I am enjoying another wonderful summer with the kids, and I thank my lucky stars as always. The weather is cold cold cold. We've got our summertime fun list ready, and we are savoring every day. That might sound overly poetic, but that is what is going on right now, and I know how lucky I am.
I am also juggling two LARGE commissions, preparations for my upcoming workshops, and trying to finish my papel SF website and new CV for grant and residency applications, all seemingly due on July 15th. So, still as tired as always, although trying to wrap it up by 1:00 a.m. the nights I work now.
I started writing here three years ago to document our summer together, and David and I frequently pour over these "round up" posts to reminisce about our life together (here is the archive of my first month of blogging, so sweet). I couldn't let any more of this summer get past without some photos to look back on, even if they are only dumped from my phone.
I hope you are having a great summer, too. xoxo
Stella and I get every morning to ourselves now, so nice. Also, new flowers for upcoming workshops.
Making pretzels with a friend, a banana slug and kicking back in Berkeley with friends.
Old shoes, a trip to Castle in the Air, regular Thursday cafe date for my computing needs.
R + D, delivering finished HEADS, working on an order of 34 dahlia headpieces!
A cold library and bookstore day in the Upper Haight, dance party hijinks.
We kicked off summer with four days in Point Reyes Station in the yurt we've stayed in for ten years.
Olema Valley horse trail hike, first night BBQ, sunset (and three visible planets one night). Best day.
Yurt selfie with skylight, how Oliver plays Boggle, "The Gatekeepers of Senorah".
Volcano painting, local Point Reyes flowers at Toby's downtown, stages.
An amazing bounty of bracelets from the amazing Cathy Callahan, the misery of working where we eat, Charles Rennie Mackintosh for so much inspiration.
Paper flower headpiece workshop revamp. I'm loving it.
A Saturday lunch in the redwoods with close friends, and I cleaned the kids' room, my Father's Day gift to David.
La Urbana for the man of the hour on Father's Day.
First pool day in Novato of the year, getting some help with my website at Makeshift Society, shelf shot.
My hedgehog, tart plum tart at Kathryn Clark's in Sonoma, and a Slip 'n' Slide, too. Kathryn has taken me into a wonderful fold of artists including Katrina, Lisa, and Sonya, and it's been lovely to be around them and to have them to talk to about the practical and not-so-practical things.
Devil Moose, big thumb, and a living room I spent my only free time of the week rearranging. WHY?
A great family Sunday. Breakfast at home, then Flora Grubb and some home improvement research, then some In 'n' Out. Love This Giant is the soundtrack of our summer and Oliver and I like to dance to it. Also, fighting my first and most ridiculous parking ticket.
Tickle me. Sweaters all the time in June, another trip to Novato for a long
stretch into evening at the pool with friends. Good times. :)
