hoops up in my etsy shop, for the locals...

If you live in the greater Indy area, I put some pretty and shiny new hoops up for sale:

Check them out here.

Be an Aunt Edna

Saw on facebook this morning a lovely quote from the page of one of my favorite authors, Clarissa Pinkola Estes. 

"Dear Brave Souls: The world is yours. Be, if you like, the one who stands out. The one who goes where others do not. The one in the picture to be circled in red as "not likely to be found here." Like any Aunt Edna. Anywhere. Any time."
--CPE

This is what I aspire to.

Autumn Equinox and Harvest Moon Celebration

My friend Michelle took most of these photos, though I took the ones of her and Joni hooping.  I need to work on my camera skills.  We had a glorious evening--truly.  We ate autumn foods (the edible gifts of the Three Sisters)--beans, corn, and squash, hooped under the rising harvest moon, had music and wine...the kids played and played, and we made corn husk dolls.  Beautiful.

Happy Autumn Equinox and Harvest Moon...and hoops

I've been makin' and tapin' hoops for the Potter's Bridge Festival coming up Oct. 2nd.  Tonight we're celebrating the equinox and harvest moon with friends.  We'll definitely hoop!  I wrote a column about it here.

my tomatoes...

so here are some pics of the tomatoes I so lovingly grew from seed this year.  They did so, so well, especially in this drought (and I haven't watered them, either.  I'm a lazy gardener!).  I love my little garden.