Sparkling Pants

2009

2008

monicalm: oh mommma?! [via moontree press]
Nov 23rd
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If it’s your birthday, you should go to Pio Pio. Unless you are my sister, Ashley. She...
Nov 23rd
Nov 22nd
Sunday Morning at the edge of the Turtle Pond.
Nov 22nd
You know, the more I look at this photo I’m thinking it’s less of an outtake and more of...
Nov 22nd
The flea market also features a wide variety of finger...
Nov 21st
The UWS flea market has a new tea and spice vendor!
Nov 21st
Outtake from the Christmas card photo shoot we did this...
Nov 21st
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Crazy Rhythm —Coleman Hawkins
Nov 21st
Coleman Hawkins In honor of his birthday, WKCR is having an...
Nov 21st
Oh, how I love an inside-out hound dog ear.
Nov 21st
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Cool Kids Keep —American Analog Set
Nov 21st
Finito! I took the spaghetti out a little before it was...
Nov 21st
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O Sole Mio — Enrico Caruso One more from the trattoria playlist.
Nov 21st
I’ve taken to cooking everything in the cast iron...
Nov 21st
Nov 21st
My Friday night plans.
Nov 21st
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Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) —Dean Martin Music to make marinara by. The history of this...
Nov 20th
Bunny Bird Leontine Greenberg Watercolor, pencil and...
Nov 20th
Project Runway night. We are pulling out all the stops for...
Nov 20th
Why won’t Wallace let me balance things on him? ...
Nov 19th
The white bottle series is my favorite.  We have one and I...
Nov 19th
My darling friend Jonathan not only looks fantastic in pink...
Nov 19th

This is not good

Head song: (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me by Miss Paula Abdul It’s relentless.
Nov 19th

okay...seriously?

inthesaddle: The auto-tune on Glee is ridiculous. I love it, but not for the singing… I KNOW!  I...
Nov 19th
(remains of) Dinner: spaghetti carbonara I was starving...
Nov 19th

If I had a cat, I'd name him Chairman...

Nov 18th
Yeah, right. Everyone knows there’s no carpet in...
Nov 18th

Warm & Fuzzy

Things are looking up. The clerk at my usually insane and hostile post office just called me...
Nov 18th
What a clever coffee lid! You can slide the lever to open or...
Nov 18th
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Naked As We Came — Iron and Wine Let’s ease into the morning.
Nov 18th
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Nov 18th

Thanksgiving is on!

I had a meeting tonight with my co-hosts to taste the sparkling wines and make a choice for the case...
Nov 18th
Bathroom shot: Gus and Gabriel’s before the Neko Case...
Nov 17th
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Use It — The New Pornographers
Nov 16th
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That Teenage Feeling —Neko Case
Nov 16th
Friday night on the way to dinner, M mentioned Neko Case...
Nov 16th
Your morning park shot.
Nov 16th
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Inside Out — The Mighty Lemon Drops There are about three people who read my blog who will...
Nov 16th
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Christmas Wrapping — The Waitresses I know it’s early, but this just popped up on a...
Nov 16th
A rare glimpse of Herman. I’ve donned M’s shirt...
Nov 16th

Crazy Lady

I’ve been alone with the dogs all weekend and I speak to them pretty frequently.  I wonder if...
Nov 16th
Warch Watch
The Girl From Ipanema I think some members of ABBA may have run across Jackie and Gayle in their...
Nov 15th
Warch Watch
Sunday in New York — Bobby Darin “And if you’ve got troubles, go take them out...
Nov 15th
Sunday morning. I think of other neighborhoods I’d...
Nov 15th
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cameronmizell: “Skylark” by Freddie Hubbard Snagging this one for Jazz Sundays™!
Nov 15th
Bathroom shot: Fatty Crab (Upper West Side location) How...
Nov 15th
karenh: new prints by Aesthetic Apparatus, (above is...
Nov 15th
Bathroom shot: JCT Kitchen One last Atlanta pic. I only had...
Nov 13th
Got this email from Wyatt: “I was in a bathroom on a...
Nov 13th
It’s really cold in this apartment and our landlady is in China. Must locate down comforter...
Nov 13th
Rick went to the chocolate show a couple of weeks ago and...
Nov 13th
You know the holidays are upon us when they erect the...
Nov 12th
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Just Like Heaven —The Cure We pause for a brief office dance party.
Nov 12th
Dad’s belated birthday dinner: Beef...
Nov 12th
Bathroom shot: Chuck’s house, Atlanta I miss him so...
Nov 12th
The dogs are being so sweet. Herman is on the floor to my...
Nov 12th

Happy Birthday to my Mom!

