tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80491104526914057552024-03-13T13:10:26.930-07:00The Business of Beesrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-91195805709132307062009-11-23T08:56:00.000-08:002009-12-01T10:50:21.093-08:00Argentina. Art and Sandwiches.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW515SJQz9y04WXL6PEr5u4Jr0Kp8EATtwoTfDEXZPvJkY_ohDsU51DRI6a2UN8gTZ5UatIH4CSH6Uba6wCigO2OO6a8pczTUbAEqYR-Si4O7IozAjkadiB4seM5_Vz3fZZzyTHfwdcipc/s1600/IMG_0292.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW515SJQz9y04WXL6PEr5u4Jr0Kp8EATtwoTfDEXZPvJkY_ohDsU51DRI6a2UN8gTZ5UatIH4CSH6Uba6wCigO2OO6a8pczTUbAEqYR-Si4O7IozAjkadiB4seM5_Vz3fZZzyTHfwdcipc/s320/IMG_0292.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407451568082877490" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYT2jqqJc9OoDoTrc9SCq7b7Lf6Ek7qGoUg2WVZ5oZPmlrEIqIpsb_ZejClpgYSwhGzQ-lqMiAufnXxT924otQYD8OEguVQwsV4jR2aL0dp-bujpb_oyulI1e70EKMcBlPQXhgbTapvKzT/s1600/IMG_0298.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYT2jqqJc9OoDoTrc9SCq7b7Lf6Ek7qGoUg2WVZ5oZPmlrEIqIpsb_ZejClpgYSwhGzQ-lqMiAufnXxT924otQYD8OEguVQwsV4jR2aL0dp-bujpb_oyulI1e70EKMcBlPQXhgbTapvKzT/s320/IMG_0298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407351331629829602" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqpFDqlpWXUuGdhujIMSleSPr6gjkAHbfru9OvLMulPav994R3YTk94spSjW-db8-uND0i3YX0vHqEzJyUa7UzLQUEoF3AH9RukGc1QlPGthfJ205t654uKQOBbED0L_2jDhILO9vKyMi/s1600/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqpFDqlpWXUuGdhujIMSleSPr6gjkAHbfru9OvLMulPav994R3YTk94spSjW-db8-uND0i3YX0vHqEzJyUa7UzLQUEoF3AH9RukGc1QlPGthfJ205t654uKQOBbED0L_2jDhILO9vKyMi/s320/IMG_0180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407349800979735906" /></a><br /><br />We just got back from a month of traveling around Argentina. I have never kissed so many cheeks. There was amazing graffiti everywhere. It's like it's legal or somethin'.<br /><br />But oh my gosh, I also have to tell you about a food we had practically every other day -- The Lomito Sandwich.<br /><br />Of course you've never heard of it! It's so crazy and delicious. List of the ingredients, lest you want to attempt this at home... <br /><br />. Beef (thin and kind of chicken fried)<br />. Ham<br />. Cheese (melted onto the ham, of course)<br />. Fried egg (sunny side up)<br />. Tomato<br />. Mayonnaise<br /><br /><br /><br />You can see why this would almost bring tears to Alvaro's eyes. It's a lovely combination.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-91402038937393235682009-04-02T10:19:00.000-07:002009-04-02T10:23:09.092-07:00Household Remedies.<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(7024346, 'shop','gallery',5,2).renderIframe();</script>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-25553404859581576422009-03-25T13:04:00.000-07:002009-03-25T13:10:10.045-07:00Boot Bonanza!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK06hFj2mvyFJL9t5YOkHhc5qVkvl04Q-jzaqy_lZDjtG_-osuW9ehlq3yNEpT2iFzMaILzLz54wR1eTyrPtcQO2C_cLGrHuQVA6JMIIeRh27h85EpJ27frofd7UnbAba7TjdAMg6OG_tD/s1600-h/campus+boots+4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK06hFj2mvyFJL9t5YOkHhc5qVkvl04Q-jzaqy_lZDjtG_-osuW9ehlq3yNEpT2iFzMaILzLz54wR1eTyrPtcQO2C_cLGrHuQVA6JMIIeRh27h85EpJ27frofd7UnbAba7TjdAMg6OG_tD/s320/campus+boots+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317219872330960482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJ0g3mcbrWV6oFZkVVtsMFB8E0i553toVf9zEP49PiAY4H_kiWfX_B8zNfuBdfyTDLzgFER1sX49W1ft19GoUPZQqLlvGYWWrN19Iir3jXZOP9BduTgJjas3XoMh50rgeFIt_D9GsQtkN/s1600-h/blue+suede+boots+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJ0g3mcbrWV6oFZkVVtsMFB8E0i553toVf9zEP49PiAY4H_kiWfX_B8zNfuBdfyTDLzgFER1sX49W1ft19GoUPZQqLlvGYWWrN19Iir3jXZOP9BduTgJjas3XoMh50rgeFIt_D9GsQtkN/s320/blue+suede+boots+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317219605175935634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHS4mZc8NokdyfIbTzEFqi8qsNVHQ-YFzQzn9gouC02XgYzMwNBaPmbWr2Wg8r1kQVrBvt3o0ktxLX9dKZCpToXUgaKKj62gmTJsLE5PIgeHCe2997dcmpbBZXRpgNmWkBEtG4LuHl8qz/s1600-h/purple+cowboy+boots+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHS4mZc8NokdyfIbTzEFqi8qsNVHQ-YFzQzn9gouC02XgYzMwNBaPmbWr2Wg8r1kQVrBvt3o0ktxLX9dKZCpToXUgaKKj62gmTJsLE5PIgeHCe2997dcmpbBZXRpgNmWkBEtG4LuHl8qz/s320/purple+cowboy+boots+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317219592533714130" /></a><br />Oh, have you been to<a href="http://www.shoeville.etsy.com"> SHOEVILLE</a> lately? We took a gazillion photos on Monday and I am loading them up even as we speak. <br /><br />Hurry over for a peek, they're going fast. <br /><br />YAY!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-30989602269094616702009-03-10T21:40:00.001-07:002009-03-10T21:47:47.808-07:00Coming Soon.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZFEUM1ll-IaqbhjL9_vDseaZtq1r3dX5wDG8KMZkYDYc5NLcsOWallc9Zyg85_93gIP9RXjDVErc6dNlI1WYSlgTpwIpO-3Gq8YXkRlnX018seqcTqd78bFDNHMzpdTjAKj5U2d854eD/s1600-h/aprons+for+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZFEUM1ll-IaqbhjL9_vDseaZtq1r3dX5wDG8KMZkYDYc5NLcsOWallc9Zyg85_93gIP9RXjDVErc6dNlI1WYSlgTpwIpO-3Gq8YXkRlnX018seqcTqd78bFDNHMzpdTjAKj5U2d854eD/s320/aprons+for+blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311786280021963250" /></a><br />Another etsy shop is in the works, and this time it will be filled with my beloved collection of vintage housewares. <br /><br />Keep your eyes peeled!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-55570495330784740432009-03-03T12:50:00.000-08:002009-03-03T12:55:46.499-08:00Vote for BEES!