sunday sitar...

while strolling our towns 34th fine art festival...
we find..




"ravi-shanktoes" ...
cool music, but those feet :0

two for the road...

drove the kids to naples so they could do some economy stimulus.
two amercian made vehicles for 3K...thanks to thor!
enjoyed lunch waterfront at "tin city"...

party like a pirate....

we did for ians 4th bday!
such a sweet unspoiled boy..

ian and his new "bendaroobs" n pirate puzzle..

dwell ...

my favorite 'zine..."dwell"

my inspiration for a fresh, fun & modern lifestyle...

sunshine bums..

ahhh...a nice sunday at the beach...
looking relaxed and cute in his new shirt!
and, the new symrna art festival was today!
i love this necklace..and chris looked so gorgeous wearing it!
and this is for you, sigga! the name and the metal works reminded us of you!

a beachside lunch, the crisp sunshine, beautiful art...
great day to be sunshine bums!

scrap happy...

this lime orchid bench was britt n gina's project today!

what happy orchids she will have ...

here right now...

restlessness to ride in new truck..
found us in college town deland, last nite.


where we discovered mandy brooke at coffeehouse "101"

a trippy hippie couple walked us to cafe davinci,
a bar tucked into an old architectural salvage business.
loved the intimate intellectual vibe, art filling walls,
comfy sofas, hidden courtyard & varied venues offered..



ck mandy's.."here right now"..sometimes it IS a new discovery of an old world..

keep on truckin'...

two good things:
* we bought american
* we stimulated the economy

and the sunroof isnt bad either!

recession depression, dont you dare!
keep the faith and keep on truckin'...

beach boys...

ck this van-load of boys..sure to put a smile on your face!

the "trip" to ireland is fun too!
hey ya...



i have beach boys on my mind today,
after shopping for the guys bdays!

rock of love...

while in iceland i discovered lava bead jewelry..
expensive and none just perfect for me

but i love necklace above from etsy artist, kali. very nice!

sigga, where can i get some icelandic lava beads?

blue crush...

@ melbourne beach today for more work n play moments..

i'm crushin' on our florida beaches in january!
yup, a bikini and its truly warm!

for the birds..

heres my teapot set by icelandic artist Kolbrun Kjarval..
her pottery & paintings hint at her love of birds...
my pottery is painted like bird eggs...

we are on way to the beach...happy monday!

boys r cute...

they hand-feed birds..
and fish for bird feathers too!

sh'male the roses....

sometimes you gotta take time to sh'male the roses...

so, heres the pics from our girls nite out in chatt...
take it with humor, get ready...wait, maybe have
a few asian pear mojitos before you proceed...
first, here i am acting drunk at "the big chill" downtown...
if i'd only known...i would have been drunk for REAL!
cuz...here it comes...are you ready...i warned you...xxXXXXxxx...
we did the sh'male show at allens...
she, um, he was workin it to brittany spears "womanizer"..haha..
womanizer....womanizer...hey! woman...
dancing all the way to the bank....

thanks for a fun nite in chatt-town fair!

eco-chic dreams...

i've been lovin west elm for years...


they are the inspiration behind our furniture projects..

we drove into o-ville to dream and drool mon. pm...
have my eyes on this sofa bed for office,
and some organic linens. was crushin on the crazy
pulled lambs wool pillows, having just been to iceland!


heres our west elm inspired sidetable @ christmas...