Mikki Brisk

    Over the weekend there was a get-to-know-your-neighbors block party in our ‘hood. This sort of gathering is rather old-school, and far too uncommon these days. I don’t think we all need to be best friends with our neighbors.…

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    Remember this photo? It’s from a post about the orchid baby that sprouted on the mother plant’s stem. Because I procrastinated beyond belief, I only recently got around to cutting the baby from its mother and planting it.…

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    Sometimes when the heat builds up, I become heavy-lidded and start yawning. When that lull hits, I am struck lazy.   For the most part, I don’t mind those moments, nor do I judge them. But sometimes a…

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      Friday night found us having dinner with our friend, Baker Jen. And as she and Mister are drinking soul-mates, they both relished Paisley Martinis.     We had a fab time and we laughed and talked and,…

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    Not sure if you saw this image provided by NASA this week. Their Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite sent the photo from a million miles away. And it sure is pretty.   Something about this photo really gets…

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    The pool is finally warm enough to enjoy. And so Mister and I spent the weekend bobbing around and getting some D. Although we’re such pasty fools, we have to slather on ridiculous amounts of sun block, so…

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    Mister regularly climbs on the roof. He doesn’t do this because he’s gone B-A-N-A-N-A-S or anything. He does it because he likes to keep the skylights clean. Said skylights are in our rumpus room, and that’s where we…

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    Sometimes when I’m talking food with folks, people ask why I’m willing to make the trek to Glendale, CA for fresh fish. I tell them “Fish King” is my go-to store for all foods fin. When I’ve taken…

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    Mister and I are beginning to get some fresh tomatoes from the garden, and we couldn’t be happier.   The freshies are like crack, I tell ya! And we savor every little orb. There are larger tomatoes, too,…

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    Dear One-Time-Only Dinner Guest,   I want to thank you for arriving so very early for the dinner party we recently threw. As you saw, we had our hands quite full during the time leading up to when…

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