Illustration Friday – Cracked

(I posted this on Illustration Friday’s theme, because the image from this dream cracked me up, but may also be a sign that I’ve cracked.) I’ve had the craziest dreams since I’ve been pregnant.  In the most recent, my husband and I were calmly sitting in front of the hospital, waiting for the time our [...]

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Don’t Stop Believin’

I suprised my husband for his birthday by taking him to a Journey concert. Unlike gifts in the past that were thinly veiled presents for myself (for example, the weekend package of swing dance classes our first Valentine’s Day together), this one was completely for him. Maybe it’s our six year age difference – while [...]

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I Heart My ‘Hood

I’ve lived in San Francisco for almost eight years now. For the first two years and this last year, The Mission District has been my ‘hood, and one of the best ways to see what The Mission is all about is to see Carnaval. Carnaval is a festival of flesh, rythym, color, and life. It [...]

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Thanks, Dallas!

My Where The Wild Things Are quilt was featured today on the website We Love You So, a place of tribute to all things WTWTA, especially for all the artists involved with Spike Jonze’s film version coming out in October. Dallas Clayton is one of those artists, and I thought I’d post a little tribute [...]

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One of those Days

I should’ve crawled back into bed when I realized it was going to be a day like this. It started as soon as I got up. For some reason my hand-eye coordination was off. I fumbled around with the dogs’ leashes, I dropped my keys, and then their dog food, and then my breakfast. What [...]

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Pregnancy at 34 weeks

Just 6ish weeks to go! The movements in my belly have gone from sharp jabs and kicks to large shifts like plate tectonics. I may be giving birth to a planet. If I sit still and watch the action, it looks like a puppy is trying to get out from under a blanket, nudging this [...]

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I Heart San Francisco

I’ve recently had some exciting celebrity sightings. No, not big time Brangelina types, but more of the local variety. San Francisco has a cast of characters who have become standouts in the local scene due to their wild eccentricities and vast amounts of time in the public eye. I hardly ever go downtown, but am [...]

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Where The Wild Things Are Nursery – Completed

Earlier I posted the mural I painted in my son’s room, and some of the fun things my family made or bought for the room (quilt, gum paste characters, etc.), and many of you gave feedback, and wanted to see it when it was finished. Well, here it is. Now all I need to put [...]

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The Pugs of Valentino

Valentino: The Last Emperor is a documentary about the end of the Italian designer’s long career. I know nothing about haute couture, except I appreciate the beauty of handmade things and seeing the work that goes into each exquisite gown was impressive. Truly an artist, he passionately pursued the making of beautiful clothing since he [...]

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Ruth Reichl

I had only the vaguest notion of who Ruth Reichl was when I walked into the Herbst Theater for Friday night’s City Arts and Lectures discussion, but came away hungry for more of her. She not only fascinated my foodie husband and I with her stories about being a food critic for the New York [...]

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