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1d0Qqz5d3w3j5DzSlwyLc31tgDNvgtLCvRHm5Qu2H7t_T99P731Hb2MP27sPeVIZY9gj-4eCMW1sZ2592E2kv91eoP04rnFIQWdN_DWcXqiktKOjdkddCALseVPVPkEyZkzAKcfDEevYT/s1600-h/kellygreendress5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1d0Qqz5d3w3j5DzSlwyLc31tgDNvgtLCvRHm5Qu2H7t_T99P731Hb2MP27sPeVIZY9gj-4eCMW1sZ2592E2kv91eoP04rnFIQWdN_DWcXqiktKOjdkddCALseVPVPkEyZkzAKcfDEevYT/s320/kellygreendress5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309067658881995442" /></a><br />So I just got an email from Etsy.com. It seems that one of my dresses is in the running for some sort of St. Patrick's Day item poll. Go <a href="http://www.etsy.com/voter_list.php?ref=voter&room_id=34">here</a> to vote for the Bees Knees Vintage! It's the KISS ME, I"M IRISH dress. I actually might be Irish, you never know.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-28486362707351094992009-02-20T11:09:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:03:16.683-08:00My Thorny Past.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz7FZfJB5NT17qJrkNbzZmFogpYzqh9r8NY3axQd266iwgkXJcm2SUT-EUCFzN8TBjmXcEXy52wrgP7JQ49w3IZGufSaPK7uPbl8LApZlSUbBPzCEBf6z69UgFSmaY32WcnmEAR7etnXO/s1600-h/Rachel-Ward-and-Richard-C-001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz7FZfJB5NT17qJrkNbzZmFogpYzqh9r8NY3axQd266iwgkXJcm2SUT-EUCFzN8TBjmXcEXy52wrgP7JQ49w3IZGufSaPK7uPbl8LApZlSUbBPzCEBf6z69UgFSmaY32WcnmEAR7etnXO/s320/Rachel-Ward-and-Richard-C-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304962869647584850" /></a><br />I was just ten years old, in fourth grade and quite ill with chicken pox when The Thorn Birds mini series was on TV for the first time. I remember it well because my sister, who gave me those dang pox, was completely fine, eating my mom's homemade cookies, drinking SQUIRT (it's practically ginger ale) and staying up late watching TV with my parents. I, on the other hand, was sick as a dog. It was terribly unfair and well, the story of my life. When I get sick, I get really sick. Luckily, it's rare. <br /><br />So anyways, I was at the Oakland Library with Alvaro this last weekend when I spotted it! On video-tape! And we since we still have a VCR, I snatched it right up. <br /><br />It's almost as good as I remembered it to be. You get to see a young and exceedingly handsome Richard Chamberlain in his birthday suit (from the side, of course. Very modest, those priests) and the ladies clothes are pretty good. <br /><br />Lord help me, it's 4 tapes long!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-24457024541927258722009-01-14T23:28:00.000-08:002009-01-15T13:38:37.290-08:00Oh, that dress!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOFOLFeVfULLVC00ULCHyuMHqW2Y5NC-XC9j2bKvGw8lp2oR9l_Z5Q6_eP0ONGfhiEO89a50Eft708lElqlGy5N8dlni0ygHRovwWCm_AAEDpz-C596DRC_vc5XEAtZ_FLMz_dV-YqbdI/s1600-h/n529400200_5306519_8753.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOFOLFeVfULLVC00ULCHyuMHqW2Y5NC-XC9j2bKvGw8lp2oR9l_Z5Q6_eP0ONGfhiEO89a50Eft708lElqlGy5N8dlni0ygHRovwWCm_AAEDpz-C596DRC_vc5XEAtZ_FLMz_dV-YqbdI/s320/n529400200_5306519_8753.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291419279979411410" /></a><br /><br />Jessica in a Bees Knees find.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-41095131667381614722008-12-09T22:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:44:02.431-08:00Olives - I have failed you.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVRzYC0DzRAh7dVkNDkOlhiv0qjI4CVeVAkstdXRLxYJE-GQ_d_ecA6I24TkyIHjYOqpyQnZL_yeC9mYijWbCbNkm_Oo8Nq5JZfB3JF8__KUVn7ZIqKHRUfgP_h8dC9pgUw7rZvDj367q/s1600-h/olives.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVRzYC0DzRAh7dVkNDkOlhiv0qjI4CVeVAkstdXRLxYJE-GQ_d_ecA6I24TkyIHjYOqpyQnZL_yeC9mYijWbCbNkm_Oo8Nq5JZfB3JF8__KUVn7ZIqKHRUfgP_h8dC9pgUw7rZvDj367q/s320/olives.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278232350414430402" /></a><br />Long story short. Last year on a Thanksgiving Day walk with Alvaro, I discovered OLIVES! <br /><br />Free food! <br /><br />Growing on trees! <br /><br />Right there on my moms street just waiting for me to forage!<br /><br />So we walked back to the house, found a paper shopping bag and filled it with pounds and pounds of olives. <br /><br />Two days later, back at home in Oakland, I spent all day on the old internet trying to figure out a non-scary way to cure my new olive friends. I was determined to find some way to make them edible without bringing a can of Red Devil Lye (um, that's sounds safe!) into our kitchen. <br /><br />After hours upon hours and reading a gazillion recipes, I found one where you soak them in a very salty solution for a long time and then one day, no more bitterness! Like magic or something. <br /><br />We had those jars of olives clogging up our counter space for what seemed like months and to tell the truth, they weren't bitter in the end but they were so squishy, I couldn't eat them. <br /><br />I stashed them in the cupboard covered in olive oil until one day Alvaro announced "your olives are moldy" sort of like I imagine him saying "<span style="font-style:italic;">your</span> kid soiled his diaper again." At least with mold I had permission to throw them out.<br /><br />But what did I do this Thanksgiving but say "hey AV, wanna go pick olives?"<br /><br />It's like I completely forgot the whole 2007 Olive Debacle even though it's only been a couple months since I got the greasy film off of the bottom of the cupboard. Wouldn't it be okay to let Alvaro shoulder some of the blame since he didn't try to stop me or anything?