Thank goodness!
Over the river, and through the wood,Now grandmother’s cap I spy!Hurrah for the fun!Is the pudding done?Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!It's that special time of year where the holidays queue up to create chaos unless you are carefully pretending not to notice and go at your own pace! This can be very useful for people like me who have way too much on the plate to start with!some lovely large play-silks in rainbow, ocean and sunset hues will appear for sale soon!

Wild and Wooly
Where are the wild things? At Otis Fine Arts college today for sure!!I had the immense pleasure of guiding a workshop with some of the students and faculty, who were indeed wildly dedicated and talented in pursuit of a new wooly medium to play with! I hope to return

Switch Witch?
October certainly disappeared in a flurry of flu, chicken soup/probiotics and finally a sea of candy to boot! Luckily the Switch Witch came to save us from mounds of sugar and left in it's place a toy and a book for Donovan Boy and Little Gandalf! Did she get to you too, were you willing to give up your stash of goodies for something less edible?I do hope everyone had a lovely month of splendid Autumn weather and festivities!This little picture is something finished today that will be for sale on both Etsy and at the annual Winter Faire on Dec 12th, here will be lots more of goodies to see and buy from various artisans includ

Oh Really?
... is this the first post for October? I don't know about you but I've been uber busy with teaching, training and generally pretending I don't get sick even when my kids do!A dragon was discovered lurking around the kitchen table and he finally took off for fairer pastures! Now I'm really behind on my cross stitch homework and flute practice!

To Sleep, to dream?
For those of you who know me, I like to sport an English accent of sorts, actually I am a Brit, but am mistaken for an Ozzie quite often - must be my Californian drawl mix, which leads me to share some interesting habits that do seem to stick around for good or ill!! The all important nap, the tea break ( my fav) and the love for capturing breathing moments to maintain sanity!Koi in Balboa pond at the botanical gardens