MamaMeo: Navaho tacos, candy, and mushaboom, my little mushroom

This weekend was chock full of fun stuff. First and foremost, I never came back to give an update for Halloweenie. Well, little man was this. And you can see his red hat that I made..yep, I'm a proud Mushroom mama who had a blast trickotreatin' with him. We stayed in the neighborhood and went door to door for candy and fun with my dear neighbors. It was so much fun especially hearing him say in his wee little voice, "TRICK OR TREAT?!" and then running into people's homes! ha. What fun! And this photo was an "after shot" so not the whole costume and with the hat a bit tipped back. Tee hee. Speaking of mushrooms...I can't get this little diddy out of my head, "Mushaboom" by Feist. Getting the album...hopefully before Christmas?!

My dear sister came on over, bearing gifts for Solan, and lookee here, me and my niece, Viviana. Isn't she the cutest?! And I made her some wee pants...hope my sis will put them on her so they can be modeled for you. And I'm making a funny face in this pic, oh well?!

We went to the awesome, Austin Pow Wow. I didn't take these photos, but look how just gorgeous and amazing. I have always been drawn to pow wow's, so I was a bit excited to hear about this one coming up. The dancers were beautiful and the air was filled with cultural wonder and pride. We had a beautiful time..eating navaho tacos, indian fry bread, roasted corn, and visiting so many wonderful Native American artisans and crafters, especially Dana Tiger. Her work features the more feminine aspects of Native American culture and I was so touched. I purchased several gorgeous cards from her and hope to order some prints of her work. But this woman, this native elder, personified feminine beauty, strength, power, and love. I love this photo of her. I saw her sitting in a booth and was so moved by her. I wanted to go up to her, for her to give me a blessing, for her to tell me a story, for her to tell me that her culture and people are not gone. I was so moved and honestly, I still am.

In crafty news, I'm still plugging away and getting ready for Blue Genie. Sew, Sew, Sew... I also dropped off some stuff at Bella Blue, a beautiful little boutique and have had a couple of bites via my etsy shop. Yay! Kendra, fashionista extrordinaire, took these shots at my favorite shop, Phlox. Yay! Yay! Yay!