our own homegrown garlic plus farmers' market eggplant = tasty eggplant parmesan! i love the stripes in the eggplants.

i have been experimenting with printing on various fabrics, and trying some colors i don't normally use. i wasn't sure what i thought of this print on a putty colored cotton, until i held it up to the light. here it is in front of the window with light shining through it - i love how the light makes the colors pop and shows up the weave of the fabric!

daytrip society

just finished off a batch of ribbon pouches and sunglass cases, which i am shipping off to Daytrip Society, a new store in Kennebunkport, Maine! I can't wait to visit the shop - it was recently opened by Jessica and Andy, two dear friends from college. The pictures of the store on their website look amazing!!

clear nights are somewhat rare and very cold here in humboldt. i miss the warm summer evenings of the east coast. tonight there is a full moon and a sky full of stars.

before and after #3

here's the view from my desk, looking into the kitchen and living area, and beyond into the bedroom. the whole house is very open - when i first got here i felt like i was staying in someone else's cabin in the mountains. now it feels like home.

snowboarding

when i first moved to california, s took me snowboarding for the first time at mt. shasta. i loved it! i found it to be a whole lot easier than surfing, and i've always been a big fan of snow. here i demonstrate the falling leaf, which is to snowboarding as the snowplow is to skiing...and show up s, the expert!

before and after #2

the living area of the house, during the painting and today. we were planning to paint the door a color, but couldn't quite decide on one and decided the cream wall color was fine for the moment, a significant improvement on the original dark brown (already painted over when i took this pic). we thought about ripping out the awful industrial carpets, but the sub floor underneath is actually worse and taking on the project seemed like a lot of work for a rental. we opted to add some bright rugs to cheer things up a bit instead. the redwood paneling off to the right is one of the nicest features of the house!