I’ve got the sweet meat. That’s what Mister always says about me anyway, as I’m constantly being bitten or otherwise eaten alive by various bugs, be they crawling or flying. Mostly, this is just an itchy nuisance in…
Creative Forces
“Joy is the sweet voice, joy the luminous cloud. We in ourselves rejoice! And thence flows all that charms or ear or sight, All melodies the echoes of that voice, All colours a suffusion from that light.” Samuel Taylor…
Go Ahead. Leap!
I know, I know. I’m hippy-dippy. I’m such a dork. I’m too danged happy. I’ve heard all this and more, and it makes no difference. Today is Leap Day, and I am so friggin’ overjoyed I…
The Really Big Show
Oscars tonight. I’ll be watching, as I’ve done every year since I was a kid. I won’t lie – going into this year’s Oscars has felt like a bit of a let-down. I’ve seen all 8 of…
Sewing Machine
This is a Hello Kitty sewing machine. I’ve been a little sewing machine myself lately. (See what I did there?) I’m working on a costume and I’m winging it like nobody’s business. And did I mention there’s a…
The Broad Museum – Downtown Los Angeles
A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to visit downtown L.A.’s The Broad museum (pronounced Brode – with a long o). I say I was fortunate because I was. For while entrance to the museum is free,…
The Parts I Hate
I just read this lovely post by Elizabeth Gilbert. I won’t go into its particulars, as she covers the territory so beautifully and sweetly and funnily that I needn’t add a thing. But can I just say…
Almost Perfect
You ever have one of those nights where the stars align? Where you find yourself with plans to beat all plans? Over the weekend, Mister and I went to dinner at a less than a year…
Dream Time
The other night I dreamed that Mister and I went to McDonalds (which we never do). As we stood waiting for our order, Mister handed me the receipt. I glanced down at it and saw a line…