bouncy balls

You've probably seen this video before. It's one of my very favorite things ever. I found it again to show Seth. He collects bouncy balls (doesn't quite have this many) and I thought this would inspire him.

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my pink friend

This is my friend Lorraine in her pink palace. Oh what a beautiful place! It's like being inside a candy box. Everywhere you look, there's something sweet and fabulous. Everything has a story and almost everything is pink.
This is the artwork that changed Lorraine's life. Before this, she loved brown and macrame and birkenstocks. This artwork was the advent of her pink life. If you ever talk to my friend Lorraine, you have to ask her to tell you the story.
In Lorraine's stairway, she has this amazing mural, painted by her good friend. The detail and love in this painting is incredible.



Just look at this beautiful lunch! (June, do you see your princess and a pea bed that you made for Club Little House? I brought it to show Lorraine...she couldn't get over it!)

This is just a fraction of Lorraine's Pez Collection!

Lorraine's happy family room...

I love this painting! Here is a gallery showing other work by the same artist

This pink airstream painting was made especially for Lorraine. Here's the blog of the artist.

These sweet ballerina jars were made by Holly.

Just look at this fabulous dollhouse sized chandelier which hangs above the dining table. I love it! I love it!

Her very good friend, Bethann Thornburgh, made this mosaic fireplace for Lorraine...every piece of it has meaning and a connection to Lorraine and her life.
This painting was made by the very same artist. So whimsical and fun!

Now, tell me...is there a thing in the world sweeter than this poppet by Claudine Helmuth?
A little birdie named Lorraine told me that she's now doing these as custom orders! I would love to have a little Amy to hold in my hand and whisper the secrets that I know now but wish I knew then.

heaps of spools

Have you ever seen so many wooden spools? I found a few big bundles of them (needed for the tinsel spools) and decided to display them instead of stashing them somewhere out of view.

I think after my second cuppa, I'll take care of a few chores and errands, including filing my retail sales tax form online and going to the post office. Later today I'm visiting my friend Lorraine (This time I'll take pictures!) I think I'll bring her a happy and sweet surprise for an afternoon treat.

The family room is still a wreck...wires everywhere, displaced furniture, books and cds and movies stacked in boxes. And the hutch is still, as you may have predicted, on the floor. Rich has an ultimate game tonight so it will stay this way for at least another day.