<br /><br />Exact re-enactment of last year including skipping down the street with my shopping bag, picking like a mad-woman, searching for curing methods, soaking in solutions etc. <br /><br />But today I looked over at the jars of olives, no doubt getting squishier by the minute and said "ENOUGH!" <br /><br />I am throwing them out, one and all. Olive curing is best left to professionals or folks with more counter space.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-56097109237627596472008-12-04T00:12:00.000-08:002008-12-04T00:20:07.988-08:00Shoeville Open!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkLFbqNuI93wgT5TY-ktUkfFkR8HgdBQzsKefrIqstnaDpSRb_m5yFIZGG4HUD3xgJk8zaBIEwn8TuA_Yu0ZtwXTXCcq-EaeAI-dt8B1x_JFWAuSyadRwZXwb8ASOjPD3QY06kvqG_ipo/s1600-h/suede+still+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkLFbqNuI93wgT5TY-ktUkfFkR8HgdBQzsKefrIqstnaDpSRb_m5yFIZGG4HUD3xgJk8zaBIEwn8TuA_Yu0ZtwXTXCcq-EaeAI-dt8B1x_JFWAuSyadRwZXwb8ASOjPD3QY06kvqG_ipo/s320/suede+still+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275845710789499426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjAKY0rzdvR1tFRyDegF39sT4SBstBblvquUDkSvMigIjX4EjyRdeRHMtb691ScorlMHxH8anuNrurN-tclNjXcO8ndkShWaRXKcvqGhMpOoWX_8Hz6OsAeCNtpHZj3yPa1PHfvfAQZ2n/s1600-h/frye+boots+4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjAKY0rzdvR1tFRyDegF39sT4SBstBblvquUDkSvMigIjX4EjyRdeRHMtb691ScorlMHxH8anuNrurN-tclNjXcO8ndkShWaRXKcvqGhMpOoWX_8Hz6OsAeCNtpHZj3yPa1PHfvfAQZ2n/s320/frye+boots+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275845702119342610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx4vZfG8UMpvZhV4h4X7Sp6eEa8lobIIGMUV57UCH_BL_uMD-vgVM8HKOdzABwwreLKIIP_GQMV5r-SZYmg-fR5KFxaAjw5gV5XOtZxqZJ_1Iy8ISAjnrIq7Co2TasVleRxkXCtuLgsjG/s1600-h/dries+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx4vZfG8UMpvZhV4h4X7Sp6eEa8lobIIGMUV57UCH_BL_uMD-vgVM8HKOdzABwwreLKIIP_GQMV5r-SZYmg-fR5KFxaAjw5gV5XOtZxqZJ_1Iy8ISAjnrIq7Co2TasVleRxkXCtuLgsjG/s320/dries+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275845698989254594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGtadENQPegDXlLyTnglV2cPzJY7p5UWGjnRax9M6pFQSEWE82DTy4BVLVuwTW5tYixufMrjdutxCQsrEAKgFoKrzfHfAwzlIiYd5Z0UZGVr3Ge_UEV0jq2158pQr1CXOCNRzelk9GS48/s1600-h/two-tone+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGtadENQPegDXlLyTnglV2cPzJY7p5UWGjnRax9M6pFQSEWE82DTy4BVLVuwTW5tYixufMrjdutxCQsrEAKgFoKrzfHfAwzlIiYd5Z0UZGVr3Ge_UEV0jq2158pQr1CXOCNRzelk9GS48/s320/two-tone+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275845689884738642" /></a><br />Well, I don't know what got into me. Hmmm, maybe it's having a zillion pairs of shoes that don't fit me and never will hanging around the house. I opened a bees shoe annex on etsy today. <br /><br />It's called <a href="http://shoeville.etsy.com">Shoeville</a> so go snoop around and tell me what you think.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-69704188293324427672008-11-21T11:27:00.000-08:002008-11-21T11:36:27.930-08:00Update in the Works!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3bcwnb-jV3c7aF6-jFTHcMfe68uOmyN85GhcdS-QaPQAIuLqW01kyl-PBVz8KTdwi4PE8ECOfT2KLz9r9BfzeTv4vdZeJgUG4aMvoVhVN76DPcRqo_7VyAl0YqZi4awDlr1BLMbHfJID/s1600-h/red+jacket+dress_outtake.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3bcwnb-jV3c7aF6-jFTHcMfe68uOmyN85GhcdS-QaPQAIuLqW01kyl-PBVz8KTdwi4PE8ECOfT2KLz9r9BfzeTv4vdZeJgUG4aMvoVhVN76DPcRqo_7VyAl0YqZi4awDlr1BLMbHfJID/s320/red+jacket+dress_outtake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271195963526899202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5ZpjHuqhL5djEv-TLV_UXEVgBejKPo6rur83yZI4znma-IjFwhIyUk4SgqbmD79pioHnW9FJsciFQHgLalZYql8DHvZsANs9hJaWI7rn1epgUTmWmUIm7nBetX5mb17nS7p6VzyCEd_x/s1600-h/blue+calico_+outtake.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5ZpjHuqhL5djEv-TLV_UXEVgBejKPo6rur83yZI4znma-IjFwhIyUk4SgqbmD79pioHnW9FJsciFQHgLalZYql8DHvZsANs9hJaWI7rn1epgUTmWmUIm7nBetX5mb17nS7p6VzyCEd_x/s320/blue+calico_+outtake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271195959635343378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LGMqeMz2rsZUhyfNC0wpnEbIJCoayPvZknpolu1jr9s91vJW85ZesETRea-Cxrb_U2K2TzBY3KmhBCjZ_K4_fauIx6E0PgtoM0RDal_Nbrmvthkw2JNrN409tiDeNcuFsMJYzcV-pfhZ/s1600-h/lacy+outtake.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LGMqeMz2rsZUhyfNC0wpnEbIJCoayPvZknpolu1jr9s91vJW85ZesETRea-Cxrb_U2K2TzBY3KmhBCjZ_K4_fauIx6E0PgtoM0RDal_Nbrmvthkw2JNrN409tiDeNcuFsMJYzcV-pfhZ/s320/lacy+outtake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271195954886022322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2r_nN-WYfg1uy1DuxsFlo4bnTjW94jM0jaQoMHLwKko8yZ-7p7y7Oj1rxzJ2zbl1LyxNb-HldigEH9cKlJb0PCWjpDv_K3n2Cnv0kXN1SCQ4eH7RdkXEY84a8hwQJdiLjexSp2ZxEWaT2/s1600-h/cozy+outtake.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2r_nN-WYfg1uy1DuxsFlo4bnTjW94jM0jaQoMHLwKko8yZ-7p7y7Oj1rxzJ2zbl1LyxNb-HldigEH9cKlJb0PCWjpDv_K3n2Cnv0kXN1SCQ4eH7RdkXEY84a8hwQJdiLjexSp2ZxEWaT2/s320/cozy+outtake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271195954282135682" /></a><br />Ugh, I've been editing photos for two days and let me tell you, it hasn't been easy. <br /><br />I have no idea what happened, but the lighting in our normally "lovely, natural light filled" flat came out looking dark and stormy. Luckily, I just installed the Adobe Creative Suite and removed as many of the shadows as possible. Sheesh. <br /><br />Look out Bees!