1. I woke up this morning and ate a few pretzel thins, alarmed at the nausea that followed - I hovered for a few minutes between bed and bathroom before the wave passed, swallowing the saliva, feeling my face flush and cool over and over: this is every day (many times a day) and it's beginning to become so normal that I am not wishing for relief, which feels strangely elating - I do this for my baby, certainly not the last sacrifice I'll make in the course of our time together. 2. I am attempting work today, setting feathers and lots of beautiful stones - work in one's comfies is still work, after all. 3. A dear girlfriend came over last night and confessed that she thought my jewelry and leather work was a hobby and that I was a stay-at-home wife of leisure. It took me a long while to stop chuckling - anyone who runs an online business can understand, what with all the hats we wear and the time it takes to do it right. In between being fed bon bons by our manservant, of course ;) 4. Dial soap is on my list of nose cravings: in fact, I am having such a joyful time with all of the cravings, because they're all from my childhood: it makes me nostalgic and satisfied all at once! 5. Today is the last day of the 93 degree weather we've had all week here in SJ - I dare say I'll miss it: being homebound in a house that cools easily and heats with difficulty, this is my shangri-la! Have a wonderful weekend, all!! xo

It was no where online to be found (until now of course), thus this picture to print and reproduce on demand.