hello hello! i almost wrote “oh! oh! oh!”… ok, i know, i know… it is still too early!
so are you looking forward for the weekend? i am… to rest a little bit, to be with friends, to wander around a beach, which will be good, because the weather is not that sunny and i also love beaches on the winter! i wish i could have a cottage somewhere in sweden to enjoy colder days in a swedish style!
today is that day in which we have a guest to answer some random (well… not that random) questions! it all started because we all have this curiosity in getting to know people a little more… beyond pictures.
i met this lady through flickr a few months ago… and though i can not remember exactly what brought me into her, i remember some salmon sheets and an optimistic and supportive lady! she was one of the few first kind people i had following this blog… so for me, she was sooooo sweet!
her name… trisha. and she happens to be a beautiful lady… in a very beautiful smile.
number :: 37
… which is my age. i have a difficult time believing this! where has the time gone?! when i was growing up i always thought of people over 30 as ancient! i am not sure what age i’d say i feel… but i guess i’d tell you that most days i act my show size! age is attitude, don’t you think? i have just as much fun hanging out with 7 years olds as i do 67 year olds. that probably explains why i’m still so optimistic at 37. i still kinda feel like life is just beginning for me… that each day holds all kinds of opportunities in it. (…) so much has come from all this exploration… (…) life is really good at 37 for trisha brink!
letter :: k
this is easy! kids! i have two… they are tristan (7) and elliot (4). my husband chad and i are so blessed to have these great little men in our lives. i had two sisters growing up, so boys is a whole new thing for mw. i enjoy being consistantly amazed at how simple yet complex little boys are. we have all kinds of fun discovering, getting really dirty, and running wild in the wilderness. for all the girly-girl stuff that i sell, photograph and write about… i am two times the “boy” crazy mom! give me pink roses in my work world… and muddy boots at home. (…) life is never boring for me… confusing from time to time, wild and rambunctious for sure… (…) we work hard, play hard, and sleep hard here at the brink house!
a perfect day is when…
i wake up without an alarm. drink a few cups of strong but creamy coffee while eating homemade crepes filled with cream and bumbleberry jam (all made by my really sweet hubby). read some books with my little men and send them off with daddy to go spend some quality time in the wilderness of our great pacific northwest. i play with my camera and some lovelies either in my home or yard, and come up with a great blog post or massive flickr release. after dawdling around on the computer i get to craft all afternoon in a perfectly clean craft space (yeah right!)
lunch is light and snacking and another big brew of coffee. at this point i would spend some time with my devotions and pick a great meal to make for my men. as i chop, stir and bake… the boys come home and get cleaned up for a night of dinner and more books before bedtime. after munchkins are tucked in bed, my hubby and i watch one of our favourite movies and tumble into bed for a cozy night together in our humble old time bungalow! ahhhh…
one thing i would love to learn is…
organizational skills. i have the best intentions i assure you! who are these people that keep their craft rooms clean??? if only i could figure out how to start something creative before i have already finished the last creative thing i started…
would you rather be an english woman in new york or a new yorker in england?
this is absolutely a no brainer! as i have been to both places, i would… without a shadow of a doubt… be a new yorker in england. you couldn’t pay me enough money to live in new york (unless upstate new york… as that is absolutely lovely). new york may be up to the minute “with it”… but i would never be able to put up with all the crazyness. i would prefer to hang out in a beautiful english garden with old fashioned things surrounding me. the history alone in england is unbelievable. i can always get what i want from new york with a good internet connection… but experiencing old world romance and countryside ambiance?
well, for that i need a good cottage and a lovely expanse of green to get connected with my creator….and therefore my creative self. i’m one of those romantics i guess….give me a little “lizzy with her hems caked in nearly 4 inches of mud” and you’ll get a much better idea of who i am. i already have “my mr. knightly” and i’m content to sit home with pudgey fingered-toothy grinned boys while venison stew bubbles on the stove. who wouldn’t love to be a queen in their own country cottage?
and this was it… i happen to find trisha’s points of view very comforting… like she has this sweet life and happy life with her boys around the house. the interesting thing is that when imagining myself with kids i always imagined that i would have two boys as well… i still do.
thank you trisha for being here and for taking the time to sit down and answering these questions!
for the rest of you… you might want to visit her here… and here… trisha also makes beautiful jewelry… so you might want to sneak-peek here too…
and for now this is it… might be back here soon!
twiggs
vicki says
Such a wonderful and fun interview…and I just love Trish. :) Great questions, too, Twiggs! xo
{twiggs} says
hello sweet vicki! i am so late on my comments! sorry to have taken so long! trish is so uplifting isn't she? i love when she is around! :) have a good week!!! twiggs