so, i briefly mentioned this swap i am participating in and one of the requirements was to post a photo on the ol’ blog…so here it is.
included in my basket for a certain lovely lady (who i serendipitously share a first initial with…and then some…shhh, identity is still a secret…)
reno playing cards (you know, the whole gambling thing)
handmade card w/ a golden jelly fish (by me)
mucha print card
creme brulee almonds
yellow bandana
local (edible) lavender
writing pen
vanilla beans (from my stash)
earrings (i made them, first pair, eek!)
raspberry meringue kisses (made by me)
i hear a train whistle blowin’…
1. the wrong side of reno-rocky votolato
2. first day of my life-bright eyes
3. naked as we came-iron & wine
4. portland is leaving-rocky votolato
5. 20 degrees-rocky votolato
6. suicide medicine-rocky votolato
7. simple x-andrew bird
8. spare.ohs-andrew bird
9. citronella-the guild league
10. shirtless sky-the guild league
11. 16, maybe less-iron & wine,Calexico
12. passing afternoon-iron & wine
13. love and some verses-iron & wine
14. promising light-iron & wine
15. jesus the mexican boy-iron & wine
16. a song for our fathers-explosions in the sky
…girls por vida…and some boys too
1. pot kettle black-tilly and the wall
2. you and i mishbehaving-tilly and the wall
3. the freest man-tilly and the wall
4.if it’s not you-language of flowers
5. aside-the weakerthans
6. heard it all before-meiko
7. don’t die in me-mirah
8. the garden-mirah
9. sad girls por vida-pretty girl’s make graves (the song that inspired the title of this blog!)
10. hopeless-the wrens
11. no signs of pain-azure ray
12. displaced-azure ray
13. nature song-maria taylor
14. speak easy-maria taylor
anyway, i obviously had fun putting together the cd’s and i love, love, LOVE to send people surprises…sometimes i go a bit overboard. there’s just something about getting a package in the mail that makes the day brighter. i hope she enjoys everything!