The Glimmer & Hope Detective Agency
Solving the puzzle of how to be okay when everything seems not okay.
Welcome to The Nibbler by me, Jill Myer, a bi-weekly brief focusing on art, inspiration, creativity, snacks, and joy.
Hello, my Apple Butter Beauties,
Happy Tuesday!
Roxy and I have been hosting her cousin Tucker for the last two weeks and while I love him, he’s a lot of dog!
But we are about to drop the hottest album of the year!
And yes this is what I’ve been doing with my time, walking two dogs AT THE SAME TIME, eating snacks and editing photos.
So without further ado let’s get to it!
ON THE BLOG
The Glimmer and Hope Detective Agency
Solving the puzzle of how to be okay when everything seems not okay.
I’ve always wanted to be a Private Investigator.
But not the hungover PI who sleeps on his office couch and brushes his teeth with whiskey in the morning.
I wanted to be a smart, cunning, lock picking, leather wearing, motorcycle riding, wise cracking (well, one part of this came true), mystery solving savant.
I owe this desire to some early childhood influences.
My mom used to read me Nancy Drew Mystery books during summer breaks. I could have read the books myself, but it was our time together, when we would share the love of a mystery.
They were books she read as a teen and instilled a love of reading and mysteries in her.
For me, these books, where Nancy and her friends George and Bess, and her devastatingly handsome boyfriend Ned would stalk through the night solving mysteries, were so exciting and so far removed from the life I lived.
My mom (Mother Trucker, if you will) was also great at pointing out where these 1950s books for young women were 100% full of shit, and making sure I didn’t compare my life to the over the top perfect life of Nancy Drew.
Thanks Mom! …
MY CURRENT FAVORITE SNACK
Elegant Elephant Baking Co. in Eugene, Oregon - need I say more?!
GLIMMER HUNTING…
As per the above blog post this section is now dedicated to sharing delightful moments.
IN MY STUDIO
I am utterly obsessed with capturing the images of the few leaves still clinging to a tree when all the other leaves have long gone.
I’m also obsessed with the colors of the leaves. We’ve had so much rain that everything is supersaturated, and when the sun shines and lands on these few leaves, they pop so bright and lively.
These few leaves have captured me entirely.
NiBBLeR MiNi SHoP UPDaTe
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Today’s Nibbler Mini Update is: Winter Cards (again)
(I made so many - I think they are so cute!)
The Fronts
The Back
Until next time!!
<3 Jill
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Jill
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