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well my friends, the hazy and romantic days of summer have arrived. this will be my last entry for quite a while. the painting trip of a lifetime shared with my mom in the tuscan countryside is near. every time i think of it, my heart beats so loudly i think it might burst right through my shirt! these last few months i’ve saturated my mind with books about the food, the art and the beauty of the countryside that i can almost set foot into my visuals. what i remember most about italy is the feeling of a homecoming there. and i’m ready to answer the wonder that wants to know what has changed about her from my first time visiting as a teenager. i’m so giddy giddy that i don’t have to rely on my daydreams anymore. i’ll be there in real time. and i’ll be sure to share my travels with you when i return.

when i return…let’s just say this is a summer of events! (one involves a transition to the sun) but more about that later. for now, i wish you all an equally wonderful time enjoying summer, kiss kiss!

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gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.

see some more photos from my garden, one of the best places i like to be. especially on days when i have lots to do, even just a few minutes weeding or watering out here sets my soul right.  and there’s nothing like the scent of basil, rosemary and tomato vines in the middle of the sunny afternoon.

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a very special hurrah to my m who turned 29 today! hurrah!

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sweet nothings, mixed media painting.

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LOOK AT ME, “a collection of found photos that were either lost, forgotten, or thrown away. the images now are nameless, without connection to the people they show, or the photographer who took them.”

bighappyfunhouse, more found photos and free pie.

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and mirrors. photos from the arkansas state prison. there’s just something cryptic about women’s mugshots in particular, isn’t there? makes me wonder who their clyde barrow was and if he was as dashing and rebellious as warren beatty.