I finally, somehow, got some African violets to stay alive -and- bloom again! The evidence:

A quick gift I made out of some soft pink cotton jersey, and black lace. I’m still using Near Sea Naturals as the source for my cloth, and so far I’m very happy using them as a vendor. This project was quick and fun, probably because attaching the lace gave such a pretty result!

We’re looking for jobs in Seattle. We’ve been up there twice and I know it’s an awesome city.

I’m so excited and while there have been so many wonderful things that have happened in FL (getting married, the orchids, the beach) I know I’ve been looking forward to this move for years.

A photo back from our road trip, here’s the Hoh rainforest in a somewhat rare bout of sunshine. The greenest place I’ve ever seen!

I finally started my organic fashion project! I created a cotton dress with a retro 1957 pattern I found at a local cloth store. I shortened it a bit, the mid-calf length looked a bit too dowdy on a shorter frame like mine. :) This blue-swirled number is “Smurfs on a Cloud”.

The cotton feels quite soft, and I think was a much better choice than hemp. I still think most hemp cloth is too harsh…

Here’s my lovely sister as a willing model:

Elaine in front of Monrovia

I went to St. Peter’s Church in Midtown Manhattan today to view Cities of Peace, a collection of paintings organized by Dr. Ellen Frank and created by a group of painters from all over the world. I’m proud to say that my sister Elaine was one of the painters, and she worked long and hard for 3 months at the “Illumination Atelier” on Long Island.

I’m not usually one to go to galleries to look at art, but I really do admire the idea behind the Cities of Peace project. It’s all about working together to build and repair what other humans destroyed. There aren’t many things much more noble than that.