Artful Feline!

Our cat Mouse loves artistic energy!

It is impossible to keep him off my studio table

 or Margot's Sassy Feet work table.

He's pretty clear about his ownership!

Beautiful Santa Fe

My friend Leanne, whose studio we visited awhile back,

spent Christmas in Santa Fe!

 She's an excellent photographer

and shared these wonderful shots with Margot and me.

 I'm drooling over the sunset colours,

and putting a Santa Fe trip on my bucket list.

Life on the Coast

Evening sunset in Grover Beach to the south of us. 

 Hi Jenny and Noah!

Hooray for Hollywood!

A quick 2 day trip to LA this week for some

 tests at USC Medical Center.

Margot found us this delightful hotel in Hollywood.

Established in 1927, a block long and beautifully maintained.

The Hollywood Historic Hotel!

 The red carpet treatment and gilded front doors.

Here's a shot from the '30's looking 

much the same as it does today. We had the

corner room on the second floor.

A corner of the lobby.

The view from our second story window.

Very cool art at their breakfast cafe.

 And a couple of infamous landmarks

we saw on our way out of town.

Life on the Coast

View of the Rock from Morro Bay State Park Campground.

Fun in the Snow!

Here are a few interesting shots we came

 across while visiting Sun Valley.

Huge  chair, with it's own pair of boots!

 Margot made us the leading story on the newsstands!

And the local Starbuck's had fantastic outer walls

 that looked like massive stacks of cordwood.

Want to use this as a page background for journaling!

Snow!

For part of my healing process, we consulted 

with a dear friend who is a medical intuitive.

 She lives in Ketchum, Idaho which is in Sun Valley.

A big thrill for this native Southern Californian to see snow. 

These shots were taken from our hotel window.

Gone for a Week

                                                                                                 

When I started this blog in early 2009 I posted everyday for the first three years.  The last two years I've posted every other day.  I'm currently dealing with some heavy duty medical issues and will be spending the next week or so out of town, in various clinics and doctor's offices.  So during this time I won't be blogging. I'll know more when I get back, and will take it from there.  Don't worry - I'll keep you posted and hopefully be back blogging before you know it!

Photo courtesy of Amri Studios - detail of installation at Children's Hospital Boston.

Life on the Coast

Walking by the harbour, on a Sunday morning.

From the Bookshelf

 This was a recent arrival at my library

 and we are all drooling over the massive

 amounts of eye candy within in covers!

Brilliant photography by James Merrill, choice text by Tricia Guild.

 Marvelous shots of pure colour - blues,

 greens, pinks, lavendars, white & black.

And great room shots showing how 

to use said colour to decorate your home.

Hoping for a second volume that will have

 orange, yellow and red in it!

Happy New Year

A wish for all, as we leave 2013 behind, 

that the coming year be filled with all good blessings,

loving kindness, tolerance and love.