No More Blogging

No more blogging about art, photography, fashion, and beauty. No more nice photos and art for the readers to glance at. No more stories about the art of, the style of, the photo of and the beauty of. No more long hours of plotting and editing a creative blog for my readers. No more birthdays and holidays for us to ponder. No more witty sayings and pet photos. No more blogs. April Fools. I shall return.

Jonathan Extraordinaire

                           

Jonathan Addy at Barneys in SF spent time with Dan and I in the men's cologne section. He reminds me of a fragrance wizard that pops down to Earth and casts his sense extraordinaire spell on us. He is like a sponge absorbing words my husband was tossing out to him. "Scents that last, not too sweet, that one is complicated".  Jonathan can listen and mange to whip out suggestions at the same time. I was not sure I could hit the SFMOMa after his education on men's scents. He even taught my husband to walk into a fragrance to make it last. My cat and I will never be the same. A trip to Union Square cannot be made without visiting Jonathan at Barneys fragrance department. The vote is in. Vetiver Extraordinaire, fresh, complex, and clean. Dan likes the Frederic Malle scents. They do not go away after the initial walk through.

African Plastic Kettle

This is a nice gift to take to a friend's home  It  is an African Plastic Kettle. I came across this on the Priscilla Woolworth site. It is a great object to keep in your kitchen to recycle water. These are kept in kitchens in Africa for water that can be recycled for other things.  They are decorative and can be great reminders to recycle water.

Arlene's Gift

       

Arlene Diehl is a fantastic artist. My husband Dan and I own one of her pieces and proudly hang it in our living room. When we travel to San Francisco, Dan always enjoys visiting Arlene at Red Umbrellas, a Non Profit Organization of Independent Artists, who organize art exhibits in public spaces. I love the white space in Arlene's drawings. She is an amazing artist of the human form. Her drawings are timeless.

The Capital Hotel

One of our favorite travel spots is the Capital Hotel in Little Rock Arkansas. I love to go there with Dan and Deb and take medium format Hasselblad photos with Portra 400 S film. The Hotel is very large and has these massive elevators. After studying the history of the Capital Hotel, I found out that President Ulysses S Grant was able to take his horse to his hotel room. Now that is what I call accomodation. What I love about photographing this great Hotel, is the lobby of the hotel has the feeling of day to day life in that it was built to house offices, shops, and apartments for businessmen. The decor is lovely. It is so much fun to go to the bar in the Capital Hotel and sip a Brandy Alexander with the ones I love.

Spring Break

Spring break always reminds me...why did I not work with kids in the school district? I get so jealous when I think of my friend Lorie running around SB having a bit of free time, and my sister Deb getting in her garden and planting and noticing the new growth, and my other friends trying to work and run their kids around town, to have a bit of  family fun. I always think of my mother during Spring. Maybe it has to do with bunnies and babies and chicks and new life. A great time to slow down and enjoy the window of special things to come.

Wikki What?

Jo Ann's daughter Brit made this out of wikki sticks and I think it is so pretty. Kids are natural born artists. They are not intimidated. She sat down in our clinic and strung this shape together in just a few minutes. Wikki sticks adhere to any surface and can be re-shaped into anything. I shot the design with my macro lens. We made a brooch out of her design.  That was fine until the cat found her art.