Pieces of Home >>>

1. tattered flowerchild wall hanging

2. tomatoes from my garden

3. my patchwork gypsy flag

4. james playing guitar

5. alyssum flowers

6. flycatcher (i think)

7. studio curtains

8. flowers from my bestie

9. the road home

10. bella

I think I say this everytime, but these Pieces of Home series that I post are my favorites.  All of these images of things around me, all feel like extensions of myself.  Home, pieces of my heart.  Things that make me smile, or tick.  All of these images are from the past few weeks.  Sadly, my vegetable garden is starting to come to an end.  I think the heat just really got to everything again this year, despite this amazing rain we have been getting the past few days.  My porch plants and non veggie things are doing great!  And my cherry tomatoes are still producing some... But my squash and zuchinni never took off, and I only got two bell peppers.  With my large tomatoes, its been a battle with the squirrels of who gets it first once they are ripe enough to pick.  Little rascals.  I do enjoy the process of learning though when it comes to gardening.  I daydream of having a backyard just full to the brim with flowers and vegetables...  

Bits & Pieces + Giveaway Winner >>>

1. sunflower in my garden
2. bella laying on her mexican blanket
3. a stepping stone my cousin made for my mom
4. violet chatting with some deer friends
5. wooden door from india
6. mama cardinal eating on my porch
7. flowers from my bestie
8. james playing guitar
9. bella being her beautiful self
10. succulents

Just a few more peeks into my home and daily life.   I never tire of taking photos of little things.  If there was more light in all of my house, Id probably have a million more.

So, today is friday.  My accomplishments so far: packaging two items & going to the po, outfit pics, pedi and mani, and creating a b-day wishlist on pinterest.  Yep.  So far, Id say very un-productive, but hey, its friday right?  Im thinking about spending some quality time with my sewing machine tonite to make some more gypsy tattered flags for the shop, its been too long, and I miss them.  Honestly, deep down inside lately Ive been pretty sad.  It finally came out last night.  I just miss my parents.  I feel like a broken record when I talk about them now.  Like geez... how many times do we have to hear this again?  Its just a feeling that will never go away, and some days (or several days in a row) it comes on stronger than others, and everything is a hairline away from a cry.  But, the only thing I can do is just keep on, everyday.  Do the best I can, and act like they can still see me and hear me.  And know that my love for them will never die.  Death, what a strange thing we have to face in this beautiful life...

To leave things on a happier note, check here to see if you are the winner of the From Under His Feathers giveaway!  Scroll to the bottom of the post to see if its you!  Thank you to everyone who entered!

PEACE,

Laura

Pieces of Home >>>

It's been so long since Ive shared a pieces of home post! One of the things I do, if I dont know what to do with myself (because of the blues)... is take photos.  I realized a few days ago how long its been since I randomly snapped pics from around my house.  So I took a few minutes and did so.  These are some of my favorite features on this blog, and I simply have forgotten about them lately!  

*i love the photo above of my mom and her bestie in high school*

p.s. if you visited my blog yesterday or this morning and it was all funky and froze up your computer... im so sorry!  i had a little html coding that was off, and its all fixed now!

And, I cant stop listening to Dan Andriano's album lately:

PEACE,

Laura