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-38033078973417668052008-11-14T09:31:00.001-08:002008-11-14T12:04:22.601-08:00Etsy Treasury.I finally got one after a-watching and a-waiting and a-watching... Check it out while it lasts, which is only till Saturday. <br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=20915"> My Treasury</a>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-48052036437162118552008-11-13T11:44:00.000-08:002008-11-13T11:50:33.290-08:00One of THOSE Ladies.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yWyon25NAasbPBaebOvaDDipbQVqvGsNjdxLEjFHlJviiP3BiBqUJOix6OjfMx4r6vBJZOGn4iW5gXESSVQPHTczZYSNz_VIcjVKvpTx59gz3aKF4-YNTj21wLBLgf1Bq5yCd44ILZUK/s1600-h/owls+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yWyon25NAasbPBaebOvaDDipbQVqvGsNjdxLEjFHlJviiP3BiBqUJOix6OjfMx4r6vBJZOGn4iW5gXESSVQPHTczZYSNz_VIcjVKvpTx59gz3aKF4-YNTj21wLBLgf1Bq5yCd44ILZUK/s320/owls+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268230946038056290" /></a><br /><br />This is what Alvaro said I was going to be when I showed him the 9 miniature animal figurines I got at the estate sale we went to last weekend. <br /><br />Heck, they were only a nickel a piece!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY4A4ibjw0UA4YtO0Us8h0pQKVA5bBBkWpERodPeDNcbY7MjqgIj4JSHyuHico_ndcSDpH2ZVfs6CkubeiNaty4Erupm57dWcUyacnDfWxJGtLF9IDAIgV9ZLKExwnuiOg9-4gDjrxgPh/s1600-h/owls+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY4A4ibjw0UA4YtO0Us8h0pQKVA5bBBkWpERodPeDNcbY7MjqgIj4JSHyuHico_ndcSDpH2ZVfs6CkubeiNaty4Erupm57dWcUyacnDfWxJGtLF9IDAIgV9ZLKExwnuiOg9-4gDjrxgPh/s320/owls+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268230937169097794" /></a><br /><br />Might as well start looking for a china hutch now.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-7040050209487518292008-11-03T10:29:00.001-08:002008-11-03T11:07:30.979-08:00I Love Kid Pictures...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_NaEcKLRDtVAgEt_Gry5BR_v41a8dehv7v-_qbEffcnIZGo5xCz64ORnDcu_xCaGSnszQuXxE_bryuIVBQWJkck9koE1YXqZqapWjgUKxO_4RrZb9FpJfMZfOZWMdcQRztyqDsem6LFR/s1600-h/baby+Barack+Obama.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_NaEcKLRDtVAgEt_Gry5BR_v41a8dehv7v-_qbEffcnIZGo5xCz64ORnDcu_xCaGSnszQuXxE_bryuIVBQWJkck9koE1YXqZqapWjgUKxO_4RrZb9FpJfMZfOZWMdcQRztyqDsem6LFR/s320/baby+Barack+Obama.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264500613532960738" /></a><br />Yes, it's Barak Obama and his ma, but check out her dress. I think I had the exact one in the mid 90's but I chopped it off to "butt length" and wore it with Doc Martin 8 holes. <br /><br />I still hoard those 60's floral dresses with a zillion pleats, but I wear them at their original knee-length these days. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7jXRqZRBh_JNVC-clvt1Ea1B3pmce1FrWqaMPyvBNJEl3EzX8RBpB3K9as7xiKar_UL2ETm1sZkqQHLWdF2gylYZIZi7b0_rvL5cyFmGf4ltsFDwjO1a0LIGVT9jE8LjUMt0_jPPodQ4/s1600-h/39580727.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7jXRqZRBh_JNVC-clvt1Ea1B3pmce1FrWqaMPyvBNJEl3EzX8RBpB3K9as7xiKar_UL2ETm1sZkqQHLWdF2gylYZIZi7b0_rvL5cyFmGf4ltsFDwjO1a0LIGVT9jE8LjUMt0_jPPodQ4/s320/39580727.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264503754777673298" /></a><br />Isn't it adorable that in Hawaii almost everyone is wearing floral print for their 5th grade class picture. I had always thought it was just made into clothes that tourists would take back home to the mainland so they had something to wear at bbqs. <br /><br />I have a photo sort of like this from second grade where the class picture was taken on the same day as the Girl Scout meeting and all us girls are wearing our Brownie uniforms. Too cute. And I think that Heather has one like that too. Or was she the only little girl in her Brownie outfit?rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-87334768966933849582008-10-30T14:15:00.000-07:002008-10-30T15:03:27.133-07:00The Rain is Here. Finally.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0PjbF1tDt3CVQpq-x6SsO7Apvl96i3RwO4gZpL3FzOhCaEzBEoyQKoKPC1QEuLN9Trb30A7sPXaWMLbhtBXTbSnr2-jWYsq0ve9EqVKSX7W68bkg3DS_2XGTKiSNA0NUaen_CmxD0tyw/s1600-h/tea+time.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0PjbF1tDt3CVQpq-x6SsO7Apvl96i3RwO4gZpL3FzOhCaEzBEoyQKoKPC1QEuLN9Trb30A7sPXaWMLbhtBXTbSnr2-jWYsq0ve9EqVKSX7W68bkg3DS_2XGTKiSNA0NUaen_CmxD0tyw/s320/tea+time.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263062002956149714" /></a><br />Okay, I am finally ready to stop showing off about the gorgeous weather here and I have joined the rest of the world scampering around in my wool socks this morning and gazing out the window at the raindrops. It's really quite nice. <br /><br />AV especially loves this time of year. He has a whole laundry list of things to laugh at/with me about. My slippers, my red cashmere robe, my "hippie" scarf... I'm a walking giggle a minute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME7NZ2xas5K69yR_vR3ZZHwL1HLg5w7R2NXDBlDM8EhHxtEOVua1x6zdpIcJmC80h-4SVpyD881GZeWs1vbjvDwM6wniyyWliaVkg-CD4TWHIE_cyVrEreyZnv1__6oedEHUkG_x-phmx/s1600-h/sockies.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME7NZ2xas5K69yR_vR3ZZHwL1HLg5w7R2NXDBlDM8EhHxtEOVua1x6zdpIcJmC80h-4SVpyD881GZeWs1vbjvDwM6wniyyWliaVkg-CD4TWHIE_cyVrEreyZnv1__6oedEHUkG_x-phmx/s320/sockies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263067088853070274" /></a><br />A couple years ago my friend, Suzanne, gave me an incredibly warm pair of boots. I think they are originally from Russia and are made of very thick grey felted wool. They are sort of like huge stiff knee-socks and I have to admit they are look just this side of ridiculous, but in the winter, I freakin' love them. Sliding into them after a warm bath and padding to the kitchen to heat up some soup or make a pot of tea is what I dream about all summer. And it's finally here!