Bob the cat without a tail likes fruit dip. He's pretty embarassed to be caught under the vintage trailer setup!
A tiny bit of reading was fit in. Susannah's book is full up with healing words.
What's a porch party without some fairy lights?
Emma is knitting a blanket for a friends new baby. Time out for a bit of camera instruction.
Sisters
Mead consumption
Only shot of the band I took.
Another batch of beer being crafted. Laughing beer...that's a good name! Wait, beer is making us laugh beer? Not sure what's going on here...
I'm taking a Spindling class.
Fireworks!
We wound up picking close to 35 lbs of strawberries this year. It's not alot really. Jam has been made. We've picked blueberries...a couple of gallons. We picked raspberries two weeks ago. None of which I photographed before getting into the freezer. It's been hot and time required us to race them home and prepare them properly. Our smoothies are filled with the taste of summer fruit.
This dress sold today in my shop. It is on its way to Russia! That's emma playing dress up.
Besides all of this, Summer SouLodge is in full swing. The Lodge has been a wonderful gathering place for women wanting to do some deep soul work. This season we're journeying with sister Whale. I've been in the Lodge for three sessions now. It's become a second home in so many ways. Aho to all of my sisters.
Whale song...
vintage
July 05, 2012
June 04, 2012
Garden Love
Look what I found at the flea market! I'm amazed at what one can find there. A mahogany, hand carved piece of wood. I just love the two lovers here, with the raven beneath, toasting to one another. With a few dollars in your pocket you never know what you'll find there!
April 24, 2012
April 06, 2012
::Vintage Dress::
I don't often post things here on journeyseeds, that I have for sale in my etsy shop. This dress from the 1800's was something I just had to show you. It certainly has its flaws. However, it's just gorgeous. The seamstress that created this did a fabulous job. I know a fair amount of you sew and would appreciate seeing this work...made so long ago. You can see it for sale over at PoetryofObjects.
January 20, 2012
Windowsill
Storyteller overlooks Paperwhites.
Fabric postcard from heathersmeding.
Snow is predicted for tomorrow. I'm not complaining. We haven't had any snow whatsoever this winter yet...snow will be pretty to shuffle through. I got a little lost here today...thanks to Holly on Decor8. It's been a year since I took her BloggingYourWay e- course. If you want fresh ideas for your blog I highly recommend it.
November 20, 2011
Protectress....
I created this spirit doll today...
She is made from a white birch that fell during the big snowstorm a few weeks ago. She is dressed in vintage linens with an L embroidered on her back. The feathers are Turkey, Pheasant and Owl given to me from my husband. She carries rosehips and milkweed pods for nurturance and heart health. Silk ribbons are held for humanity...and the community of women sisters that I travel with. Aventurine gem is a her throat chakra tied with a gossamer thread for speaking the truth, finding one's voice, speaking up. Aventurine shards are also hung from her belt and held in her hand...for heart protection, leading, self healing, pain relief, transformation, clairvoyance, intuition, self nurturing. Mother Turtle is at her core chakra...holding all that is the world. Octopus hangs near her feet for swimming through the deep tides of the emotinal depths of the soul's ocean. A vintage handkerchief sit on her head...tied with glittery silver threads that call in light, winter, the north, the moon. Her feet are wrapped in the seafoam of the ocean...watery, undulating, deep, welcoming and at times so unforgiving in her power. The base wood is from a poplar tree. Spirit protectress...I made for Soulodge, which is a wonderful community of women sharing a journey together...Aho.
September 30, 2011
August 24, 2011
Vintage for PoetryofObjects
A terriffic old commode. The top opens up with a big space inside. There is that little drawer to hold secrets. The knob is from Anthropologie. The bottom cupboard door opens to reveal a big space inside for storage as well. The skinny mirror behind the roses is victorian. I really like the faded and worn color on this piece.
Painting on the mirror top. It would be nice to have the days spent reading outdoors! While I fit this in sometimes it seems this woman does it on a regular basis. She is really lovely I think.
This little fairy hangs on my wall right now. I'm not sure I can let go of this one right now.
A few old pieces come together. A jar with a vintage photograph, old crochet string, an old honey almond bottle. In the front are shoe forms for a child size shoemaking project.
My daughter and I both spied this print. We love the dark mood about it...autumn is whispering.
