Summer Day, Central Valley

I hope you enjoy a long, colorful weekend...

Wonder, continued + 30 for 30 Sale

The sun decided to make an appearance today, and look what it caused me to do...

Two new "Wonder" prints now in my shop.

And...

Use Coupon Code 30for30 if you shop ABLE + BAKER
Or shop Etsy and I'll refund your 30% via Paypal.

My biggest sale ever, and all it took was a little sunshine.

Days, Improvised.

I used to begin my days here

and you here, in a rented room with striped wallpaper.

Our Days, improvised.

As you drove I began to see

our old town in a new way.

I remember the day you assumed the role of a trucker

and I the trucker's rag doll girlfriend

we roamed the lot
playing games of distraction
in attempt to make art of the summer heat.

(photos circa 2001.)

Playing with Pink.

Playing along with Poppytalk's "Summer Colours Week." Today's color - pink!

What Home Means to Me

Last year Josh and I sold our home, a loft we built with our own hands. We have been in transition ever since, living out of our suitcases, as we slowly relocate our lives and business from the Bay Area to Southern California, to be closer to family. For nearly a year we have been staying with family and friends, and sometimes motels, for days, weeks or months at a time. We've traveled the road between San Francisco and Los Angeles so many times that I feel more a resident of the state than one particular city. Of the many things I've learned in this year without my own home, I've learned most clearly what home means to me.

I am excited to be one of 300 bloggers participating in the Pin It Forward project, started by Victoria of Sfgirlbybay, in collaboration with Pinterest, a great new bookmarking site where you can create your own inspiration boards (Warning - Pinterest is really fun and highly addicting, which means you should probably give it a try!)

Exploring what home means to me turned out to be quite an emotional process, probably because this past year has been so unlike any other I've known. As the path to our next house continues to take shape, I am grateful to have such an encouraging and supportive family, and although my patience wears thin some days, this period of "without" has me heart-to-heart with the notion of carrying my home within.

Tomorrow it's the if only girl's turn to share her meaning of home. What does home mean to you? For me it is a question with many answers...

Happy Monday everyone...!

Children of Earth and Sun

- Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun.
Frank Lloyd Wright

I shot these photographs a few months ago, on a beautiful Sunday morning. The Marin County Civic Center was Frank Lloyd Wright's last and 770th commission.

I've visited a couple of times, and with each visit I see more clearly how the building's colors disappear into the landscape of Marin's golds, ambers, and blues. The building is showing signs of wear, which I think makes it even more beautiful. See some really cool photos of the building circa 1957 here and here.

Following a Colorless Sky

Early one morning we drove north without plan, and found ourselves in a tiny town along the Russian River. Even though it was raining, we felt the excitement of a sunny day's adventure. Vacation Wonderland?! I just have to return to see that sign with a blue sky backdrop.

Stories of Summer

The Amazing Adventures of Indiana and Superman