6 years and counting

This is my sixth humble hand drawn fortune cookie wisdom calendar! I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? The calendar is still humble and still hand drawn but there will be a little upgrade this year. It will now be professionally printed! I like the idea of my little calendar taking this baby step and growing up a bit.

A few of the hand drawn originals, ready to be scanned.

The calendar can be pre-ordered and if you sign up for an MBS newsletter you can get a coupon code for 10% off, but hurry, it's only good through Oct. 21st.

I can't wait to get the calendar back from the printer!

We had a frost warning so I cut all the flowers that were still blooming in our little backyard garden. Now we've had a few days of Indian summer and the snapdragons and morning glories are back, at least for a day or two.

Fun with candy corn. Hope you all have a happy halloween!

xo

gratitude

you know, i had this long, witty post planned where i talked about why i haven't been around much (nasty colds all around, somewhat unexpected but much anticipated burst of business) and then i talked about our christmas (family, love, food, presents) and described all the delicious food we had for christmas dinner (cola glazed ham, risotto, pears poached in amaretto disaronno and ice cream) but short and sweet feels better tonight.  

i hope you had a wonderful christmas filled with the love of your family and friends, laughter and good food.  i feel so grateful to have had exactly that.

here's our first real snow. beautiful.

and i'm so grateful to these websites for featuring my humble calendar which i'm sure is part of the reason i've been so busy.

run 2 the wild
paper crave
brit + co.
design crush

2nd annual humble hand drawn fortune cookie wisdom calendar

xo,
lisa

measuring time

i've been quiet here for awhile but there's been lots happening.  much thinking and testing out this empty nest thing that seems to be going on without my consent and despite the dragging of my heels.  i can remember laughing and rolling out cookie dough with my daughter when she was 3 years old.  now she's just moved out and gone to the big city and even though it was time for her to go i still miss her like crazy.  middle son is away at college and youngest son is in the process of applying to colleges.  i find myself thinking, at odd moments, - this time next year you'll be preparing for thanksgiving on your own lisa.  or - you're going to be doing a lot less laundry next year.  don't get me wrong, i'm thrilled for them.  after all isn't that the job of a mother, a parent?  to raise your kids the best you can so they can go out and be awesome people and live happy lives? 

i know this.  i do.

  

maybe i'm just having trouble figuring out what i'm gonna do with myself. like, um, maybe that means i have to get a life.  hmmm...

so in honor of thoughts about time passing here's the second annual humble hand drawn fortune cookie wisdom calendar for 2013.  such a mouthful.:)

i just found out that my calendar has been featured at mercantile muse.  pam holds a link party every couple of weeks and i've been lucky to have been featured there once before.  on her blog she shares moments in her life with great humor and sensitivity.  she has also built a strong community by sharing what she knows, everything from recipes to business tips including her awesome link party.  

here's a couple of my favorites from her shop 

thanks pam!


and i just feel the need to say out loud that i haven't started my christmas shopping yet.  not one gift.  anybody else in the same boat as me?
i hope not.

sneak peek

here's a tiny peek at the second annual fortune cookie wisdom calendar.

this is my current favorite fortune.  may it be true for all of us.


and in the spirit of getting serious here's a great post from d'lites by dorene on how to write a newsletter and why you should.  great stuff.


and you might want to wear a hard hat around here because this blog is under construction and there will be dust and debris.  expect to see some paint and wall paper samples as i try out new things all with an aim towards a more organized blog.

thanks for sticking around while it's happening.