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  • Riddled With Gilt…

    …framed with gilt… I've been meaning to share the images of how I made my computer monitor user friendly with an antique gilt frame:   Next, what to do about that ugly keyboard.     BC: Before computer…     My biggest problem: such a vast collection, so little space 🙂

  • Feather Your Nest…With Downy Pillows

    Some new feather pillows in my Etsy shop:                            [SOLD]     I also have a selection of vintage wool blankets…           Warm wishes ♥

  • Brothers ~ A Day In The Clouds

       My boys, Jesse and Marcel…    …in Davenport, California                              

  • Living, Breathing, Foxygen…

    Marcel with Sam France and Jonathan Rado of Foxygen, following his recent interview with them:   Marcel just underwent spinal fusion surgery, leading Sam to share his own list of "heavy metal" instrumentation: he has rods in his leg, a screw in his arm, can't remember what else…and Marcel has rods, screws, hooks and wires…

  • Spinal Fusion = Heavy Metal

    We spent five days at UCSF. Merci beaucoup to the incredible surgeon (Mohammad Diab), doctors and nurses. Our favorite nurses were Steve and Jean. Take a listen to Jean's jazz singing HERE! And for a glimpse of what was installed in Marcello's back see HERE.           Out the back window…  …

  • Onward, Etc.

    A lively, soulful folk trio from South Dakota, Onward, Etc.        We had the pleasure of meeting them in San Jose at the C2SV Festival (9-28-13), held at a series of downtown clubs, cafes, parks and bars. We were late, trying to run from one venue to the next, and by the time…

  • My Plywood Fridge

    I've always felt that traditional kitchen design and decor is far too limiting. I loathe built-ins and bristle at steel sufaces. In my barn conversion project I outfitted my kitchen with a 'moveable feast' of storage and work surfaces — my shelving units are on casters and my island is on casters. And of course,…

  • Home Made Pie ~ Hand Made T-shirt

    For birthday gifts I made a custom t-shirt and an apple-strawberry pie.     I love fall, it's my favorite season and it's the time when nature really glows in California. To honor the season I made an apple pie, and living in the berry capital of the world, I was inspired to add some…

  • My Robin Williams Memory

    When I heard about Robin Williams' passing today it took me back to 1982. I was walking in an underground parking garage in Japantown in San Francisco when I heard someone deep inside the garage shout out, "Hey lady!" I turned to see a man in a sombrero flagging me down. So naturally, as one…

  • Up Syndrome ~ The Innocent Ones

    Browsing in one of my favorite little shops in the mountains recently, I was heartened to find a 1930s studio portrait of a Down Syndrome baby, so tender and pure, peeking out from under a flannel veil. When I got home I researched the subject and discovered that yes, there was a time that existed…