Priscilla, Pop Art Queen of the Desert

All hail Priscilla Draper, one of my most favorite artists ever. I’ve been buying her work – bright, brash and hilarious – for years now. Her painted 3-D ceramic tiles are a gift staple of mine when I’m shopping for girlfriends. They feature worn-out divas and quotes like ‘At my age Happy Hour is a [...]

Farewell, Thing 2

He was ornery and irritable to the end, our cat. Not for him a quiet, serene passing. But, rather, drama. And mess. There was throw-up – massive amounts of it. Luckily we were wise to his ablutions and had inserted a shower curtain under a rug on the bed. So that helped. And then, for [...]

On the bright side…

I’m trying to be positive. Munchkin’s horrible cold and 102 temp is a chance for me and my boy to hang out, just the two of us. Doesn’t matter that I’m way behind with deadlines. And it’s also a DIY opportunity. Today we hammered, assembling some built-in shelves for his closet. It’s tidy enough, but [...]

See Spot run. See Hubby fix. See me swing.

Behold! Hogwarts in lego. Sweetpea has been working on this diligently for the last 2 weeks and is most proud of how it has turned out. But behold more! The table it is sitting on. Hubby threw it together over the course of a couple of afternoons, a low games/lego/puzzle table with steel legs from [...]

Here wii go

Well, so much for my two New Year’s resolutions. DIY to date: nil. Work on that shower room: nada. Roller-skating progress: marginal. I’ve done a lot of window shopping though, leafing through Restoration Hardware’s latest catalog for a new medicine cabinet, and wondering if I can get away with shopping at pbteen.com now I’m a [...]