Hummingbirds at my backyard feeder. I’ll miss them when they migrate south soon. ♦ ♦ ♦ Sunset-colored roses ♦ ♦ ♦ Spritzing on French perfume before shopping for meatloaf ingredients. ♦ ♦ ♦ Dispatching another pile of papers on my desk. I see a cleared space. ♦ ♦ ♦ The love of this lhasa apso who hates nearly everyone else on the planet….
Category: Raves and Faves
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A strong, capable woman (whose mother would have preferred that she be wearing the life jacket, but still, this is a great shot.) Location: Buffalo River, Arkansas. Photo by Hannah Hale. ♦ ♦ ♦ My own crooked birthday cake. Dinner will be prepared by others, but I’m taking no chances with dessert. (Except for the chance that…
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Happy endings. Here’s my daughter’s dog, Kai. We’re on our first walk together. It might be his first walk ever, since he’s a Siberian Husky shelter rescue with a dicey prior life. We started off well, albeit a little fast, and I felt confident enough to take a picture. Then I put my phone back…
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A welcome home gift of beautiful flowers from my husband. He bought them at About Vase in Little Rock, having heard me rave about the lovely and richly colored arrangements there, where the floral designer is some kind of magician. I don’t know which was nicer: knowing that I was missed or realizing that he…
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The weirdly wonderful world of a blooming hens-and-chicks plant. I started with two, gifts from my daughters after my mother died. Five years later, the offspring are filling the pot, the original succulents sending up shoots crowned with constellations of blooms. ♦ ♦ ♦ A Nathan’s Famous hot dog with chips for lunch, with an audience. ♦ ♦ ♦…
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First-class snack: Boursin cheese (garlic and fine herbs flavor), spread on Mini Croccantini crackers (original flavor), made by La Panzanella ♥ ♥ ♥ The title song on Lady Antebellum’s new album, Golden ♥ ♥ ♥ Suet blocks from Wild Birds Unlimited. My neighborhood flock can’t get enough of them, although I need to win a lottery to keep the…
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Fat peonies with disheveled petticoats of petals ♦ ♦ ♦ Korres Mango Butter Lipstick in Natural Rose (#25) ♦ ♦ ♦ Playing the Q-I word in Words With Friends. It’s a great way to dump the Q, because I never have a U when I need one. ♦ ♦ ♦ My cat Bo’s Clevercat Top Entry litter box. It hasn’t exactly…
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Waxy, beautiful freesia: gorgeous blooms, gorgeous scent. ♦ ♦ ♦ Jesuit popes ♦ ♦ ♦ Brad Paisley’s new album, “Wheelhouse.” ♦ ♦ ♦ Noosa Yoghurt, raspberry flavor.
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Blogs I love: Planting Dandelions (Kyran is a local girl done good – via Newfoundland, that is, so far away that my search on Mapquest for the number of miles between Little Rock and Newfoundland came back completely scrambled. Basically, however, it’s closer to London than Little Rock. London is my criterion for civilization.) A Cup…
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David Lee Roth’s “Damn Good,” from the album Skyscraper, released in 1988 Wines produced by V. Sattui Winery of St. Helena, California, especially the Sattui Family Chardonnay. And the Family Red. And the Family Pinot Noir. And the ’09 Gilsson Vineyard Zinfandel. Birdfeeders
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