651 miles to go.

It's after 10pm on Thursday night, and I haven't even started packing. Looks like another year of the grab and pack for us. We'll be ready, we always are somehow.

So, as I procrastinate further, please enjoy some photos of last years 3 day trip up to close the cottage.

The cottage in all its glory.

Moooooo Cows.

Hay bales a plenty.

A drive by sunrise.

More cows...

Now, Kim....do you wonder why I love your paintings so much?

Its almost Island time.

We start the journey up to PEI on either Friday night or Saturday morning, we're still undecided. I have not even started to look through books I want to take or jewelry I want to work on, or even clothes I want to wear. Things somehow work out, as we make this trek every summer and somehow it all works out even if we have forgotten something. Enjoy our backyard!
Suzanne, Jape and Raven are spending the 2 weeks with us this year, as they did in '05 and '06. We will drive up together (in separate cars) with the dogs. This will be Rusty's first time up there, I think he will love the freedom, but I am afraid of him off-leash, so we will just have to feel it out and see how he does. Hopefully we will be able to let him run wild (with eagle-eye supervision) for at least a little while each day. I still haven't totally found out what the code word is to bring him back when he runs, but he has been responding to the whistle very well. So far he always comes to me when I make that whistle noise, but the tests are always in fenced in yards...so you never know.

Perry enjoying some water time in August 2002.

Perry loved the water but couldn't swim. He would just run like mad in the low tide, and during high tide he would hug the shore. I miss him so much! He loved the freedom he had up on the island, and I will never forget him.

Perry's long awaited services will be held sometime between July 13 - July 26th. His ashes will be scattered over the cliff and into the ocean when the tide is in. Hopefully not on a very windy day.

RIP my very good friend Perry 1/96-11/07 I love you!

Happy 4th of July!

How patriotic is this little figure?

Handmade by Vintage By Crystal check out her shop!

JP Artisan Fair

Tomorrow is Thursday...the first Thursday of July...and you know what that means?

It means JP First Thursdays of course.



Please check out the website for all the info on the art and festivities up and down Center/South street.

I will be exhibiting along with my Etsy group BostonHandmade, we will be set up on the lawn of The Curtis Hall Community Center (next to the library) in Jamaica Plain from about 5-8pm.

I hope to see you all there!

Updated my website...sort of.

I know it's late, but I am on vacation!

I have just been trying to update my website nancyrosetta.com to make it look good. I don't think I accomplished this very well. There is still much work to be done. I have gotten to a point where I just have to step back and look and ponder and wait until tomorrow. The colors are still not right. Ghaaaaa!!!! But I am starting to get a "look".

I also updated this blog a little. I guess it is time to put Perry to rest. I loved him so much, he was the greatest, most well behaved dog (at the end), it did take a long time to get him to that point. Maybe there is hope for Rusty afterall.

Please take a look and give me some crappy feedback on my website update. Keep in mind that it is not finished. The colors need to be corrected a bit and some lines are wonky. But I am up for a beating, so have at me!

Free Hugs in Ecuador

Who couldn't use a free hug?

A very successful BH Marketplace!

What a great time! I admit I was a bit nervous, but after the first 10 minutes of unloading the car, parking and starting to set up, things started to flow and I eventually calmed down. Thanks to my peeps for dealing with me. I love you all!

I was not imagining such an urban setting, "union square" screamed grass and big park to me (not ever seeing it before), that was not the case at all. It was such a downtownie feel. The regular pedestrian traffic even before the show started, was thick. It was very exciting, exhilarating even!

The afternoon started out with some wind, but it settled down enough for us to set up comfortably with no problems, and eventually the humidity took way to very cool temps. I wished that I had brought a sweater...there were so many things that I could have brought or done differently. I will take all the newfound knowledge and squirrel it away for the next big show.

My rings were definitely the big seller, in fact, I couldn't keep the ring display in order. Every time I fixed it up, someone came along and tried every ring on. It was a happy mess.

Earrings faired a bit better, but they were still not safe from the masses. People were taking them off the displays to hold them to their ears and not putting them back right. I know...I didn't expect them to. I sold the most earrings in one show there. A new record!

My Mom, Me and Suzanne, courtesy of my sister Kathy.

Kathy, Me and Suzanne, also courtesy of Kathy by way of Mom taking the photo.
Kathy got some great shots of all the exhibitors, you can view her picks on her flickr page. Thanks Kathy!


During lulls in the show were the only opportunities that I had to get out there and take some photos...here is one with a few people enjoying James Christensen


The Grown Up Noise also rocked the square, but I don't have a pic of them. Really cool band tho. I was happy. Everyone was happy. Great times!
Kathy really captured some great photos of all the exhibitors wares and also some great crowd shots. Please check out her photos!

City shows rock! Thats all I can say. I really appreciate being a part of this great conglomeration, and I can't wait for the next one! Go BH!!!

Ahhh the life.

The Toaster relaxing in the grass on an overcast day.



Rusty with one of his humans.