To celebrate my week of summer before my month of Montessori classes I planned to visit my friend Marcia on Vashon Island. We work together at Geiger and the demands of planning the next lesson and organizing the shelves was always too insistent. Now, with summer we had time to spend on more fun endeavors like wandering in the rainy farmers market, stopping by her friends art installation and sipping tea while overlooking her terraced garden.

Marcia's and her home are whimsical and lovely. Her whole personality bursts in this house with the lofts, painted horses launching from the light sockets, colorful dishes stacked in the cabinet. We had a wonderful time mingling, sharing stories of the children that filled our lives, and nibbling sweet chunky marmalade. The pictures are very slow to upload but I'll post more when ever that might be.