Friday, July 29, 2011

a long legacy of lovely ladies

the vintage
photos
the sartorialist
has been posting up

got me digging though
some of our family photos

there have been
some very stylish
women in ma familia

my maternal grandmother
at a young age

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she
& a tiny version of my mother

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three generations
(sorry about the smoke
in your eye mama...it was
the 50's alas)

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

albert watson

to call
albert watson
prolific
would nearly be an insult

if you have
ever looked at vogue,
rolling stone, time magazine
a dizzying array of celebrity portraits,
fashion photography or
stood in the lobby of a cinema...
(and all with
the sight of only one eye)

you've seen his work.


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for me
he is one of
fashion photography's
unsung heros

we've all seen his work
but more than likely
we just didn't know it.


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1992

this was
all me
circa '92
truth be told
wish i still had them...


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too long i've been waiting for this one

come saturday night
you will find me here.
if you've not been blessed
by the sounds of dj nuts
and you are anywhere near
los angeles.

be there.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

the whole world is a garden

it was
tree trimming time
again recently
and now that we
suddenly have an entire
years worth of
sunlight in the garden
i've been looking for
inspiration for updating
the ground cover and
sun friendly plants to
spruce up the place

as much as i love the
lush vibrancy of grassy green hues
we're beginning to leaning more toward
a small neutral pebble and clover
to cover our small space...
less water and also
considering kiki is using
the space much more frequently
due to the prednisone
the doctor has her on
to treat the lymphoma
i don't think the grass
would stand a chance

what do you any of you
use in your garden?
friendly ideas?


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miss kiki

my sweetest friend
and love of my life
was recently diagnosed
with stage 1 lymphoma

she will be 14 and a half
soon and although we all knew this
time was approaching in some form or another
it didn't really soften the blow
when we received the news

we have decided to forgo any sort of aggressive treatment
and instead are opting for a more natural approach
with massage, herbs and supplements to keep her as comfortable
as possible in the time she has remaining

last week we ventured over to see a set of doctors
at a natural rehab center in santa monica
who kindly informed us they could treat her with
acupuncture and water therapy if we could pony up
nearly three thousand dollars for two months of treament...
oh los angeles sometimes you are just too much

if anyone has leads on
a canine chiropractor
or acupuncturist on the east side
(that is somewhat reasonable)
we would love to know them.



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remember 1992

i've been
secretly
snickering
away inside
my head all weekend
over this

thank you
susie bubble

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