I couldn't sleep so I got up at 5 am, made a pot of coffee and here I am creating a monster TO DO list. I am working backward from Xmas Day and jotting down everything that is flying around in my head --just a day by day, blow by blow list of what needs to happen when. I feel like things are going to fall through the cracks if I don't get it written down NOW. I'm fine with all the planning and party-having but the shopping just kills me. iTunes gift cards for everyone!

Snow in the Berkeley Hills

Yesterday morning we woke up to snow! OK, not a lot of the stuff but enough to ball up and throw. It was a gorgeous, chilly morning. 3 of the chickens stayed in the nesting house for the night and 3 stayed on the roost out in the run. Crazy birds! They seemed happy as could be to have their feathers fluffed up by a little snow.

The sun is out today but it is still cold and crisp. The newspaper mentioned that it snowed at this elevation back in February of 1976. My family moved to the East Bay in May of '76 so I missed that snow fall. Wouldn't it be spectacular to have snow for the holidays?














Here are some photos from last week's picture-snapping jaunt down by the train tracks near Gilman Street. I am so pleased with how the pics came out. I love the rough and tumbleness of the images. I am planning to use some of the backgrounds and graffiti for some screen prints. Stay tuned!