The first day of school went relatively smoothly. "I'm nervous!" K exclaimed as we headed to the playground, but as soon as she saw her friends, she was back in her zone. The only hiccup happened when I went to pick her up after school. Somehow she'd accidentally followed the wrong class line and couldn't be found for several minutes, so a moment of panic was had by all. But the day was "totally good", she said, and she seems excited for tomorrow. She consented to wearing the bubble dress (oh ... Read more
Pink House
Until this last Los Angeles trip, I never paid much attention to the houses in my parent's neighborhood. It's a rather hip area, very close to Hollywood and dotted with charming Spanish-style bungalows. Near one of my favorite coffee shops is the prettiest pink house. I've been a bit caught up with the color pink lately, if you haven't noticed. I even pulled all manners of pink patterned fabric for K's fall wardrobe, but she just informed me that she is so over the color. Oh dear - I hope ... Read more
Anthropomorphic animals
As a child, I was obsessed with drawing princesses and playing with fashion plates. I was equally obsessed with drawing animals wearing different outfits and it's still one of the things I love to do. I never consulted any actual references, so my animals always came out looking rather wonky, and to this day, I tend to just draw from imagination and not much else. This pirate above is kind of foxy, yes? One of the things I find frustrating is how hard it is to capture the actual ... Read more
So lucky…
To my doppio-loving, humor writing, surly long haul truckin', daddy and hubby of the year...xoxo ... Read more
Greetings from sunny L.A.
We have logged some serious hours at Disneyland this past weekend, and though it was spectacularly fun, I am wiped out. Postings will be spotty this week... I leave you with pix of the dress I completed just before catching the plane (the same pattern as the Ooh La La Dress). K liked it so much she wore it all the way to L.A.: ... Read more