Archive for the ‘Earthy Possessions’ Category

arty tights

Posted on October 4th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  8 Comments »

Shalom and…bonjour!  Here are my new art leggings, straight from Israel.  These are the Urban Paris design, made by Zohara.  I made the skirt a couple of years ago.  The print is Georges Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, which I think is rather cool. I ordered this denim dress online.  When […]



a package from tel aviv

Posted on October 1st, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

My package from Israel came–Zohara art tights! I bought a couple of dresses recently and ordered these tights to go with them.  David saw them at a street stand in NYC and told me about them–he thought they were pretty sweet.  They are pricey but oh-so cool (especially in their Israeli postmarked package).  So many […]



flea market finds

Posted on August 26th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Saturday we went to the local flea market–an outdoor affair with all of 5 or 6 vendors–in the parking lot of our community center.  We found a few little treasures.  Caleb and Zia each got one or two things they liked, and I found some things for Cash.  The wooden bench was $1, and worth […]



more presents

Posted on July 22nd, 2014 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

I sent my camera away for repairs (banging it with the snow shovel is not a good idea) so I’m posting pics that are already sitting here in my folders.  At the risk of sounding like a complete birthday fanatic, here are some more photos of birthday presents I received. David gave me three things, […]



the wild horses of sable island

Posted on July 17th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

I love the photography of Roberto Dutesco.  I discovered his work a year or two ago while looking at horse photos online.  I had an image in my head that I had seen somewhere–two horses lovingly nuzzling each other.  I wanted to find the photo and make a painting like it to hang above our […]