I’m back from my3-day weekend and I feel as refreshed. I didn’t do a whole lot, just mostly chilled and relaxed. We cooked out, made and drank some sangria, played Mario Kart and some board games, went out for brunch and really just took it easy the whole weekend. It’s important to do that every once in a while. There’s been a whole lot going on lately in our family–like a new little nephew born last Sunday the 22nd–that is was super nice to just kick back and perpetrate any little spontaneity that popped into our heads…within reason and our budget, of course! And now it’s summer!
I have so many ideas swirling round in my head for this summer. I want to hang out at the community pool for one–LOTS! And Indie Fixx Jr. and I are talking about going to the Herr’s Factory, the Philly Zoo, the Baltimore Aquarium, Frontier Town and the beach, of course. I also want to make sure to work on my sketching and search out some old film cameras to play around with film photography. I also want to put together a digital scrapbook of my summer….I used to do that sort of thing when I was a kid, albeit not digitally. I also want to visit a few restaurants in Philly….Horizons being one of them.
What about you? What plans do you have now that Summer is here?

by MarascaPhotography

by roses&pearls

by rhythm of the seasons

by rhythm of the seasons

by lilfishstudios

by Nicole Duquette

by pilli pilli

by {Twiggs}… catching up very slowly!

by Saídos da Concha

by Heidi Burton / Making

by pilli pilli

by Mundo Flo

by 74 Lime Lane
I know that, like me, many of you are getting tired of snow (and there’s more on the way), but I’m sure not tired of looking at pretty snow pictures.
Here’s just a sampling of the pretty snowiness I found on flickr.
P.S. Stay tuned for the release of issue #3 of Joie magazine tomorrow!

Guiding Light by Denyse Rizzo Photograph

Laughter by Cinnamon

I Had a Dream by honeypieLiving

by laura dye

by anniebee

by CatastropheWaitress

Elsie by Fleur de Nuit

by Cassie Robinson

by Danila Panfilov
I started the week out with some flickr inspiration so I thought I would end the week with some as well. This time I had my eye on signs of spring.

by artsy-crafty

by tashamck

by Geninne

by ethanollie

by merwing✿little dear

by house on hill road

by ninimakes
Last night, while looking through my Flickr Contacts’ photos for inspiration, all I saw were faces. And expressions. Ranging from both smiles and frowns to those of being deep in thought or being entirely in the moment. People always say that I wear my emotions on my face and I never know why they single me out, because I feel like we all do. Our faces are a window inside our heads and a view into our souls and whether it’s in real life or virtually via flickr browsing, I always seem seem to be enthralled with people watching.
Here are some of the images I came across from my Flickr contacts that stuck with me.

by pikepineblog

by .sarah.kraly.

by somethings hiding in here

by buttonarcade

by HOLLi*

by haeshu

by laura dye

by the purl bee

by *lalalaurie

by indiaromeo

by Dolan Geiman

by missamyo

by tielsk

Some pixx from my flickr contacts…
a. fabric boutonnieres by *lalalaurie (Etsy Shop – Laurie Conotto) ~~~~~ b. plush by UNIFORM Studio (UNIFORM Studio shop) ~~~~~ c. smiley heart cookies by lilfishstudios (Etsy Shop) ~~~~~ d.spool necklace by tangente (Etsy Shop) ~~~~~ e. cautious by Yaelfran (Etsy Shop) ~~~~~ f. googly-eyed bear skirt by hasenpfefferincorporated (Etsy Shop) ~~~~~ g. magpie charm pin by nestdecorating (Etsy Shop – Tamar) ~~~~~ h. pillows by Erleperle.eu (Etsy Shop)~~~~~ i. train case by Natasha Burns (Shop)~~~~~ j. butterfly by curbsidetreasure (Etsy Shop) ~~~~~ k. tangerine by urchinmama (Etsy Shop – Betsy Thompson) ~~~~~ l. grow by michelle-s.com ~~~~~ (Shop)