Bump it!

Scott and I did some bumper boating with his niece to beat the heat this weekend. Some of those kids were ruthless so you had to go in with a game plan. The kamikaze approach worked well (spinning in a circle while holding down the water torpedo trigger). A girl's gotta have a plan.

Freeze pops

Fun birthday gift for Scott's mom. It freezes Popsicles in 7 minutes flat! Not bad. Perfect for someone who likes fancy kitchen gadgets. Can't wait to make some mimosa pops soon.

Flea Market Finds

A few new additions to my collection of transistor radios.

That darn cat

Lulu (the blur of fur) flying in for a calculated attack on my iBook. She's quite jealous of any electronic devise that takes attention away from her.

Kitty wants cupcakes

Nico was very jealous of the cherry cupcakes I made for the Play Art Potluck tomorrow.

The Bunny Hop

Origami bunnies we made for easter, now hanging from tree branches! You can add little cotton balls on their backsides for tails.

Big Jugs

After saving over 25 milk jugs, which led to plenty of comments about my "jugs" with the ladies at work, I finally had enough for our bird lanterns! They turned out sooo cute!

Felted Feathered Friends

Cute little owl, part of a new collection of felted creatures in the museum gift shop at work.

Drawings of Dido

I've been catching up on some old favorites from my childhood. Joan Aiken's Wolves of Willoughby Chase series is my current obsession. The newer editions have beautiful covers done by Edward Gorey. His style matches the stories perfectly.

Blowfish Birthdays

We took my little sister to the aquarium for her birthday (and by little I mean she's now 28 years old). The highlight was petting the sharks, we decided stingray petting is for pansies. They also had an octopus and giant Japanese spider crabs that were 12 feet long! Here are my two favorite fishies.

Origami Branches

Delicate origami hanging from woven branches at Krohn Conservative. They cast moving shadows on the floor (with a little help from the sun).

Puppy Love

The newest edition to our animal crazed life. Found her along the side of the highway and we've been nursing her back to health. She needs a very pricey surgery and a forever home but we're working hard on getting her both.

Flea Market Find

                   

Tiny microscope nestled in nicely on my dresser. When I was a kid I had the same one in orange; used for examining cat whiskers and sea monkeys.

Painted Numbers

                  

Vintage horse painting, of the color by number variety. Found at the local antique shop and now hanging nicely above the bed.

Muted Color

My new iphone case, designed by artist Marco Cibola (and a few other images of his thrown in for good measure).