Clarity

Evelyn:  Antique shops in St. Augustine. It has been a lovely weekend, adventuring, shopping, eating, and discovering. This shop had a Florida room of just all glass objects, quite spectacular.

Party Favors

Evelyn: I couldn't believe all the thought put into Jamie's wedding. I returned home with two lovely bottles of wine (it will take me a year to drink them). 

Medicine Wheel

Evelyn: Monica and I took a hike up a mining trail, strewn with artifacts from the old mining days in Wilbur. As we hiked up the hills, Monica reported that there was a medicine wheel somewhere up there that she and Michael had yet to find. My eyes caught a glimpse of a dream catcher as I wandered from the trail, and to our delight we found the medicine circle. Wilbur is stunning, full of flowers and trails, and little stacks of rocks that people have gotten creative with.

What it Represents...

Evelyn: My friend Ed is taking me to the airport. He is staying with Justin for part of the week, and I am packed and ready. I hand him a key to the house. I had a tetanus shot a few days back (Gizmo bit me in his glee over playing) and I had no idea it would render so much distress in my body. I've spent most of the day in bed, or on the couch, every joint aching, my shoulder a swollen mass... and yet eager to head on my way.

Cracked & Swung

Monica: One of the maintenance guys was weeding around the Red House when the weed whacker kicked up a pebble and shattered one of the double-glass sliding doors on the patio. Over the next hour, the glass crackled outward from the original point of damage, creating a beautiful web of crystalline cracks. By the late afternoon, the bottom half of the glass had shattered into a myriad glittering bits while the top half held on. I've been feeling half cracked myself, what with the overwhelm of learning a new job and adjusting to a new lifestyle. This reminds me that there's beauty even in the broken bits.

Evelyn: I went out to a live band (I think they were called the Red Hot Hornets) for a live swing thing in downtown St. Pete. I had the kidlet and Austin along, and found myself up until 1 am waiting for them to emerge from the 10pm showing of "Hunger Games." A win-win for all, as I got to dance under the stars.

Stunner

Evelyn: I get quite a response from this necklace pretty regularly. It is a stunning little swirl of glass and I finally found a great black cord to hang it from. People often think I spent lots on it, and Michael's carried for less than $5 - little Miss Frugal!

Ybor Glass

Evelyn: Once again, enthralled with the details of Don Vicente in Ybor City. The colors and details a lovely distraction when I need a moment to rest.