previous patterns found here

Hands down the best purchase of last year. The most comfortable and colorful spot in our place where I like to crash, eat, read, watch shows, carve a linoblock and let the shavings all fall on the sheets. BJ claims that on multiple occasions, he came home and found me passed  with an open bag of pita chips by my side. Bad habits, I know. So tempted to take a day off and sleep!

Things I got my dude for dressing up: chambray shirt, Hill-side floral tie, and Dude No.1 beard oil despite his inability to grow a beard. All of which I can easily borrow, but I promise I wasn’t thinking about it that when I bought them!

Finally developed film from the holidays, which already seems like a distant memory.

I had my first student teacher for a week now. I was a little nervous to have someone else in my classroom, but she has been a blessing! I remember those days like it was yesterday. Time really is flying by …

Just getting started on the clay unit at school and came across Pablo Picasso’s pottery. Totally inspired by his use of patterns and floored that he created over thousands and thousands of pieces.

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Beyond happy for Fishing Without Nets winning the Jury Prize in Short Filming!

I only saw BJ’s design for the film’s movie poster in the beginning stages and loved how it turned out.

We celebrated with our family and lots of food and well wishes for the year. I brought bunches of tulips for the my relatives, but saved a few for our place. It may even be the first time we’ve ever had flowers in the house! A small luxury but def. something I want to do more often.

Rachel Comey Doris Lace Up Bootie at Hampden Clothing

Sometimes I feel like I spend most of the day on the road …

random glimpses

1. Wearing: simple rings + earrings- all sentimental
2. Reading/looking: Just Kids (Christmas gift from Jeff and my first non-picture book in a long time), And the Pursuit of Happiness, Kiki Smith Prints Books and Things, Color Moves Art & Fashion by Sonia Delauney, Who is Sleeping on My Pillow. Two thumbs up so far!
3. Making: chocolate Banana Bread from Orangette (Even though this is my 3rd time making it, I rushed and forgot the sugar after putting the mix in the baking dish. It still turned out okay even after remixing sugar in again. Maybe a tad too dense. Serves me right)
4. Buying: Snagged these last month for a good deal. Even though I have a soft spot for boots, these are more practically and almost work year round here. They look almost identical to the one’s I owned and wore to death from American Eagle when I was a teen.