My new home away from home...

 I mentioned earlier that I was renting a space in a new market in Norwalk CT. called Sono Market Place.  Well we finally opened!  We had the grand opening last weekend and a soft opening the weekend before.  It is an awesome place with 50 food and artisan vendors under one roof.  I'm still working out the kinks for myself but so far it has been so much fun.  I have a few pictures of my booth and I thought I would share a little each week about the other vendors and their booths.  If you live anywhere near Norwalk CT. it is worth the drive to come and visit.  I think that you will be pleasantly surprised.

 




A few more holiday goodies...

Again, I know that's only October but I have been working on Christmas items so I thought I would keep posting them.  If something catches your eye you'll know where to find it.
I have done a variation of these ornaments in the past but this time I'm using color.  I painted pages from an old dictionary in different shades adding a nice little pop of color.   They aren't traditional red and green but I think it's nice to step outside the box.




I will be working on these today, as well, since I'm stuck inside waiting out hurricane Sandy.  I hope anyone in her path is safe!  They are available here

Getting ready for Sandy...

It looks like we are in the path of hurricane Sandy so I'm thinking that this will probably be the last weekend of beautiful fall foliage around here.  Here is one last look before all the wind and rain take the leaves away...

The beach...

I really love going to the beach in the cooler weather.  I'm not someone who likes to bake in the sun so I usually try to avoid that in the summer not to mention the whole bathing suit thing... Growing up I remember going to the beach with my family in the off season to look for a house to rent during the summer and being out in Montauk in the spring and lying on the beach in a sweater.  I love the wind and the cooler temperatures.  I live near the beach in CT. and hardly ever go during the summer so  I went the other day and it was beautiful.  I snapped away and enjoyed every minute of it.  This one little shell caught my eye and became the focus of my attention.