I’ve been a blue heron paparazzi the past few weeks, snooping and lurking, and I finally caught him. And if you think that’s wild – have a look at this shot! I must admit, I’m not sure in the heron world whether he’s being a complete dork or a total stud in this photo. We’ll …
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Thoughts on Procrastination, Apple Muffins and Aggressive Grocery Clerks
Let’s take this one in reverse order, title-wise. Yesterday morning I was at the grocery store, and I just did not hit it off with the clerk in the checkout line. I wasn’t at my neighborhood store, where all the cashiers know us and we have a nice discussion each time we meet. We talk …
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More Paper Flowers
A couple of paper posies for some great friends. One was a little more arty and recycled, the other was pink crepe. As I was making the crepe paper roses I first thought Boy! These are fun and easy to make! Who knew? Then I thought – I know who knew… every person who’s …
Searching for a Match
We have a lovely friend here in Mill Valley who is just six years old and dealing with leukemia. She and her family are extremely cool and wonderful and they’re managing a tough situation with unbelievable grace. The thing is, she’s going to need a bone marrow transplant and they haven’t found a match yet. …
Coconut Soup
Hot Wheels has a deep and abiding love for coconut, and a deep and distrustful approach towards dinner. This week I thought we should make coconut soup together and take advantage of two great strategies for encouraging kids to eat; start with foods/flavors they love and get them to cook with you. (Of course it’s …
Family Files
File this one under Not Exactly What I Hoped To Hear: Me: Hey Honey, you’ve been doing a great job remembering to brush your teeth in the morning. She: Thanks! I think I like to do it because your toothbrush is nicer than mine. Me: Ahh, so you’ve been using my toothbrush? She: Yes! …
Paper Bouquet
There are certain catalogs that I just can’t bear to throw away because of the imagery and paper quality. We have a whole collection of stock photo company catalogs that I mine for images when I make cards and luggage tags, and I keep stacks of magazines that use nice heavy paper and great photography. …
Sending My Egrets
Yes I know. I’m just too funny for words. I’m sorry. I just can’t help it. Ok, tacky titles aside – Hot Wheels and I had the best, best, best bike ride home from ballet this morning. It’s bird heaven here these days. I just simply had to take a few mediocre photos. The …
Make it Snappy
We made gingersnaps yesterday, and frankly they were a little melodramatic. You should have seen the list of demands – the organic sugar, the extra dark molasses, the stark lighting – and they pitched a fit when we didn’t have the right stylist for them. (It was just me, and they were so totally …
Sausalito Sundays
There’s a wonderful bistro style restaurant in Sausalito called Le Garage – aptly named, it occupies the corner of one of the big old shipyard buildings along the marina, and its two exterior walls are each dominated by huge red garage doors. One is always open and the other gets rolled up when it’s sunny. …