The Peanut Gallery at my photo studio....

... these guys are always distracting me at my fancy new photo studio in Savannah. (Ha - the fire escape I hope that never has to be used in the manner intended).


























The red bell pepper plant in the top right grew about 4 inches over the weekend! Can't wait to add one to an omlette.

Bag winner is... (and a skirt pattern....)

Stephanie from the blog Reasons to Gather!

There were lots of entries, so I used random.org again to choose one. Didn't have time to write names on slips of paper and go the old fashioned route.

Stephanie - email me at retrofiedshop@gmail.com with your mailing address and I will drop your bag in the mail.





Last summer I made about a zillion of these skirts, so I though I might try my hand at turning it into a nifty little PDF pattern to sell over at retrofied. I would a love a guinnea pig or two to try it out for free if anyone is interested.

I will take the first 3 emails over at retrofiedshop@gmail.com. Please - I have one request - only volunteer if you know you have time to make the skirt during the next 7 days. It takes 1 yard of fabric and approx. one hour. After the first one it should take you about 30 minutes to make one...

(The pattern is for any age from child to adult.)

Thanks!!

Coastal Georgia Bird Bag (Scroll down one post for the bag giveaway...)

Spent the weekend along the Sapelo River and got to take a few shots of a new bag. The print is my Coastal Bird Fabric - hand screened on an organic jute fabric I am secretly (ok, not so secretly) in love with. Espresso colored ink, fabric soaked in tea - yum!

Here are some shots along the Sapelo River and of the new bag that you will not see in the listing at Etsy. Click on the photos and they will enlarge... 10% of the proceeds from all bags in the Coastal Bird Print to the Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refugee.

Bag Giveaway ...

Here is April's bag giveaway - decided to do the Duck Egg Hobo. Perfect for Spring!




This bag giveaway will run from April 1 - 15th. Just follow the blog, leave a comment below, or buy something in the shop from April 1 - 15th. I will be drawing from all three sources. Comments count as one, following one more, and each time you buy counts as one... so you have multiple entrees.

Thanks!

Sunrise on Haleakela in the Pacific Rim...

Haleakela is Maui's highest peak.



Sunrise over the summit of Haleakala volcano.



The park also cares for endangered species some of which exist nowhere else.


Took a bike ride down from the peak and out through Haleakela National Park... An easy 1.5 hour coast at about 30 mph - when I let go of the brakes that is!






2 t shirts, one fleece, one Windbreaker, gloves, a snow hat, and a wind suit paired with a smashing helmet that would have made Evil Knievel jealous definitely makes you feel invincible. Most of which were in the backpack by the time we reached the bottom.



Shot photos of each flower down the road. There are too many to show here!

You would be outside too...

Eeek! Spring is here and this is what I see every time I walk out the door. Tomorrow is going to be in the 70's. Love it.

Spring has sprung...

... here in Savannah. Oh yeah - moved shop over to Savannah, Georgia just in case you didn't know. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day and Spring.



Friday walking out the front door (heading to the post with bags of course) hoards of people dressed in green blazers, dress suits, and t shirts were heading into the park. Hoping I had not fallen onto the set of The Wizard of Oz curiosity took over and I followed them.



Best decision made that day - lots of happy people crowding around a fountain enjoying the weather and waiting to simply see the water turn green! Little children lined up in school uniforms squeeled, "It's so cool!" while biting fingernails, tugging on their ears, and twisting side to side as far as their spines would allow. All the while their feet firmly rooted to the ground - per the teachers instructions. Not one strayed from their spot in line.


Not mine, but definitely entertained visions of giving a loud whistle and running down the park to see if he would follow me home --->










Trees are blooming here and this one always has someone photographing it.














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