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hello, my lovelies,
i'm here with blurry eyes tonight to share a little about my trip from september.
i went back to what might possibly be my most favorite place i've ever been in the world, where a piece of my soul resides, and where i feel more at peace than anywhere else:
i drove 4 days, to santa fe, stayed there for 3 then went to ghost ranch for another art retreat. i'll share about the art in another post, this one is just about the trip.
i made my stops in smyrna, tn, van buren, ar, and amarillo, tx. it's only a short drive from amarillo to santa fe, so day four was an easy drive. i was on a mission to get to santa fe by a certain day as i had an appointment the following day and couldn't possibly miss it.
this is why i had to be there by a certain time...
if you are a tattoo person, the artist who did this one is Nikki at Rivers Collective Body Art. best decision i made in a long time. she was so awesome to work with and easy to talk to, everything about the experience was fabulous. (i'm already thinking about what to get next time i'm out there. 😁)
then i had a couple of days to hang around and explore or rest (resting was a big thing) and shop, of course. i found some fabulous places. i went back to The Ark for some books/witchy type stuff. then i checked out a bead store as i had forgotten to bring a lot of things for class. Beadweaver is amazing and has more than just beads and jewelry makings. i went a little crazy in the sticker section. haha. as i was leaving there, i remembered a place i'd followed on instagram and it was right across the road. it was awesome! The Crow's Nest is fascinating. seriously! i found some pretty cool things in there. plus, she has haunted dolls and they were telling me all kinds of stories! i was also able to find several out of print books on Georgia O'Keeffe at a used bookstore not far from my hotel.
anywho, when i arrived at ghost ranch they had just finished a 3 day music festival so it was quite chaotic. lucky for me, it settled down later that evening. other than a couple of storms rolling through it was pretty quiet for the week, but it was monsoon season, so the rain was expected, and welcomed, and fascinating.
hello october,
hello my lovelies,
if you're still here following along, thank you. i truly had not meant to be away so long. an injury to my foot threw me off my game in august and made my planned travel in september questionable which resulted in quite a bit of panic on my part.
but, it all worked out and i was able to take my trip west. it was lovely and i plan to share about it soon. i'd planned to get here after returning home and share, but i've been completely exhausted and am still not up to full steam just yet. i'm getting there.
with today being the 1st of october, my favorite month of the year, i figured it was the best time to come back to bloglandia.
so here i am. the photos i'm sharing today are from previous years posts. i've not decorated for autumn yet, that is on tomorrows plans, at least inside. i need to run to the farmers market for pumpkins and mums for the outside.
well, that's all for today. i'll see you back here soon. and i'll be coming around to visit everyone as soon as i can. it'll take me a while to get caught up, but i'll do it. :-)