Archive for May, 2010

little red-haired girl by cecilia murgel

Posted on May 29th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

If you read my last post, you will recognize this little girl in her cat dress. I am still dazed and amazed, but completely thrilled to say that one of my very favorite contemporary artists, Cecilia Murgel, has featured Zia in her latest sketchbook pages! Cecilia’s work, as I mentioned, is among my top favorites…there […]



cat dress

Posted on May 27th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  12 Comments »

The girl has a new dress. Complete with cat buttons, which she helped pick out at the fabric store. And of course, pockets- which have already held paper and pens, goat food, and apple money for the snack at the library. Created in the very best of ways: no patterns, no measurements, no markings. Just gather […]



wyatt

Posted on May 24th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on wyatt

Our hearts go out to our friends Tom and Leah at the loss of their 4 1/2-year old son Wyatt. Wyatt was one of Zia’s playmates at the home church we have been going to since about January. Zia talked about Wyatt a lot, and he seemed to make a big and a positive impression […]

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first harvest

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on first harvest

The first strawberries. This was last week, since my posts have not been so timely. But the strawberries were definitely timely! Who doesn’t love a juicy, red strawberry? They make your mouth rejoice. And the radishes…crunchy and juicy, with a bit of a bite of their own. Happy, yet sad. A season, whether a season of  time […]

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mamma and girl presents

Posted on May 19th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

As seems to be the case around here lately, this post comes to you fashionably late. Rewinding slightly, when we were in St. Louis, we were at a Whole Foods Market and I happened on a free drawing for a Mother’s Day Gift Basket. Well, I won. Since we were already back in KC when I […]