The Conservatory

A few weeks ago, we visited the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco. They have an awesome plant collection and I needed some inspiration to lighten up this dreary weather!

The textures of the leaves were unbelievable!

My camera lens started to fog up (can't be good) when I was taking this shot, but it gave the photo a mystical look.

A teenie tiny orchid magnified!

The trunk of a tortoise plant.

The unfurling of a carnivorous plant.

These specimens are to gorgeous to be carnivorous!







"My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view."
~ H. Fred Dale

Polaroid Tuesday :: Week 12

"I've given you sunlight, I've given you rain. Looks like you're NOT happy, less I open a vein"
~ Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors)

Oh weekend...

i've been waiting for you since Monday!


“I reject your reality and substitute it for my own.”
~ Adam Savage

Scavenger Hunt Birthday

K started off his birthday running around the house in search of these tags...



Each tag was tied to one of these...



Each Balloon tied tag lead him to a gift...

He discovered a cooler packed with his favorite beer with this find!

After trips to the closet, movie drawer, garage, storage he ended up at the hammock in the front yard...



It was fun for me to watch, but there were many close calls to him finding out what I was up to! This included exploding balloons as I was filling them while he was sleeping, Mochi barking at the balloons while I was trying to set them up around the house in the middle of the night, K wanting to get the cooler the night before and I made it obvious by screaming "NO", K wanting to buy Avatar when I already purchased it for the hunt!

All in all I think he had a GOOD time!

“Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it.”
~ Winnie the Pooh

Polaroid Tuesday :: Week 11

“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God....I could be eating a slow learner.”

~ Lynda Montgomery

City Wide Garage Sale 2010

I really enjoy critter pots....don't you?

I keep finding these old school scales lately..and I can't resist picking them up.

The madam I picked these up from said that these were her mother's old spools...I told her I'll take the whole box worth!

How chic is this sewing case?

This is my best find of the day!!!!

It's a child size sewing machine! It's about a third of the size compared to a regular machine. Adorable!

"Three dollars and it only transports matter?!”
~ Homer Simpson

Polaroid Tuesday :: Week 10

"Within the woods, whose young and half transparent leaves scarce cast a shade, gray circles of anemones danced on their stalks."
~ William Cullen Bryant,

I officially Suck at Blogging

I'll be back in 2 shakes of a lamb's tail...I promise!

Polaroid Tuesday :: Week 9

“To carry his load without resting, not to be bothered by heat or cold and always be content:
these three things we can learn from a donkey”
~ Indian Proverb

Mushroom Land

We took Mochi out for a hike last weekend and discovered these hidden beauties!




These were growing on a tree!



A toadstool?

A sea anemone?

K took this awesome photo!

A toppled shroomie!

"All mushrooms are edible...once."
- A Fact

Polaroid Tuesday :: Week 8

"Beauty’s where you find it."
- Madonna

Do You Have The Winter Blues?

This Blue Bird is cozy in his hand crafted house!

Love his acorn hat.

This blue bird was inspired by Jennifer Murphy's bird. But this lovely is needle felted!

I can hear some one's heart (Senorita M) in Santa Barbara pitter pattering right now!

"And when he sings to you, Though you're deep in blue, You will see a ray of light creep through, And so remember this, life is no abyss, Somewhere there's a bluebird of happiness. Life is sweet, tender and complete, when you find the bluebird of happiness"
- Bluebird of Happiness, lyrics by Edward Heyman & Harry Parr Davies

Polaroid Tuesday :: Week 7

"Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine."
~ ARTHUR EDDINGTON

Cutting The Tree...

This image almost seems like it was a cool and misty day.

It was quite the opposite though.

Love the holiday colors on this door!

“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other”
~ Burton Hill

Shall We Take One Last Look?

This is the make-shift display before the big event! Let's take a closer look....


Collage pendants/ornaments


Tree filled with plush ornaments




See the paper mache mushroom? (It took weeks to finish it! Hence only 1 was made)




Love the green tinsel on this Birdie Box!



Now go support your local craftspeople & head straight to:

Palo Alto Medical Foundation
701 East El Camino Real
Mountain View CA 94040
3rd Floor
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Even before Christmas has said Hello, it's saying 'Buy Buy'. - Robert Paul

Mushroom Mania

Green Pom Pom Mushrooms


Red Button Mushrooms


Pink Polka Dot Mushrooms


And of course, Red Polka Dot Mushrooms

You know where to get em' But just in case....

Palo Alto Medical Foundation
701 East El Camino Real
Mountain View CA 94040
3rd Floor
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon.
December is here before its June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?”
~ Dr. Seuss