A Fanciful Twist

Sunday, I Love You.

I love Sunday Morning. 

Coffee Brewing...

Grapefruit + grapefruit spoon.

 

Rye toast, sunshine, NPR, Liane Hansen's voice,

Garrison Keillor, pups, the Sunday paper.

Many of the same rituals as every morning, yet, it feels different.

Maybe because it includes boys who... 

Crawl back into their beds...

Whilst I make curtains.

Then there's

1 o'clock lunch prep.

A rough cut of veggies for our lox treat.

 

It's funny, I take hundreds of everyday photos.

Lots of food pictures.

Like, the colors of my juicing pulp.

(Carrot and beet pulp make incredible colors)

So many photos of our day-to-day lives, and yet, I rarely share them.

I intend to.

(note the thick blond eyelashes, tee hee)

 

But time...

Time is a tough thing to wrangle in, you know?

So today, let's savor the layers of our Sunday eats, and some everyday photos.

Shall we?

 

(I took these a couple of Sundays ago, but we are having the same thing today)

Left over mashed potatoes and 4 eggs make incredible potato pancakes...

Topped with... (from bottom to top)

Sour cream (the real stuff).

(you can use cream cheese)

Avocados.

Vine ripened tomatoes.

Lox.

Red onions.

More sour cream.

And a dollop of caviar, for a hint of salty ocean goodness.

 

Oh and, don't forget a few capers too.

(I looove capers, but caper-berries freak me out, you?  I once had a particularly bad flavored inner fleshy skin tone one, that scarred me for life.  So, I'll stick to capers.)

This is one of my most favorite eats.

I could have it everyday.

After our nosh, I go back to my thing, and Mister goes outside to work on his things.

There is always somethig to do out there.

Our list is never ending.

So, when late afternoon rolls in...

 

I always make an afternoon delight pick me up for Mister.

(I do this on Saturday too)

A large cup of coffee, one package of cocoa mix, and some whipped cream.

 

Oh, and a dash on cinnamon.

(I always steal a sip or two)

He loves this.

He Mmmms while he sips.

 

(I got a few thriftventures yesterday, along with this shirt for Mister, which he has decided to use for working in the yard, but it's uncanny how it matches the mug)

 

And yes, he is always plugged in to NPR.

I should have never given him my walkman arm band thingie.

:)

Everyday photos.

Heartwarming.

Oh and, how about this one...

Miles begs Matty to break him out of his little room.

 

Matty is always on baby brother alert.

He even tugs on my sleeve, if Miles gives the slightest whimper.

Well, I better get back to work.

I was on a roll working on a project, and making curtains, and then, I got off track talking your ear, err, eyeballs off.

Sooooooo....

Off I go for now.

 

 

 

ps:  Have you seen Blood into Wine?  Do you like Maynard James Keenan of Tool (and A Perfect Circle?).  I love that he has a winery in Az.  And I loved the movie, it was funny too.  I saw it a couple of months ago, but his winery and it's locale have been on my mind this morning.  More about Caduceus Cellars here...

On this Lovely Little Day...

Mister Lovee is always such an amazing puppy papa, that I have been extra prompted, to be on super nice behaviour.  At least, I think I have.  You see, to add to his furry child goodness, he has been on all night puppy duty for a couple of days.  He goes out of his way to make sure that I get a full night's sleep.  So in thanks, I have been on my toes being the morning  juice squeezer, coffee maker, baker girl  :) 

Oatmeal, raisin, almond and pecan cookies, right out of the oven. 

Served up warm.

After I knew that Mister Lovee was enjoying his morning treats, I had a plan.

It was time for Sir Matty and I to teach Miles how to play "Jane Austen Lives."  My invented version of Jane Austen times, come to life ;)  (you may remember Matty playing here)

Let me preface these photos by sharing a bit of Miles' personality.

He is independent.

 Fearless.

Tough.

Rambunctious.

Demands his freedom.

Yet, cuddly too.

And oh so lovable.

He is funny, and spunky, and interested in everything.

If he hears music, he runs towards the sound, and sits and listens in awe.

As for his role in Jane Austen lives.

He is more interested in say.... 

A role as a...

Tough and...

Fearless wrestler.

