happy summer

just a little bit of what i've been up to since i last checked in :)

it's strawberry season here! the daffodils have passed, we're spending time under the pergola in the moonlight and little twinkly lights, working, ripping up rugs and uncovering beautiful wood floors in our living room, more work and then there's ginger the wonder dog always making us smile.

oh, and now you can find me over on instagram @ messybedstudio if you want to follow along. and i've got some more art prints and photographs over at society6

tomorrow is the first day of summer. i hope you have a wonderful, sunshine filled one.

xo

this week

love a small town memorial day parade!

some moleskines ready to mail out for graduation day

the view from my studio

pennyroyal planted in thrifted bowls. i've heard that this herb helps keep bugs away. we shall see.  certainly doesn't keep the birds away as you can see! the table has since been cleaned and painted :)

morning thoughts with milky tea.

ginger's morning thoughts

making thank you tags for orders

hope you're having an amazing week! my youngest comes home from college today so i will have both my boys home for the summer - i'm one happy mama!

work

working on some notebooks

best ideas ever

best dad ever

the lilacs are blooming, the bittersweet will run riot if i let it and the bridal veil spirea bush needs planting. so happy spring is here!

weeds

even though the temperatures are still pretty cool for spring and we had a threat of a frost last night, the grass already needs to be cut. but this is what is growing in between all those blades of grass - these lovely violets.

i think some people might consider them weeds, after all they are growing just like dandelions. makes me wonder what makes a weed a weed?

oh the grass can wait a little...

some new work

love notes - mixed media painting

glorious creatures - found text collage on paper

take that, winter

it has felt like spring the past few days but seems winter is not over yet and had to rear it's ugly head this morning, with a dusting of snow and windy, gray skies.  i hear we were supposed to get around 8".  i shouldn't be complaining but.

here's what i say to that...