The Gents

I burned six screens last night in record time. The reclaiming went smoothly, no issues with clogs now that I've discovered Holy Cow Pink Degreaser, and I was dried, coated, dried, burned and rinsed zippity split. Here are some shots of the first go-round with the big dots and the line-up of old time Gents. I love they way that the Clooney-esque one is checking out his friend. Too cute!

I had a grand time out with Miss Lyra last night. We had quite the wide ranging discussion: life at 40, families, to travel or not to travel, party planning, how to hang on to our optimism in these trying times, etc. It was lovely to be out with my BFF enjoying the summer light down at Nizza. If only I had said no to that last Mojito...

The Perfect Father's Day

We spent a gorgeous Father's Day with my folks and the wee Atlas pup. Good food, lots of laughs, a few g & t's and a sound trouncing at the poker table for me. Char made a nice lunch for Big Mike and we honored his most excellent fathering style. Here he is playing catch and managing not to spill a drop! Nice balls!

fresh art--fire red rocks!

Speedball's "Fire Red" is the real deal. Deep, rich and very opaque--if you go for that sort of thing!

Candy Land

Have you popped into Powell's Candy Store? It is on the main drag in Lafayette and it is dreamy. Not only do they carry just what the kiddies love but they also have incredible gelato. If you need a kid-centric activity for one of these long summer days, head through the tunnel and check it out. Oh, and bring me a bag of Bit O'Honey--dental work be damned!

"Hot" Background

Here are the process shots of the new "hot" background. I call it hot because it is a way enlarged image taken from an old 1950's Heat Exchanger Manual. It features air molecules heated and cooled and bouncing all around in a delicious friction soup. I don't know what the hell it all means but I love the design elements.

the tomato

Our foggy Berkeley weather seems to have squelched our tomato plants. On each plant hangs exactly one tomato. One lonely green tomato. Perhaps it is too early in the season to worry.