LA DOLFINA

I thought I'd take some photos of some small & pretty things I've been picking up lately... I just received this shell from my gal pal, Maryjane of Paper, Linen & Pearls . I recently bought a wonderful little treasure from her etsy shop and she said that this hand made creation of hers " SCREAMED your name and jumped into the box :-). " We've made plans to get together in the next few weeks and she's promised to show me around her studio and her idyllic world in the Napa Valley... I promise to post all about it!   I'm always drawn to La Dolfina's and butterflies... But my newest crush is tortoise shell. At first I was content with faux tortoise, but I recently acquired several bangles from a wonderful woman named Sharron who had them in her etsy shop, Spring Street Emporium . She found them at an estate sale and believes they are at least 100 years old!   She told me ...

was the last day of our vacation on The Newport Coast. We spent it at Crystal Cove State Park Beach.   Crystal Cove is a stretch of coastal cliffs and a beach front cove situated between the Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Ocean just north of Laguna Beach. The first thing we saw as we made our way down to the beach was the sight of dolphins frolicking offshore! We stood transfixed... It was an auspicious start to a glorious day. We walked the beach taking in the wonder of the cliffs, rocks, tide pools & sandy coves.  It was so pristine and peaceful on this perfect Thursday morning... The tide pools were amazing with their underwater sunflowers, the rock formations... awesome, and the abundant treasures laid out in the wet sand were fascinating.  Rocky ottomans dotted the coastline. I'm continually struck at how God's creations are connected and share similarities.  A piece of seaweed much like a tree and it's roots. Rock...