Truly Cuban child

FYI, Materva is the best drink ever, second only to guarapo.

I don't know what this is...

...but it is very cute.

To think, he used to fit easily in a bowl that size!

Sweet Wishes

Friday song in my head

Creepiest toy ever (or at least Top 10)

I saw a windowful of these puppies in Pismo last month, but only just remembered them. You could not pay me to put one of these in my home!

A drawing of my soul

Blackout!

We had 3 days without electricity over the weekend, thanks to a 10 minute hurricane on Friday.
It really wasn't that bad.
The cleanup was hectic, but the weather was beautiful, cool and breezy, and I didn't miss power much at all.
We have a gas stove, so I could cook, we had hot water, we had a great radio, and it was pretty groovy.
Tom and I played cards by candlelight, very romantical.

I love my Mom

She's an adventurous eater.

Sad but true

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El raton del suerte malo

I knew something was dead as soon as I stepped out on the porch, but it took Tom the better part of an afternoon to find the source behind my flowerpots. I guess he was just too chubby.

Best Vacation Ever

Pismo Beach 2008 will be tough to top.
My kid was sunburned NOT ONE IOTA, but I burned where I couldn't reach, sad tale of mommydom.


I just liked this can.

Splash Cafe, best chowder EVER (and I don't even like chowder).

Duende!

I am fixated on el Duende.
I call Iggy duende, we call morels duende, we call Iggy's potty works duende.

Yay for nature and spring and everything

ha ha

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Barbed Bison

We went camping at Lake Acquabi last weekend, it was gorgeous.
As we were leaving the campgrounds we found this cool barbed wire sculpture of a bison, it even had a barbed bison penis. Such are the things I notice.

I think it's pretty fabulous, no?


Igs was EXHAUSTED and slept for 2 hours in the car. That is a muffin, too tired to finish, in his hand.


And on an unrelated note, here is a mediocre picture I took of a tree eating an old parking sign at The Smoke Pit BBQ. If you click on the pic it's a little better.

I would've gotten out of the car, but I was too tired from camping, and made Tom go in and get the ribs.

The first layer of yellow

Omaha has morels.

Tom found the blonde ones in a sandy area, they are the lightest we have ever seen!

I has cashmere sweater (starring Bubbette)

My Urban Garden and Morel Season 2008

Iggy went mushrooming this weekend, we found a lot, but man, were they small!!

Tom can't even believe how small! I was literally on my hands and knees to spot them!

We felt good about what we got, however tiny, and they tasted great with pork chops...

I've planted out my ever growing collection of crazy ceramic pots, they look, well, special.

Seriously, that's a lot of pots.

I have to include this lovely picture my husband took of the morels in their natural habitat.


Whoo-hoo! Happy Spring!!!

Iggy says...

To his Dad this morning in bed, "What do you smell like? Pillows, or something? Underwear, or something?"

Yes, son, pretty much.