REMINDER

take time to tend the gardens of others.

let's do it. work and live and enjoy together.


(photo taken with vsco cam.)

PAUSE

hoping for some of that this weekend. confession: there's a part of me that thinks productivity is accompanied by a certain amount of franticness. this weekend's goal is to recalibrate, make a plan that corrects that, set out on a course that allows for a little more focus on quality over quantity.

cheers to that. a happy weekend to you.


(photo taken with vsco cam.)

THERE'S NO LEAVING NOW

new album coming out june 12. one of my favorite musicians. nice little article on rolling stone's site with a link to download the first track "1904".

looking forward to it.

"I wanted to build something

that didn't sound like a rock band,

but wasn't super minimalistic. I wanted a sound

that had that brittle [quality], that feeling

that it might just fall apart."

-Kristian Matsson

PARK

currently loving my locale. living a block away from a historic city park, and the largest one in indy at that, sure has it's perks. hundreds of trees, flowers, and birds, great events to enjoy year round, the extra space it provides for so many. i'm in love.

our under appreciated gem, indeed.

.: WHAT ARE YOU APPRECIATING THESE DAYS? :.

*photo taken with instagr.am.

WORKING ON

handkerchief notebooks. most days you'll catch me with a hanky on my wrist, and being the sucker i am for their cottony comfort, i couldn't help but cover a book with one. 

picturing a good many weekend afternoons in the yard with the pup and a blanket reading and writing. probably napping, too.

"I believe that reading and writing

are the most nourishing forms of meditation

anyone has so far found."

-Kurt Vonnegut

(photo taken by deanne of the inventorialist.)

FAVORITE

i think of of much fun we had taking photos for warm weather knits at the beginning of the season and imagine all of the goodness to be lived into these pieces by fall. stories to come . . .

(as always, many thanks to deanne and kris of the inventorialist for their photography and modeling expertise.)

LITTLE LASSI

bring on this warmer weather and all of the fruity goodness that accompanies it! yesterday's makes included one mango lassi, and boy did it go down easy. fans of creamy, spiced deliciousness are sure to enjoy.

what seasonal treasures are you enjoying right now?


(photo taken with instagr.am.)

NEW MAKES FOR SPRING

they'll be debuting this week at silver in the city, april 6th at the first friday pop-up by the inventorialist, and saturday, april 21st at the handmade promenade record store day 2012 pop-up! here's a first sneak.

excited about this lightweight, warm weather cotton/linen cowl i am. more to come.

PACK MENTALITY

as always, this american life delivers when needed. i'm very much enjoying the re-airing of this original podcast from 1997 on what happens when people with one common interest gather in large number.

"the fact is, when people are together with others of their own kind,
they act differently. . . . 

you're so focused into this one aspect of your life that you do
sort of become . . . you become that facet of your life."

endeavoring to be who i am and to be multifaceted,

abby


(my photo, from my flickr.)

OLD IS NEW

tonight i am rediscovering corners of the house that are too rarely frequented, like this one by the piano playing softly, lit by an old lantern that hasn't burned in years.

i want to make the most. live the most. not waste anything.

what of life's corners am i also missing? what are you slowing down to learn lately?


(photo taken with instagram.)

46 FOR XLVI

what a stage hosting the super bowl has turned out to be for indianapolis! one of our proudest projects completed for the event, noted here in the NYT, was the 46 for XLVI mural project by the arts council of indianapolis, and it has been a great example of how the arts are really growing our city. lucky us that these pieces will get to stay with us long after all of the fans and tourists have gone home.

perhaps you should visit us and all of this wonder soon, too?


(pictures from the arts council of indianapolis website.)

SPONSOR THIS

my good pal emily is the 100% juice behind today's letters. i am honored to get a space on her blog for the month of february and very thankful for the unique way she shares her life with the world. check it out!

 we love you, loerkes!

HOMEMADE WARMTH

i'm on a bit of a chai kick lately. it's been unseasonably warm in indiana this winter, but the dreary look of things outdoors still requires a little spice.

here is the recipe i've been enjoying so much lately. it's different in that you simmer the tea and spices longer than most recipes would have you, creating in the end a somewhat thicker flavor (which is right up my alley).

i played with the sugar a little, used fresh ginger, and made sure to add cardamom, too. so much for mid-winter blues!

(photo taken with instagram.)

TOO MUCH

that's about how much fun we had doing a small photo shoot for the items currently in my shop.

it already feels like time for another round, but with the super bowl here in indy this week don't count on the new pics until the week after. lucky locals can find both old and newer items at silver in the city | at home in the city in the meantime.

and p.s. thanks again to deanne and kris for their modeling and photo skills. check out their own wonderful work at www.theinventorialist.com.

THE OLD SAGE SAYS

(via.)

WHITE SAILS

today i am thankful for experience and growth. looking back and looking ahead.

and for this song by marques toliver.


wishing you all the best,

abby

MAKINGS

it feels good to be back. the shop is filling again and i am one busy bee. hip, hip!