Sofia, Sofia, Sofia and autumn swap

everyday i run down my spiral staircase, put what ever sweater is hanging on the door grab the leashes and take the dogs outside lately it has been evident that as i step outside..it is autumn. I come back in turn the espresso machine on take my sweater off, open drapes, pull up blinds turn classical on...clean counter tops, feed the dogs, make my mocha..then i sit on my red stool and visit my friends/bloggers around the world. one of those places i visit as i sip my mocha is france and more specifically sofia. monday, wednesday and friday i can not wait to read her words and view the pictures she chooses to go along with them here i have to tell you if you have a journal..you might just think that she is the voice to your thoughts, sometimes so paralele to my life that it leaves me breathless...such as this one did....

On my hand,
a suitcase full of dreams
and hopes.
On the eye
the euphoria of novelty.
This is how I left
my country, my land,
for a corner of idyll
by your side.

but if that was not enough to demonstrate sofia's talent, gift, calling.. i was lucky enough to visit her show in Warren RI. Sofia herself could not attend her opening or visit this little quaint town so i thought i could be her eyes.... so come along now








i have to tell you that as i viewed her work in person, i found myself lost in every stitch, color, photograph that she so delicately married together...one gets the sense that she is sewing life's pieces that are fragile in such away that you believe that she is capable of making people out of thread, paint and photographs. all while breathing life in to each piece and giving them a voice

I can say many more things about sofia, like the fact the she chases light and shadows in her blog inventaire des ombres and that on her blog by her name Sofia Barao you can find her vintage finds, recipes and how she observes life and lives it in her way, her special way of being sofia

OKay now for the swap Sofia autumn swap, i am lucky to have been able to participate...so after receiving my swapees name and her/his and based on the things that bring comfort i put together this little bundle...i hope the person likes it!!

tea from tealux, organic chocolate, cork votive holder, mint egg garden from smp, more tea and tea bag plates, natural tea bags, silver charms from karen hill tribe, gilded card reminded me of autumn, postcard and a book that would surely reveal who the person is...so we will keep that a secret...


Antique silver postcard holder by artist Ted Dielh