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 🙂 The deck’s major arcana did not disappoint. Ludo as the Hanged Man, Fireys as the Devil, and of course Jareth as the Magician and Sarah as the Fool. The foreword by Brian Froud, co-creator of the movie (the other was Jim Henson of the Muppets) reveals the story was based on the journey represented in tarot. Anyway, I’ve been using it in readings for myself and others and I love it.

I was so excited to hear last spring that there was a Labyrinth tarot deck coming out that I pre-ordered and waited. And waited. The shipping date was moved back so many times I lost count. I started seeing posts on Instagram and did a Google search. A bookstore called Blackwell’s in Oxford UK had them in stock, so I took a chance and cancelled the Amazon order. They shipped so fast, FREE.

I spent a lot of time making jewelry and suncatchers for the Cook Area Farmers’ Market this year. (Last year we did pre-orders only for market and people picked them up in the park.) It was great to visit with the other vendors and customers again.

Now the indoor shows are starting but I’ve opted out due to Covid. Instead, I’ve been concentrating on my Etsy shop. It’s a lot more work than selling in person, but I enjoy the challenge. Please go check it out, and ❤ my shop to keep updated on new listings. Free shipping over $35! Christmas is around the corner, and none of my goods will get stuck on a ship from China.

It means, “I love you,” in Minnesotan. 🤣https://www.etsy.com/listing/1113911563/watch-for-deer-keychain

Lanyards were requested by sister Jacqueline, and now I can’t stop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1113916957/rainbow-lanyard
Glow in the dark beads for grownups! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1096461164/glow-in-the-dark-bracelets
Inspirational AF. Ask about custom colors or words. No extra charge, and at $10, excellent for stacking. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1095267384/keep-fucking-going-bracelet
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1109232293/let-that-shit-go-bracelet
I found a model and a mini studio to take kick-ass photos. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1095135682/tree-charm-bracelet
I love how this suncatcher came out.https://www.etsy.com/listing/961342797/horseshoe-suncatcher-mermaid-series-4
I’m working on head planters now.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1096406040/witchy-earrings
I’m totally out of the broom closet now and have made a line of witchy jewelry. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1096406040/witchy-earrings

Tree of Life Pentagram necklace. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1074564277/tree-of-lifepentagram-necklace

I bought a new camera this spring and love having a longer lens. I’ll probably add photo prints to the Etsy shop, and I have several Suck Less and other inspirational AF photo greeting cards up already.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1053149144/crying-kids-card
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1053145754/enjoy-your-birthday-middle-finger-card
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1067118347/wolf-stare-card
My first Monarch caterpillars!! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1053161802/zen-monarch-caterpillar-card
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1053153016/sunflower-card
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1067105703/zen-gnome-card

Thank you for looking! If you favorite my shop and subscribe to this blog, you’ll be the first to see new shiny things.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/pajarigirls

For Fox’ Sake…


That may be my favorite blog post title EVER.

On Sunday July 6, Mr. Wonderful, Male Spawn, and I took a day trip to the Vermilion Falls and Vermilion Gorge hiking trails. Northern MN has been getting a lot of rain and so I hoped there would be lots of photo opportunities. The weather didn’t cooperate, but the wildlife did!

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Next time we’ll take video, too. On the short walk back to the car, someone pointed out a dragonfly.

Dragonfly, mn, pajari girls, cook's country connection, photography, pretty bugs

Then Danny grabbed my arm and pointed up the trail…

Canid, fox, cross fox, red fox,

Canid, fox, cross fox, red fox,

 

Canid, fox, cross fox, red fox,

Canid, fox, cross fox, red fox,

 

Could it be a Red fox? They come in many colors…including Silver, which is different from the Gray fox,  which are one of only 2 members of the Canidae family that can climb trees…but the Gray fox has a black tail. Crap.

This was driving me nuts! (I really really really hoped that it was a young Timber Wolf. That opened another can of worms. )

I sent the photos to my friend Colleen who works at the USFS, LaCroix Station. The biologist there said it was a Cross fox. 100% sure. At first I didn’t understand. Was that a cross between a Red and Gray? Nope, it is a TYPE of Red fox. At one time it was thought to be it’s own species, but DNA study changed that. However, “fur farmers and trappers continued to treat each red fox colour form as a distinct species long after scientists concluded that they were variations of the same one”, according to Wikipedia. Well, that clears things up!

I have hauled my Nook around everywhere with me, even to a Little League game. Jeremiah’s dad (John) said he would look into it, too. He works for the DNR. **JUST IN** The DNR says Cross Fox, too! Thanks, John V.!

 

I posted the pictures on Facebook, too, getting several different opinions.

At this point, my vote is Cross fox.

What’s your vote? Please Like, Comment or Share…for fox’ sake!

 

 

PS: If you liked this post, check out Cook’s Country Connection’s Wild Neighbors page. Chop chop. Tell Lois The Employee of the Year sent you. Loveyabye!

 

 

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