shoes.

i'm having a very sad shoe crisis. above, though, you'll see three fine examples that could potentially pull me out of this rut.

love those huge heels, and that boot would fit my big ol' calves. see more here.

happy new year.

you may have noticed i've been on a little hiatus. i'm not sure if it was a busy schedule or just a lack of inspiration, but boy was i not feeling it*.

it's officially been three years since i started the blog, and i try verrry verrry hard to keep it going. unfortunately, the honeymoon is over and i think i need some fresh ideas to keep me going. so if you've got any or anything you'd like to see, please share.

in the meantime, i share with you a painting of my dog, luke duke, done by my talented friend holly, who came to visit with husband izaak last week. it captures him (luke, not izaak) perfectly. girlfriend's got some downtime now that she just finished her mfa (yay!) so she should probably expect some commissioned assignments soon.

i hope everyone had a great holiday (i did) and will bear with me, as i do intend to get back on the saddle. the blogging saddle, that is.

*i am THOUSANDS of posts behind in my google reader and i think i'm at the point where i just need to mark them all read and move on (which i haaaate to do). so, if i missed anything great in the blogosphere in the last couple weeks, please tell me!