Hi.

I thought I better drop and say hello before you all thought I had just given up the ghost.  I haven’t.  I’m still trying to get my new normal under control.  I don’t even seem to read blogs anymore, much less post on my own.

What’s ironic is with this new job I absolutely cannot work over 40 hours a week.  In my old job it was normal for me to work an hour or two in the evenings, just catching up with email.  So you would think I would have MORE time to post.  It’s not really a time issue, it’s a creative issue.  Since I’m still settling into things I just don’t have any energy when I get off of work to do anything blog worthy.

But I can chat so that is what you are getting today.

I also wanted to share two pretty things I recently purchased.

The first is this absolutely lovely photograph I bought at a local antique store.  It was taken at the Nonomiya studio in Tokyo around, I’m guessing, the 1930’s.  The young woman has such a beautiful face and I love that she isn’t in traditional Japanese clothing.  I get such a feeling of calm and loveliness when I look at it.  You can see why I had to get it.

The other thing I bought is a print from the artist Lisa Finch.  She is @frenchcanvas on Instagram.   I sent my niece Stephanie this print because it truly is her living her best life.

I need to find the perfect frame for my print and then I think I’ll hang it in my kitchen somewhere.

I hope you all are doing well.  Thanks for putting up with my erratic posting.