<br /><br />We are both suffering from various cold weather ills on this first day of rain so we went out for Vietnamese chicken soup (pho ga) and then to the <a href="http://www.numiteagarden.com/">Numi Tea Garden</a> where we picked out a bunch of loose leaf tea to try. Now we are back home sip, sip sipping away. Much better.<br /><br />Hope you are all toasty and warm! Let me know if you need any hankies. I've got a ton just waiting to catch a drip or two!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-79429115121073175952008-10-23T12:08:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:49:04.209-07:00Etsy Update. Newish Computer. Secret. Hint.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJV9Xvo-Csx3bCxZA2cNOv2z8d_dCmsr626S-8Rb2QyltPCfeAtXdQ-9MvxaZwtYBLsGk-wMzQEgy4mwFT3v2v6l2-JlV1vki1tHgfBgoUWUkcipNI1Xtar1VIuAdKqknjwtCWXi9I_ZVT/s1600-h/9west+wedge1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJV9Xvo-Csx3bCxZA2cNOv2z8d_dCmsr626S-8Rb2QyltPCfeAtXdQ-9MvxaZwtYBLsGk-wMzQEgy4mwFT3v2v6l2-JlV1vki1tHgfBgoUWUkcipNI1Xtar1VIuAdKqknjwtCWXi9I_ZVT/s320/9west+wedge1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260429580815479458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0VzwwWtttxCjURKPOeFcOlVKkAP3TB2kcImv6bfAXZmHYtpMXr5WVn1V9QAqUnTkqMMJisgI3HWW6T_eTuAyGQMyJpoFZ298KSjhbqL3fq7WTgB8Q87rxZdo26H7utfwBeccioJ0VtcU/s1600-h/pirate+boots+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0VzwwWtttxCjURKPOeFcOlVKkAP3TB2kcImv6bfAXZmHYtpMXr5WVn1V9QAqUnTkqMMJisgI3HWW6T_eTuAyGQMyJpoFZ298KSjhbqL3fq7WTgB8Q87rxZdo26H7utfwBeccioJ0VtcU/s320/pirate+boots+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260429577601744450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoZvAbc8zVZecLYH-t1QpfLfAhk65PH8wXSGbigLuPcxobzJfOkGlnndIKzTz0RNKYlY0MKxza-9z4ERuLRHXO34xI82EknkSXA8uVXNjMWvQ2XhAOMtrvo2dod31XwuAQQdruhMiqnRv/s1600-h/caramel+boots.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoZvAbc8zVZecLYH-t1QpfLfAhk65PH8wXSGbigLuPcxobzJfOkGlnndIKzTz0RNKYlY0MKxza-9z4ERuLRHXO34xI82EknkSXA8uVXNjMWvQ2XhAOMtrvo2dod31XwuAQQdruhMiqnRv/s320/caramel+boots.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260429571946267810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYQ5rlH4SBWQSgT3JTIc9hIbC0_sMQrxzBozClPh_LI03yhH4yKIzkTmSrNHpHSZJtdke-Ho2joP5OZ8kX2VQwTC2MK5I_eGzBNdVUqku-VRXCP2uQFtNdMyxLliOyRAI3jNlIgOX2JX4/s1600-h/black+boots+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYQ5rlH4SBWQSgT3JTIc9hIbC0_sMQrxzBozClPh_LI03yhH4yKIzkTmSrNHpHSZJtdke-Ho2joP5OZ8kX2VQwTC2MK5I_eGzBNdVUqku-VRXCP2uQFtNdMyxLliOyRAI3jNlIgOX2JX4/s320/black+boots+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260429575486560290" /></a><br />Hello, hello! How are you?<br /><br />We are in the midst of an amazing indian summer. I'm not even going to tell you how sunny and warm it is since it might just make you (hi heather and bee!) sad. On second thought, it might get your little bottoms out for a visit. You should see how lovely it is here! Maybe we could do a trade. As gorgeous as it is, I keep looking out the windows for fall.<br /><br />But I have a ton of other things to be excited about right now. <br /><br />1st: <br />I got a new computer this last week and have been happily working away taking photos of new shoes and such. Of course, it's not actually brand new but it is WAY fancier then my old one and I couldn't be more pleased with it's lilly whiteness. Oh, how I love craigslist.<br /><br />2nd: <br />Tomorrow morning my friend, Amanda, is coming over and we will embark on a very new and exciting project. It's top secret right now but as soon as we have our first sample made, I will spill the beans! <br /><br />Okay, here's a hint:<br />It involves vintage fabrics... aren't you shocked?!<br /><br />3rd: <br />AV is making me a grilled ham, cheese and tomato sandwich even as I type this. <br />Okay, it's ready. Love you, bye.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-12800344140354290952008-10-17T15:05:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:50:29.332-07:00The Passion of the Squirrels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2CxCdTuiXIYCickAFMJTsqVKl-IrXK3XUgbIWVF8iTxHLM1zSolrl1iuuHNKOITb6_sjsb1Zz7eztcD2d_aDoM7nVLFg5N2VJXrZWLCyGshzjyjRZ8ZwfgwHyJlHARWCPB8HiKpJOykN/s1600-h/squirrel+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2CxCdTuiXIYCickAFMJTsqVKl-IrXK3XUgbIWVF8iTxHLM1zSolrl1iuuHNKOITb6_sjsb1Zz7eztcD2d_aDoM7nVLFg5N2VJXrZWLCyGshzjyjRZ8ZwfgwHyJlHARWCPB8HiKpJOykN/s320/squirrel+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258940427028784530" /></a><br /><br />So my delightfully crazy neighbor, Jay, has several hobbies but my favorite is his obsession with plants - mostly orchids and passionfruit vines. He has a huge greenhouse so packed with orchids, it's almost like having the Conservatory of Flowers in your own backyard. It's warm and wet in any weather and is a great secret hideout when need to sneak off on your own for a while. And we have a monster passionfruit vine growing up our back porch. It grows so fast, I have to trim it back every time I go down the stairs to do some laundry. <br /><br />Well this morning, I was minding my own business, reading a particularly <span style="font-style:italic;">creepy</span> Ian McEwan book when I heard this scary commotion on the stairs. I though for sure someone was trying to break in! