berry breakfast with dog

Grayson approves of the blueberry strawberry brekkie.

The Queen Celebrates her Diamond Jubilee

 by Linda Morand

Quilt Show March 18 2012 at Crane Pavilion

  Quilt by Alice Beasley

Great little library

Pepper!

She is six months old, adorable, sweet and available for adoption through Catahoula Rescue South Central. Being fostered in Austin, TX. I'm watching her for the weekend while her regular fosters are out of town.

More photos linked via the image below:

Pepper

my new shoes

and finally... pastrami!

corned beef reuben oh yeah

One might think all I'm doing is eating beefy New Yorky dishes and little else.  Ahem.  Guilty as charged.

frites and meats food truck downtown nyc

food truck nation!!   Kobe beef burger and frites (with fork!) and chili mayo from a trailer called "Frites and Meats".  DELISH.

posole makin

just before I sliced the @(*#$ out of my thumb and rushed off to the urgent care clinic (i'm fine now)

Miss Havisham's book club

This is April, about to enjoy the bounty of Nicole's fabulous themed book club table for Great Expectations. Check the wedding cake with a little plastic rat on it!! Awesome. See our lovely hostess below.

House for rent!

I'm moving to California and would like to help my landlord, who has been wonderful to me, to get a new tenant into this great little house as soon as possible. I think he will charge the same rent, which is $1500/mo.

What I love about this place:
- super easy to the Convio office / Domain
- 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, a/c, marble counters in kitchen, real cherrywood floors throughout
- great built-ins in the two walk-in closets
- nice big fenced yard - perfect for a dog, especially one who might like squirrels
- friendly low-key neighbors
- near Alamo Drafthouse Village, Harvest Market, Trudy's
- brand new front-loading washing machine in garage- two car garage

Here are some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alluvia/sets/72157603845069395/

It will be available on Sept 1, I believe or very soon after that.

8404 Millway Drive, Austin, TX

Grayson is man enough to admit...

... that he likes to sleep with his dolly.

Grayson would like...

.... to help me read "Great Expectations."

Lulu adores...

...Liberty of London for Target.

Grayson dreams of...

...cheese and belly rubs.

Lulu appreciates...

...jaunty stripes.

(again with iPhone 4, no flash... wow do I feel dumb for buying a point & shoot camera!)

Lulu approves...

 

...of napping.

(taken with iPhone 4, no flash - pretty good quality!)

hostess blend!

Lulu and grayson

My first effort at video with the iPhone 4.  Realized I should probably turn the thing 45 degrees. :)