:::EDIT::: It’s now June 30 and I STILL have not managed to get these rings photographed and listed in my shop! I am so sorry! I will be trying my hardest to get them in the shop by Friday. Thank you all for your patience.

Life has been a GRIND. A truck backed into our front gates and tore out a small section of fenceline, I had three appointments rearranged at the last minute which botched my entire studio work schedule last week, three flat tires on the car…etc. Hellfire and misery, but I shall prevail! I managed to turn out a few pretty things in my studio in recent days. I put together these Hope Rings with simple sterling settings that hold some funky, free form cuts of chrysoprase in varying shades of green and varying degrees of opacity. I hope to get these rings and a big batch of hoop earrings listed in my shop over the weekend, until then, I am focused on hosting a family jamboree! We have a gaggle of sisters and brothers and nieces and nephews visiting us at the moment and it is a great week for it as the sky has been clear, the wind laying low, and the sunshine hot. It’s a great time to be in a boat on the reservoirs and on the river, eating tasty food, and stockpiling vitamin D in the form of a SUNTAN!!! Some of these siblings of ours haven’t seen the farm yet or our house or met any of our beloved animals so it has been a delight to host them on the river and share our lives with them.

In very important farm news, the piglets arrived! I’ll be sure to get you some glorious photos of these babies and tell you all about them (they really are magnificent) as soon as I can but here’s a sneak peak for you:

What a joy to welcome these babes into this beautiful world, to give them a place to live and thrive, to tend them with joy and curiosity and wonder, to give thanks for those little hooves and snouts and milk mustaches. Bless their hearts. Bless mine, too, for it could burst.

Have a beautiful week, one and all. Be good to one another. Find your joy and feel it and share it with everyone you meet.

Comments

  1. Eowyn Peterson says

    Your words and posts are always a refreshing gift; thank you, Jillian.

  2. I actually squealed out loud when I scrolled down to that sweet sweet piggie!!

    Three flat tires? Not all at once, I hope!
    Hang in there, sister! You will prevail, indeed. Sounds like fun times ahead!
    <3 B

  3. Catherine Chandler says

    Oh I just want to hug you until we both burst. AND THAT LITTLE PIGLET!!! Holy guacamole. I bet they are the cutest and make the funniest sounds. Enjoy that family time! I cannot wait to see mine again…someday… 🙂

  4. Sierra Keylin says

    That little baby pig is the cutest! I’m enjoying reading your blog again, feels like the old days of blogging pre social media…lovely!

  5. That wee piggie, those ears. xx

  6. Sorry for all the trouble but I am jealous of the piglet…..very jealous! Have a fun week + family!

  7. I’m with you on the whole break-from-social-media thing, but I do love (and have missed) reading your words. Sorry you had a rough go of things, but that piglet is the cutest! I think it’s time for another go-round of begging my husband for animals… Enjoy your time with family!

  8. nandini jani says

    Omg!!! Cannot wait to see more of those little piglets:) and snag a jewel in tiny size. Happy summer sweet woman😘

  9. Oh those stones are like precious jubejubes! Congratulations on the piglets and enjoy being with your family at the home place. I’ve so enjoyed visiting your blog regularly once again, I miss these longer visits and deeper virtual moments. Instagram is exhausting, this space is nurturing. Thanks for having us!

  10. Came looking for you 🙂 missing your beautiful pictures and heart. Glad you have a space where you can breathe and be and where we can pop in and visit. Sending hugs! @inqspots

  11. Molly Roberson says

    Love you J!!!! Grateful you’re getting fam bam time