Spring-y

Gorgeous day here today.

An Alphabet

...by William Nicholson. We stopped in Olympia WA for a coffee break, and saw this in an antique shop. It was too expensive for me , but the pictures were very well done.

Hazel Cox Home

...and because it is so lovely, here is where Hazel lives.

Hazel Cox Jewelry

While in Portland, I got some custom jewelry from the innately- talented Hazel Cox. (Somehow, her aesthetic seems to marry my Viking heritage on my mother's side to the Mayan heritage on my father's.)

In the top photo, she is wearing her Cheif necklace, which I got in khaki- and red. The middle photo shows her Spring 10 collection. The bottom photo shows an old pair of earrings that she re-made for me due to loss (the red ones) and the teal- and gold are also from the new collection.

As some of you know, I had all the jewelry in my storage area stolen. Consoling myself with 3 pairs of earrings and a necklace from Hazel was the perfect balm!

Amongst other places, you can buy her jewelry at the avant'garde Una in Portland.

Anna Wili

Not wanting to overload my blog with photos from my trip, I share with you these lovely paper sculptures by artist Anna Wili. (I cannot remember which of the many blogs I found it on.)

The Cats of Austin

Top photo - my sister's cat, Lexi. Actually, she is practically feral, but we have a special connection - if no one else is around, she sits in my lap and loves to be stroked for hours.

Bottom photo - this kid was riding his Huffy bike super fast with his cat on his shoulder. I was so pleased to have gotten this shot as we sped by him.

H O M E

Seven weeks is a bit long to be away from home. On the plus side, I get two Springs!