Sunday, August 31, 2014

Summer's End


Someone else's summers looked like this.


Lucky all of you.


Could it be they were the best moments of the year?

 (Posie Gets Cosy these last two pics)

Well some of the year's best, surely.


When you really think about it

 (These last two: Junkaholique)

It's all about sunshine, the tastes of sunshine


And those little moments of perfection.  Thanks to all for sharing theirs.








Friday, August 29, 2014

Night and Market Song - Between Echo Park and Silver Lake


Hungry?  We've got you covered.


Night and Market Song.  Solid, sweet, super fresh, chili-spiked


Thai soul food.


Hot, hot ambiance.


It is likely to expand your gastronomic horizons.


At least by your second visit - which is more or less guaranteed!





Happy Weekend!

*************










Tuesday, August 26, 2014

I Did Leave the House With My Camera This Summer. A Time or Two


To adventure far-ish afield


to los Jardines de Senor Fish


to Little Tokyo

 (it's actually the "Far Bar" now, though I haven't been in)


cuz  Ebisu is my favorite for cold Sapporo mugs, noodles, tempura, tofu and-and.........all so yummy.


to 'Lette for macarons.....


For a little neighborhood gleaning.


And then, home again.  Where the heart is.  That's been my L.A. summer on not-quite-film!









Sunday, August 24, 2014

Pretty Little Somethings or Other




Color:


Clutter


Character

(sorry, don't remember)

celestial ceramica


Cacophony. 

Crazy....

De-e-e-lish!


(Just a couple somethings I'd been holding onto for too long.......)How was your weekend?





Saturday, August 23, 2014

Time to Make the Sriracha!



(Photo: Anne Cusack, LATimes)

It's that time of the year again.  

Things are heating up at the Huy Fong Factory in Irwindale.  It's all good!







Thursday, August 21, 2014

Mmmmmmm Mmmmmmmm



No shortage of sunshine in L.A. this summer.


I've been using lots of citrus zest to make salads special


Squash blossoms from my Lebanese-Armenian grocery store:  cheap, beautiful and fresh!
(SuperKing I love you!)


We put them on our De Sano neapolitan pizzas after (another!) Home Depot run.

What are you going to eat this weekend?








Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Otherwise Occupied


Here's a little


of what else


is keeping me away


from the blog.  I have a painting commission



that I'm supposed to complete in September.  Wish me luck!










Sunday, August 17, 2014

My Dream Life Lately


Though my summer has been about things that are Urgent.  Important.  Necessary.  Useful.


A part of my brain still looks a whole lot like this.


I mean, when I'm able to dream.


Sleep has been fleeting lately.  Short spurts of it.  Not enough.


I need to rest.  To lose myself.


In someone else's landscape.  


After all that's what summer vacation is all about at least for me............What about yours?    

(pics: various tumblrs)










Friday, August 15, 2014

From the Truant Blogger.......



Yes, I mean moi-meme.


since my camera doesn't even remember my name.......


here are some delicious summery pics from


Herriott-Grace - a stunningly talented team who remind me why I love to eat and cook.


Happy Weekend to All!

  (I do miss you!)









Wednesday, August 13, 2014

So Far This Week




A beautiful scarab beetle


in the garden.


The cats are so happy to be outside again.  They couldn't be while the fence was being replaced.


We've had lots of strawberries this summer.  And they were yummy.



We turned down tickets to Paul McCartney at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night but.....lying on the bed at 10 o'clock under a super moon, and hearing "Yesterday" and "And In the End...." floating live above the hills and in through the bedroom windows.........that was kind of magical.  


  When you're a little kid, you never imagine such a thing happening.










Sunday, August 10, 2014

Hula Seventy to Start the Week?



These


photos


got



soul!


All pics:  Hula Seventy.  How was your weekend?







Saturday, August 9, 2014

L.A. Two Saturdays Ago - The Renegade Craft Fair


I'd never been to one before.  A RENEGADE Craft Fair, I mean.


It was a hot-ish day in L.A.'s "Grand Park".  (I would have to give the latter an only "meh" rating, sadly.)


ANYWAY, there were food trucks.  Cuz it just doesn't happen (I mean, anything) without food trucks these days.  Am I right?


There were lovely frocks by, Brooklyn based Jamie Lau.


Groovy-cool glassware and lighting from Oakland, California's Palanquin.


I loved those dip-dye bags.  Though that little lavender rose bag on the right is still winking at me in a come hither-ish sort of way.


There were dudes and dogs galore chillin' while their girls were thrillin'.


And:  A YARN TRUCK!  Draped in crocheted lovelies!  What a great idea.


Don't you think every neighborhood should have one?  Imagine the possibilities.....hmmmmm