Had a hard time...

...choosing pics (from just one afternoon) to post. So here's all of them.

those curl tufts on the sides get me every time!

He's an army-crawler now. Oh, dear me...getting his first tooth, too.

And ohhhh, he looks like SHAWN.

This is...

my new favorite thing!!!!

My Wilder necklace. Purchased from Kylie with Early Jewelry, a Lawrence, KS-based business. My neighbor, who's the talented artist's sister, introduced me to the line. And it's amazing. Here's a snippet from the site:

Kylie Earlene Grater’s farm beginnings in Riley, Kansas lend a unique aesthetic to her original pieces. Growing up in the rural Midwest, she was able to look out onto the Plains, their vast horizons, and crops that rotated with the seasons.

The simplicity of rural life, the changing of the weather, and the cycles of planting, and harvesting have all influenced Grater’s approach to creating jewelry. Her close contact with these organic influences, in part, determines her materials: feather, cow bone, and leather, to name a few.

This necklace is sterling silver, hand engraved with a "W" and hand-stamped with a broken arrow symbol.

I wear it every day.

And proudly so. What momma wouldn't?

Click here for a link to Early Jewelry's blog. "In 2009 Kylie will blog the creation of 300 designs as an expansion of her current collections throughout the year. This new project is born of a desire to document a more interactive creative process with the Early Jewelry audience and all 300 designs will be available for purchase thru the blog."

gErBeR

Just sayin'.

Stranger to No One

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We haven’t met yet
When we do
I’ll smile
Nod politely
Say, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Will you know I really mean it?
Will you know I want to know you?
Will you shake my hand firmly?
Or provide a limp grip
Indicating your opinion
Of yourself? Of life?
A defeatist overflow?

Or will you rise up?
Greet me confidently
Eagerly
Ready to exchange?

When we meet
You don’t have to like me
Or understand the joy
I feel knowing I’ve just met
Someone really special

Someone with unique
Fingerprints
Blood type
Nuances
Tendencies
Ratty socks
Scowls
Moles

Dreams and visions.

How can one be intimidated?
Why not say “hello”?
Why not wave across
The driveway
Smile
Gesture

We’re just people.

-mh

Lil Bit O RetrO

My favorite Wichita store is Legacy Antiques, because it has one vendor offering 50s/60s (and some 70s but I'm not a fan), well, everything. No, I don't love all of it, but, yes, I like a lot of it. The other booths are worth combing through, too, but it will take you awhile (the store takes up half of a city block, it seems!)

We have to leave our wallets in the glove compartment, or we will get in trouble! (ok, maybe this visit we bought a little something to hang over the fireplace)

I would love to shadow Dixie (she has business cards strewn about) as she scouts out estate and garage sales, auctions and flea markets. She has an eye for what Shawn and I like! And every time we go into Legacy, there's something new.

She's good.

My, does Wilder look like Shawn. How did I get so lucky?

Us at Cafe Moderne on our HDD (no, not bra sizes! Hot Double Date)

What's your decorating style? Not everyone "gets" our style, and that's ok! My younger sister loves antiques (Bolivar, MO is overloaded with antique stores) and my older sister loves shabby-chic...and they both pull it off well; I love their homes.

What a privilege to have cozy rooms to decorate!