(complete with lots of growls and grrrrr's that make us giggle)

And so, I wonder...

Was there wrestling in Jane Austen's time?

We could invent a role for him.

Must ponder this...

(photo  below borrowed from iofferphoto dot com)

 

Oh, btw, here you go.

Some for you ;)

Well, I suppose it's back to my wee project of fun.

Which first entails me organizing the mass amounts of stuff and junk that I own.

Yikes!

Does putting away holiday decor always lead to other organizational projects? 

I wonder?

 

 

 

ps:  Our lives are pure fur these days, hence the extra amounts of puppy photos :)

pss:  His fur is cotton ball soft.

The Boy Who Loved Shoes.

He has two beautiful fluffy beds.  One store bought by granny, one made for the porch, by his mama.  The porch bed (like his brother's) is a table turned into a fortress of squishy wonderful cushioney white puppy bedding.  Set on 5" foam no less. (he likes his beds just fine)

Still, he'd rather choose the spot where shoes are taken off outside the door, to catch his siesta. 

Under a tall planter, intertwined with soles.

Is it because, he loves shoes?

That's my guess.

 

The true sign of a shoe lover.

Hopefully, not to become, a shoe eater.

Which would be tragic.

;)

So now, I am off to create a deliciously fun day for myself, whilst staying on our little plot of earth.

Any ideas?

 

 

 

ps:  Last night I saw Mother and Child (intense), and Catfish (oh my goodness!). 

I liked them both very much. 

pss:  I am always with little Miles, or available for him.  Still, he loves hanging out with those shoes during his mid-day nap (which I know he does because they smell like our stinky feet, which he likes, tee hee).  I think it's adorable ;)

Today {New Prints, Frida's Photos, Pan Dulce & Fur}

Hello, from our little world to yours.  I hope you are doing lovely today.  The sun is shining, and I planted some seeds and gardened a bit, as spring looms somewhere out there....

 

I am quite enjoying a book from my sis, whilst sipping a warm treat..

However, before I get carried away with the details of this book, I am so excited to share some new prints.

(I love the art scanning place I take my work to, they are amazing.  The lad who takes care of my work is wonderful)

I share prints of my work after the original has sold, and so,

I just popped these

into my shop.

 

Flora, The Gypsy Girl.

 

(As a side note, I list my canvas prints as 8" x 10", but I can create much larger scale canvas prints as well.  One need only contact me, to upgrade their size)

 

The Party

 

Through the Trees

 

 

And, a piece that I didn't get to share with you, as I painted her very close to the holidays, and she flew off to her new home a couple days before I went out of town...

 

She was quite a lot of fun to paint, and kept me company while everyone else was out shopping in the hustle and bustle of the week before December 25th.

 

Also available as a print.

 

"At the Patisserie"

 

 

So, there is some print fun.

 

As for the book I am reading (and looking at). 

It is called

Frida Kahlo - Her Photos

 

It is a fabulous collection of family and friend (personal) photos, taken by her, as well as by friends and family.

Love her father's face, and his self portraits are splendid.

 

The reading is quite wonderful as well.  I loved reading about Diego leaving Frida's vault to be opened 15 years after he passed away.  But the woman in charge of it waited 50, and then passed on herself.  Very interesting, to say the least.  Great insight into her world, that we have not seen.

 

If you like Frida, you will love this book.

 

Anyhow...

Off I skedaddle....

Oh wait, here is a Miles shot of the day.  I am letting him play outside for a little while during the day, but I check on him about 678 times.

If he gets tired, he just drops, and sleeps wherever he may be.

I wish you could see this chubby bunny in person.  He is deliciously precious. 

Matty is still loving him, and being a stellar big brother.  We are so proud of him.

We just adore our Matty and Miles.

 

 

Well, I best be off, for real this time ;) 

 

 

 

ps:  Our most warmest thoughts are with the people and families affected by this weekend's tragedy.  Thank you to so many of you for writing to ask about our safety.  Mister's office (my former office) is diagonally across the street from where it took place, so it really feels surreal, to have such a thing happen in such familiar territory.  Thankfully, we were nowhere near there on Saturday.

Our heart's warmest well wishes to the wounded, and their families.  And especially to those who lost a loved one.  No words can describe the sympathy and thoughts we send their way.