Monday, Monday

Today is my first day of teaching art to wee ones. I can't wait. I also woke up early and finished my essay for Pacific Oaks. You had to write about an important event in your life. I wrote about Joey and the pig. And yes, it made me cry all over again. Sheesh! That little boy is now 15 or so. I wonder where he is?

Yesterday was non-stop busy-ness. I baked, I cooked, I cleaned, I crafted and I even watched some Gilmore Girls and read a few magazines. I don't mean to offend anyone when I write this, but Cookie Mag is a joke. It's ridiculous and elitist and I'm embarrassed I signed up for a cheap subscription oh so long ago. Oh well. You win some and you lose some. If there was anything inspiring it would be great but mostly it is just about where you can rent a villa for your family and lookie this adorable $200 sweater for your kidlet. Yikes! Oh, what did I bake? I baked chocolate chip pumpkin bars. Sooo good and for dinner I made BBQ tofu sandwiches on whole wheat bread with garden fresh lettuce and tomatoes. On the side we had a white bean salad and super sweet watermelon. I was quite proud of myself. It was the first time I tried freezing the tofu first. Sooo good!

This week is another week of visiting. Tomorrow I have a cupcake date with a new-never-before-met flickr friend and Thursday will be lunch with the Leets at The Weiner Factory. Friday is an overdue day with the Witch-Lady and Saturday will be breakfast with another flickr friend and hopefully a midnight viewing of Rock N' Roll High School. Oh and work of course.

Happy Tuesday!

The Week in Review: July 2-8

What a week! Doctor's visits, family visits, friend visits and a whole lotta eating out! it was crazy!

On Monday both of us had medical stuff to take care of. The mister ended up on cray antibiotics and I ended up with two less moles. My neck is still recovering. Tuesday was full of a little work here and a little work there a I prepped for my first week of classes which start tomorrow. Eee! Wednesday was a holiday and we hightailed it out to Chatsworth where we breakfast-ed with Cat at Henri's and then we headed east for a day of cavorting with the mom and the sis. It was a full day. We ended up trying out a yummy new restaurant in Eagle Rock called Spitz. Yay for sweet potato fries! Then we coasted into Pasadena for a viewing of Waitress which was simply delightful but now I have that durned song stuck in my head. After the flick it was Fosselman's baby! Whoo-hoo! Homemade ice-cream at it's best! We had peach, strawberry & chocolate, and root beer float. Sooo good! Seriously folks, Fosselman's and Scoops is where it's at. Speaking of Scoop's, don't forget Felt Club XL Summer is this weekend and the master over at Scoops is opening his shop for the day which is such a good, good thing! What more can you ask for? A day of crafty shopping from some of the most talented crafters around, nifty artsy craftsy classes AND homemade brown bread ice cream? I'll be there! Gonna get me a t-shirt from Poketo. My last one has been worn too often and has too many spills to prove it. Don't miss out! Thursday was so busy I forgot what happened (oh wait, now I remember, I got to visit with the mama to be!) and Friday was another day for friends. I hung out with the Leets for her MRI and then had breakfast at Jinky's where I got to play catch-up with an old work buddy who I then invited along to crash the Blue Jay's baby shower on Saturday. No crafting this week but I did make some chocolate dipped pretzels and we scored an amazing tomato from the garden. Huge! It was so red it was magenta. Oh wait, I lied. I did do some crafting. I finished Baby B-Birdy's blanket/quilt. The mister and I worked as a team to gift the parents-to-be with a circus inspired baby blanket. Turns out this baby is gonna have a lot of blankets to choose from! And then on Sunday I cleaned. I cleaned out drawers and threw things away and discovered a most nifty gift for the Dad-to-be which I need to bring over soon. Phew! Oh and it was a week of root beer floats cuz ya know, July is National Ice Cream Month!

Hope y'all had a great, GREAT week!

Photobooth Friday: The One That Got Left Behind

...and rediscovered! Yay!

This strip was taken after a day of cavorting around Olvera Street and Chinatown with my old friend Cat and my new flickr friend Jules. We was soooooooo tirrrrred. The booth had just been maintenanced and the flash was extra bright. All the strips came out overexposed so the nifty gal at Pull My Daisy poppedi n her magic key and let us take a bunch of strips on the house. We were good honest peoples and took only two replace the two that came out all wonky. I showed some fine restraint and left an overexposed strip behind. Now, when I feel all sad I go back to say hi and of course pop a couple of bucks into the machine to booth a little more.

This is a week of grown-up-itis. We're all ailing with old people stuff. The mister was displaying symptoms of gut troubles. I had two moles biopsied and today I am heading out to mri town to act as moral support for a friend who is getting a brain scan. Boothing it keeps us young and happy if not always as healthy as we would like. So, if you hear the ice cream man, get yourself a bomb pop and if you happen by some sprinklers, pull over and run through them and always always always wear sunscreen!

More boothers as always to the right and here.

Two "Happys" in One Day!

Happy Wednesday and Happy Fourth if you are in the States! The Foofoo Bunnies are telling you to have a grand old day and that they are lonely and need new homes. There is only so much of a Lobster-girl they can take!

Happy Day Folks!

Bakeshop Bounty

Even though 7-eleven sells a pretty tasty cupcake, I still frequent cupcake shops around town. I'm a pretty picky cupcake eater. I like more cake than frosting and I don't like super sweet. Sadly, my sense of smell has once again, gone AWOL so I'm missing out on the nuances of flavor in a lot of the cakes I try. I think my favorite cupcake shop is Leda's Bakeshop in Sherman Oaks. Big Sugar in Studio City is an adorable shop but their cupcakes, for me, aren't on the top of my list. However, if I'm jonesing for a bar I go there. She makes the best bars I have ever encountered! Especially the peanut butter chocolate swirl. Last time I was there I sampled her new pecan bar which is heavenly. Kind of like pecan pie but without all that stickiness, plus, it has a shortbread crust and ya know, I kinda like the shortbread.

But, back to Leda's. It ain't cheap. The tiny bite sized cupcakes are $1.50 each and if you pick up a few it adds up quickly for not so much cake. I need to say this though, her flavors are so, so, so perfect that you only want to eat one so that you can savor it. There is just the right amount of frosting dabbed on top sometimes hiding a dollop of ganache or lemon curd. Flavor bursts can aptly be applied here. The vegan goods at Leda's are awesome. The chocolate peanut butter cookies are to die for and well, my absolute favorite is the ginger scones which are also pretty pricey pricey. The best part though of course is taking pictures of all the cuteness. Click on the pics for more info on flavors...

Happy Tuesday! More cupcake pics from moi:
Yummy Cupcakes
Cafe Unforgettable Cakes
Big Sugar Bakeshop
Leda's Bakeshop
7-Eleven
Alcove
Junior's Deli
Trader Joe's
Whole Foods

fakey cakes by jek in the box

The Week in Review: June 25-July 1

Busy and hot sooo much I can write about but it is a morning of doctor's appointments so the a-go-go's gotta go. Click here to read more about the picture...