beauty in everyday life. Small children are so good at seeing the beauty and possibly in everything. They do not have the same practicality that we can be constrained by. (I can be way too practical.) We are surrounded by so much beauty everyday, yet it is so easy to miss with all of our hussle and bussle. This has prompted me to make a list of the beauty in my days...

5:30 a.m. yoga at the lake
water droplets on the grass
pretending we are opera singers at dinner
roasting marshmallows on bamboo skewers over tealights to make s'mores
the steamy inhale after a shower
the hum of the sewing machine
standing on the couch eating my cereal and watching the happenings outside
watching my disc fly through the air during disc golf(and finding it after losing it)
job leads
a full stomach after a family picnic
cupcakes
bright skittles in my birdie vessel
creating art for an upcoming show(more on that later)
listening to laughter
the singing birds every morning
evening strolls
the guy at the convenience shop wearing the tiny top hat
fresh greens
the intoxicating scent of lilacs
gift giving
everything always working out(I guess there's a lesson in everything)
giving advice and recieving advice
reading, reading, reading
my grandma's hilarious stories(thanks jen)
sunshine
bare feet
happy mail
new music
sitting on the patio
watching the boys smell tulips as tall as them at the flower gardens
salty chips and dip
falling into bed exhausted
fuzzy caterpillars dropping out of the trees(and the squeals that follow)
Phantom of the Opera(thanks Don and Paula)
sharing our days by fuzzy lamplight in the evening
my beautiful friends and family

Beauty

Kitty in a box

I crafted this kitty in a box as part of a gift for my niece. It was so much fun!

Jackson Meadows

While visiting family nearby, we stopped by Jackson Meadows, an award winning conservation community in Marine on St. Croix. The guiding principles behind the development are to preserve and conserve the land and create a sense of neighborhood and community.

Hop on over to jacksonmeadow.com to read about the people, places and processes of the community. If I was going to live in the country, I might consider living there...Marine is charming and the principles behind Jackson Meadows align with what I want in a home and community.

10% Off at Design Collective this weekend

Design Collective is having a huge sale this weekend. Natural Salvage cards will be 10% off!

Etsy Shop is up!

My Etsy Shop is up and running! It happens to be full of children's cards at the moment, but check back soon, as I'm presently working on other cards.

{You can always link to my Etsy Shop by clicking on 'SHOP' in the right-hand column>>>over there>>>}

Lolita

I just finished Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov's most famous novel-a story of unrelenting, obsessive passion. Next up-Reading Lolita in Tehran, by Azar Nafisi. I started reading that first, but learned that it would make much more sense to actually read Lolita first. Yep, the book is much more meaningful now.

Oh, my

A special someone gave me a bright bunch of ranunculus, one of my favorite flowers...thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sangria!

Doesn't a cold glass of sangria sound so refreshing in this warm weather?

I found this tasty recipe(and photo) at TasteSpotting. I currently have a que of hundreds of recipes I'd like to try. It is such an inspiring site when you just don't know what to make or what you feel like.

www.tastespotting.com

{photo via tastespotting via patiodaddiobbq}

Richard Scarry's Polite Elephant

I find the illustrations in Richard Scarry's Polite Elephant absolutely charming.