finding gold

dear friends, it's been a good week here of ordinary and epic proportions...
~ dinner for one, me, common for summertime with husband working all the time. breakfast and fruit make a light anytime meal.
~ new wool, that's always exciting! and epic! found wood piece while on a run,
i liked it so much it ran home with me.
~ a thrift store find, a cute scissor + pincushion bird
~ summer storm sunset, very epic
~ thrift store again, a lovely vintage handmade drop spindle
~ thrift store dress with lace
~ secret knitting is moving along, up to chart d!
~ books about alaska *
~ another project bag made by my friend, in giraffe print! epic! thank you amy.
~ ordinary and epic room of mine
~ is this what it feels like to be a magpie? picking up shiny things to bring home to my nest? hee hee while on a bike ride i found this vw metal type emblem. (does anyone have a vw collection? let me know, i'll send it to you).


* i came home from work wednesday to a husband with a sly smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye (sorry honey, it was a manly twinkle)   
he : 'pack your bags, your going to alaska with your sister. in one month'
me : for the next twenty four hours   'REALLY?'  'what? no REALLY?' and a text from my sister,
SURPRISE!  :)
my sister has been planning an alaskan cruise for over a year. one of her party cancelled, she called my husband, secretly, together, they made new plans, for me. EPIC. really incredibly epic. we are going to be on land and sea, on trains and glaciers, buses and horses and a helicopter. now i have to find an epic way to thank them both.