YES PLEASE rolling rocks.

YES PLEASE to rocks rolling in and out of the ocean.

YES PLEASE to women's hands that do and hold so much.

YES PLEASE to art supplies that bring inspiration and creativity.

And YES PLEASE to making something of all those wondrous things.

YES PLEASE, Cherry Blossoms.

Here is another thing I would like to say 

YES PLEASE to...

Gorgeous pink cherry blossoms in spring that fill my heart

with glee and hope after a long dreary winter.

They fill up the trees until not another bloom would fit,

and then rain down in a pink puddle parade.

YES PLEASE to cherry blossoms.

YES PLEASE.

i LOVE goats.

These are two new friends I met this month.

Scout is on the left, she lives on Hwy 53,

and has a incredibly nice owner

who will let a city girl pull over her car

and pet that goat for a long time.

The goat on the right is only 24 hours old,

and her human companion Brad

not only let me pet her, but also hold her.

These silly goat creatures have my heart.

I've begun looking through the camera lens

differently these days.

Sometimes I see something that I LOVE,

and I think "YES PLEASE."

I would like a second helping of that please.

I'll show you more "YES PLEASE" pictures soon.

Crafty Wonderland Sale.

Hope you will come by and see my at Crafty Wonderland.

Buy something for your Mom for Mother's Day!

Birds and Bees Nursery.

I just dropped off a bunch of goodies to the 

awesome gals at Birds and Bees Nursery. 

They are having their Grand Opening Party

this Saturday, fly by and check them out!

You will find them at 3709 SE Gladstone here in Portland.

They are carrying NW natives, gardening supplies,

terrariums, and will have my cards, prints, jewelry

and even a handful of original Collage Blocks.

Cards at Powell's Books.

My Greeting Cards can now be found at Powell's Books on Hawthorne.

Stop on in for a book and a card, sounds like a great Mother's Day gift!

Crafty Folks: Rochelle Ford

During my recent trip to California I walked by a house 

I strolled by my whole childhood.

It is the inspirational home of Metal Artist, Rochelle Ford.

Her work is bold, colorful, and vivacious,

as is her home and yard.

In my youth we would detour a few blocks out of the way

just to gander at the grandeur of her artistic home.

And I would dream that someday I would be an artist too.

Better Homes and Gardens did a nice article about her,

find it here.  They took this great areal shot.

I hope everyone has someone to be inspired by,

and someone to inspire.