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September 9, 2010

Fall has arrived.
  
There are nasturtiums in the hedge.






































and Japanese Beetles in the roses.
I have one ripe tomato
and several green marbles on the bush. Not at all like last year’s
tomato tree. This is more of a 
tomato bonsai in comparison.























September 1, 2010

Well, that’s done.
I hung my stitches at the library. 
They don’t look good. I didn’t do 
a very good job of hanging them either and now I’m worried some of 
the bigger pieces may fall off the walls. Since that won’t break them
 I guess I’ll just stop worrying now and move on.
A Big Thank you to the lovely
Miss G for doing such a beautiful
house tour on her stunning and inspiring blog,
Of Peacocks and Paisley. 
Tour here.
 





September 1, 2010

Well, that’s done.
I hung my stitches at the library. 
They don’t look good. I didn’t do 
a very good job of hanging them either and now I’m worried some of 
the bigger pieces may fall off the walls. Since that won’t break them
 I guess I’ll just stop worrying now and move on.
A Big Thank you to the lovely
Miss G for doing such a beautiful
house tour on her stunning and inspiring blog,
Of Peacocks and Paisley. 
Tour here.
 





September 1, 2010

Well, that’s done.
I hung my stitches at the library. 
They don’t look good. I didn’t do 
a very good job of hanging them either and now I’m worried some of 
the bigger pieces may fall off the walls. Since that won’t break them
 I guess I’ll just stop worrying now and move on.
A Big Thank you to the lovely
Miss G for doing such a beautiful
house tour on her stunning and inspiring blog,
Of Peacocks and Paisley. 
Tour here.
 





August 24, 2010

I woke before dawn this morning and wandered around. I felt like I was having a double rainbow moment with all the golden light and silence sprinkled on my beautiful messes.

In the studio…

In the house…

back in the studio…

eventually I will be forced to
dress and go outside the castle gate.

August 24, 2010

I woke before dawn this morning and wandered around. I felt like I was having a double rainbow moment with all the golden light and silence sprinkled on my beautiful messes.

In the studio…

In the house…

back in the studio…

eventually I will be forced to
dress and go outside the castle gate.

August 24, 2010

I woke before dawn this morning and wandered around. I felt like I was having a double rainbow moment with all the golden light and silence sprinkled on my beautiful messes.

In the studio…

In the house…

back in the studio…

eventually I will be forced to
dress and go outside the castle gate.
August 23, 2010     
 
It’s 81 degrees here tonight, the hottest it’s been all summer and Tearful is away for the night. Lu and I went to the lair to cool off and the light made everything stand up and say hello.

 

Lilies


Geranium
Flowering Oregano

Cheju Island rock man.

So lovely to have one summer night!

August 18, 2010

Spent another weekend in LA and found something else to love about it.

Peacocks!!!! 
Wandering the streets!!
No one told me that was happening down there. What the what?
Really? How utterly amazing and enchanting! 
We visited the LA Arboretum where they were also wandering about and though I didn’t find any tail feathers I found a smallish one and these tiny little flowers from a giant tree.

 

We had Pho in Chinatown.

Watched some dancing.

 and best of all, spent time with our daughter.

August 18, 2010

Spent another weekend in LA and found something else to love about it.

Peacocks!!!! 
Wandering the streets!!
No one told me that was happening down there. What the what?
Really? How utterly amazing and enchanting! 
We visited the LA Arboretum where they were also wandering about and though I didn’t find any tail feathers I found a smallish one and these tiny little flowers from a giant tree.

 

We had Pho in Chinatown.

Watched some dancing.

 and best of all, spent time with our daughter.

August 18, 2010

Spent another weekend in LA and found something else to love about it.

Peacocks!!!! 
Wandering the streets!!
No one told me that was happening down there. What the what?
Really? How utterly amazing and enchanting! 
We visited the LA Arboretum where they were also wandering about and though I didn’t find any tail feathers I found a smallish one and these tiny little flowers from a giant tree.

 

We had Pho in Chinatown.

Watched some dancing.

 and best of all, spent time with our daughter.

August 18, 2010
There has been no time in the garden lately.
The plums are all gone, eaten by the critters mostly and the rest in Rustic Plum Cake, the last of which I ate last night with a spoonful of caramel ice cream, can I get an Amen!
The tomatoes are still little green marbles. They too are waiting, hopeful.
The sun is here now, arrived a couple days ago so maybe…

Last weekend we visited the LA Arboretum where I saw the most amazing things.



























































I don’t recall the names of any of these. I was too dazzled to care. 









August 9, 2010
OK LA, I don’t hate you anymore. I almost love you.
I loved the AK47 lamp and the Holocaust memorial, I loved Gail’s house even though I didn’t sleep well, her house was a work of art.  I loved the woman pushing her two dogs in a stroller through Nordstroms, I loved the cheese and meat plate and the calamari and martinis we had at the Whisper Lounge and that the maitre d came over and asked if I was Chantal.  I loved that my daughter loves us again, especially her father. I loved how she looked at him and how happy she was to see us and that she shared the earrings I gave her with her friend Julie. I loved her friend Danielle who made me laugh. Hard. 

I love the dishes we splurged on, it made the rustic plum cake taste even better and I didn’t think that was possible. 

I love being home.



And did I mention, how much I love
you Mr Dishwasher?