Out of Order

Out of order photos...out of order house.
I took a picture of this same house in December - a winter garage sale explosion of penguins and polar bears. It's the end of January and it's all still there. The only change is the house across the street - it's for sale now.

Tea Time!

Met Kathi and Lisa at a sweet little tea parlor, "Paris in a Tea Cup" in Orange County. It was very reminiscent of Angelina's in Paris...lots of tempting pastries and sipping chocolate. We had very English tea with scones, cucumber sandwiches and petit fours and it was all delicious! Merci, soeur et amie.

Good Kitty

Usually Darby runs down the stairs ahead of me to meow impatiently while I fill his food bowl. This morning, he was not waiting, he would not eat - not even the fishy flakes that he loves, and he was very silent. I thought for sure he was starting the decline - we've been on "cat watch" for months, now. I left a pile of fishy flakes by his napping place and left for work practically in tears. When I came home 6 hours later, Darby was perfectly fine, fish flakes were gobbled up and he was waiting for more. Big sigh of relief...

Ethos Magazine

Couldn't figure out a way to get a good picture of Will's name on the masthead - he's an intern at Ethos, the multicultural magazine on campus, so I had to settle for the cover. Yes, that's a monkey on his back.

She's a Pretty Kitty

Miss Madeline - our sweet little tortie friend. She keeps a wary eye out for Darby at all times. And she's a little passive aggressive - he'll go into the kitchen and she will run and cut him off at the pass. Still, she's a sweetie pie and we love her.

13.1

Done! Not our best time, but the view from the 101 made it worth every step. Thanks, Jeanne - 5 half marathons under our belt. What a ride!

Coming Soon...

On my way to the Expo to pick up my race bib and saw the traffic signs. Deep breath.