the Christmas hangover…foggy memories dance in my head…reindeer antlers, a red doggie sweater/straight jacket, the disco tinsel tree, pounds of chocolate, ghetto jesus on the coffee table, wrapping paper mayhem, and a bottle of wine (a gift from a well meaning neighbor) with a label that read, i kid you not: "Try it with hamburgers,…

"Hipster", the forgotten reindeer

if only Tiny Tim had had health insurance.

Happy Birthday Grandma Mickey! how does she do it? mom and grandma paris

i've lived in Savannah for 5 years and I can't tell which square is which. Jackson? Troup? whhaa?

ah, Christmas cards. my personal fav: my oldest (and most faithful) friend Erin and her hubby Dougie and baby Sam decked out in red in a sea of red and white at a Wisconsin Badgers game. erin, doug and sam it's a great shot, and brought back a flood of WI memories…the red and white…

10 days and counting! for those of you in town on New Years Eve, i'd like to invite you over for a glass of champagne, a little Bon Voyage gathering. ok, not really even a gathering seeing as maybe two or three people will be here, but you get the point. yes, this is an…

once upon a time there was a modular sofa. nothing special, just simple cubes and rectangles, beige wool. one grey midsummer spring, a young girl (18) came to the big city with a back pack and a pair of doc martens. she slept on that sofa. three cubes long, in the living area of an…

miss Dawn is off for Christmas with her family….glad that she'll be back for New Years though, so we can spend some time together before i leave. i'm going to miss my little sip of champagne so very much. you just can't beat a good ol' blonde curl-bobbin', flip flop-wearing, straight talking, chai tea drinkin',…

12 more days! and i haven't packed a single thing! i have however, finally been able to hang my paintings and pictures…the house looks wonderful. i never want to leave…its so nice to come home to. i'll be sure to get alot of 'home time' in this next week, load up on enough to last…