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Clearly, you need a third pine needle basket! ;)
Commented 3 days ago on new work surface at Ombailamos
new work surface
I've been telling myself for years that I need to do our bookkeeping on a quarterly, if not monthly basis. And for years I have not been doing that, in large part because I didn't have a good work surface in the den. I prefer to work in the den because that is where the cats and the husband and...
Perfect. And I have no idea!
Commented Mar 9, 2013 on a valentine at Ombailamos
a valentine
I found this little beauty on my patio one morning. The feather is about a centimeter long, and I have no idea what bird it might have come from. But isn't it pretty?
Why yes, you do! :)
Commented Mar 9, 2013 on the antidote at Ombailamos
the antidote
I've been informed that the previous post is an eyesore. I AGREE. I will probably have something more substantive to say shortly. Till then, In lieu of prognostication, rantification, and/or bloviation, here is something to make you feel better. Don't we have pretty cats?
WooHoo! Happy Housing for Hummers!
Commented Jan 31, 2013 on post-surgical review at Ombailamos
post-surgical review
Last year I essayed the bonsai-ification of an overgrown potted ficus tree. You can read about the first stage here: The Cruelest Cut Over the recent long weekend I did the hard part: getting the tree out of its large original container, and into a large new container. The new container is ...
Give Vampire & Fangless a squeeze for us!
Commented Jan 6, 2013 on various outrages at Ombailamos
various outrages
So, the cats had to go and get their teeth cleaned. This is unpleasant enough for humans, but cats have to be anesthetized and so it's kind of a big production. A big, expensive production. One of our cats is missing his two top fangs. One of them was broken very soon after we got him, in a...
You're telling me only 20% of what you drink is wine? Girl! What's happened to you?!? ;)
Commented Aug 4, 2012 on further thoughts on food & money at Ombailamos
further thoughts on food & money
I could have put this all in one post, but the first one was already (excessively) long. I just like to be thorough, y'all. Anyway. I've established that most workdays I spend less than seven dollars on breakfast, snacks, and dinner. You'll have to take my word for it that my lunches general...
Yikes!
Commented Jul 25, 2012 on what "road work" looks like in Los Angeles at Ombailamos
what "road work" looks like in Los Angeles
A view of the new lanes associated with the Sunset Boulevard freeway access. Retaining wall along the west exposure of residences facing the 405. A little heavy machinery, and forms for tons of concrete. This will be a pier under the new northbound lane just above Wilshire Boulevard.
Me, too!
Commented Jul 11, 2012 on offerings accepted at Ombailamos
offerings accepted
Last week I confirmed, by the falling level of nectar in the hummingbird feeder, that birds were visiting - but I wasn't able to catch them in the act. That was remedied this weekend when the activity level saw a substantial uptick. I was in the kitchen Saturday morning, doing some tidying-up...
Hear, Hear!
Commented Jun 25, 2012 on life is too short for a wine cellar at Ombailamos
life is too short for a wine cellar
Mr. P and I are, in a word, wineaux. We both love visiting wineries and tasting rooms, we love the geology and landscapes of wine country, our future international travel plans largely involve places where wine is made (fortunately that's almost everywhere now), and we go through an average of ...
She looks really...displeased. Do you have life insurance? ;)
Commented Jun 24, 2012 on stop gardening now at Ombailamos
stop gardening now
She is officially bored with this project.
Intriguing!
Commented May 28, 2012 on link of the week: on creativity at Ombailamos
link of the week: on creativity
http://happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2012/05/7-tips-i-use-to-spark-my-creativity/ This is a great short piece on ways to jump-start the creative mind. There are a lot of characteristics or personality traits that I do not share with Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project - but a lot t...
Got a kick out of this one! What fun it would be!
Commented May 19, 2012 on DWTS Season 15: preliminary skirmishes at Ombailamos
DWTS Season 15: preliminary skirmishes
The dance-geek blogosphere is beginning to buzz over the announcement that the fall season of Dancing with the Stars will feature an "All-Star" cast. So of course, I have to add MY buzz. I think this is a great idea, and possibly a couple of seasons overdue; there have been three celebrities in ...
Now, that's what I call a plan! Fruit trees, pollinator-happy-making meadow... WooHoo!
Commented Feb 16, 2012 on the dream house, v2012 at Ombailamos
the dream house, v2012
I am a house nerd. I am interested in architecture, building design, and building technology. I am interested in simple living, self-sufficiency, and space management. I have done to-scale drawings of house plans for nearly thirty years, ranging from very ornate and/or avant-garde to extremely s...
HeeHee! Hummer's joined the Sierra Club!
Commented Feb 9, 2012 on the optimist, keeping an eye on the paparazzi at Ombailamos
the optimist, keeping an eye on the paparazzi
See that pale rim of soft-looking nest around the top? That's the new stuff. The darker gray nest cup was all recycled. I am sure that the entire interior is carefully lined with fresh new spiderwebs and other fluffy goodness for the average pair of teeny tiny eggs.
Oh, now that IS intriguing! You'll have to go back...
Commented Jan 13, 2012 on a thousand words at Ombailamos
a thousand words
I assure you, this post will not be a thousand words. I don't write haiku, though, so it's likely to get away from me. I was watching Anthony Bourdain's new show and he was in San Francisco, Mr. P's hometown and a city that I love, and I had a little flashback to a breakfast joint that we vis...
Happy Kitty! I'm sure Emerald only looks evil because she was awakened from studious slumber. Right?
Commented Nov 30, 2011 on somebody got a present! at Ombailamos
somebody got a present!
She looks evil, but she's actually really happy!
What!?! No Cinnamon!?! As they say, stick to the outside aisle of the grocery store. Produce, meat and dairy. The inside rows can kill you. ;)
Commented Aug 6, 2011 on in the news: the nutella lawsuit at Ombailamos
in the news: the nutella lawsuit
So some idiot woman is suing the maker of Nutella for intentionally misrepresenting the product as a "healthy" food in its advertisements. Never mind that the maker presents it as part of a breakfast containing several other components. What makes this type of lawsuit so stupid? It represents th...
Amen!
Commented Dec 24, 2010 on so happy! at Ombailamos
so happy!
Let me just celebrate (quietly, to myself) yesterday's giant step forward in civil rights. "I say to all Americans, gay or straight, who want nothing more than to defend this country in uniform, your country needs you, your country wants you, and we will be honored to welcome you into the ranks ...
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