I’m so glad I got to spend it with you!
Nov 12th
Maddie chooses not to assist.
Nov 12th
Wallace is helping me unpack.
Nov 12th
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Southern nights.
Nov 12th
Headed home!
Nov 11th
Big Green Egg
Nov 11th
When we left the land of backyards, we bequeathed M’s...
Nov 11th
Camelias in my parent’s front yard.
Nov 11th
The best part about Thanksgiving (part 1) is turkey...
Nov 11th
Torpor, for sure
Nov 11th
Today was supposed to be Christmas, but we were not...
Nov 11th
Teddy bear shaped blue jello in the deli section of...
Nov 10th
My dad gathered the last of the flowers and made this...
Nov 10th

It's all about the pickle.

Nov 9th
Woohoo! Chic-fil-A!
Nov 9th
Since I won’t be home for the holidays, we are having...
Nov 9th
My dad’s garden is still hanging on.
Nov 8th
Soaking up the sun on the screened porch with Martha.
Nov 8th
I’m getting a double dip of fall!
Nov 7th
I have been dreaming of this cheese enchilada with red chili...
Nov 7th
Please don’t tell Wallace…Rudy is sleeping with...
Nov 7th
The real reason I came to Atlanta.
Nov 6th
This happens so rarely, I thought it should be documented....
Nov 6th
BBQ picnic at Peachtree Dekalb airport. This weather is...
Nov 6th
Woohoo! I’m going to go roll around in the grass.
Nov 6th

Blogging from the sky

I’ve got nothing to say, but Delta was giving out free wifi promo codes, so I feel obligated...
Nov 6th
marjoree: John Wayne, The Alamo I have a soft spot for...
Nov 6th

South Bound

In a cab on time, not bad for the girl who decided to pack this morning. See you Atlantans soon!
Nov 6th
Look what Rick has!
Nov 6th
There is nothing like a good blowout to make you feel like a...
Nov 5th

Ain't no use in complainin' When you got...

I was walking the dogs and a cab came roaring down the street with all the windows open, blaring...
Nov 5th
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Yankees win!!!!!! I’m a Braves fan at heart, but this was really fun!
Nov 5th
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The crowd goes wild!
Nov 5th
Scored a seat at the Bar to watch the game. (A minor...
Nov 5th
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The Girls — Calvin Harris Dance!  Dance I say!
Nov 5th
Bathroom shot: Public What an extravagant meal for a...
Nov 4th
I also tried on this Frank Gehry necklace and I neeeeeed it.
Nov 3rd
Bathroom shot: Tiffany & Co. Technically for work, but...
Nov 3rd
Bathroom shot: La Esquina I finally ate in the fabled...
Nov 3rd
Wallace really needs a bath. He smells like a hamster that has been eating Fritos.
Nov 3rd
The head band from my costume is hanging in the bathroom and...
Nov 3rd
Dinner: Tuna Casserole I tried to simultaneously amp this...
Nov 3rd
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Dream Weaver —Gary Wright You know…because it’s Monday and I’ve got a tuna...
Nov 3rd
And now we get off work as the sun sets. :(
Nov 2nd
I always break the “no babies on my blog rule”...
Nov 2nd
It’s bring your Wallace to work day!  He is not as...
Nov 2nd
My friend Grace ran the “Run Like Hell 5k” in...
Nov 2nd
Dinner: Broiled Char with rock shrimp, lemon saffron sauce,...
Nov 2nd
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Is You Is or Is Ain’t You My Baby —Dinah Washington Jazz Sundays™
Nov 2nd
Our Jungle group! I love that everyone took the theme in...
Nov 1st
Bathroom shot: Rick’s, Halloween
Nov 1st
Here’s Jonathan in the costume I made for him!
Nov 1st