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Unpacking

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Since my SD card reader went MIA and I was spending my last days in Kansas visiting family and friends, I fell way behind on my posting. So sorry, my faithful readers. I flew back to LA yesterday and have almost completely unpacked, that includes unpacking the photos from my cameras. Yes, I just said cameras...with an 's'. I am now the proud owner of a Nikon D3100. The most exciting aspect of my new camera, is its video capabilities. Here are some unpacked photos from my Pentax... The Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera exhibition at Nelson Atkins Museum of Art: Pooch Plunge at Youngs Pool, that Autty worked at: It was too cute, Hank would try and bring back every tennis ball he swam by. Autty told me her main job was to keep the humans out of the water because there was no chlorine in the pool, and she had to keep her eye out for a chubby white English bulldog who didn't know how to swim.  In lieu of missing out on SantaCaliGon Da...

Garden Party

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Friday was the last day of August and I know I had hopes of doing a post every day of August (epic fail) and I didn't get a post in on the last day. What kind of person am I? I will tell you what kind...a busy one. One who helps friends put on a secret garden-party for their friends birthday (note: it looks like I was saying secret garden , which was one of my fave books/movies as a child, and I still have fantasies of having my own cool hidden garden; that and a library like Beauty and the Beast ). Left: our setting up of the tables. Right: Cherry Limeade and Watermelon-Strawberry Lemonade. We spray painted goblet-like glassware bright pink and red which was inspired by this  post by The House Lars Built blog. We also placed several different candle holders, jars and glassware on each table. It had a great eclectic style to it.  Just some of our lovely guests. As the night wore on, the tables became even more beautiful as the candle light started to ...