Tulip Mood

In a tulip mood & this photograph via Tokketok Letterpress blog appealed to me ages ago. It just didn't go with the bright pink & white on today's Giulia Geranium post. BTW, Tokketok has some nice card sets. Icy cold rain here. Trying to get a photograph of Julie doing something other than sleeping--she is a lively girl. But as I said, "icy rain." Still in robe & worrying that I will turn into a female Dude. (See design*sponge's Living In today.)

Update - Sunday evening, 23 Jan. I'll be back shortly. Freezing cold, crazy spammers, etc. On positive note, my Pittsburgh Steelers just won a big game. I know, I wouldn't think me a football person either. My grandfather's team will always be my team. xo. Susan

Easter Flower Basket

The last three images of all twelve, count'em, twelve that I saved from Domino archives (some people had thousands, lucky devils). The site's shut down but the credits are included in the photograph name. [update; 23 June 2009. No, they're not now]

I wonder if there's a DSM category for "flower madness." If so, I'm a charter member, pre-memory. There are very few photos of me, from tiny to older, where I am not holding some posy. I do remember saying, "Oh please, wait, I must have a flower..." There are stories of my running about, um, without clothing, in neighbors' gardens. My mother had plenty going on in our gardens so it was some sort of flower power tour. Thank God, no one took a photograph of these little forays.

Off to hard-cook eggs (it's Friday) & roast some beets. I'll be damned (no offense), if I'm going to pay $4.00 for a tiny bottle of generic red dye. So thank goodness for beets-in-the-fridge. Whatever you're doing/did, hope it's fun & warm(ish). And floral & chocolate-y. xoxo

White Tulips

Audrey Hepburn & her mother & white tulips by Tom Grim. How can I go wrong with those? (AH & mother via scan from audreystyle) As I type this Tuesday early evening, awaiting ICC decision Wednesday, 7:45AM EST, re: arrest warrant for President of Sudan. Will be on conference call early a.m. Back here to post & look at everyone else's beautiful, inspiring, & thoughtful photos & comments. Will need it, for sure. Either way it goes. ciao.

Audrey in Black & White

Oof. A U.S. holiday & a catch-up day. Blogger and/or Picasa behaving badly. If one were paranoid, one would think Google has gone mad with power. Sigh. But on to more pleasant, less negative thoughts. I've been thinking about AH quite a bit the last 48 hours (a boring story or I'd tell you, hand to heart). So whip up a quick pasta dish or buy some white tulips--or both, if you can. Hope so. ciao.

(photos Bob Willoughby/MPTV via scan from audreystyle by Pamela Clarke Keogh)