these days...

i am reading this

and feeling overwhelmed at times and not sure where i am headed or what the heck i am doing...but that is just fine because i have these...

amazing wee ones...

 and i am doing this

 and risking..

 and making this

 and standing my ground (with myself)...

and being free (because of them)...

 and being free...because of me

how are you these days in your necks of the woods?

coming up flowers....

vintage

kimono

silk 

flowers 

that

is...

in the shop soon

cooking to a beat...

Sometimes when i cook,  i listen to music...

who am i kidding, I always listen to music when I cook!

and when the sun is just right I dance while i cook to this music..it is a lovely time of day...

tell me, do you do this too?

white is nice

Although I am a lover of color, every wall in my home is painted white, I am smitten with white as the perfect backdrop for anything, I like to paint the sides of my canvas' white no matter what colors i use on the front, I use a lot of white in my paintings these days.  I suppose it is my huge love of Scandinavian design, I cannot get enough white...it feels so clean, fresh and well, simple.

So, on that note it is time to simplify & whiten up my shop, so I am in the process of making the time to give my  wee shelves a whitelift (that's a facelift with white)...whattya think? do you like white as much as I do?

reclaimed love...

in case you haven't visited me over here (I normally do not share blog posts)...here is a little colorful love to share with you on this most hot, california day (i am not rubbing it in, but man oh man is it hot here in the country not far from the sea)...

http://www.kzinteriorz.blogspot.com/2012/09/reclaimed-love.html

stay cool you cool cats....

little is big...

It was unplanned, unexpected and unforgettable...that we got a puppy this summer.  This is because with 2 already very big dogs, it would not have seemed we would have had room/time/attention for another quadruped...but boy oh boy what we never realized was that was exactly what was missing from our pet situation! 

Meet Zeke, his personality is that of a quiet older gent, although upon greeting acts like a wild little man, he seems to regard himself as a rather large dog in a small dog suit and he lets it be known, he is quite confident and secure in his long, short legged body.  He cuddles like nobody's biz, but informs you clearly if he wants to be  left alone.  

It has made me realize that little can be so big at times and that there is a huge reserve of love just waiting to be unleashed and received.  So here is to small packages which bring joy, laughs, love and so much more! 

Hope your long weekend is going marvelously.

long gone...

it has been so long that i heard a creak in my little online space when i opened up here...i blinked and summer was gone, beach outings, friend meet ups, cub scout camps, swimming, stay cations, art at home...oh the list goes on...but the bottom line is that life goes by so incredibly fast (as everyone says) , and it is so true, so i lived in the moments as fast as they slipped by, i lived for each moment (some quite frustrating and challenging, i am honest for crying out loud), so that is my excuse for absence, but i am back...and in this time out, i have thought of blogging and of how i feel so small in the blogging world, how my little creative input seems very diminished in the shadow of so many others, but i digress, i do not want to compare...so where do i go with this space? i suppose to share a wee tidbit of creative dabblings...the good, the bad and the beautiful messes...got me?

so if you follow me or visit here, how about a shout out? i would love to hear from you and what you fill your lovely time with....warmth to you, as i have plenty to send it is flipping hot here in so. cal. in the countryside not far from the sea...go gently you lovely ones....