thrifted threads: lavender baja hoodie

welcome to

'what i wore' wednesday

when i link up with lindsey and the ladies for some fashion fun.

i met up with some girlfriends for coffee yesterday

and i needed something warm and cozy (yes...the temperature is dipping a little)

to wear because we were meeting at an outdoor beachside cafe.

while my jeans were thrifted, the hoodie wasn't.

it was a souvenir my kids picked up (and handed down to me)

 when we were in mexico a few years ago.

according to google, these hoodies also go by the name of 'drug rugs'.

i considered using that on my title...(NOT!!)

it was great seeing my girlfriends and spending some time 

to sit and enjoy a good cup of coffee and a visit to get all caught up.

i didn't get very much done yesterday...because i had other appointments 

to get to after that, but the therapy of the connection 

placed me in a very good space all the rest of the day long !!!

it's amazing what a little giggling, lots of hugging, and hot, creamy coffee can do.

wishing you all a wonderful wednesday 

erica

xoxo

fun stuff: blue on wood pile

after our big tree trimming weekend,

i was left with this.

 so i thought i would bring my blue scrap blanket out for a photo shoot, 

 while my son helped with sorting and clearing out the debris.

great job !!!

thank you thank you !!!

now what about mowing the lawn?

i have reborrowed gayla trail's grow great grub

from our library to help me get started with my tomatoes.

it is a great resource for small space gardening.

f.y.i., gayla has produced some wonderful videos as well.

and finally, in between knitting and the garden

you will find me behind my book club book for this month

claire cameron's the bear.

 what are you knitting? reading?gardening?

care to share?

erica

xoxo

joining frontier dreams and small things

tree huggery

i didn't turn on a computer during the holidays, 

so lately, i've been blogging and sharing highlights of our trip. 

meanwhile....

back in the homestead (ha ha)

 we spent the weekend in the back yard,

trimming our english walnut tree.

well, ian did the physical climbing, trimming and cutting

while i did the laboursome mental work of choosing which branches go.

i'm relieved and happy to report...

that nothing got broken (all my plants are still intact)
and no one got hurt (ian is soaking in epsom salts as i blog this).

also, ian thoroughly enjoyed his afternoon of tree hugging (despite his fear of heights).

bye bye too much shade

hello more sunshine (for my first attempt at tomato plants)

erica

xoxo

joining karen

smooth feet

the soul of the land

can be best felt

through the

soles of your 

feet

                                            - pinterest

they say that nothing soothes the soul like walking the beach.

and now i can wholeheartedly agree.
i think this is especially true when you kick off your shoes 
and let the water do its healing all through you.

we found several beautiful, non-ending beaches on our california holiday.

everyday, we would walk a couple of hours in one direction and then turn around and head back with resolutions of going even further the next day.

the water was warm, the sun was glorious, the sand was fine fine fine

and our feet were the smoothest and softest they've ever been.

erica

xoxo

(sharing some california tripping)

basking elephants

bask 

in the 

brilliance

that

is

                                                              - louis c.k.

it was a beautiful sunny day,

and these elephant seals were just laying there...
resting, enjoying, basking in the sun.

erica

xoxo

(sharing some california tripping)

thrifted threads: blue sky, palm trees and denim

for two weeks, we were under the blue, bluer, bluest california skies!!

the palm trees were useless for shade but 

they sure were stunning standing tall against the cloudless.

(i couldn't stop taking photos of them!!!)

for 'what i wore wednesday'

i'm wearing my stretchy denim jacket, 

a blue t-shirt and my new-to-me indigo skirt 

that i found in a thrift shop in a little town called san luis obispo.

i noticed several thrift stores during our travels,

but the palm trees and the endless sandy beaches helped quell my thrift addiction.

the palm trees (and fresh mexican food) were everywhere...

several times it seemed like we were in mexico, and not california.

yup...we filled up with salsa, tacos and burritos, 

plus numerous big breakfasts (that came with our hotel accomodations)

so now the spring cleansing begins...

wishing you all a very happy hump day !!

erica

xoxo

joining lindsey

fun stuff: blue and the bear

i brought my blue scrap blanket to california with me !!!  

it kept me company while ian swam his laps in the pool...

and i was so happy when one of our hotel rooms 

provided the perfect bay knitting window.

now that we are back home...

i thought i'd take a picture of it

on the pillows of the daybed on the back deck. 

i've got my fingers crossed that the warm weather is here to stay.

it's growing (fast) !!!

 my new bookclub book is claire cameron's the bear.

i don't know much about it but have already heard
 several raving testimonies from people.

what are you knitting? reading?

care to share?

erica

xoxo

joining frontier dreams and small things