Jewelry, Photography, and Tarot


Hey, y'all! I hope you had a safe and happy Halloween full of spells and candy. 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♂️🍬🍭 LOVE the Labyrinth deck and more about the Crow deck later. I was obsessed with the movie Labyrinth the first time I saw it. It was the first movie I bought and I wore the VHS tape out... Continue Reading →

We’re Baaaaaaack!


Losing Cook Dollar Barn was one of the worst experiences we have lived through. It wasn't just a store; it was an important social hub for the Pajari Girls, and our little town, too. Every day, the list of people and things we miss gets longer. And when people told us that there must be... Continue Reading →

Dancing in Graveyards


I made a Fairy Cemetery for Halloween this year. It seemed appropriate, considering what a year of loss 2013 has been. I've always liked cemeteries. We grew up close to the Cook (Owens Twp.) Cemetery. Micki, Melissa, and I would meet there on bicycle and ride around the circular drives, marveling at the children's stones... Continue Reading →

Eight Great Uses for Plastic Spiders


1. Good Parenting: Encourage spawn to clean their rooms more often by hiding a big one in their bed. Place it close enough to the top layer of detritus so they will see it. She still cusses and hits me when I bring it up. Tears still run down my leg when I remember that... Continue Reading →

Pajari, Spelled Just Like How It Sounds


Pajari: (Finnish, meaning smithy) pronounced PIE-ree in the USA, BYE-a-rrrree (I think-but since I can't roll my rrrrrr's, it's kind of a moot point) in Finland. Also means we know how to pronounce SAUNA. SOW-nuh. Damn it. A big thank-you to Don Simonson of http://www.cookmn.com for the great pics of Cook's 1952 phone book 🙂

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