we throw our wishes to the sea

each time we swim we are reminded of our history
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this is Countess Oota the baby


this is what comes out of Thurman when he makes


this is Eartha the goat

we'll fill in the missing colors in each other's paint-by-number dreams

Today spending time with mom in Bow, WA

Tomorrow spending time in Merlin's den


This is my mom::: {Suzanne, senior class photo 1968

please beware

POOF. A month passes by.
Here we are fall I'm ready to get cozy.

don't you forget about me

listening to lightning dust absorbing fall.

gather me up.

end of summer bedside treasure's


sometimes I hide things from myself and I think, this will never be a surprise.

This must be what it's like to get old.

so near and yet so far

Tulip Sweet & Her Trail of Tears sang a fantastic cover of what I now know is the Starlight Children's Choir singing "So Near and Yet So Far" off of the E.T. I LOVE YOU & Other Extra-Terrestrial Songs for Children. When I was in Los Angeles a few weeks ago the song came up in rotation on a mix and I jotted down the name. Upon looking for the song or some sort of footage I only found some nerdy bloggers writing about it. However, you can download the entire album which is pretty intense, but worth skimming. BUT "So Near and Yet So Far" is a jam, you just may not realize it at first. Listen to it twice.

You should fall into these film poster paintings from Ghana. I got the book "Extreme Canvas: Movie Poster Paintings from Ghana" when I was in LA about them, but this guy has a bunch that aren't in that collection on his blog (which is totally ruling btw). Here are some of my picks:

((I love that this car fades into nothing))

I could never forget about you

it's been so long.....hello from Porto, Portugal from the kitchen of Solana where Luca is cooking us dinner. I have been so many places in the past month. Oh so so.

The pasta is almost ready. Wine in mouth. Cheese in hand (both goat & sheep).

Portugal photos here
Los Angeles photos here
Visit to the country photos (Micaela!) here

My top pick's from this week in Porto so far.....


The tiles of Porto have mesmerized me.








Circa 1917





Hopefully I'll be back sooner than later......