Between leafing through the pages of wedding magazines and searching for styling instructions for finger waves and pin curls, my brain finds reprieve in the lyrical melodies of Gyula Krúdy's writings. I picked up Sunflower at City Lights when C and I were in San Francisco back in May. However, if it's not the escapism found fairy tales and children ( Read more... )

I love working from home on these lovely rainy, dark days. The studio gets just the right amount of light, and with the windows all around, it's almost like working outside without the getting wet part.

Please take a moment to read the following:
(and if you're in Decatur this weekend, maybe I'll see you at
the Poetry Atlanta "Pay What You Can" All-Star Wordsmiths Fundraiser.)

We need your help to save our bookstore."As to our ongoing efforts to raise enough capital to keep Wordsmiths ( Read more... )

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I have a chimney guy. He is awesome.
One big stress down.

On to the next one. :-P

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I have a sick tree -- thanks to the drought, and I spent the better part of last week completely freaking out. I called an arborist, but they were booked for three weeks. I went ahead and made the appointment, but then I went to the Dekalb extension office to find answers. With the name of my problem in hand, I called the arborist back ( Read more... )

I don't know why it is so cool outside, but it is lovely.
I wish it would stay this way for a little longer. Please.

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