The Shipping Department

My helper Lisa has two dogs, Zachie and Hazel. And I have one dog, Cleo. Lisa works in the basement, and I work upstairs. So that's a lot of stairs to climb, huh? Enter The Doggie Solution! I got the Outward Hound doggie pack, and now the dogs can bring packages back and forth. It's seamless! Except Hazel seems exhausted by the prospect of carrying one little package, and what am I going to do for the heavy loads? hee hee...

Love Is A Little One to Call Her Own . . . a pendant for mommies . . . or mother's day . . . or lovebird lovers . . .

A couple of days ago I saw a mom n baby at the restaurant. The mom was just drooling with love over every move the baby made, and it made me remember those early days with Olivia, the way I'd tote her around in the Baby Bjorn, proudly expecting others to see the perfection that was my child. I'd modestly accept compliments, taking full credit for her perfect hair, perfect eyes, perfectly perfect baby-ness. I even remember telephoning my mom, shrieking with excitement just because she'd rolled over! What an amazing baby! What intelligence, what strength of character, what moral fiber my baby was showing! (Of course, over the good things it was always 'my' baby, and for the poops and stuff she was 'the' baby, or 'Lloyd's' baby...)

I love that kind of love. I still have it, but it changes when your baby is ten, going on fifteen. How bout you - do you have a baby?

Lots n lots to do...

This is why I get stuck blogging...do I write about business, do I write about art, do I write about new customers.... whee whooo wheee whoooo (that's me breathing deeply)...

Okay, I'll write about a magazine that I love... Art and Life. Teesha Moore has long been a respected inspiration for me, both for the way she does her art with vim and vigor and zest for life, and the way she actually runs a successful business - retreats (oh, I so wish there was one near me), and publications and teaching etc etc etc. Love that girl!

A couple of more pieces...

I just listed this new lady...she's the pie faced girl - that's what I call her. Her background in real life is kinda brown, so I used photoshop to cut her out and put her on a pretty background. Now she knows the world is beautiful!