A lot of people wonder where we came up with the name Atticus. If they’re not familiar with To Kill A Mockingbird, they always think it’s the name of a gladiator. In fact, a lot of the nurses at the NICU called him Baby Spartacus. It only seemed appropriate considering what a tough little kid […]
[Continue reading...]A typical week
October 20, 2008
I am so very very behind in what I have to share with you. I’ve been working on the house like crazy, I have all sorts of projects and cooking and what not, and it’s all just sitting in my little notebook on my desk. I’d love to tell you about how my Obama/Biden bumper […]
[Continue reading...]The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner
October 17, 2008
Everyone, meet Liz. Liz, this is everyone. Who could resist this welcome? Liz is Bear’s aunt on his dad’s side, and she is just one of my very favorite people in the world, and a huge source of inspiration to me. Bear loves to tell the story of when we first got married. I wore […]
[Continue reading...]My new happy place
October 12, 2008
I have a serious soft spot for fancy grocery stores. If the only deli options are cold cuts or fried chicken, then I am seriously disappointed. I want salads involving barley, and stuff in the produce department that I’ve never heard of. This is one of the fabulous things about living in Southern California: there […]
[Continue reading...]The mother of all Tutorials
October 10, 2008
Months and months ago Bear and I worked together one weekend and we finally made a super deluxe kitty scratching post. So super fancy you couldn’t get one this decked out at any price. The kitties adore it, and I love it because they no longer attack my furniture. That was my one big fear […]
[Continue reading...]^*%*&#$ Computers!
October 10, 2008
I was working in my studio today, happy as a clam and whistling a little tune, when all of a sudden I started hearing this unholy grinding noise coming from another room. After ruling out anything easily fixable, I wandered over to the (brand new) computer with my throat closing with every step. I have […]
[Continue reading...]Year of Pleasures #15
October 7, 2008
Mama and Baby stay in jammies Day! Let’s be honest, these days? Are usually stay in jammies days for me. But on those rare occasions when no therapists are coming over and I don’t have to go somewhere and nothing absolutely positively has to get done? There is nothing I like better than just lying […]
[Continue reading...]We Might Have Gotten Carried Away on This One
October 6, 2008
Ta Da! This cake was complicated, and I can’t say we were completely successful. But close enough. Despite the fact that at one point I got so frustrated with our dadgum royal icing that I may or may not have thrown a palm leaf across the room. It may seem like an odd concept for […]
[Continue reading...]Big weekend plans
October 3, 2008
Going over my change of address card yesterday reminded me that I don’t think I’ve mentioned Bear’s new hobby. This makes a grand total of four. Me, sports, TV, and now baking. In that order. Years of watching the Food Network finally got through to him. We’d watch those crazy cake decorating competitions and, of […]
[Continue reading...]Change of Address Cards
October 2, 2008
When we moved in to this house, it was pretty much the culmination of a lot of dreams come true for me. Finally, I felt like I could put down roots. Finally I would be in the same place for more than a matter of months. So of course, I had to send out fancy […]
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