saul bass: on making beautiful things…
“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares…” Saul Bass is a huge inspiration, especially his iconic lettering style and color sense. xo, Sam
shingles!
You don’t want them. No, no, no! When I was a little girl, my Oma got shingles and I remember my mom saying “shingles” and this is exactly what I imagined. It seemed awful then, and still does now. Speaking of curiously-named ailments: I have no idea what caused them, but I had them on [...]
a few of my favorite things…
summer things, in no particular order: grilling porches watching sunsets fireflies tubing slightly sunburned tops-of-shoulders living out of suitcases sudden thunderstorms barbeque chilled wine the smell of mimosa trees succulents wildflowers grass between toes grilled corn laughing until your sides hurt fresh fruit… so much fruit! shorts antique shopping picnics traveling, especially when it involves [...]
there’s no place like…
despite our suitcases yawning open on the floor, their contents in heaps with breadcrumb trail tentacles reaching across the house… despite stepping right back into a whirlwind schedule, it’s so very good to be home. i left town in the middle of last week with a bit of weight on my shoulders and a lot [...]
Strictly speaking…
Jim had taken the effort to turn his frown upside down, but Judy didn’t see it helping anything.
courage by surprise
alternate title: coming full circle: thoughts of a high school debate team drop-out. In high school, my family life was pretty out of hand. The bits I care to mention publicly would include the fact that my mom suffered from a health condition which involved 6 surgeries and multiple trips into downtown Houston over the [...]
The Desiderata
Make believe you’re brave And the trick will take you far. You may be as brave As you make believe you are… (from the King and I) Some of my favorite-est blog writers have been participating in Cassie Boorn’s Letters project, where people write letters to themselves at 20-something. It’s been inspiring and heart-warming for [...]
Cookie Monster!
I’ve been on a baking kick for the past few weeks. Specifically, I’ve been making cookies. LOTS of cookies. Why, you ask? Because cookies are good! GOOD! Also, the husband and I both have major sweet tooth (teeth?). So! I had about 4 small bananas getting all spotty (I keep buying too much fruit every [...]
summer impressions
summer sun setting golden glowing glare honey-hued horizon everything everywhere only for a moment, what a glorious sight we, all of us, beautiful, bathed in light. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - I have put a few bits of summer into a video… with accordion [...]