oh sure, now i am smiling but how long did it take me to figure out something as simple as mac photobooth?

The past few days have been imbued with little scoops of wonderfulness. Nothing went to plan and yet I rose to the challenge with inspired improvisation, luring me down pleasing paths. I saw a most beautiful film, (unexpectedly so, which is always the best kind of beautiful) discovered I quite love singing this song in the shower (exactly the way Zooey sings it I might add because I think she is perfectly marvelous) and decided to launch my new children’s e~course because kids sure do delight me.

I am feeling a happy inner summoning which propels me towards heavenly bursts of creativity which is never a bad thing, and oh! I took some rather lovely photo’s of hands this week which I am hoping to post to flickr tomorrow. I have a serious obsession with hands if you didn’t know already. Speaking of flickr….I am thinking this is a great proclamation to add as a resolution for the new year, yes?

I am also preparing ‘conversations‘ interviews which are flowing in…and would love some inspiration…if you can think of any fabulous questions I might add to my list please feel free to leave them in the comments. I would greatly appreciate any fresh curiosities.

And…because it is SO worth repeating every week…It is Sunday.

Oh Sunday, I love you all over:)

this is how I read instruction manuals ~ in this case for my new (vintage) 8 mm brownie camera and projector i received as a wonderful and unexpected gift this christmas

The sky is tinted a bluish grey pigment this morning with a hint of violet that is so pretty and the air is soft and misty as I enjoy a blackcherry smoothie. Christmas has been crackling fires and records spinning with long evening walks on the beach, and gatherings of friends getting tipsy sipping apple cider with butter ripple schnapps ~ oh! and a spontaneous decision to go caroling in Crescent Beach on Christmas Eve which was immeasurably comforting to an ache in my heart which the smallness of words cannot explain.

I am happily busy preparing my project for the Wishstudio Art retreat, popping new prints into my shop, and preparing a new series for my website and ‘Yes!’ course called ‘conversations ~ splendid interviews with enlivening creative women’ which I shall be unveiling to celebrate the brand new year. In February Darlene and Duke are coming to stay with me and there are plans for a creative retreat in my home in the spring gathering ten lovely women to share walks on the beach, wine, art, music and photography and lots of chatter naturally.

Oh I cannot tell you how beautiful the light is today which is perfect as I am having a friend over to handpaint photographs with me and chatter over a homemade chai ~ my lovely friend Preet gave me all the spices including whole cardamon pods in lovely little jars as a gift for Christmas as she knows my favorite tea is masala chai hands down. This evening there will be skating outside the art gallery followed by hot chocolate and pastry so my cup runneth over. (how do you spell ‘runneth?’)

Sunday….realizing I am exactly where I am supposed to be …(becoming…it just takes time) and contemplating a little snail ballet

What are you up to on this beautiful Sunday?