A tad chilly today. The big kids had their lesson, part of it on on shore. At one point, Z was the only kid in the lake. Talk about a hardy gal. The swim ring is becasue she loves the beach so much and being the water that she will just keep walking out deeper and deeper with no regard for personal safety. I am always close by but this allows her a bit of freedom to float and have fun.
Vintage fabric for some fun tote bags (I am so tired of using just what ever is handy, I want pretty AND functional)
Kids Crafting books loaded with crafty goodness. The Sunset one on the right was originally printed in 1968, check out one of my favorite images from the book...
2 loop looms and oodles of loops, the perfect quiet time activity. 
Cotton sheets for making sleep pants and maybe a few totes.
Lovely canvas tableclothes for... 
So much easier for swimming and staying cool. We got temporary hair color and love to to add green and purple streaks. Q's requires water resistant hair glue to stay up but it looks so cool. even down, it's got the rocker vibe.
Being an artist and a mom sucks right now so... I am taking a break and just doing the mom thing. I will blog and carve out creative time alone ( I MUST) but I have to give up on the idea of doing it all. Very little product will be produced for awhile. I have a stack of skirts and totes I would like to work on so, That's what I am going to do. Just putter in the studio and the garden. My kids are home for the summer and I need to play camp counselor.
I am no longer able to multitask. Why? Because of brain fog. I was hoping my thyroid was out of whack, then I thought maybe the depression was kicking in or something but after talking with the DR. it turns out I'm in perimenopause, as London Tipton would say "Yay, Me!" and unlike most folks I can not take estrogen, I have some clotting issues, so, I am scaling back, consulting with my chiropracter and acupuncturist, saying "No" to things and trying to chill out.
The upside to all this is that I am getting a great tan and I should have some gorgeous garden photos soon.
Next up, summer haircuts!