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vUdizF1BEkTe-rTsM3XP7o0GjNhBznGBUtpi_Ly2pB9VtMUH2e4Zc431TnHOIs0GL7y9JFfHcumoq5vbJeg_XNiza3aNWodxFZTCZoajzxkvJ2oRGubco8l7fyB6ZSUnpYLcHlNZTvJE/s1600-h/squirrel+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vUdizF1BEkTe-rTsM3XP7o0GjNhBznGBUtpi_Ly2pB9VtMUH2e4Zc431TnHOIs0GL7y9JFfHcumoq5vbJeg_XNiza3aNWodxFZTCZoajzxkvJ2oRGubco8l7fyB6ZSUnpYLcHlNZTvJE/s320/squirrel+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258940434666537810" /></a><br /><br />When I got up the coutrage to actually take a look, I discovered it was two little squirrels and they were gorging themselves on the passionfruit with WILD abandon. There are seeds hulls spread all over the landing and up next, I can imagine there will be huge amounts of poo. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj9rknd4RqxYapi-RSweHUfoNAoqwJdBQ5qDf59-ftJ61k5cEmLBlW9pGIUKbFOrKM2OcHMGFKd-FNb_QzPCXlPKMjM6Bwib3bTg_P_ZiQo8tP0DDGuJLe0DqQ4P4a6YlkAL3EsV0HSDM/s1600-h/squirrel+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj9rknd4RqxYapi-RSweHUfoNAoqwJdBQ5qDf59-ftJ61k5cEmLBlW9pGIUKbFOrKM2OcHMGFKd-FNb_QzPCXlPKMjM6Bwib3bTg_P_ZiQo8tP0DDGuJLe0DqQ4P4a6YlkAL3EsV0HSDM/s320/squirrel+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258940432384295074" /></a><br /><br />But they are so cute, I don't even mind.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-40073708143564955762008-10-17T10:54:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:51:08.031-07:00Home Sweet Homes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRAlnN9Us_Y5K6RVYwkfVrCGHnAiPBpjJntTfBsZ0OGzOFm6V7n4LlbYV77v2EiEPsfnPWuJLUQfT-4DbAj6bVVupHWfVklBNJqcZcWV0Ra728uuWCwbawEwUigErDHBJq5WjWZ-fVROF/s1600-h/9_25_08_Cheryl_Michael1682.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRAlnN9Us_Y5K6RVYwkfVrCGHnAiPBpjJntTfBsZ0OGzOFm6V7n4LlbYV77v2EiEPsfnPWuJLUQfT-4DbAj6bVVupHWfVklBNJqcZcWV0Ra728uuWCwbawEwUigErDHBJq5WjWZ-fVROF/s320/9_25_08_Cheryl_Michael1682.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258183412938161266" /></a><br />So I just wasted so much time looking, okay, <span style="font-style:italic;">gawking</span> at the photos on this site. It's called <a href="http://theselby.com/">The Selby</a> and is kind of like going into Anthropologie. Painful and delightful. <br /><br />I want to get rid of everything I own and start collecting all over again.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-11651678503232672082008-10-09T10:46:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:51:38.125-07:00Moo Came Through.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhr_D7qmsHHdZSlkjB-zmSL8DadfLar8Cg1hxxgtdGM44nQmnb50KBzQfwt-teannv8HFKBVORrp0AQChdITmzdBbw7cDTfduchQ75xCJL7WriI36MSTHk33az7mmxQE8rei2gc4mUZ_v/s1600-h/cards+moo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhr_D7qmsHHdZSlkjB-zmSL8DadfLar8Cg1hxxgtdGM44nQmnb50KBzQfwt-teannv8HFKBVORrp0AQChdITmzdBbw7cDTfduchQ75xCJL7WriI36MSTHk33az7mmxQE8rei2gc4mUZ_v/s320/cards+moo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255212399879898370" /></a><br />I finally got my business cards in the mail yesterday from Moo and they are so little and cute. AV already snatched up two so that means I just have 98 more to give out.<br /><br />Who wants one?rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-24320292446345940962008-10-07T18:53:00.001-07:002008-10-23T14:52:41.084-07:00Etsy Shoppe Update in the Works!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjocSNjcZm3V5QQW0jQXg4lBkV0T7T7QkHEJT1f_hPA11UYA_Mhz8Oq0xjvRvXbX2rTaGX_RANc02un1kD_SIZPRMi_A1zKt0msIRSNeiT9VtOHXa53P7O_lBdGxPMstHkIB5KKk75-3h/s1600-h/white+dot+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjocSNjcZm3V5QQW0jQXg4lBkV0T7T7QkHEJT1f_hPA11UYA_Mhz8Oq0xjvRvXbX2rTaGX_RANc02un1kD_SIZPRMi_A1zKt0msIRSNeiT9VtOHXa53P7O_lBdGxPMstHkIB5KKk75-3h/s320/white+dot+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254596514397834466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-MC1qObHVIEUKXWqdDXiLzImxj3HbhcUQ4CEHGowpBJzPO_Gx75Cd0PR5HVbnTnDTJZVntAESB5rmF-nI3mIzbxNznNw2nbZc40dsDmf5kC1e5AjeqKy5ZPYuZIawPR9YVjn3M5DY6kh/s1600-h/tulip+maxi2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo6fXkb-cdphaT1Vj2TWDpIQlIENxkkWyDSfsINO4AFxNLVjD2QyI9RnRkUoJbElW9P2VvlFLtd1W5iEC9Ln8kJnKdiHmt69vyqa0pJ5BmbjyLwYzedUi-f90f0wjdNoiQJXHmJ3qhgGl/s320/red+bow+blouse+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254595881776324338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXG58v9OOPZDHzYUD92bbh8QqyYvNz6KJhbppGHrKo2nIK3lWGhYX1XEPnRtkQN_wmi7p4g_7VGlMbEGDvj1q6AHRsQYbPlgDz0MVHZRMN381t_MW-uRqiIAzAsSYYIewPni00kd9idwE/s1600-h/green+gingham+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXG58v9OOPZDHzYUD92bbh8QqyYvNz6KJhbppGHrKo2nIK3lWGhYX1XEPnRtkQN_wmi7p4g_7VGlMbEGDvj1q6AHRsQYbPlgDz0MVHZRMN381t_MW-uRqiIAzAsSYYIewPni00kd9idwE/s320/green+gingham+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254595722491626242" /></a><br />It's hard to do an update while listening to the Presidential debate, but that just shows you how dedicated I am. <br /><br />Ummm, did John McCaine just say he needed hair plugs??rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-83129661301547688142008-09-19T09:25:00.001-07:002008-09-19T10:58:51.108-07:00New Chair, New Hair, Plane Fare.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_voii-A6cd_Tso-El-LLgLItmHgJRjagvcRbkKc7w5AIwb91YCdaR5XU3BJIL1Qi8aiRcPoMupxNBqxsbuEE8I65rk8W-NiAbx4s2AZt4Z6pUrBEhzgzmAKLv4XABFOtl8XgHFpzkjO-/s1600-h/chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_voii-A6cd_Tso-El-LLgLItmHgJRjagvcRbkKc7w5AIwb91YCdaR5XU3BJIL1Qi8aiRcPoMupxNBqxsbuEE8I65rk8W-NiAbx4s2AZt4Z6pUrBEhzgzmAKLv4XABFOtl8XgHFpzkjO-/s320/chair.