Sunday

July is pretty crazy for me. I work almost every day of the week, on my feet for 7 hours, commuting at least an hour each way, no air conditioning in my car. Sunday is my recooperating day, and boy do I need it, though by late Sunday afternoon I always start thinking about my classes again.

You'd think I'd be dreading the coming Monday, but instead, I've noticed that I'm looking forward to it. 

elephant mural

Came across this artist painting this mural in Downtown LA.

From My Window

From the window of my classroom I sometimes watch the kids play in the public pool. One morning, splashing and playing all by itself, was a lone seagull.

"Fannah"

When I made a quick stop at the local market to pick up a few items, I noticed parked at the curb was the station wagon of my youth; not a station wagon similar to the one we had when I was little, but THE station wagon my mom owned; I knew because it had the same license plate as when I was a kid and I remember it vividly because we called the car "Fannah" because the 3 letters on the plate were FNA; seeing the old car brought back memories of summer day trips to the natural history museum when it was my mom's turn to entertain the group of us neighborhood kids or of our little dog who would jump from the rear to the middle to the front and back again while on his way to the groomers for his regular 6 week standing appointment; amazing how this car is still in circulation after over 45 years; I doubt when my daughter is 50 years old that she'll see our old van still in circulation; the phrase "they don't make them like they used to" pops in my head and thinking that makes me feel all my 50+ years.

Lowrider

I've heard of a low rider car but never a low rider bike.

Rush Hour Buddies

I spent 10 minutes with a Staples truck in morning rush hour traffic . . . two days in a row, in the exact same spot, on the exact same freeway interchange.

sunset

I was fortunate enough to enjoy our lovely sunset this evening.

Cactus Flower

That's not going to last long, but so surprisingly lovely when a cactus flowers.

Bloom

Saw this bloom on this succulent in my yard and thought it was pretty.

Art That Fits

Driving home from an exhausting day of serious art making/teaching, this truck drives up along side me in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Art That Fits . . . what? I amused myself all the way home with the fill in the blank.

oil cloth

Found this tablecloth while cleaning the garage; perfect fit for my outdoor cafe table; great timing too!

My Classroom (Part 2)

weeds

Noticed the weeds were taller than me-time for some serious weeding...

Sasquatch Was Here

Sasquatch was here?

Greasers

Beauty School Drop Out- entry in costume contest for Grease at the Hollywood Bowl.

My Classroom

catch all

My bedroom has become a catch all and there is a growing mountain of stuff blocking my closet; how did a blender box end up here?

squirrel

This little rascal caused quite a stir with one of our dogs but he didn't get frazzled; held on to his treat and even posed proudly for the camera.

Old Linen/New Fashion

After taking the Fashion on the Fly class (using only tablecloths, old drapes, scissors and staplers to create fabulous new garments), I now look at my linen closet in a whole new way. Where's my stapler . . . ?

tour bus

Didn't know TMZ had their own tour bus.