thoughts

Loving the late summer blooms in the garden. Noticing that this time of the year is filled with pinks, purples, green of all shades, red, brown, and white. Taking advantage of picking my own flowers and the last bit of vegetables from the garden before fall really kicks in and there is little left. 

Thinking a lot about collections lately, what they mean, why collect at all, how some people are facisnated by one thing and no one else gets it. Making arrangements out of the small collections I have around the house, moving some things around, replacing some, purging others... always seem to be purging something around here, realizing that I have hung onto some things far too long. 

Thinking a lot about drawing, not realistic, refined drawing but that of a child. Uninhibited. Watching a child draw recently I was reminded of how they don't overthink where a color, line, shape, image is going, they just do. With that I want to explore drawing more, at least play in my sketchbook more.

Thinking about images in general. I have been looking and pin-ing on pintrest a lot lately. my pintrest looking at images of everything, from drawings, quilts, artwork, home decor, couture, inspiring people... it really is the visual library I always wanted... 

At that place in a project where I want to put it away and not look at it for a while, but knowing that if I do that I will not ever finish it... Taking a break to sketch and doodle in my sketchbook... Hoping that from that I will have the will-power needed to finish this task. Still enjoying the mixing of many fabrics at once. All the colors, shapes, patterns... 

April showers...

April showers, bring may flowers.... Can't wait! I have been working on the garden, along with my partner, and of course the help of my mother, the garden gnome herself. In all the years growing up I never thought that I would be a gardener, taking for granted the beautiful spaces that my parents cultivated. The want to make, create, and cultivate plants, crops and lush greens came with the purchase of the house, and has really evolved into another way of creating and expanding a mind full of ideas. 

My mother really has been the one that has helped and taught us the most about the garden, without her help I am afraid we would be staring out at a piece of weed-filled dirt. Due to the rain the past few weeks I have not yet taken photos of all the work that has been happening in the yard, however I have been pinning on pinterest.... So here are a few inspiration photos. 

We actually took a tree trunk and did this on the side of the house in the backyard, and I am in love with it. 

I am not yet over the terrarium phase I have been playing with miniature gardens since last summer and just finished planting one that is about 2 by 3 feet..... photo to come. 

Love this idea of a tiny green house.... maybe next spring/winter. 

And who wouldn't love a pool that is completely filtered by the plants growing in one side of it... If only I could figure out where to put it.... 

P.S. I love pinterest! Check out my boards at www.pinterest.com/anaslayers/