Here is Jacob swimming in a pool on his vacation in Utah. He looks pretty happy but I am beat and am heading off to lullaby land!

When I sit at my workbench and make jewelry for hours on end; I used to call my mom and we would talk on the phone for a long time. Yesterday, twice, I found myself reaching for the phone to give her a call. I would think, " oh I have to tell mom that " or mom would like to hear about this ". Man, somedays it is just driven home how much you miss someone!

Chetzemoka Park

When I went into town tonight I realized that I was a bit early to close up the shop so I thought what shall I do with my rare found free time? I went to Chetzemoka Park and sat on this ancient wooden glider swing and just let the early evening drift by as I watched the mountains and water and trees. Five minutes of doing nothing but gently gliding on the green wooden swing. Peace. relaxing, quiet peace. Stillness at the day's end.

The Colors

The colors in my dining room just make me happy! Even on a day without much sunlight, which has not been the case this summer, it glows with color. Plus it is a great place to display part of my crow collection. Come have lunch in here with me!

Father's Day.

On this Father's Day, I decided to post a picture of my parents taken around the time they were married. I love my mother's gleeful, triumphant look and the solidness of my dad. He has been gone a long time now. Exactly half my life. I knew him, if I ever really knew him; such a short time. I like to think they are together now and happy and peaceful and so in love. I do not cry anymore for the loss of my father. My mother's death, all too fresh in my heart still brings me to quick tears but my dad's passing, so long ago now, has just left a hollowness that will never truly be filled. Indeed, what can replace the emptiness of being parent-less?

I am thankful from my full heart for the men that have graced my life. For my grandfathers, my uncles, my brothers, my husbands, my male friends. We are here so quickly that to have been loved by them and missing those that are gone is the most bittersweet thing in my life.

May men the world over continue to love their children and teach them peace and tolerance and also love the mothers of those children. what a world we could all create.

A close up of the elaborately drawn card that Jacob gave his dad, my Phil, for father's day.


Jacob made his dad a card and decorated it with my good new markers! Said he " had to use that new set of markers of yours. " I love that he still makes things and seems to enjoy it.





We had a quick father's day gift opening on Saturday night as Phil was leaving for Utah so early on Sunday. Here the great man is himself, all relaxed in his sweats, ready to begin a vacation on the morrow.

These pictures are from a coffee shop in Sequim called THE BUZZ. The 4H kids from Paws 'n Claws need to decorate their cat show during Jefferson County's Fair in the theme of bees. These walls are covered in chicken wire to look like honeycombs. Pretty clever. Anyway Phil took these pictures so all the kids could see this idea on my blog. So in between the beads we now have the bees. HAHA! Bad pun I know. Good night!