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247769575153330098" /></a><br /><br />Ahh, what a great week! First, we found my new computer chair this weekend at the weirdest ever estate sale (old warehouse, semi-mildew stinky, VERY talkative gentleman). Its not only stylish, its also AMAZINGLY comfy. And I love the mid-century simplicity of wood and iron. Makes me very happy indeed. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_cZA1bCKGyEfSWUF-jb8PcJ_HKMQVZOOBhegzerUoscV1PLK0qoizngleoEbRKx-qRr-BaM9HOv3tJkQd0274NvWDGBFnvqvAIcSvoSGLd4RDPNb65FWaj6l1gzrz6iUf26CE1i6wGKp/s1600-h/new+hair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_cZA1bCKGyEfSWUF-jb8PcJ_HKMQVZOOBhegzerUoscV1PLK0qoizngleoEbRKx-qRr-BaM9HOv3tJkQd0274NvWDGBFnvqvAIcSvoSGLd4RDPNb65FWaj6l1gzrz6iUf26CE1i6wGKp/s320/new+hair.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247770106633423538" /></a><br /><br />And I got my hair cut, at last! I've been complaining for two weeks. I canceled my appointment with Alvaro (yes, I have to make appointments with him, he's THAT busy!) for taking pictures of all the new stuff after I got up, looked in the mirror at my head and wanted to cry. I always wait a month longer then I should when it comes to hairstyle maintenance. Sheesh.<br /><br />But here it it, my new haircut so you can see if before it grows out. I've had this exact same one, well, a gazillion times since second grade when my ponies first got cut off. It seems to work especially well for super straight, fine, thick hair so I keep going back to it whenever I get sick of trying to grow my hair long (which <span style="font-style:italic;">never</span> works and continues to make me mad). Best of all, it was practically free! Lisa was visiting from L.A. and agreed to gimme a new look for a few sparklie things, like rhinestone brooches and such. What a splendid deal. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-h5D6crMywIOjSWnMAZEGBKNmNiatxRig5-xLmHkyVk76EHc9R_szcL7JD-dLT9c3VCZ31oLTYoONXsXgFnfDfSTyEDR1GuOFazRIwEFyN3ZpxXwYtxyYgKihb-tNkdqM_x02clwYFnq/s1600-h/tickets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-h5D6crMywIOjSWnMAZEGBKNmNiatxRig5-xLmHkyVk76EHc9R_szcL7JD-dLT9c3VCZ31oLTYoONXsXgFnfDfSTyEDR1GuOFazRIwEFyN3ZpxXwYtxyYgKihb-tNkdqM_x02clwYFnq/s320/tickets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247771068955912898" /></a><br /><br />And finally, I got tickets for our trip to North Carolina to visit Heather and Ben! Now I can take down all the post-its I stuck all over the house to remind me. Woo hoo, New Years in Durhamn NC!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-76850325461048129072008-09-13T13:51:00.000-07:002008-09-13T16:49:09.694-07:00The Story of Stuff.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzMYU2IyP2xRcNNChyvWkkopSgmawvz_vk3A300KqUYSXZSjGQzim1sSVP-feUxT3Am5balgHLniFm6eP7yOHOlWvWC9SwFfuNzYJwKJt2zC2YvK4qVudtwD3nOwdVsvF_lvQmfHbhNLt/s1600-h/DSCN4027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzMYU2IyP2xRcNNChyvWkkopSgmawvz_vk3A300KqUYSXZSjGQzim1sSVP-feUxT3Am5balgHLniFm6eP7yOHOlWvWC9SwFfuNzYJwKJt2zC2YvK4qVudtwD3nOwdVsvF_lvQmfHbhNLt/s320/DSCN4027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245651835874176706" /></a><br /><br />My friend, Rachel Cole, known to some as little Rachel (yes, that makes me "BIG Rachel"), sent me a link to this site last night and I was so impressed, I thought I would share it with everyone I know. And that means you, the three friends that read this blog. Yay for you!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestoryofstuff.com">www.storyofstuff.com</a><br /><br />It totally supports my mission to buy all, okay most, things used or handmade and to keep using outdated gadgets as long as they still work. I had my first mobile phone for 5 years, much to the chagrin of many of the folks in my address book. <span style="font-style:italic;">Sorry</span>.<br /><br />And buying vintage clothes? We are soooo ahead of the game. <br /><br />Now I realize that not everybody wants to spend an entire day going to garage sales looking for a dish drainer or a laundry basket, but here's what I can do. Send me an email with a list of stuff you need and I will find it for you. I'm serious. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3XKX16HMlSAUnLCrbMlreOFWBoWW8cGbUR6HinOe5E2FXyL0Uy05UigqUxVTTbWoY2bO42iqSndYykAskoGZZLYAVnUwfLx71kpvaXqqIGO7BAwDGnSBNLj9xJBLwrl7xL11sJRlgAvJ/s1600-h/DSCN4029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3XKX16HMlSAUnLCrbMlreOFWBoWW8cGbUR6HinOe5E2FXyL0Uy05UigqUxVTTbWoY2bO42iqSndYykAskoGZZLYAVnUwfLx71kpvaXqqIGO7BAwDGnSBNLj9xJBLwrl7xL11sJRlgAvJ/s320/DSCN4029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245655129531470370" /></a><br />Do you need a tea kettle or a bathroom scale or a flower pot? Imagine having a super cute little vintage Bauer pot instead of a new plastic one. <br />Give me a week to hunt it down and you will never have to step into Target again. Except for toilet paper. I don't think I want to thrift that. <br /><br />There is one <span style="font-style:italic;">small</span> wrinkle in this plan, you should probably be in the bay area. It would be silly to send something like a trash can through the mail.<br /><br />Alright, send me those lists so I can get to work!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-65855458291899648302008-09-09T12:11:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:26:08.368-07:00New on Esty.I was hoping to get everything up and on Etsy but yesterday I woke up with a sore throat and today it is even worse. I guess I will be hanging out on the couch with the second season of Weeds for company this afternoon.<br /><br />Waaa, I wanna go thrifting!