It has been SO. Darn. Hot. here over the last couple of weeks. Too hot to cook, too hot to wear clothes you’d be seen in public in, too hot to touch another human. There are only so many nights…
2009 Year of Pleasures #26
My garden is in shambles right now. The ranunclus have all died back, the blooms on the hydrangeas have browned, and the glorious poppy tangle is pretty much over. But I’m still getting the occasional bright red splash, and you…
2009 Year of Pleasures #25
I wish I had a scratch and sniff blog. Because the smell of my studio brings me so much pleasure I’d love to find a way to share it with all of you. I don’t know, some combination of the…
2009 Year of Pleasures #23
The patio furniture arrived last week, and this weekend it was finally sunny enough to enjoy it. Whoever started the outdoor couch trend is a hero in my book.
2009 Year of Pleasures #22
All last week was gloomy and rainy and, sure enough, that was also the week that all the new patio furniture arrived. I…
2009 Year of Pleasures #21
I spent a day a few weeks ago strolling through the resort town of Balboa Island with my dearest cousin Karen. I really couldn’t think of a sight that was more Newport Beach than a Paul Frank beach cruiser parked…
2009 Year of Pleasures #20
*we’re trudging along over here, trying to deal. I can’t tell you all how much your support means to me. Especially how seriously you all take it. Sometimes people who aren’t pet lovers just think this kind of reaction is…
2009 Year of Pleasures #19
As part of my Mother’s Day celebration, Bear attempted to make my very favorite dessert of Chocolate eclairs. He cooked up the special Pate Choux dough, then we piped it into these squashed up figure 8’s per Alton Brown’s instructions.…
2009 Year of Pleasures #18
I’m feeling a little bit stuck these days. Just not feeling the creative mojo. This happens to me a lot when I finish a big project, I just have trouble getting myself kick started again. Everything I’ve been working on…
2009 Year of Pleasures #17
I always do this to myself. I always overextend myself with the best of intentions, I make myself crazy trying to meet some arbitrary goal I set for myself, I complete it, stand back with pride only to realize that…