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forget-me-nots - another image from Spring 2008

Could there be a more perfect tiny flower ? I don't think so.

The weather is sensibly cold once again and last night as Miss D and I walked around this little village at twilight Spring was in the air.

After an entire day (or so it seemed) of back and forth conversations with my printer in the next town away and new saved versions # way too many of my artwork(s), a miraculous save-the-day tip thrown in from that girl designer gal & best pal MLou (I'm sure you've noticed - she does that a lot - save the day that is) and finally, finally I'm happy with the way my latest mini poster prints have printed. Hooray!! I'm quite sure that I've worked out the bug that was causing them to not print out as crisp & clean and perfect as they should and BFF Harry just happened to be in town yesterday and was able to pick up the prints for me Hooray again!
So ... this morning I will bundle up my first wholesale order and stroll up to the post-office to mail my package to Vancouver by Express Post. Phew!! All this perfect stuff can be very hard work.

I lost 4lbs this week at my post-office Weight Loss Group of 2 (and no Pherenike we do not get weighed on big ol' postal scales - wink!) the 4lb loss I do attribute to plenty of sighing and an overall big cloud of queasiness (is there anything worse) for who knows who may be emailing me, and at anytime and oh my, what might I have done to rock our quiet little boat ??? All or Nothing thinking (a personal favourite of mine), an affinity for all things tres dramatic and an I'm a recluse and I'm stickin' to it sensibility - all combines for the perfect recipe for Queasiness. Hey! don't ya be a rockin' my apple cart. Sigh. It does seem that ol' M. Universe has been wingin' me plenty O' tests and challenges to see if I can stick to my 2009 plan of less attachment, living in the moment, and a life of much reduced rumination. Curses. I'll take the 4lbs though ... happily.

Sweet Oliver has just landed up on the teak topped desk with a chirp. I do love those chirps and purrs. Why is it that cats insist on parading slowly back and forth in front of the keyboard while you're trying to type or splaying themselves out, as wide as can be, on whatever you happen to be working on ? I am currently working on two new mini posters for my shop while waiting for art direction for my new big fish Chicago company job - which actually is a continuation of a job I did last year. I'm feeling very creative these days and brand new. Queasy and new.

Totally amazing Obama day in pictures here (from Design Crush)