Apparently

it's called a Cardoon! They make a lovely spectacle in the roundabout.

A poem

click on it to see it bigger.

A moment

of sun just now!

See you

in September, Luke...you're almost back in Mass.

This funny old shot of us (thank you Anne Sewell!) makes me smile.

The last supper

was vegetarian! Mizzuna, beets, cauliflower...

marinated and grilled tofu!

The leftovers were even more colorful today.

Cooking

these crazy looking beets (and some purple cauliflower) for Luke.

Little leather

More Laurie bags:

Ashly's old one was so well-worn...

that I just had to give her a new one!

Silly things

to do when I'm not feeling well, but the sunlight pouring in is so pretty.

Ashlee and Adam, I picture you on these streets:

that are posted on the blog Still in Berlin...walking and biking and looking euro-fab.

Achey days

No pics...haven't been out for days. I've had a bad headache ...glad for the internet!

Look up:

We went here a while ago, but posted it now.. Ceiling things at the The Baguette Box.

The ripped screen

and the piece of tape to keep the bugs out, made some surprising patterns in the light.

Eating some colors:

Fresh peas from the market added to some french lentil soup I made the other day (when we ran out of everything else!)...oh and some tomatoes too.

Hearing

your voices via Skype this morning was sweet, rich babies.

Now:

Making chai...

listening to Lara St. John...

about to start this...I read this one a couple of days ago.

More belted

Another 8 dollar belt to use up that credit for all the clothes I traded some time ago at Crossroads.

Blooming things

foxgloves...

and roses.

Purple pool

and flowers!

Sunny shoes

outside the laundromat.

The stairway

reflections looked collage-like in the glass.

Clean

What's nice about Tuesdays lately is that I've been

in the habit of cleaning on Mondays! Adam, I took these with my new phone.

Good bye green

Suddenly, the chainsaws started, right behind Luke's(sleepy)head!

And our trees were gone! It was the squirrels home!

Summer food

Yogurt with apples and almonds and raisins.

Palm

The sun was setting at Paul and Sue's and made the palm glow.

Window

These colors caught my eye walking home the other day from downtown: Red anthuriums and an aqua wall...!

Thank you, Susan!

for gifting me with this sewing machine:

It's so adorable!...and useful...thank you!

Graffiti:

Here...and here.

Linda Linda Linda

We watched this last night...it's a feel good one.

Hallway plant

Laundromat shoes

Window:

Love seeing laundry hanging out to dry...even inside.

Belted:

Found this at Crossroads the other day...

bought with my credit for traded clothes!

Oh, Bruno:

Last night we watched Wings of Desire..again. Such a beautiful film...and it has this poem.

Happy Gladiators

Now those are some gladiators! Love the mood of this photo...from The Satorialist.

Look down:

Colorful circles.

Under the Freeway

Happy Fourth of July!

We walked to Carrel and Garrett's on the lake. I should have remembered my little gorillapod! This is the only one that wasn't very blurry.

Thistles,

right, Mom?...with a little bit of shoes and bag.

More P Patch

These are so graceful looking...what are they, Mom? Notice that house in the background?

Here's the house from the front...looks like it's imported from Marin County!

Roses, with cream

Nice combination.

Last night

It was a beautiful sunset last night...

it made the living room that glowy color.

Casting beautiful shadows on the projector screen.

It's so cute:

This old Volkwagen has been parked in the neighborhood recently. Adorable!

Little yellow dots

left over from a carrot salad made such a lovely design on the plate.

Stopping in at the P Patch on Thomas:

There are so many more photos to post of this...the garden was overflowing.

Laurie, like the ones we used to have:

Couches

Like a beautiful box:

It looks like this house on 12th is completed.

I drive by it on the way to the laundromat. And yesterday I walked to it just so I could take a few photos. It's just amazing!

Wearing:

Click on the photos to see them larger.

Green tea and thunder

Apparently we drank too much earl green tea yesterday afternoon...we got kind of wired. But mother nature put on a magnificent thunder and lightning show about 2 a.m....so rare here...and cool breezes blew in the window and over the bed...and I felt so glad that I was awake to watch it. Funny how it works out.

Knitting and crazy zipper collars

Watching an instructional video by Threadheads on how to knit last night ( I might be able to do a scarf!) They showed some things at the end...one of them was this wild looking zipper collar. I knew I'd seen it somewhere before!...on this fashion blog. Here's more of Outsa's "trashion" creativity.

Urban Dwellers

After seeing the movie Wall E last Friday, I'm having a greater appreciation for the plants and their persistence! As I walked through the alley, I saw how they find places to grow...where no one has planted them. I know, we call those "weeds"...but I wonder, does God see weeds?

I've heard "bloom where you're planted", but how about: "Bloom wherever the wind takes you"? The plants don't complain about the cement, or the dumpsters, they just root and turn toward the sun. Like Ashlee's lesson from the plants on her balcony the other day.

What's growing in the roundabout:

Artichokes (?) again this year...
(they look like this when they bloom)

and Echinacea?

Look up:

funny shapes at Top Pot.

Top Pot

Will this one get eaten next?

Plate Shapes

It's hard to take pictures of yourself in the mirror!

The bag is from Lotta Jansdotter.

Black and white at the Levi Store

Love did see us through

This song made me cry again today...I know it's sappy and 90's, but when I was far away from the kids when they were little, and had to trust that somehow, they'd still know I loved them, it gave me strength. We all grew up and we are all ok! Love is always seeing me though...but do I see it? Help me see it today..."Love is the recognition of that which is Real in each and everything" (Raj)

Marni jellies

I really just wanted to share the pretty color and design of these shoes, though I needed to return them because they weren'ta good fit. No half-sizes! Maybe the photo is all that's needed...and the green looks so great against the gray page, too.

Fabrics

in windows.

Funny little guy

in the alley.