Post HolidayRest catch-up.

Well Hello!

Things have been busy and restful and I took some time off (mostly off, not completely) to spend time with family and friends for the holidays and to ring in the new year.



We were in NH and MA for four days of Christmas and then went up to Vermont with friends to say happy new year. I've only been to Vermont a handful of times but should probably visit more regularly. It's is so beautiful up there.



Now we are officially home and my to-do list is a mile long.



I have some contract work to do in the next week along with some class-planning and of course, wedding tasks. It's a lot but it's good. Time to get back to work.

I'm guessing there won't be time for new personal and painting work until mid-month but that's okay! A fresh new year is a great time for planning and working and getting all kinds of things done.



I hope your holidays were fun and relaxing and I hope that you have some great fun lined up for 2013!

xo
Sarah

All Kinds Of Things

Hello Friends!
All kinds of things are going on lately.
I'm still unemployed but interviewing and painting and keeping busy with Egg-A-Go-Go for sure.

Thanksgiving was yesterday. I'm still full.

Curtis and I went to NH to spend time with my mom's side of the family.





We ate so much good food and took a few good walks.





My folks' new house is a short stroll from downtown Portsmouth but they have a little backyard and a HUGE back non-yard (traintracks and woods) full of trees. Lots of birds came to visit their back porch in the short time we were visiting... Downy Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Blue Jay, Crow, Sparrow, Nuthatch - all such cuties!

As soon as we got back to our neighborhood (via bus and train and a stop at the airport to deliver my brother and his lady to their plane to Baltimore) a friendly cat came down off his porch to say hello. "Welcome Home!" My own cats seemed pleased enough to see me as well.



xo
Sarah

July the 5th

We had a crazy fourth...



Backyard cookout, a spur-of-the-moment trip to see Brave, INCREDIBLE heat lightning over Boston Common, a false evacuation of the Esplanade, a hilarious sudden downpour and A+ fireworks.

Little known fact about me: I love fireworks. I love the excuse to scream myself hoarse cheering at pyrotechnics - and not being able to hear my own shouts.

Anyway, everyone seems to be quietly recovering from their independence day celebrations so here are a couple of quiet videos to take up part of your day...


T-RECS - Night Skies from T-Recs (Timelapse Recordings) on Vimeo.



EPILOGUE: the future of print from EPILOGUEdoc on Vimeo.

So many good things.

Many holidays down, one to go.



Christmas was really nice. Everything was organized and laid back. We went to New Hampshire where we lazed about and I drank many many cups of tea. My brother Jack was there with his girlfriend Kristin. We had a big xmas eve afternoon brunch (I hope this becomes a new tradition!) and then went out to my dad's for a visit with him and my aunts/uncles.




(Cousins & Siblings!)

Sidenote: when we first arrived in NH we had pasta dinner and Jack's sweater magically matched the FiestaWare plate he used.

Christmas Miracle!

Christmas morning brought present exchange and driving back to MA to see Curtis's families.




After the festivities were over on Sunday, I was officially in post-holiday-recovery mode. I had Monday - Wednesday off to catch up on sleep and cat-patting and non-business-related errands.



We spend some quality time at City Feed.


I mailed some stuff.


I made myself big breakfasts and did some doodly watercolor painting just for me.





We went to Ryan's where she fed us amazing homemade pot pies and let us lounge on her giant couch.

It was a nice little mini vacation. So now two days of work and then BACK on vacation as we welcome in the new year! Next week is the beginning of my new 4-day-workweek. I can't wait. More about that later.

Happy Post Christmas!
xo
Sarah

Christmas is coming.

In the past few years, my teen through adult-ish years, I haven't been HUGE into Christmas. I think it comes from the overwhelming consumerism push that comes along with it and the fact that growing up we had lots of different families to visit in a couple of short days. It just seems like a big hurried stressful time that people seem to cherish for the wrong reasons.



Don't get me wrong, I have always loved parts of it (giving gifts, the lights, the food, wrapping presents, general goodwill) and the cozy quiet moments that happen during the season.

But I'm trying to love Christmas more. It's hard to see everyone and it's hard to not feel crazy now and then but I'm trying.



This year we are having a very green and brown Christmas. No snow on the ground or in the forecast. I always want a white Christmas for my mom. But she seems to be out of luck this year so I'll just bring her an avalanche of presents.



We are off to New Hampshire for a couple of days then back to Boston on Christmas Day to see C's family. Egg-A-Go-Go is closed for the rest of the year (well, the shop is open but nothing's shipping until 2012).

I think I'll make a classic Happy New Year Resolution post. Not right now though.
xo
Sarah

More New Cards!

Evert year I promise myself I will make some winter/holiday cards and somehow they always gets pushed aside for other less seasonal projects. But this year, finally, I came through on my promise (to me)...

Shimmery Blue Winter Feather card:

A non-holiday-specific card for wishing a good winter or happy new year maybe!
(You can't really tell from this photo but the blue ink I printed the feather in is pearlescent!)

Christmas Car card

Growing up my dad always had Subaru station wagons so I based the car in this design on one. We never had a tree at his house though, we usually just decorated the potted orange tree in his kitchen.

There's one more that I plan on posting and adding to the shop later this week!

And look who's back!


It's rainy and grey here. I love it but would like to go back to bed now.
See you soon!
~Sarah