Raisa Antonia LLC

09/19/2020

FACEBOOK TIME-OUT! In an effort to streamline my social media presence and reduce mental clutter, I am temporarily shifting away from the Facebook platform.

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07/07/2020

💥Think of these pillows as visual Hot Sauce for your home!💥 Because sometimes our beloved neutral, tone-on-tone, grey, gray, greige vibe needs a little heat - and these pillows are just the ingredient we need for color spice🔥

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07/04/2020

🇺🇸 Oh, America. First of all - Happy Birthday to you 😬 Immediately before Corona hit and I took the kids and my parents to see Hamilton on Broadway in NYC. We had traveled there for a gymnastics meet (of course), and extended our trip to take in the Big Apple, catch up with friends, see MOMA & the Met and to see Hamilton live on Broadway. That’s our last memory of being in crowds and being in a city before all this started, and can’t fathom a better end of normal and the beginning of . . . Not Normal AT All.
If you haven’t seen it on Disney+ . . . DO IT! Watch Hamilton!!! No part of that show is over-rated; it’s just incredible. Even the husband - not exactly a big fan of Broadway musicals - thought it was spectacular. Someone online describes it as a creative tour de force that is, in the end, a multi-layered, unabashedly patriotic yet complex modern love story of America. I agree. As a naturalized US citizen, I still get tearful when I see 1/ the kids’ US birth certificates and 2/ their blue American passports. These legal documents are both a literal and figurative passport to opportunity and freedom - the latter having changed my own life for the better forever. These are trying, challenging times to be here for some of us, and yet I remain more hopeful than ever that change is possible given the clarity of purpose behind the recent protests, demands for change and list of necessary reforms being pushed through at the local and national levels. I hope we can leave this younger generation with exactly less of this systemic racism and nonsense. It’s time for change. I’m a sucker for these two cuties - swipe one of my favorite throwback photos of these two - and really hope we can leave them a better legacy of more justice, more compassionate, more fairness, less cruelty and more kindness. Hug your loved ones today! Send kind thoughts to our nation - she is long overdue for a robust tune-up - and watch Hamilton with some Kleenex when you get a chance! ❤️❤️❤️ @ Hancock, New Hampshire

05/06/2020

MOTHER’S DAY - Sunday, May 10th ✨ Online store is open - link in bio to shop lovely pieces for your Ma 💕 FYI - we’ll wrap your purchase in our custom packaging with FREE SHIPPING! - OR - locals - sanitized porch pickup also available (note your preference at checkout). Happy shopping, my friends!

05/05/2020

Where do you buy your houseplants? Would love to hear your favorite nurseries, shops and/or gardening centers - thanks!

05/04/2020

kitty Nala knocked over the Boston fern this morning, broke the pot, launched potting soil everywhere in here and walked away without a scratch. So NOPE, we are not on speaking terms today and no cat kickers cat toys for YOU 😡

05/02/2020

kitty Nala added as fur baby #3 this past year. She’s . . . a handful 😬

Reminder - few of the cat kicker trio cat toys available in our upcoming online shop update - sign up for the email newsletter so you can scoop up a few before they run out ✨Link in bio ✨

05/01/2020

Yes, it’s all about Mom on Mother’s Day but it’s really ok to slip in a little extra gift for the kitties, too 🐱 🐈 A few of these cat kicker trios available in our upcoming online shop update - sign up for the email newsletter so you can scoop up a few before they run out ✨Link in bio ✨

04/30/2020

YES, the wild animals are taking over. Yesterday afternoon a porcupine walked into the yard - froze for a moment - and then continued his walk of shamelessness right by me and to his lair under the barn! I bet some member of his extended family has been living under here for 200 years so maybe he has some legal standing if I ever took this specific porcupine to court, haha - but the AUDACITY! SO bold.

Puppy Ica has never once tangled with this porcupine under the barn - or the one we see often on our morning trail runs. Given how frequently area pets have been rushed to the vet ER to remove quills, this is nothing short of a miracle.

But Ica is a lovely, gentle soul; not surprised she doesn’t provoke the local wildlife. She remains somewhat bewildered by our near-constant presence in the house due to our statewide shelter-in-pace orders, but nonetheless provides close comfort during long afternoons and slow evenings.

Such a good girl. ❤️

04/29/2020

The Intern, homeschooling like a boss. She discovered the Ray Bradbury short story in this ancient Isaac Asimov anthology and declared it “pretty interesting,” so she’s getting extra baked goods after dinner tonight because science fiction. Should I tell her about the Pentagon drone footage of space aliens last week or nah - the current pandemic is enough? 😂 MOTHER’S DAY - next Sunday, May 10th. Online store re-opening later this week, so sign up for the email newsletter (link in bio) and shop something handmade and special for your Ma! No aliens or weird sci-fi artifacts will be included in the package to your mother, promise.

04/29/2020

The current state of CIVILIZATION: I have questions . . . Also - MOTHER’S DAY - Sunday, May 10th! Right around the proverbial corner. Online shop reopens later this week - sign up for the email newsletter for first dibs! Link in bio ✨

A note about the stack of books -
CIVILIZATION: The Way We Live Now, by Michael Ewing & Holly Rousell. One of my new favorite coffee table & urban planning read/views. It’s a visual conversation - a collection of contemporary photographs that tracks collective life across the globe. Let’s just say our pre-pandemic lifestyle could best be described as frenetic, highly interconnected and perpetually in motion.
ALTA MODA, by Mario Testino. Fabric and design inspo on steroids & an exquisite visual history from the Andes to boot. From a touring exhibition Alta Moda, which first opened at MATE – Museo Mario Testino in Lima in 2013. A result of a five-year project that investigates both Peruvian traditions and the history of photography.

THE QUILTS OF GEES BEND, from the exhibit at the Whitney decades ago. Does this ever get old??? Nope. The quilts are still as dynamic, vibrant and modern as ever. Also a not-so-gentle reminder that art doesn’t require fancy or “perfect” materials. In fact, accepting the imperfect and using what we have on hand can lead to extraordinary creativity and works of art.

04/28/2020

Plumping pillows is an under appreciated hobby. Also - MOTHER’S DAY - Sunday, May 10th! Online shop reopening later this week - sign up for the email newsletter for first dibs on these pillows & other goodies - all perfect for your pillow plumpin’ Mama (Link in bio.)