Monthly Archives

October 2008

  • 2942022377_212f0e8129.jpg

    Mascara.

    For several years now, I’ve been buying (despite the $24 price tag), using, and loving Diorshow Mascara. I loved it, that is, until I didn’t anymore. At some point, either the formula…

  • It was really nothing.

    “Entire coachloads of off-duty gas fitters from Bolton will risk death to get on the stage to try to either shake his hand, or to hug him, or to kiss him, or…

  • 2938401680_1307937b42.jpg

    Kitchen pantry!

    We finally finished the pantry yesterday! Unfortunately, I don’t have a great “before” photo, but what our pantry looked like in early 2006 (photo taken while we were putting in the kitchen…

  • 2930200022_7d88712f3b.jpg

    Weekend? What?

    See these piles of manuscripts? They are a pretty good representation of the number of unresolved, undesigned, book covers I’m working on right now. Three times a year, there’s a big crunch…

  • 2788685019_a7449577de.jpg

    Painted black floors.

    Hmmm. I was planning on white painted floors, but what about black? (If you have other examples, I’d love to see!) A matte stain looks especially good… (emmas designblogg) But glossy is…

  • 2924532890_7aa4237bdd.jpg

    Almost friends.

    Bruno and Fritz are discovering the benefits of having a warm, furry brother nearby as the temperature continues to dip lower and lower.…

  • 2921289071_fe17ab507a.jpg

    Old school.

    Sunday was a wonderful, sweet day. I got to see Nicole for the second time this year (!), which was great in itself, but spending time with her in our Upsate New…