double bass, accordian, missing poodle

via old chum

spectacular photo up there, no?  jeezum.  beam me to that landscape, scotty.

yesterday was appointments and errands, shipping packages and making candied nuts for neighbors.  i'm actually real happy to NOT be a part of the community around me in my neighborhood right now.  this april i moved from the town i grew up in and i'm still dealing with the fallout of feeling claustrophobic from all that's entailed in living in a small town where EVERYONE knows EVERYONE.  i just needed a break from it.  

BUT, a week or so ago the neighbors here helped me to try and track down my mother's missing dog when i showed up all out of breath and frantic on their doorsteps at dinnertime, no less.   so i owe them one.  i may be antisocial but i'm not entirely socially inept.  

which brings to my mind something COMPLETELY unrelated but i'll share it with you.  i was listening to the radio yesterday and some double bass music came on briefly.  i freaking love the double bass.  if i could get my act together i would learn how to play the double bass and the accordian.  funny combo.  

xx

roosters and goats roam the streets

i would like to live here, please.  obviously wealth generated but undeniably pleasing to look at and i'm sure live in.  my future dream cottage involves a sauna (and swimming hole in close proximity.)  this book about russian country estates looks like it could be real good.  i added it to my books to buy someday list.

my weekend included a sleepover with alice.  we did a lot of walking around town and in the arboretum.  did i spell that right?  i don't feel like checking.  we ate a dinner which was about my perfect kind of dinner involving my favorite kinds of cheese, goat and fresh mozerella, with fresh vegetables and bread.  then we went to the fleamarket.  perfection. 

i'm adding a bunch of new buntings to my shop later today.  plus some new vintage items.

and i can't stand how much i like the accordian (drama queen.)  this girl is too cool for school:

x,
liane

emma lamb

Hello Dears,

I don't know how to crochet but I can knit.  Except everytime I try to knit a sweater it comes out mutant.  Wrong gauge or something.  I'm having deja-vu right now.  Have I already told you this?  It's bound to happen what with my crummy memory and the number of posts I've hurled at you.

I've always admired Emma Lamb.  I love the color and pattern.  If you visit the shop look in the sold section at the itty bitty crocheted garland.  Cute as a kitten.

On the homefront, I have a wholesale order I have to bang out.  Have To.  But secretly I want to go outside and go for a walk and mess around in the garden.  I did go for a walk yesterday and listened to this song over and over about 26 times.  There's an accordian in it.  I was picturing myself as the accordian player as I walked.  I pretty much rocked the house and had to do about 8 oncores.  It's a rich fantasy life.