New Collages

I finished two collages today as replacements for some stuff that sold at my Tresses show. Maybe the crazy eyed kitty will spark someone's spooky Halloween interest. The other piece features my ever lovin' Suicide King riding atop a page from The Feminine Mystique and an old Camel ad complete with a lecherous magician-- love it! $30.00 framed--what a steal!

Tresses Salon (above Sweet Basil on Solano Avenue, in Berkeley) Weds-Sat 11am - 5 pm. Check it out, Baby!

Screenplay Writing Retreat

Lyra and I had a very successful evening at our screenplay writing retreat. We worked hard, got about 1/3 of the first draft worked out and skeletized. The idea for the second script is fleshed out (still on paper scraps) and taking shape. I am so proud of us! It is satisfying to be on our way with something we've loosely talked about for so long.

We stayed at The W Hotel and I can totally recommend it for any SF rendezvous you might be planning. A young vibe-- a bit too aware of trying to be hip-- but very clean and quiet. Our 11th floor room had a neat view of the city. The hotel is next door to SFMOMA and a short walk to great eats and shopping. Pool, Bliss Spa and workout room-- we didn't check out these amenities because we were so hard at work but maybe next time!

We noshed at Two (formerly Hawthorne Lane) and it was a great spot for talking and sipping. Tho' I am still craving the wood fired pizza which we did not order.

Almost time to get an agent!

XXX Fresh Laid Ladies XXX

Maybe I'll get an uptick of hits on the ol' blog with my spicy post title. I suspect that Gayle and my dad are my only readers. Thanks guys!

My auto-vinyl chicken sticker arrived in today's mail. I wonder if people will think I'm involved in a cock fighting club (ooh, another few googlers probably just found my site). If you see me cruising around town in a hen obsessed stupor, give a wave!

Here are a couple pics of the delicious darlings with their new wing feathers.

Happy October!

My favorite month is upon us. Soup making weather, I like to call it. I get a surge of energy and clarity when the days shorten and begin to cool. It was a gorgeous summer and I do appreciate the longer, lazy evenings that August gives us. But as a home-centric nesting type, I have to celebrate the onset of autumn.

Wing Feathers

The darlings have sprouted little wing feathers. I couldn't be more proud of their industriousness! Eggs = 5 months and counting

Magic on a hot fall's night

We threw a little house concert/poetry reading last night to honor our old friend Scott Ezell's forthcoming book "Petroglyph Americana". The book is an extended narrative poem that reads like a ripping travel adventure. It's a gorgeously crafted and spot-on study of the joys and constraints that our human behavior has wrought upon the planet.

The musical portion of the evening was rich and lovely with Scott's friends Doug Newton and Kia accompanying him for a rousing set of tunes. Marc and Philip Batchelder provided spice on the mandolin and violin, respectively. Everyone enjoyed the blend of music and poetry all performed against the backdrop of a late September night sky-- Jupiter winked at us from above as the sun sank into the bay.

The Baby Chicks Arrived!

Our new brood arrived via USPS this afternoon after a post-hatch overnight flight from Connecticut. 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Austrolorps are busily eating and chirping in their new digs. They are just so cute and curious. The Austros seem feistier and smarter than the Orps. One of the Austros even ate a bug that flew into the brooder! Char is going to be thrilled when she gets home from school. She has been counting down the days since we ordered them. Eggs laying will begin in about 5 months. They wobble and bob like wee drunkards and then fall into a sleeping heap.