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October 23, 2015

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Can you believe this is composed with blooms from my garden…in October?! Dahlias Zinnias Feverfew Cosmos Scabiosa Cornflower Eucalyptus Cherry tomatoes Changing leaves from shrubs and trees, roses, and rose hip!

3 weeks ago

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My final flush of cosmos from the garden showing off in our thrifted art corner before Luna and I go full spooky. 🌸👻

3 weeks ago

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Lu’s first time being a guest at a baby shower was lovely once she realized there would not be actual babies joyfully falling from the sky🫠. ⁣We baked and decorated some cute cookies in celebration of her soon to be new bestie!
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@jillian_vinge We ran out of time to make a card, but Luna wanted to say “dear Jill, call me when the baby comes out, Thanks. From Luna.” 😆

Lu’s first time being a guest at a baby shower was lovely once she realized there would not be actual babies joyfully falling from the sky🫠. ⁣We baked and decorated some cute cookies in celebration of her soon to be new bestie!
⁣
@jillian_vinge We ran out of time to make a card, but Luna wanted to say “dear Jill, call me when the baby comes out, Thanks. From Luna.” 😆

Lu’s first time being a guest at a baby shower was lovely once she realized there would not be actual babies joyfully falling from the sky🫠. ⁣We baked and decorated some cute cookies in celebration of her soon to be new bestie!
⁣
@jillian_vinge We ran out of time to make a card, but Luna wanted to say “dear Jill, call me when the baby comes out, Thanks. From Luna.” 😆

Lu’s first time being a guest at a baby shower was lovely once she realized there would not be actual babies joyfully falling from the sky🫠. ⁣We baked and decorated some cute cookies in celebration of her soon to be new bestie!
⁣
@jillian_vinge We ran out of time to make a card, but Luna wanted to say “dear Jill, call me when the baby comes out, Thanks. From Luna.” 😆

Lu’s first time being a guest at a baby shower was lovely once she realized there would not be actual babies joyfully falling from the sky🫠. ⁣We baked and decorated some cute cookies in celebration of her soon to be new bestie!
⁣
@jillian_vinge We ran out of time to make a card, but Luna wanted to say “dear Jill, call me when the baby comes out, Thanks. From Luna.” 😆

Lu’s first time being a guest at a baby shower was lovely once she realized there would not be actual babies joyfully falling from the sky🫠. ⁣We baked and decorated some cute cookies in celebration of her soon to be new bestie!
⁣
@jillian_vinge We ran out of time to make a card, but Luna wanted to say “dear Jill, call me when the baby comes out, Thanks. From Luna.” 😆

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Lu’s first time being a guest at a baby shower was lovely once she realized there would not be actual babies joyfully falling from the sky🫠. ⁣We baked and decorated some cute cookies in celebration of her soon to be new bestie! ⁣ @jillian_vinge We ran out of time to make a card, but Luna wanted to say “dear Jill, call me when the baby comes out, Thanks. From Luna.” 😆

4 weeks ago

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I’m thrilled to be teaming up again with @westcoastseeds to celebrate the season of abundance! 🍂 In my new article, I share a peek at how I hosted this harvest feast here on Pender Island - a thrifted table piled with sunflowers, dahlias and freshly harvested veg, a potluck of seasonal dishes, and of course - dessert (aka the most scrumptious zucchini cake recipe of all time). 🌿 Read the full story on West Coast Seeds, and follow along here @mercedespapalia for more of the island enchantment behind Evermore House. 🌻

1 month ago

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Autism isn’t a political debate, It’s my most tender reality. ⁣ I wrote this song in response to Dr. Steve - Who diagnosed Luna with autism as if it were a terminal illness, despite me clearly communicating my joy and acceptance of being gifted a child on the spectrum. ⁣ ⁣ I thought I wrote it for myself, but after witnessing the most horrific and cruel comments since the misinformed “announcement” currently being used to distract and further divide humans - I see that it’s so much more.⁣ ⁣ It’s for the guy who responded “sorry your family is ret*rded” in response to me sharing my experience of learning I’m autistic after six years of autism education inspired by the many similarities between me and my daughter.⁣ ⁣ It’s for the mothers who are being made to believe we did something wrong, causing our children to be born wrong.⁣ ⁣ It’s for the families pressured to “cure” the very thing that makes us who we are.⁣ ⁣ Maybe it’s even for the endlessly misrepresented, devalued, and silenced autism community.⁣ ⁣ I don’t want a cure. I want support. I want a nap. I want a world that understands what it means to share space with autistic people - with love, patience, and humanity.⁣ ⁣ If you need a moment to exhale into tenderness, the full song, Glass Figurines, is linked in my bio.⁣

1 month ago

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✨Dollhouse Kitchen Tour✨⁣ ⁣ Pretty-ing Luna’s little thrifted dollhouse started as something to keep my hands busy when my body and mind needed a break, to avoid being sucked into the infinite scroll vortex of misery.⁣ ⁣ Not surprisingly It’s turned into the full-blown renovation project I can’t afford to do in my actual house. ⁣ ⁣ I made many of these pieces by hand with things I found around the house, and I’m allergic to rulers so nothing is straight, but everything is cute. ⁣ ⁣ I haven’t recorded much of my process because frankly, I can’t be bothered - but if you have any questions - please ask. 💕

2 months ago

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