cutesy

the cuteness of lorelay bove

.I took one look at Lorelay Bove’s adorable paintings for the latest Alice in Wonderland themed art show at Nucleus Gallery and I pretty much fell in love with her style. And when I tracked down her etsy shop, I knew I was really in trouble. Luckily we have no current need for Parisian/Rome artwork, [...]

why Santa doesn’t use FedEx

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It’s pretty hard to keep the spirit of Santa alive these days… but maybe explaining Santa’s “magic” in a 20th century way doesn’t work in the 21st century???
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That’s where this lovely book comes in: The Truth about Santa: Wormholes, Robots, and What Really Happens on Christmas Eve.
According to the author, Gregory Mone, Santa has [...]

a new way to photograph yourself as a couple

I know a few couples that hate taking photos of themselves when they’re on vacation. It’s usually because they don’t like the “long-armed-self-photo” look (this would apply to Mr. M — but he tolerates them) or hate asking others to snap their shots for them. This seems like quite the ideal solution — feet photos! [...]

some good things must come to an end

We made a trip to “the mall” yesterday only to find out from my favorite store manager (EVER!) that my beloved local kate spade store is closing. Looks like I’ll need to venture to SF for my indulgences now… or pine to touch things through my computer screen online. Some times the weakened economy is [...]

painted pumpkins

We’re getting closer to the pumpkin carving days…  I say this only because our house was recently INVADED with ants all weekend, and the thought of them eating my freshly carved porch pumpkins would make me cry. So we’re waiting until this weekend to carve them up, just for good measure!
In the meantime, I’m thinking [...]

sweater weather

The co-eds are all bundled in their letter sweatshirts and UGGs are popping up on the feet. The signs of fall are here in Northern California, which is a welcome relief from the 22 100+ degree days here this summer. I’m sure that signs of an Indian summer might pop up here and there in [...]