My Homage

I hope everyone has gotten to see Sex and the City, the movie this summer! Of course, Sarah Jessica Parker wears some over the top ( yet fun) styles in it. The costume for her "big day"is a perfect example; in her hair she wears not just a feather, but a BIRD!.
Hence, I have created my own series of fabulous, one- of- a kind hair accessories for summertime. MMM. Don't be jealous ;)

Happy Fourth of July

It's nice to wake up without immediately rushing into whatever the plans are for the day, and that's how it's been this morning. Ahhhh. Now if only the thunderstorm will blow over quickly...so I can go to the lake!
Everyone at my house is taking it easy today, especially Seamus. Check him out- just lounging on the living room couch. My little buddy Juliana made the pillows for me out of fabric her mom (Anna Maria Horner) designed; I love them! They just make me happy; and I love all Anna Maria's textile design for that reason. They are bright, fun, and so, just, PRETTY! It's the anti- beige!

Back To Work!

I've been back at Fire Finch this week, and on Friday I put up a new window display in the Village store. In the spirit of the season I made a kite out of fabric, dowel rods, glue, and a little fishing line. It's sailing through bright blue sky below the fluffy white clouds, with a long fluttering tail!
It's difficult to get a good picture due to the glare off the window, so this pic is me looking up from underneath. You can't see the whole thing here, so maybe you should just drop by and check it out :)

And I Found A Fort.

Gunpowder Storage Room
I'm leaning back into a hole created a cannon ball hit.
Underground passage

The Atlantic in the distance
Fort Moultrie

Oh yes. I don't know what my deal is, but over the past couple of years I have become really intrigued by forts. If I were a ten year old boy this might be normal, but as a woman in her early thirties I feel it may be a bit abnormal. I stand in forts and imagine what happened in that very spot, what someone saw as they fought for what they wanted. I mentioned Sullivan's Island in my previous post... it is where my latest fort exploration occurred.
On a separate (from downtown) leg of my Charleston area bike tour, I biked out to the end of Sullivan's Island to Fort Moultrie. For a minimal $3 (only $1 for seniors!) I was able to revisit 171 years of American seacoast defense (1776- 1947)- not a bad deal.