May 24th, 2009

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New Sheets!

March 6th, 2010

After 15 years I got new sheets. It was hard to part with the old ones because cotton gets unbelievably soft when it’s been washed several thousand times. In fact, old-worn out sheets are so desirable, there’s a store in Los Angeles dedicated to selling second-hand and nearly threadbare bed linens just for the softness that no 400 thread count Egyptian Supima cotton can touch…But I left my old sheets behind, they won’t fit European beds anyway, so gone are the ho-hum creams, light greens and muted taupes. I have new cotton ones in colors I love: red-pink and charcoal grey! Made me feel alive to be awash in such strong passionate tones!

The Difference Between the Belgians and the French

March 4th, 2010

so I’m at Hertz… and I ordered a B-class auto (the puny, cheap ones) and in France, for the same price they give me some giant auto that’s spacious for tons of bags, because well, they are French and they believe comfort comes first… in Belgium, I order a B-class auto and I get the tiny, Korean ant-mobile, because they’re Belgian and they believe in rules. B-class is B-class.

Thank you, Anaïs

March 3rd, 2010

“The obstacle became his alibi for weakness.”
— Anaïs Nin

Amsterdam

March 3rd, 2010

Alex needs her birth certificate. Talk about time travel. Back to the city of canals, graffiti, bikes, narrow houses with cute gables, Rembrandt and Van Gogh. Where my little girl grew up with her hair gathered like a fountain of white blonde locks atop her head, and she wore pink Converse. We went to the park often, the museums, or she sat behind me on my bike. My little girl has her own bike now, her own passport, her own life far away from Amsterdam or the days of pink Converse. Where does time go?

Another haunting Hallelujah…

March 3rd, 2010

Poor, sweet Jeff Buckley. He’s probably singing with the angels right now. His guitar work is so light and heavenly.

Almost time for ranunculas

March 3rd, 2010

March 2nd

March 2nd, 2010

Today is Texas Independence Day. And I am independent from Texas!!! But, I will be a good Texan and drink a toast with some Dr. Pepper.

from the projects page

March 2nd, 2010

5.Taking photos of life and things of interest I find, such as

Whoop! Whoop! Raise the Roof!

March 2nd, 2010

New digs on Thursday! I can’t wait!

Hallelujah!

March 2nd, 2010

Alexandra Burke’s version of the almighty Leonard Cohen song