Happy Birthday, Jayne

Vegetarians beware - Sean's in the kitchen

In defense of his arteries, Sean says that a serving of Bacon Explosion has fewer calories and less fat than stuff from a fast-food place. I bet it tastes a lot better, too--and I'll probably find out! Now that his dad has seen the recipe, he wants to put one in the smoker. Sean's version used breakfast sausage instead of Italian sausage. This time. mmmmmm bacon.

It only takes one

Lifted from Ronnie.

1. Where is your cell phone? over there
2. Your significant other? Trappeze
3. Your hair? longer
4. Your mother? gone
5. Your father? Denver
6. Your favorite thing? loves
7. Your dream last night? hazy
8. Your favorite drink? water
9. Your dream/goal? tomorrow
10. What room you are in? dining
11. Your hobby? artsy
12. Your fear? loss
13. Regrets? some
14. Where were you last night? here
15. 15? naive
16. Muffins? nah
17. Wish list item? books
18. Where you grew up? SoCal
19. Last thing you did? e-mail
20. What are you wearing? red
21. Your TV? Firefly
22. Your pets? deceased
23. Friends? far
24. Your life? ongoing
25. Your mood? edgy
26. Missing someone? periodically
27. Car? parked
28. Something you're not wearing? makeup
29. Your favorite store? downtown
30. Your favorite color? rust
33. When is the last time you laughed? earlier
34. Last time you cried? dunno
35. Who will resend this? unnecessary
36. One place that I go to over and over? bed
37. One person who emails me regularly? Ronnie
38. My favorite place to eat? Farm
39. Why you participated in this survey? fun
40. What are you doing tonight? waiting

Birthday Girl!

Thirteen fabulous jewels

A pearl necklace once owned by Empress Josephine


Plique a jour enamel dragonfly, circa 1905


Onyx and seed pearl leaf pendant


Renaissance-style necklace attributed to Louis Tiffany


A Gualti necklace mimics sealife


Aquamarine filigree ring


Inside-out rings by Susanne Matsche


Art Nouveau necklace with aquamarines and Mississippi River pearls


Louis Aucoc hand-carved hair comb


Mexican Taxco silver bracelet (5 inches at widest point)


Miniature mosaic brooch framed in gold


Art Deco glass buckle, unattributed


Contact lens jewels! (not yet in production)

A Bit of Weird

"V" is for..

Valentine!

Friday the 13th

"P" is for..

Pink

Spring?

This year, I'm inclined to accept General Beauregard Lee's prediction of an early Spring. Beau is Georgia's groundhog, who has a rather dismal prognostication record. Nevertheless.. today is February 8 and it's in the mid-70s . We have all the doors and windows open. The daffodils and hyacinths already have buds, the tulips and white narcissus foliage broke ground over a week ago, and most of the trees are starting to show tiny bits of green. I'm ready!! Hit me with Spring!

(It's a crummy photo, I know!)

Snow Globe!

Along with the rest of London, Shakespeare's Globe Theater is under a rare blanket of snow.
Most methods of public transport have shut down, so Londoners who can't (or don't want to) make it to work are said to be taking a "duvet day." What a perfect expression!


photo by Peter Macdiardid / Getty

"S" is for..

Surprise!