cute as a button!

so many buttons and so little time. i have ones from both grandmothers and needing more ideas as to use them effectively. i love the feel of them and how great they look when they are color coded.

the mother of pearl buttons are super cool and warrant a special occasion.

Spring images

super windy kite day

my grandmother's garden goose that resides in our garden

clams from the Oregon coast

Florence

This picture is my absolute favorite of my grandmothers. It was August 16, 1964 at the wedding of my parents. The fun thing is that both of my grandmothers were named Florence and their birthdays both in March.

Today is my grandma's birthday (the one on the left) and her typewriter is what I use for my cards. She loved getting mail and we have recently gone through her 'saved' letters and there were so many that she kept from every special event in her life. I think she knew her mailman's name and life story and loved to be remembered via mail.

I miss her every day and hope that she knows we would be writing letters to her still.

Remember your grandmother today or anyone else that has been an important force in your life.

How is this for a RAD logo thanks to my friend Randi! She free lanced it and I'm putting it on my business cards. I love the authenticity of it and the sketch nature of it. My grandmother would have loved it and so do I!

The sunshine is out and I would love to use my collection of clothespins to hang some clothes but am sure that we're not quite there on March 1st! Send a card today...someone will appreciate it!

February needs flowers!

Hello all!

With my boys gone to Wisconsin, my goal was to clean out the 'stuff' in our house but also get reconnected with my business. So...here's an attempt to get it going again.

I changed the style and put this picture of these tags on here because I think February needs flowers! Hope that there is some indication of spring where you are!

As I mentioned, I have been cleaning, sorting, and recycling things in our house. Our house is small and we have too much stuff so ... here I am! I have read many letters, cards and memories from people throughout the years and it has renewed my desire to write letters and connect with people so that has been a fun trip this week!

I also have helped my aunt go through my grandma's things that we had put in the 'deal with later pile' . What a hoot! My grandma saved EVERYTHING it seems like and it was great fun to remember her and chuckle at some of her funny characteristics.

Hope you can find some flowers and some reconnections in your February!