i guess

I will crawl out of my hole and blog?

The last few weeks have been very hectic. 

My very witty and awesome grandmother 

passed away a few weeks ago.

She definitely was a presence and I am going 

to miss her.

She was a woman after my own heart :

she could eat a pie for dinner, always stayed up 

late, and was never serious. 

She was the center of every crowd.

love this moving shot on the 'jazzy'

and amidst all the madness, grandma 2 decided 

to have surgery. timing!

So, I am back. I am planting... a little late, which 

vexes me, but! I did purchase this lovely giant

(yes, the biggie!) greenhouse for my seedlings. 

yay me. 

Its kind of an *upgrade from last years seedling 

greenhouse.. being made of glass and all. 

And I almost flipped my lid at Roger's

Easter lay out. Egg madness. 

I had to leave quickly. But I will return. 

And purchase stuff. Glitter covered

smiling bunnies in overalls carrying 

bags of egg stuff. 

This was my fave egg.. 

stained glass painted on real eggs. 

In other news, I totally missed Valentines.. 

and I am sorry. I did make cookies?

plus, in totally creepy news, Ava got stick-on 

watermelon fingernails for Vday. 

Don't worry, they lasted about ten minutes before

getting matted into the carpet. 

"rawr".

Yes, that is the ANNIE vinyl in the background. 

And, yes, we do know ALL the words. 

Wanna come over? ha. 

And lastly, coming up next Tues is the Holiday 11 photoshoot. 

mid century styling +

 wigwam motel(swoon)

+ my mom's hair from 1968

 = success!!

obviously!

Anyway, I will start making our lunch plans and 

returning calls and texts now, and even 

repair my car and speakers(!) while I'm at it. 

Thanks for all the vday gifts and cards. 

I have yours.. they are tardy. 

you have a sub today

Hello class, my name is Miss Lujo. Jaimee is out today—crafting or designing or doing some other crap that’s better than blogging.  So today you have me.  I like crafts and fashion and bunny rabbits, but I like music the most.  You like music, too, don’t you class?

Our lesson today is on A Lull.  They are a band that makes music.  Can you say “A Lull”?  Say it out loud with me.  Good!  Now say it backwards.  Excellent!  Now say it frontwards and backwards while tapping your head and rubbing your belly. 

Ahem.

Today we’re going to watch a video from A Lull. 

Please press play.

Now.

A Lull "Weapons For War" from A Lull on Vimeo.

Did you finish watching?  How do you feel?  Do you feel soft and furry like a bunny or do you feel like your mom forgot to pick you up after school?  Maybe this song makes you feel like throwing on a pair of neon shorts and going for a swim in the Pacific.

Music affects people in unique ways and no matter how you feel, it's okay. Open yourself to its endless possibilities. Feel it in your core.

Now class, here is your homework assignment.  Leave a comment telling me, Miss Lujo, and Jaimee how this video made you feel.  Whoever gives the best description gets a gold star next to their name and a free digital download of A Lull’s album, Confetti.

happy happy

Year of the rabbit

from Felix the rabbit and his fresh new 'do. 

 he's no longer an ewok.. and he's ready to party. 

simplicity

Happy Groundhog day?

I was just rereading my old blog entries, searching for this shot..

of beautiful vintage from allen company that 

I put up April 24, 2009. 

There is a point to this story. I promise. 

Anyway, aside from the fact that I am obsessed with Ruth Saltz 

handbags, and the little lion heads that look like squirrels, 

the skirt in the background of that picture always seemed to 

me to be very practical and simply perfect. 

I love that image and I tucked it away in one of my million desktop 

folders. 

When I was coordinating my skirts for the Fall 11 Split girl line,

I needed that silhouette. Plus pockets of course. 

I would wear a potato sack if it had pockets. *diversion

Our skirt, appropriately named the Allen, is Railroad stripe 

denim over dyed with navy. 

sigh. I just love this silhouette. So sweet. 

I also figured out, while scouring my old blogs, that I used to be

fun. What the hell happened? I am going to work on that. 

Did the groundhog see it's shadow? Not that I even remember

which one means Spring. Going to look that up. 

Wait. There are fourteen different groundhogs on record?

Thanks Wikipedia.

I guess I support Punxsutawney Phil and his non shadow aka 

early Spring.