love this.

such a simply lovely idea.. & a great way to honor passed down family recipes.

via here.

sea creatures.

spending the week bumming around the gulf of mexico with my family.

here are some beachy photos, so you don't feel left out....

the olden days.

the photograph at the top of my blog is my favorite one of my grandmother. 

perhaps my favorite photo of all time.

she is the lady in the center, between the pins. 

her name was violet.

she is the one who taught me to crochet and instilled in me a lot of my creative passion. 

i love her for that, and i wish she was still around to see how much i've grown, creatively and emotionally.

a few weeks ago i went through a box of old family pictures in my parents garage.

i found some really amazing photos and i'd like to share some of my discoveries.