More Snow

Does anyone else in the Northeastern USA feel like they're living in a kingdom of ice and snow, ala The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe?

Ice Queen


At least it makes for some good photo ops!

Lovely Links - Bookcases

Recently, a fellow BYW alum and author of Heartfire At Home posted an invitation to join in a Lovely Links party. This week's theme was bookcases, inspired by her love of books. Since I share this particular passion, I thought I'd play along by digging up a couple of my favorite bookcase photographs from years past. Enjoy! (And maybe even play along?)

My Creative Environment


This bookcase no longer resides in this particular spot in my home, but I still love this image. The light streaming in from the dining room, the colors...

An Heirloom


This gorgeous china cabinet is what replaced the bookcase in the first photo. It originally belonged to my maternal grandparents. When clearing out their house after my grandfather's death, none of us wanted to part with this beautiful piece of furniture, though none of us needed a china cabinet either. We decided to part with it, but at the last minute I changed my mind. I'm so glad I did, because it makes a stunning bookcase, and I'm able to remember my grandparents every time I see or use it.

Do any of your books or bookcases have a story behind them?

Community

One of the things I love about selling on Etsy is that you actually *meet* people. It really is a community, not just an impersonal shopping site. I've met several wonderful folks through Etsy: the Arts in RI street team, local buyers who meet me for a cup of coffee instead of having their print shipped, friendly buyers and sellers with great talent and interesting stories...

The system Etsy has set up - with individual artists controlling their own shops, and many modes of easy communication - definitely helps encourage this community feeling.

Why am I talking about this topic this morning? Well, omitting details to protect privacy, it is through the Etsy community that I found out about the novel "The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet" by Reif Larson, and it sounds pretty darn good. (The website is fun to explore as well.)



(Image from Amazon.com, where you can pre-order the book.)