Localvore-ing

Last week, as a storm was heading into Southern California, Mr. NightSky and I visited one of our local farmers’ markets.  As we were leaving the strong desert winds came up and starting blowing the poor farmer’s stands and their flyers all over the place. It didn’t stop people from shopping, though! It astounds me [...]

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Nemo, who is white like rice

Although right now he’s more like a biscuit color. He needs a bath, but guess what–baths are stressful for him! So we’re postponing that experience. His anxiety diet now is white meat chicken, which I cook and chop up, and white rice, which I cook. Then all are divided into meal portions, mostly as an [...]

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Watercolor Sunday

I guess I’ll never keep on schedule with this, will I? I’m always envious of all those Fine Art Fridays, Self Portrait Thursdays, etc. Here’s a little guy, a baby elephant who’s looking a bit anxious. Not unlike Nemo. But he has a bit of a secret smile. Maybe he’s just shy. Meet Phillip, with [...]

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Neemy’s second week

We finally took Nemo to the vet yesterday. The result? He’s happy: he’s on a luxurious rice and chicken (white meat only please!) diet. Yes, I’m cooking for him. However, he is an appreciate audience. He has settled in, with much less anxious squeaking, limited usually to the heater going on (up to no good!) [...]

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Watercolor ummm…Thursday

Mr. Pink Mouse. What do you think, are his ears too too much? Does he look a little blobby?

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Sunday (delayed from Wednesday) Watercolor

  Aloysious “Al” Mouse

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Meet the new boss

Meet Nemo. Looks like a tough guy, doesn’t he? Oh, appearances can be so, so deceiving. Nemo is an anxious, timid, fragile baby dog. He’s really about 13, but acts more like 3. And I mean mentally and physically. He’s pretty large, but built skinny with long white fur to fill out his frame. In [...]

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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Although I didn’t happen across a nice domestic British book (you may recall I was pining for one in a previous post), I did pick up The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake while at a recent library visit. Reviewers called this book “magical realism,” which is true, I suppose, although not how I usually think of it. [...]

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