Today a beer making project is brewing. Fresh hops harvested from their trellis spot, way up high in the sky will be added to this special brew. I hope to snap a few photos to show a bit of the process that happens. The brewmakers are getting to be pretty knowledgeable at this point. I think they've been brewing beer for 5 or 6 years now. I just love the smell of fresh hops!
How have you been?
August 04, 2011
ST Charles Retro Kitchen
So, alot of things have been falling into our laps lately. We needed a new kitchen sink because the one we have is old, leaking, and the faucet doesn't fit anymore due to wear and tear. What does a carpenter's wife do when she needs something? She says..."let's go to the Recycled building supply store!" We walked in...straight back to the sinks. All manner or sinks were to be found. There were stainless steel sinks, huge slop sinks, small porcelain bathroom sinks, metal sinks with dents in them. We found a sink alright! We found a porcelain, double bowled, single faucet white sink.
Now, you need to imagine that I've lived here for 25 years now. I am the wife of a carpenter. I have never had a finished kitchen. YOU might not know this if you walked into my kitchen. Our kitchen has consisted of old cupboards used for food storage, plywood frames to support a counter, an old farm table in the center for an island, an old cupboard we made into a spice cupboard, curtains that draw across the front of the plywood. We have painted shelves that the carpenter that this woman is married to built...just temporary. I have loved the way we fixed it up with just, "making do".
Well, back to my original story. We walked back out of the sink area and up front to pay for the $20 sink...looked to our right...and lo and behold a ST Charles Blue Metal Retro Kitchen cabinet set was standing there. The kitchen is now sitting in a heap in the middle of my "Old" kitchen and we are the happy owners of a cheap, robins egg blue, high end retro metal kitchen cabinet set. Granted I've waited for a long while for a kitchen that might function a bit better and way easier to clean...despite the cheap cost of this kitchen...I stood there hemming and hawing over it. So, the Uhaul pulled into the driveway and an assembly line formed and the St Charles made it safe and sound to its new home. Recycled, Reused, Repurposed, Reinvented, Rehomed...the wife of a carpenter is happy. The carpenter is happy...I think because maybe the conversation that begins with..."So, what sort of kitchen do you want to build...?", has ended...for now at least!
The photos are not going to do it justice as it's stuffed in the kitchen and its early morning and the light doesn't hit it just right. Nevertheless, here it is...
It has things like a breadbox, flour or grain boxes, linen drawers, huge spice cupboard, undersink cabinet, food cupboard/pantry, oven holder, drawers everywhere, a silverware/utensil drawer. I have never had such convenience. I know, I know...alot of folks in the US take this for granted. Even the kitchen that we have now is pure luxury compared to what lots of folks in the world have. But, reflecting on it all now...becasue I'm a Pisces...and a Pisces creature reflects, if nothing else...I have been irritated over the years for the struggle of space in an already small home. But, underneath it all I've always been proud for not buying things and have always made do for the most part...of course always with a little help from our friends.
a pile of cabinets
linen drawers!
spice cabinet, door opens and more storage in back!
See the more storage in back?
large food cupboard
drawers everywhere
apparently there is lighting for under the cabinets! What?! You mean late at night wandering around we will no longer have to wear our ever present headlamps? Really?
two large grain/flour bins! Not sure how we'll use these as this place can get a little Anne of Green Gables from time to time with Mice roaming the premises in the winter!
A bread box?! No sir! We throw our bread on top of the fridge in a basket.
a couple of cabinet doors...to show you the color a little better.
Thanks so much for indulging my new/old kitchen photos. It's going to be crazier than usual around here.
July 11, 2011
A friend posts about my little vintage corner
Heather from Beauty That Moves wrote a lovely post about my little corner of vintage. Heather is always very supportive of what our family is up to. I have not been posting lately due to a camera glitch. There seems to be a dark spot that is "inside" the camera. I am contemplating my next camera. I have access to a point and shoot camera but, frankly I have just been remiss in keeping up with my blog. The days have been so beautiful, luring me outside and ignoring the indoors. After such a long and painful winter and springtime...I'm taking the time to enjoy the warm sunshine on my face. The weekend found us at the flea market, the farmers market, planting flowers, sitting by the fire, seeing some old friends, hearing about surfing adventures!
Photo by Heather of Beauty That Moves
You might think about Unplugging Sundays for a reinvention of your weekends...Heather will share with you how she and others are embracing this journey.
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