what has everyone been up to all week?! between getting myself together for the handmade market, shipping orders, correspondence, dog walking and keeping house, i just haven’t had time to pop in here or take proper photos to share with you (please excuse the above camera phone photos).

i’ve missed it here! (i’ve still been twittering away, though).  so what’s been going on around here?

this week in the studio, i started the second ring (pictured above) in the ring series that i will be working on throughout the year (see the first ring here).

also, i sent my very first file to ponoko!  i thought i would join in on all the ponoko fun that everyone is having.  i can hardly wait to receive the package in the mail AND show you what i’m up to!  soon.  very, very soon. . .

when i wasn’t in the studio, you could find me in the kitchen:

my gastronomical accomplishments included baking coconut cupcakes for eliza’s birthday and making gnocchi from stratch (not so pretty, but very tasty).

or outside:

one of the (many) advantages of dog walking is the discovery of all kinds of  hidden baltimore gems.  while walking the two pups pictured above, i stumbled across a short and shady nature trail alongside a stream- right in the middle of the city.   and just last week i stumbled across this scene in the middle of the woods:

steve and i also made it out to sherwood gardens yesterday for what, i believe, is the peak tulip viewing weekend.  (the tulip pictured in the weekend recap is one from our own garden )

thank you, as always, for taking the time to visit me here.  i hope you all had a great week(end) too!

xoxo