there's no place like it

i really love being up in the mountains,
but there truly is no better feeling than coming home!


happy, creative weekend to you!!  xox

beach birdie

i met this little guy during my beach walk last week.....
he was a lot of fun to watch!

i hope your weekend is filled with sunshine!!
xox


{footage via my iPhone.  watch in larger format here.}

this summer.....

this summer i have been to the beach......

and to the mountains......

and to the beach again.....


and now i'm back in blogland!
see you next week for "inspiration monday"!
xox

seashells on the sand

"the tide recedes, but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand.

the sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land.

the music stops, yet echoes on in sweet, soulful refrains.

for every joy that passes, something beautiful remains."

author unknown

i hope you have a joyfully creative weekend!!

xo

sandy toes

i'm wishing you the kind of weekend

that has you feeling like a kid on the beach again.....

when your sweet little piggies were covered in

glorious white sand......

and you didn't have a care in the world.....

xox

patience, faith, and gifts

the sea does not reward those who are too anxious,

too greedy, or too impatient.

to dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed,

but lack of faith.

patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches.

patience and faith.

one should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach -

waiting for a gift from the sea.

anne morrow lindbergh

from "Gift from the Sea"

winter interrupted

we interrupt this regularly scheduled

winter moment to bring you

an absolutely stunning day!!

happy saturday to you!!!

time out

i ran some early morning errands, and on the way i home heard the beach calling my name.  so, i took a little time out to let the wind blow my hair around, listen to the rhythm of the waves...and let this little guy entertain me for a bit.  i've missed my stamp carving...i think i'll take a little time out for that today, too!

inspiration monday

our weather here has been picture perfect the past few days...and i must confess that i've been playing hookie in my studio because of it.  right now, the fragrance of salty ocean breezes seems so much more appealing to me than the odor of pva glue.  and, if i'm given the choice of staying inside and organizing my paper stash, versus sitting in the sand searching through these broken coquina shells for little treasures...well, you probably already know which one i found to be more inspiring!    

five minutes from home

i am so blessed to live five minutes from the beach.  and typically, i get side-tracked with life and don't visit as often as i would like to.  so, this morning before running errands, i decided to take a quick stroll on the sand...and i'm so glad that i did.  the ocean breeze will carry away any burdens that you arrive with...and those little birds, well, they make life seem so much less complicated!