It's Summer!

Summertime is finally here. And for San Diego, that means the daytime temperature has moved from 72 degrees to 75 degrees. Gone are the days socked in with morning fog and thick clouds. Here to stay are the days of bright blue skies and warm ocean breezes.

Desert Blooms

Two times two, times two, times two, times two, or amazing red to the fourth power. I absolutely love the color of this cactus. I don't know if it's poisonous to us but it certainly looks poisonous to something. It puts out these adorable flowers and pretty green leaves but if you tilt your head and study the stem you'll see the most vicious collection of spikes ever put together.

I also love this desert dweller. It's so happy and not so interested in being scary. No spikes on this one! I love that it has that charming shade of green mixed with a cute shade of yellow and then it's topped off with pink. Pink! You make me happy pink cactus.

And this green guy has just exploded with new shoots. We thought he was this mellow, earlobe shaped cactus that would kind of hang out and spike the dogs when they wrestle into him. But apparently he has some other plans in mind. Is he going to bloom? Grow into a tree?

An evening chat with the dog

Note the adorable tail-wagging in the last frame.

A cohesive look

Multiplicity - a bouncy, roving-like chunky wool

I've been working with Plymouth Yarn Company to create a new branding identity for their yarns. Plymouth felt that their yarns were being overlooked on store shelves because consumers did not realize the yarn was the product of this trusted company. Knitters are very loyal customers and Plymouth wanted to better capitalize on this fact. They came to me to create a new series of labels to identify them as the strong, quality yarn brand they are. Together we developed a recognizable label family that can be used across many types of yarn skeins.

We made some important changes. We made sure the yarn name was clear and easily readable. Another important task was to include the yarn content right on the front of the ball so you don't have to turn it over or dig inside to figure out what it's made from. And to further the brand recognition we incorporated the large ship from the logo onto the front of the label.

Bungee sock yarn

The little things in life

Thomas: I'm having a glass of milk. Would you like anything?

Me: Yes, please. I'll have a small glass of milk.