Category: Pacific Northwest
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Tulip telepathy
Yesterday was such a beautiful day, and my hands so badly needed a break from carving, that I took a day off and headed upstate to bask in the tulip fields. And then, when I got home, there was a postcard waiting for me from my friend Jen—from her own tulip tour in the Netherlands.…
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Chipping away
It’s that time of year again: the trees are blooming outside, and inside we’re playing with knives. The ninth (!) annual Tacoma Wayzgoose is one week from today—and if we’re really lucky, Jessica and I might just finish carving our design by then. As usual, we’ll reveal the whole design that day, but until then,…
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Fridge Flock
These have been a long time in the making, and I’m practically chirping with glee to be able to share them with you! I’ve partnered with Seattle’s very own Madison Park Greetings to add some of my birds to their line of iPop Clicks magnets! There are three different sets available, and each set contains…
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The best we could have wished for
Many thanks to everyone who helped make Dandelion Wishes hit the ground running last weekend—and for everyone who made a wish for the wishing tree!
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Phoenix rising
This weekend has given us that rarest of Northwest treats: winter sunshine. When that happens it’s also usually too cold to stand outside and draw, but this time it was worth the frozen fingertips to mark the occasion in my new daily book. That’s because the restoration of one of my favorite Tacoma landmarks is…
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All is calm, all is bright
Today contains some of the few precious hours in the entire year that are just for us—when we can just be. We love the whirlwind of lights, colors, food, friends, music and surprises that comes with the holidays, but it’s the day we set aside for nothing but time that we look forward to all…
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Brrrr.
Don’t let the sunshine fool you—the wind was fuh-reezing. Still, I’m not about to pass up a nice day!
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Here, kitty kitty…
Photo by Laurie Cinotto Right now my little cottage-industry factory is churning out Christmas—starting with this year’s letterpress ornament collection. This is the second year I’ve made letterpress ornaments, and I have been dying to show you this year’s crop. Thankfully, I can finally let the…ahem…cat out of the bag. Look at Laurie’s amazing tree!…
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Toasting and turkey
The table is set, the wine is poured, our friends have gathered round. We have everything we could want here, and for that we’re thankful. I wish you the same, wherever you are today. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Quelle surprise!
Hey, everyone—Gilles is back! He’s here for Thanksgiving, but that meal’s not until tomorrow—so what do you think our favorite Frenchman would choose to serve up for lunch? Fresh, raw, Pacific Northwest oysters, of course. But I’d better stop blogging and get back to the table—before he eats them all!