cleaning and tidying up my craft room took a rainy sunday morning and a slightly swollen left eyelid to finish. i needed a distraction as i'm not feeling so well because the small swell in my eyelid is irritating me big time, like a pebble on a shoe....

the wall on our kitchen used to be bare. i can't get my hands decorating it because we're just renting and i might upset our landlord, who i have to say is very nice to us. when we first moved in, he left us a bottle of red wine and a "welcome home"...

for all the greetings, it was heart-warming to read your messages. kj and i had a wonderful celebration. ♥

Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift...

i love making things. i love my little shop. and more than anything else, i love packing orders. i get so much thrill in wrapping up little goodies to send off to places across the globe, and knowing that someone is eagerly awaiting each of them. my...