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.)

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.

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.