10.17.11 ... an owl takes flight to australia and besos finds a way to keep a close watch on mom

today i made this cute corner bookmark for someone who purchased an owl laden vintage item from joonE. it will be on its way to australia tomorrow. i have a project to share with you but i am going to wait until tomorrow night because there would be too many photos for tonight. here is the reverse of the bookmark...

this one is made from a discarded vintage children's book. it has seen a lot of love but i can find some life in it here and there. and so it lives on. and travels across the world. one last photo for this evening. here is besos trying to make herself invisible so she can stay right near me as i work. she had jumped up on my table and i scolded her and she smooshed herself into the window casing and made herself very comfortable. she's a tricky old bird.

but so adorable. 

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

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9.4.11 ... intrigue

i did some sketching this evening that was too late for photography. so here's something for all of my fellow curiosity cats... when we found a junior girl scout book from 1963 recently this paper was inside. we love old papers so, naturally, we kept it. i didn't notice what was on it at the time, though. i find this fascinating. to think about where this book has been in its life and wonder about the little girl who owned it and her parents who bought it for her along with one for her sister. and what's with the cigarette imprint? can you believe these books were only $1 and $2?

and here's another topic of interest to us. our animals and their habits. just the other day besos decided to start napping in this basket. a basket which has been sitting there since who knows when? but forever. as you can see the low lighting was not camera friendly, but i still love this photo that scout snapped and i love that scout had tossed besos' little santa doll in with her. can you spot it?

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

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4.17.11 ... kitty love and vintage cookbook cuteness

those of you who follow my blogs know that one week ago today we had to say good bye to our sweet cricket. today i found besos and ginny snuggled up together - with mr. chippy just inches out of this frame. it brings us great joy to see our pets so content and peaceful.

i made some cookbook magnets today and just love them. this fisherman is my favorite.

here's the lumberjack.

the coffee pot and toaster set...

... and here's the main mess of everything and the cookbook from whence i rescued them. today was evan's birthday and we had as nice a day as we could with poor scout feeling like a hell as we say here in the wilkinson household. i made some of my famous lemon chicken soup which she was happy to have for lunch. she's enjoying an orange juice slushie right now and waiting for me to finish this post so we can divert her attention away from her misery with a movie. 

ev's at a gig until midnight-ish. a while ago i saw this little critter scurry right against our front screen door and at first i thought it was a rat (horrors) but it was an adorable baby possum. oh. my. gravy. was he the cutest thing ever. we tried to catch a photo but the terrified little guy was hiding behind a pipe. now we spent the evening worrying about his family and if they're nearby for a rescue. well, there's the nature adventure portion of tonight's post. 

hope you are all feeling well. i hear things are going around. take care of yourselves.

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

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