Sunday, October 17, 2010. This morning, as a surprise, the fairies left a present at our front gate. A web filled with diamonds! Here they are up close. We suspect that the spider is out shopping for a wand and a tiara while the sun is shining. Thursday, June 24, 2010. Friday, February 26, 2010. Link to more photos! Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

Room Fu Kicked our Living Rooms Ass! Originally uploaded by michelann. Just wanted to give a shout out to my homegirl Robin at roomfu. She hooked us up with this awesome new living room set from Collectic Home. Click the photo to see some more shots of the re-vitalized living room. I know, not flowers.

Friday, March 02, 2012. Colors, Textures, and Snow. The plan was to get to Flagstaff on a scenic but paved route. and to avoid excessive wind, rain, and snow. We wanted to see a little of Monument Valley, which we missed when we were in Arizona last October. Our first step was going north to Espanola, where I wanted to visit the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center.

Monday, March 22, 2010. Herb Walk with William Broen. William Broen, bioregional herbalist. First he showed us poison hemlock. Look for red blotches on the stem to help you identify it.

A documentary on the spread of the Starlight mice. Monday, May 3, 2010. Simone, Greta, and Alfred. The mice were still safely packed in their box when I unpacked my luggage, but I can tell you that they were eager to explore our apartment once we released them.

Saturday, February 4, 2012. I bought sea urchin while my husband Dave chose some fish from a fisherman down the row. Urchin diver Stephanie Mutz shared a recipe for scrambled eggs with urchin and we talked about possible variations. I bought two big beautiful live urchins. I topped each serving with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. We saved a few urchin pieces for p.