Still Dreaming

Crunchy, Salty, Nutty and Slightly Sweet

I think I'm in the middle of a blog break!
An unintended blog break.
I've found myself in a cycle of introspection, slowness, quiet.
Somewhat muddley.
Slightly flat.
A bit fuzzy too.
I've surrendered to it.
I'll wait for the next set of waves.
(Hopefully creativity, sharing and inspiration.)

Pictured above - Granola we made today. The house still smells great.

I'm here.

I'm here.
But not all the way.
I'm in a comfortable, dreamy place which is proving pleasurable and yet I'm also going forward in the areas that feel important to me. For 2009 I'm really wanting to stay connected to enjoyment, fun, and pleasure. I am in the habit of putting many "should's" before pausing to enjoy, so I am trying a different way! I'm slowing down the voice in my head, and prioritizing enjoying my life. I believe myself to be thorough, timely, and on-top-of-it so I'm pretty sure I will accomplish the things I want to. Hopefully with more joy and relaxation.
Deep, deep contented breath...
...and another...

Knitting Ideas

I accidentally left my camera in Santa Cruz last weekend and it has surprisingly heightened my desire to blog. I guess what I can't do, I then want to do? It's usually a photo in my camera that inspires me to post. So, without my camera I am leaning on others, and tonight I saw these knitted dissections and I thought I'd share them here since it gave me such a big tickle. Living with Annie, who is drawn to dissection and anatomy, I've stood by and watched her do a fish dissection and she always wants to identify the organs that sometimes come with a chicken or turkey, but I've never dissected anything, and I hope I never do. I think this knitted version is as close as I would come.

Here's a link to this clever knitters etsy offerings.

Flashback Friday

I tell you folks, my blog-get-up-and-go just hasn't returned yet. Flashback Friday is as good as it gets right now.

The photo above is myself at 10 years old and my baby cousin Jordan who is no longer a chunky little baby but an "American Comics Creator." Below is a fantastic (and huge) Pink Pearl silkscreen he gave me. Notice I'm wearing all of my Blue Bird beads that I earned through good deeds?

So wrapping up the last two weeks;

Moving + Root Canal + Period + Parenting a Child Through a Move =
Bloglessness