March 2010

Awakening, Beginning

March 27, 2010

(Title taken from the March chapter of my favorite herb book Herbal Rituals by Judith Berger) As I await the delivery of the “dress form” mannequin that I recently ordered from this crazy website (meaning as I await the photographing and uploading of pretty new items into the shop) here are some lovely and inspiring [...]

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The Darkness Retreats

March 21, 2010

[singlepic id=296 w=350 h=500 float=] All winter long I felt Death looking at me through the cabin windows. Watching me. Waiting for me. I am almost annoyed that she didn’t just get it over with. Came so close, even took my consciousness for a minute. But now I am more here, alive, on earth, than [...]

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Upside Down, Underwater, & Anew

March 13, 2010

Or how I came to be a believer in the Saturn Return. [singlepic id=291 w=500 h=350 float=] This winter has been the most challenging time in my life. The postpartum year or so was pretty gnarly, but fairly stable compared to what’s gone on over the past three months. My partner Graham and I came [...]

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Pretty Summer Dresses for Mother & Daughter, Part 2

March 8, 2010

[singlepic id=281 w=500 h=350 float=] Okay, here I am wearing yet another birthday gift dress, this one from Milla, who also gave me my beautiful new Gunne! I love the crochet detailing at the neck and sleeves here and decided to offset it with the lace hem of a slip underneath. And Miss Mycelia, who [...]

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