Remodel

My local gas station is getting a redo.

Mountain top vista

Catskills, NY

Mashed Jack

Finishing Touches

Contemporary bulb in an antique light fixture. I'm not so sure.

proposal

Looked up and saw this marriage proposal in the making.

spell check

Scary....

I'm Fixing a Hole Where the Rain Gets In

It's not that I just today noticed this hole in my ceiling. I look at it all the time. Every morning while I'm waiting for my coffee to brew. Every afternoon as I wash the dishes. It's been there a long time. The thing is, we're getting it fixed. In a week or two, the hole in the ceiling will be gone. And suddenly, weirdly, I'm feeling as if I might miss it.

fountain

Fun and Fascinating

Heaven

I imagine Heaven has a lot of good books.

cookies

Halloween cookies

Put Things Away

My new goal is to put things away. Right away. To not lay things down and say to myself, "Later, I'll put that away later." But I sort of like the way this pile of camping chairs looks, leaning against my studio in the backyard. And maybe I'm still hoping I'll find some way to get a few more days at a campground before this year ends.

Autumn's brilliance

(taken the day Hurricane Sandy hit NYC--the calm right before the storm)

Howl-oween

Zebra meets Ninja Turtle-ready for Howl-oween.

Demo

Demo in the kitchen. It feels good to pull down all the old stuff. But I can't help thinking all this wood should be given a chance at another life.

cat carving

Amazing pumpkin carving.

Marinade

Marinade for London broil

1/4 cup red wine
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil . . . .

That's as far as I got before I had to stop and get my camera.

Cowboy goat

This goat was decked out for Halloween and happy to pose for photos; I kept wondering if he could get off that barrel if he wanted to.

Someone Forget to Order Autumn

Someone forgot to tell L.A. that it's autumn. Looks like we're going to have an 80 degree Christmas. Must admit, that is my favorite kind. And someone forgot to tell the eggplant, zucchini, cucumbers, and peppers in our garden that they are supposed to done now. How do you pull up a plant full of edibles just because the calendar says it's time to plant cold season vegies?

View

Some days I curse the stairs leading up to my house and swear I'm going to move to a house on flat ground and then there are days like today that remind me why I love living here.

Too Early Jack-O-Lantern

Uhmm . . . hurry up Halloween cuz I think I carved my pumpkin too early.