fresh new look

in case it’s been awhile since you’ve visited my blog directly (instead of through an rss feed), i’d like to invite you over to see my new look!  it’s a design by the amazing patricia of mirabelleza (an etsy shop which is, sadly, currently closed!) and i have been swooning over it all evening.  the story of how i came to by the use of this template is too long and twisty to tell here, but in the end, i’ll just say that i am absolutely amazed at the generosity of patricia and wish her the very, very best in her new endeavors!