10.26.11 ... the good old days of coca cola in bottles

i am without photos of my creative energies once again today and i haven't had the chance to share this photo I took from the car while we were in traffic in san francisco. i like this a lot. a long time ago i collected coca cola things. that was way long before eBay took all the joy out of it. i only have a few favorites left but this sign reminded me of the good old days when coke was in a bottle and it tasted like heaven on bubbles. why would you change perfection? better question: why do millions of people not notice? mediocrity. a shame, isn't it? here's hoping your evening and bright new day ahead are a cut above. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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10.13.11 ... golden gate good byes

scout and ev at the golden gate bridge.

hard to imagine how chilly we were. it felt good after our brutal summer.

this was right before we headed to the airport. what a way to end our trip. we didn't leave our heart there. we brought san francisco home with us.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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10.2.11 ... california dreamin'

california dreamin'

we're getting pretty excited about our trip on tuesday. we've been going through scout's life tubs again - such fun but what a job - today so i made this treasury tonight. right when i got the last one in place the page flipped out - and i lost the whole thing! i had to start all over again using my history and still came up short so my search went on and on. oh well. it was still fun and turned out so pretty. scout made one, too. here's hers....

she did a wonderful job, eh? 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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FriDaY FuNDaY ~ propriety

When I taught second grade, I nicknamed the days of the week. For now, I'll leave you guessing on the first four. Friday Funday was my favorite because we stepped outside of the box and had an interdisciplinary creative explosion. The results of these activities amazed me, inspired me and taught me a lot about being true to my self and trusting my intuition. I loved displaying our projects at the end of the day. It was always a delightful surprise. Like little bursts of genius were sprinkled at my Reebok'd feet & bloomed like magic. Those Fridays are responsible for most of my favorite teaching memories. I wonder if the children remember them.

We've all been under the weather for the past few weeks and Scout is of the mind it's a grand scheme to force me to slow down a half step. Perhaps that is how this idea had a chance to nudge its way in the door. On Fridays I will share the little things that bring us joy and inspiration. I hope you'll find yourself smiling, touched and inspired, too. It's Friday. Let's have some FUN!

Ingredients: One favorite film, two weeks of exasperated sighs, inspiration, fate, vintage vocabulary cards, laminating machine, heart hole punch, ball chain

Makes: This fabulous recycled necklace with special meaning. The word propriety is front and center in one of her favorite What's Up Doc? film quotes. Judy Maxwell {Barbra Streisand} defines it a little differently than our Vis-Ed card. Visit THIS CLIP to see what I mean. The clip is 9 minutes, but, never fear, you will be rewarded {and excused} with comic genius in a mere 2:45 total. Trust me. It's delightful.

"Don't you know the meaning of propriety?" Eunice. {Madeline Kahn} What's Up Doc. 1972

Now for a few questions. What do you think of the Friday Funday Feature? And how do you like my newest product? I will be creating and selling these necklaces in my new joonwalk etsy shop soon. Oh! How cool is this? The film takes place in San Francisco and we did not realize that Scout was wearing her SF electric trolley tee shirt today until we started taking the photos. I love fate. ox joon