moment

apron vintage 1, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

green house girls

green house girls, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

nice weather we are having arn't we?

Stella's Hand, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

at the zen buddhist temple bookshop
i found this bumper sticker


"jesus saves, buddha catches, buddha scores!"



isn't that funny?

page 301

page 301, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

lola pamela cindy bernie

orange dolls an introduction, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

imagine purple peppers, fresh violin, and a basket of buttons

there really are purple peppers
honest
and today krissy and i saw a whole basket full

the girl played fiddle
the meats smoked
and the corn was abundant

we drank tea
and unraveled our tales
sip sip
chat chat
keeping tracks of minutes
with the darkening of the brew

isn't it exciting to have a new friend
one who gets excited about fresh vegtables
sweet watermelon and ears of corn

isn't it a wonder...

today i walked another dog
and decieded i had the right dog
the right size and temperment
even though i was delighted and taken
by sweet sweet morgan the yellow lab pup

a dog in ear rang barked and owen warned them off
he is small and feisty and well reminds me a little of me
scruffy, feisty, small, engaging...i hope
morgan ran, looked very concerned and tried to hide
why is it the small ones are made so tuff?
guess cause they need to be

i got a basket of buttons too.
imagine.
and a present of one of my most favorite show dvds
'the hilarious house of frightenstein'
from my little b and big J
imagine,
all this buzz in just one day...
imagine purple peppers
and fresh violin

orange dolls

orange dolls, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

taking flight staying home

Stella waiting, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

thank you

to all the people who have let my work fly into their homes, places i have never visited, some i have, so interesting to stop and think of all the ways ideas and things travel, textures felt, things seen, sniffed, touched by another,

columbus ohio
kingswood texas
bloomington mini soda pop
parksville british columbia
mccomb ohio
buenos aires argentina
littleton co
angers france
montreal quebec
toronto toronto toronto onto street i have never been
harwinton connecticut
chicago il
iadera ranch california
devon united kingdom
peebleshire united kingdom
shannon ms
des moines iowa
cullowhee north carolina
nashville tennese
lake forest park washington
elkton maryland
parede portugal
new cumberland pa
la quinta california
berlin germany
goodrich mi
athens ohio
owings mills maryland
braga portugal
lombard il
abilene texas
sugar hill georgia
san francisco california
moscow russia
manchester nh
minneapolis mn
san antonio texas
albuquerque new mexico
rome italy
vancouver british columbia
currie united kingdom
tolucka lake california
ludlow ma
oakville ontario
worchester ma
lisboa portugal
toledo ohio


who knew?
no wonder i have been feeling al little tirered...

thank you so much for allowing me to take flight and stay at home!

xo

big drops of floral rain

pillow grey detail 4, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

pillows grey wool

pillows grey wool, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Stella

Stella 5, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

right now

right now i am uncurling my toes
and drinking hot tea, even though i have had enough caffeine to sink a battle ship
such violent metaphores,
let's try again
even though i have had enough caffeine to enliven my garden and set the mums to dancing around with wild eyes
that's better

right now i am reading the final harry potter
who isn't
right now i am younger than yesterday
and have discovered that thought can bump into you
i did earlier, right into me in the form of a friend
that likes the same colour families while we both
searched for second hand treasures

right now my tea is cooling
and my throat is healing from soreness
right now i am too lazy to get the poem i wrote in my notebook
that i was going to post

now my back is a little hunched
the smell of ratatoulie wafts up here
the floor is scattered with colourful bits of paper
the fingers are enjoying playing on the keypad
right now is good.
really

right now i will finish the mug of tea
that sits on the desk
and get back to reading
couch laying
and silence

for right now
see you
again

earl and wendel

earl and wendel, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

wendel, wendel have you seen my power tools?

no earl sorry i haven't

but wendel it was dad that gave them to me.

oh earl don't worry, he would understand.

thanks wendel i feel much better

oh earl thats what friends are for.

Owen and Me

Owen and Me, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Taken by Beatrix, my eight year old daughter.