<br /><br /><table style="text-align: center;"><tr><td><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=5913624&user_name=thebeeskneesvintage&item_source=shop&item_size=gallery&rows=4&columns=3" width="538" height="730"><param name="movie" value="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=5913624&user_name=thebeeskneesvintage&item_source=shop&item_size=gallery&rows=4&columns=3" /></object></td></tr><tr><td><a style="color:#D35701; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold" href="http://www.etsy.com">Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade</a><br/><a style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#0192B5; text-decoration: none;" href="http://thebeeskneesvintage.etsy.com">thebeeskneesvintage.etsy.com</a></td></tr></table>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-1314915155712148332008-09-07T14:39:00.000-07:002008-09-07T14:42:31.282-07:00More Cuteness!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MUm35T3tPuixWgrFIpd5S6QsmN2mtxELG_78HjNgyATI3HaO4HLOZDFBmZfvzRiRF7Bj-E04AxU5pFLQ2NdQBqQ7Lf39JSmaNUOKUNidAg8_fZM-cvQy73PoBuIEIsf3O3H3SkSqschA/s1600-h/polkypants3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MUm35T3tPuixWgrFIpd5S6QsmN2mtxELG_78HjNgyATI3HaO4HLOZDFBmZfvzRiRF7Bj-E04AxU5pFLQ2NdQBqQ7Lf39JSmaNUOKUNidAg8_fZM-cvQy73PoBuIEIsf3O3H3SkSqschA/s320/polkypants3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243398004872794226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl9KhYGst0KGpGfF8kY9ISR1fKZb8pGRKCZJu9NPWfQJW79MlTcUmelMFRj5NhbArx5NH4IDlYDZQ956j9NvCQShG5rP7r9CZkHLADJs6by-an_JErQKubHFae04tDVZvB7Cr1ck4HK_4/s1600-h/bluesuit5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl9KhYGst0KGpGfF8kY9ISR1fKZb8pGRKCZJu9NPWfQJW79MlTcUmelMFRj5NhbArx5NH4IDlYDZQ956j9NvCQShG5rP7r9CZkHLADJs6by-an_JErQKubHFae04tDVZvB7Cr1ck4HK_4/s320/bluesuit5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243397805965269778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Hs6L3z2tbbZiO2dyfAX_OFppnaHelaPlsufglcYEsGQ6QRE3nWNqq9xpI6rVh-cmKrTsJrGZRqe7ns2cPDh75FzIxjkHJRqTNK7w32TarQn92EGwiJOdHqmCxXpVh4HaIyqHDLoyVC0G/s1600-h/redmaxi1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Hs6L3z2tbbZiO2dyfAX_OFppnaHelaPlsufglcYEsGQ6QRE3nWNqq9xpI6rVh-cmKrTsJrGZRqe7ns2cPDh75FzIxjkHJRqTNK7w32TarQn92EGwiJOdHqmCxXpVh4HaIyqHDLoyVC0G/s320/redmaxi1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243397469573796290" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, so this is just showing off... I love these photos!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-66000153118328785952008-09-05T14:35:00.001-07:002008-09-05T14:42:31.685-07:00Coming Soon!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNK4WZAbujpoGJ9uDDsyGTKuByrQXsFO_A2ZRA6W7vpUvR2HpsY3cJIf3QTg7J-XVss0Bq4bPKSdP6wEaxag7djGVjEXJ-_HGzTtEpYO45oQG4kxxsxai6RKyDjY95ymxp-tHRhLl10DD/s1600-h/maxiblack3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNK4WZAbujpoGJ9uDDsyGTKuByrQXsFO_A2ZRA6W7vpUvR2HpsY3cJIf3QTg7J-XVss0Bq4bPKSdP6wEaxag7djGVjEXJ-_HGzTtEpYO45oQG4kxxsxai6RKyDjY95ymxp-tHRhLl10DD/s320/maxiblack3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242655435343044498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB1uCsLTt6F1dw8JgQNhO_s2-w1Md9pbV-F07G6AfAX_qdnVbeSLoYFqKjmRaWTxhyphenhyphenUm-1M_0pK28Kb8C6qFQpvUdqaCrd6HuEldMMT4rci1ckmE65F0wYg_6nt38NKqlhyDy4UGuCcN6/s1600-h/planes4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB1uCsLTt6F1dw8JgQNhO_s2-w1Md9pbV-F07G6AfAX_qdnVbeSLoYFqKjmRaWTxhyphenhyphenUm-1M_0pK28Kb8C6qFQpvUdqaCrd6HuEldMMT4rci1ckmE65F0wYg_6nt38NKqlhyDy4UGuCcN6/s320/planes4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242655264963751106" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, I had such a grand morning, despite getting hardly any sleep due to... bugs... the garbage man... and a zillion big rigs that insisted on screeching to a halt right beneath my bedroom window last night.<br /><br />My new and gorgeous friend, Deborah, came over today and let me take scads of pictures of her. She looks so lovely. Here are a couple of the pieces that will be appearing in my etsy shop just as soon as I get them all edited and resized.<br /><br />Thank you, Deborah!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049110452691405755.post-78762370830039541302008-08-30T10:23:00.000-07:002008-09-04T23:51:44.810-07:00Hot, Hot, Hot!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNicP4IhtQAaV9RCQpLTrBC2xP_M-CybPdDZTq2GcB1OsuHmzezq2wIiob9CPWpWVj1HWspzy62qtr6ky2ikTtSHATMvfMt1L2e06AY_Wsh2xn0Mk60FCSiV2IbPq0xDcKWoJlGXb5yDZ/s1600-h/68.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNicP4IhtQAaV9RCQpLTrBC2xP_M-CybPdDZTq2GcB1OsuHmzezq2wIiob9CPWpWVj1HWspzy62qtr6ky2ikTtSHATMvfMt1L2e06AY_Wsh2xn0Mk60FCSiV2IbPq0xDcKWoJlGXb5yDZ/s320/68.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240366862984441666" border="0" /></a><br />My goodness but this week has been... well... one of those weeks when you wish you didn't wear the hippie deodorant. And why is it that I naturally gravitate to polyester mini dresses in the worst heatwave of the summer?<br /><br />This morning I woke up to a gloriously cool and overcast sky. I can only hope it will be like this tomorrow when we pack up the car and drive to the mountains of Twain Harte for AV's birthday weekend.<br /><br />So far the only plan is to eat cheeseburgers (AV's favorite food by a long shot) at the Diamondback Grill in downtown Sonora. Other then that, I think swimming is high on the agenda. And maybe a garage sale or two. And a couple very long naps. I can't wait!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914747879512402481noreply@blogger.com3