stripes

there aren't many stripes i don't like.

some are hard to forget.

there's a chance my brain processes them

like bar codes stored in my noggin database.

{it's science, you guys.}

anyway, this made me think of...

this shanna murray citrus garland photo...

which reminded me of how excited i am about her new desktop calendar.

which you can download here.

it's lovely.

p.s. thanks to kim for tweeting it the other day.

i was hunting for desktop wallpaper last week and almost threw in the towel.
phew.

the gorgeous galley kitchen image is from remodelista.

pest control

i'm being such a camera pest.

i can't help it though.

with a great new toy 

and super cute subjects

who can blame me?

at first they seemed unaffected...

...then they were all like 

beat it, lady.

boring

sorry the blog has been so boring lately.

things have been pretty hectic

with the new job and all.

in other news

jesse got me a great camera for christmas

with all sorts of gadgets.

filters, tripod, blah bibitty blah...

needless to say, i'm reading a bunch of manuals.

so exciting! 

this is one of my favorite shots so far.

my little monchichi dog, doobs.

she's eleven but still looks like a pup to me.

her dirty bed looks eleven though. ew.

in other, other news

our first anniversary is new years eve!

seems like just yesterday i was sewing the invitations and

making a shit ton of paper flowers and deserts 

for the sweets table.

do you guys make new year's resolutions?

i don't every year

but two years back i made sort of a new years acronym:

fast bag

it started off as kind of a joke but it really worked.

feet

and 

skin

treatments

butt

and

gut

more of an ongoing reminder to put foot cream on every night,

wear sunscreen everyday & exfoliate every other day

and stay fit.

fast bag.

i'm happy to report that i did keep up all year.

thinking about doing it again.

what will it be this year...?

 

winter white.

 

thinking of all my snowed in friends.

hopefully you'll be able to find some beauty

in the inconvenience of extreme conditions.

snow on your dog's nose.

rosy cheeks on your little ones.

reading by the fire.

hot chocolate.

i'm thinking

a bottle of wine, big wooly socks,  and a kitten.

but that's just me.

image from the diary of carl kleiner

may the force be with you.

merry christmas. from our star wars christmas tree, to yours.

i give you, jabba the snowman.

yum

trying to plan a holiday dinner for fifteen or so.

it's a lovely artistic group

{save a few manly, outdoorsy types}

that may very well appreciate if these were served

instead of a real meal.

darling, no?

served at cardigan.

booty booty booty booty rockets everywhere.

dig it.

illustration by an ann arbor physics prof.

blast off at jalopnik.