Archive for October, 2010

>This is a must read! I found it so terribly true.

Mill Girl: Should you sell your crafts?: “I have been approached many times by folks who know what I do, which is make things and sell them. They make things and want to know if the…”

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Some things I learned after walking 40 minutes a day through a large county park near my neighborhood.

1. Late October evenings smell crispier than early fall.
2. Saturday is a safe bet for catching a glimpse at a wedding party getting photos taken.
3. Any day around 4pm or 10am is a great time to put your baby under a pretty fall tree and take pictures.
4. Thursday early evening is the appropriate time for a group to get together and fight with swords near the lake.
5. Maintenance people pick up the leaves that fell mid October making the last part of it seem a little colder and emptier.
6. Most people with dogs will smile and look at your face. Most people alone will ignore you.
7. When the sun finally gets below the trees on the horizon at 6:45pm the part of the trail that is in “the woods” for a block or so is pretty creepy.
8. Wet leaves on the wood bridges are extremely slippery. Seriously, not a joke. Danger.
9. The amount of sunflowers on the lake are amazingly rich and full in September. Only a few hang on through October.
10. Which brings me to my last point; nature is friggin’ beautiful. I mean for real. No joke – I walked the same trail for a month and watched the leaves change in what is probably the most beautiful time of year. I don’t know – I imagine I will become all gooey eyed again in the spring. Heck maybe even winter is pretty…I don’t know! I will find out though. I just remember walking this circle in the heat of summer, everything the same shade of green, miserable humidity here, just god awful conditions that completely distract from anything going on around you. Then in September things just changed like magic. To see this season through has been kind of a game changer for me. I have turned a corner….I have…some other cliché thing….I’m different.

>These things are amazing. Pomegranates were 10 for a dollar at the grocery store. Taking them apart and getting all the seeds out is kind of a process. Not exactly a fast food choice. Also extremely messy. Throughout the process there was bright red splatter all over my white cabinets. Looked a bit like blood – perfect for halloween! I cleaned that up and put the little darlings in the fridge overnight and now I am enjoying a bowl so delightful that I had to share with you all. They are juicy, sweet, tart and tangy treats. I imagine being a fruit and all that they might have some health benefits too. Who knows.

>On the left, a picture of the view from a favorite place. On the right, a painting I did of the window. Cool, eh?

>Not ready to sell the originals yet but you can very afford-ably snag new paintings in super fantastic quality print form! See all the prints and newbies here.