with a pocket map to heaven and the sun goes down

we're back! it a was wonderful trip, full of adorable nieces and nephews and sisters (my sister cass even flew in from iowa to surprise me!!!) and good food (mmm scotcharoos) and sun and heat and gorgeous scenery and hiking up lovely cool creeks and camping under the stars with my honey... it was such a great week.

there's rumors of sun this week, so i'm hoping to get some photos taken of some fun new stuff to put up in my shops. i'll keep you posted of course! hope you're having a wonderful monday!

(see more photos here)

i'll just keep it to myself in the sun

running around like a crazy person getting ready for vacation that starts... tomorrow! i can't wait, we're going camping in the desert (southern utah). i also get to see my sisters and their amazing little kiddos, i get to eat here and here and i get to hang out in the sun and heat ~ oh how i've missed it!!! (so when i come home and say "it was tooo sunny and hot!" feel free to remind me how today it was raining and grey, and the pilot light blew out *again* and i'm all goosebumpy and lacking in vitamin d).

better get back to errands and packing, have a wonderful week!

courage my love it makes me bolder

june! my favorite month, and not just because it's the month i was born in. it's the beginning of summer! strawberry shortcake, bike rides, leaving the windows open at night, frozen yogurt, wearing cute vintage dresses and sunglasses, mmm cherries mmmm, sunny evenings, eating outside, road trips... well sadly it's still drizzly and chilly here in portland, but this weekend there were a few hours of warm sun and we were able to spend it at the amazing international rose test garden ~ holy roses!

yes, i know, they're just roses, but when you have 4.5 acres and over 500 varieties (most of which were in bloom), well yeah, it's pretty cool. plus some of them have the greatest names: april in paris, brite eyes, lady x, sixteen candles, hot tamale, magic lantern, nearly wild, scarborough fair, warm and fuzzy, sheila's perfume (that one's for my mom), lunar mist and white lightnin'. just another reason i love living in portland (aka rose city).

hope you had a great weekend! just fyi i'll be going out of town friday and putting my handmade/print shop and mushroom & moss vintage shop on vacation mode starting tomorrow. and when i get back they'll both be restocked with tons of fun new stuff. i can't wait!