I have a desperate need for this sign. Anyone? Help?
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- I have traveled to many a land where sheep roam wild and free. I have it on good authority that Icelandic sheep are the friendliest. And by that I mean that they do not run away from me (as fast) as I throw my arms wide and profess my love to them....possibly while running toward them. 🤷🏻♀️ Though, full disclosure, as a rather large sheep on the walk to the Cliffs of Donnegal in Ireland, started to canter toward me, I ran the other direction screaming “too real!!” (The same scene was enacted at a lighthouse in Wales with a rather plucky chicken). I also name the sheep. Merv, Betty, Mildred, Pete, etc. It’s a real thing. And it drives my travel companions nuts.Just a few pieces in the new spring collection hitting @stephanfinearts tonight. I am loving the feminine yet fierce feel of this group. Using real flowers and organic forms - spring is in the air.I love currants. But not in jelly or baked goods. Straight off the plant. The first green addition to the yard after putting the deck on the condo was a currant bush. When I was a kid I used to eat them green. Some people tell me they are poisonous at that stage, but considering I ate loads as a kid (as well as rogue mushrooms off the lawn 🤷🏻♀️) and I’m still here, that probably says something.Back in the saddle again. And it feels damn good.I didn’t make the varsity volleyball team, so took a run at field hockey my junior year in high school. Before you get all excited, I was the goalie. No kilt, no running. Think moon boots, hockey pads and sweet helmet hair. I wasn’t a very good goalie....Despite being padded for the gods, those balls hurt (I know. That’s what she said. See? I said it.) I was always being told to challenge the offense and get out of the box. I decided to do this in a game against a team of Amazonian warriers, and as the lead giant clotheslined me, I hung in the air before landing flat on my back, and obviously she scored. Because the goalie was dead.Ceremonial cacao with a dash of lavender in the studio today. Always my go-to if I need to buckle down and focus a little harder in addition to some fab long lasting energy. Orders, deadlines, life in general, and finally getting my ass back in the cycle saddle today....I need this! I would bet you do, too.Living in Alaska means I get all sorts of questions. You may think I’m exaggerating, but here are some of the greatest hits: How do you deal with darkness 24 hours a day for 6 months? Do you have McDonald’s? What currency do you use there? Are there roads? Can you really ride moose?I am a pretty perfect combination of Daria Morgendorffer and Jane Lane. Artistic yet bookish. Lover of a glue gun and an asymmetrical bob as well as cynical and quippy. Daria is probably my favorite how to come out of the 90’s, aside from My So Called Life (but my parents would never let me dye my hair like Claire’s).The first time I saw the movie Perfume, I was a little obsessed (and not just because Dustin Hoffman is in it in a wig). If you are unfamiliar, it is the story of a young man with an extraordinary sense of smell who works his way into the perfume industry in 18th century France. He attempts to use the methods employed to extract flower essence, on women he finds attractive - trying to bottle their essence (but not in a Dark Crystal kinda way). You’ll have to watch the movie for the full storyline, but the flower houses and fields of lavender are breathtaking.I am a huge fan of manners. I think they are sexy. Truly. One can never say please or thank you too much, and common courtesy, no matter your political stance or particular beef, is to be expected. It’s a bummer that manners seem to disappear behind computer screens rather often these days, and courtesy is certainly not as common as it used to be.A double #gotchaday post? I think these eyes make it ok. What say you?Happy 2nd Gotcha Day to these sweet cuties! Their carrot and peanut butter cake is in the oven, and they have been spoiled (even more than usual) all day. A new bed arrived just in time, and grandma sent cards. Loving these little street rescues like whoa. Happy Gotcha Day, Rizzo and Gizmo!Let’s take a moment to admire these totally badass earrings by local artist @mamacassak. I’m totally smitten. I can’t wait to leave the house someday and show them to peoples!Very flower focused these days. I’m a litttle giddy to see how these rose petal set bloom inspired pieces turn out. 🤗Sneak peek of one of the pieces in the new Spring Collection hitting @stephanfinearts this weekend. I don’t usually (knowingly) work in themes, but this has been a lot of fun and I think you will like what I came up with. Powerful yet delicate. Feminine but fierce.Our dogs, Rizzo and Gizmo (@potcakesrizzandgiz) came from the Turks and Caicos Islands (think Carribbean - near Cuba and Haiti). They were brought to @potcakeplacek9rescue, with their brother @harley_barley_b, who now lives in NH, at 3-4 weeks old, by a woman who said she would drown them if the group didn’t take them in. These dogs, called potcakes, roam the streets and live the sad lives that street dogs live. As adopted dogs? It’s pretty standard that they as a group level up pretty hard. Our cakes are no exception.Today’s piece of the day will be posted tomorrow - I missed the sun to photograph....So, in the meantime, I’ll just drop this little teaser. Epic and cool stuff is in the works. Can you dig it?I work in an industry dominated by dudes at almost every turn. As a woman, I tend to turn some heads when I am filling tanks, or shopping for tools. There’s a lot of “Can I help you, darlin?” and “Did your husband send you on an errand?” I think of myself as being pretty (fiercely) independent and obviously these remarks ruffle my feathers. (Along with, “That’s so nice that your husband let’s you have a craft table....” “What a cute hobby.” And one of my personal favorites “Did you learn to craft your things at a community center?”)
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