new san francisco pieces and a lovely visit

 

i shipped these pieces to the san francisco gallery today. it's pretty cool, the manager of the gallery sent me a "holiday request list" back in september, but it was very vague- "3-5 pairs of earrings, with and without stones, several rings, variety of bangles, and any new designs you'd like to include"- so there's still lots of room for creativity, which is nice.

 

the earrings

 

and i included these new feather pieces as well.

 

my parents came to visit last weekend and it was lovely.

 

we had a little critter snuggle fest on the couch

 

hazel ran a 5K in telluride, which was awesome.

 

girls on the run!

 

glenn ran it with her.

 

june was an excellent cheerleader

 

after the race, dad got some juggling instruction; it's on his bucket list.

then my parents took the girls home and glenn and i got to go for the first ski of the season, at dusk. it was fantastic.

 

jo thoroughly enjoyed his first time skiing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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bridges national monument

last weekend we went camping in bridges national monument. it is such an amazing place! last year we took a day trip there while camping nearby and decided to go back this year and spend more time. we camped in the park and we were able to hike to all three bridges. we had a great time.

owachamo bridge, the oldest one

kachina bridge, the newest

the girls made sand angels

and sipapu bridge

the dogs weren't allowed on the hikes but they still had a great time. (i am loving little jo so much; he's such a great little member of the family.)

we took a little side trip to lake powell, because i had never been there.

the deserts of utah have always been very magical places to me. this trip was very healing and i hope to carry the love and warmth with me through the winter, until i can return again.

 

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this is banjo (or maybe just jo?)

i recently drove to denver and adopted this little guy from the maxfund shelter. he is 9 months old and is evidently a long haired chihuhua/ papillon mix. he is the sweetest guy ever. he came with the name banjo, but i have been calling him jo. glenn and june however insist that his name remain banjo.

 

 

i had been casually looking for a new dog for a few months, but i wanted to wait until olive was at least two years old. i saw this guy on the maxfund website and was shocked at how much he looked like a little brown olive. my dear parents (who live in denver) went to meet him for me to get a feel for him for me before i drove all the way up there myself. they fell in love with him. so i went through the adoption process and drove up and got him 10 days ago. when i first saw him i was surprised at how small he was. from his photos i had judged him to be about the same size as olive. in truth, olive weighs 12 lbs and he weighs 6!

 

he is so delightful. he is mellow and calm. if it weren't for his sharp little puppy teeth i would think the folks at the shelter had made a mistake and he was actually much older than 9 months. i am already very much in love with him. i think olive is starting to get over her initial jealousy and is warming up to him. he's a wonderful little addition to our family.

 

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another practice blogsy post

 

 

 

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