1st of the season

i love summer

cheese

the hamburger poses for pictures and says, "cheese!"

salty slurp

i've cut myself off and i can no longer purchase anything that requires a frame until i've framed what i have.

these are tempting though. very, very tempting.

from here.

from here.

happy mother's day to all the mamas

the one who made me a mama.

i always stay up too late on thursday nights and you will gain suffer because of it:

• elizabeth turned me onto beth spotswood's blog. she cracks me up. i would like to go to dinner with beth and elizabeth sometime. (i'd link to you, e, but i'm not sure if you want to be linked to?)
• we finished the wire last night. i feel sort of empty. thank god that the city and the hills started last week. not really -- i never thought i'd say this but i just can't do it anymore.
• i am enjoying nine by design on bravo. and, i'm looking forward to starting treme.
• i'm a big fan of amy bloom and was told i'd love her newest book, too. can't wait to buy this.
• i fell in love with golden gate park all over again this week. shit, i fell in love with san francisco all over again this week, thanks to the sunshine.
• finally, cupkate is supposed to be amazing. i have plans to find out for myself.

urban farmgirls

a dear old friend was in town a few weeks ago. i've known this friend since we were sixteen.

my friend only comes home about once a year. i always admire her juggling abilities when she's home -- so many folks to see and things to do.

while she was in town visiting, my friend and her parents had our family over for lunch.

much like my friend, her mother is a very kind person. when we were in high school my friend's mom kept diet coke and fuji apples on hand in her fridge for me. when ollie was a couple of months old we went and visited my friend's mom and she was so kind and comforting about all my worries about ollie. not only did she listen to my fears, she wasn't condescending and she didn't make me feel silly for worrying.

i wanted to bring a little something for my friend's mom. i bought a pretty little succulent from the farmer's market, from urban farmgirls.

she also sells amazing succulent wreaths. i'm dying to buy one but i think i'd kill it pretty quickly.

photos from the urban farmgirl facebook page.

my hamburger