So many things to tell you about, and so many places to send you in this little weekend post! Grab some tea, my friends, this might be one of my long ones.
First up, we've been very busy celebrating. As of this weekend, my two feet are now firmly
planted in my thirties. Yup, 31 it is. It's been a
weekend full of soaking up and savoring favorite things - my four favorite people, extended
family, good food, good wine, a perfect day at the beach,
casting on a new knitting project, ice cream, and a fresh pile of Netflix. And today brings a grand flea market expedition with my
dearest girlfriends. Clearly, all the birthday essentials are covered. There's much to be
grateful for in all of that, and much more celebrating ahead still as the littlest of
the birthday girls pictured above turns two (two?!) in just a couple of days!
And now on to some fun news bits that just happen to be coinciding with birthday weekend. First up, new digs for me! www.amandablakesoule.com is a project I've been working on this summer - or rather, it's a project Kevin and Dave from Portland's iKnow have been working on with vague and often bizarre direction from me ("Make it look pretty!"). Right. But they did, and they rock. The website is up and live, and will serve as a place to hold more book details as well as news and events about what's coming up for me so that this little blog can chug along as it always has. There's a preview of the book there too - with the Table of Contents and a chapter excerpt to give you a little taste of what you can expect inside!
Also this weekend, you can find an audio interview I did with Jennifer of CraftSanity - it's Episode #60. You can listen to it in your browser, or you can download it for an ITunes listen - super easy. If you haven't yet heard CraftSanity, be sure to give a browse around her archives for some truly inspiring stories - her podcast is one of my favorite studio sounds, and I'm honored to have been interviewed. And be warned - it's 1 hour and 19 minutes (and full of my nervous laughter and ramblings), but I hope - a fun conversation to listen in on when you have the time. Thanks so much, Jennifer!
Phew. I've got a few more days of gorging on the likes above and celebrating before I'll be back here again. Have some cake for us this weekend, will you? Or maybe just the ice cream...or some Green & Blacks (which I was happily showered with for my birthday - bring on the shrinking clothes!). Oh, heck, just indulge in our honor however you like best, will you? I'd really, really like that.
