Much of November has been heavy.  

This little guy poked a hole in me when he decided to leave us early this month.  

Tears have spilling out of that hole ever since. 

I will miss you fuzzy buddy everyday!  

You left such a gigantic imprint! even though you were a Mini Rex.  I am thankful for you and our time together.  Thank you for being with me as long as you could.

Roger Rorschach Smith was your name but we mostly called you "Baby".

We found pictures in your black markings and smiled so much in your company.

Your soft fur will be with me forever...it exists wiggled and woven in every piece of clothing i own and in every corner of home :)  Fuzzy buddies are like that.  
Yay for you everywhere!

Celebrating the layers of you and the gratitude there...which means it hurts a lot...but you are worth celebrating!
Chamomile will never be the same without you!

photography happened today for the beginnings of my etsy listings. it will be days until i have captured it all and the light is so tricky...always changing.  

cloudy was the day so i was celebrating that diffuse light well into the afternoon.

rain tonight which i am loving the idea of after so long in dry landscapes of CA.

my favorite finding of 2015 is that beeswax works as an excellent glue for my natural,  botanical arranging formulations.

lichen and dried flowers hold tightly and honestly.

work in progress.  

everything organized and aligned for photography next week and listings anew by november 10th.

ingredients from recent travel are finding their way into my creative industry.  access to lovely needs seemed so accessible while away.  

my mind felt open in nyc to possibilities as travel always enables no matter where :) 

getting away always allows avenues for inspiration to find access and override my logical thinking.

i would never have found golden lace in my logical mind :)

                  or..really????..do i need another liberty print? YES...always!!!! :)

a new seam ripper yes!!!! in my favorite color!!! and silk and linen strings and acorn caps from other realms.  they will bubble and delight in me for many moons to come and feed my remembrance and happiness of travel blessings.  

                                             

i obtained this fine tin of magical powder while away.  found in the basement of the plaza hotel nyc:)  with heavy cream and raw honey mixed into a gloopy consistency it tastes like the best chocolate in the world!  way to go la maison!  who knew a cocoa powder could taste so deliciously like chocolate?:)

                                                          

                        

scheduling in all these tiny details with a calendar currently, so i can get to all the layers of hand folded boxes and tiny trinkets ready by november with new listings in my etsy shop.

wondering why i love the layers of packaging so much?  i think because packaging feels like gratitude...when i feel so grateful to those who order and believe in the tiny offspring of my creative realm.