Who's the Boss?

The new couch arrived a few months ago, and I was determined to keep all of the animals off of it so that it wouldn't turn into a threadbare, piece-of-shit heap refused curbside by the Salvation Army, the sad plight of the previous couch.  Notice how well this is going. Score one for the cats.

 

Holly Golightly

Theme Thursday - Breakfast

Well,here's my most loved breakfast. After all these years, Breakfast at Tiffany's is still one of my favorite movies. Let me list the reasons:

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  Hepburn's fabulous wardrobe
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  Moon River...that scene where Audrey strummed and sang it on the fire escape is etched in my brain forever
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  the cat
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  well, George Peppard wasn't too bad
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  scenes of Manhattan
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  how I cry every time I watch it
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  and  how we, as humans, constantly try to figure out what life is all about

The Tax Man Cometh

Stage three of the tax process has finally arrived; I will no longer avoid it. Stage one, which happened a week ago, involved getting the necessary files and forms on my desk top.

Several days later I entered stage two and took all the little bothersome papers in those files and organized them into catagory piles finished off with a paper clip. Now comes the hard part, the dreaded stage three: filling out the bloody forms. That will be accomplished today. 

Every year I battle with myself at tax time just to get this ugly mission accomplished.  Going to an accountant and Turbo Tax are things of the past. I dislike that even more than the old-fashioned tax method which I  currently employ. It's just a foul time of year. I will put it behind me today and move on, most likely chiding myself afterward for making such a big deal of the process.

Ah...the calculator beckons.

Mad Hatters

Theme Thursday - Hats!

 One of my favorite San Francisco experiences is a trip to North Beach's Club Fugazi for a performance of Beach Blanket Babylon, a musical revue featuring extravagant costumes and outrageous hats.

This well-known club attracts tourists and locals alike, many (like me) who have seen the show several times and left the theater wearing a mile wide smile.  The continually evolving plot consists of Snow White searching for her forever lost prince and showcases a talented wig and hat wearing cast who brilliantly spoof pop and political culture.

Really, these hats are not to be believed! For the show's silver anniversary, the lead actress wore a 22 ft. long, 250 lb. hat depicting the San Francisco skyline. It was amaaaazzzing!

I think I may be due for another BBB fix; it has been too many years.

Old Dog, New Tricks II

As I continue on my quest to learn, I am putting knitting in cable briefly to the side while I battle the formidible iPhone. So far I am winning. I have spent hours learning how to take photos and videos, download applications, use the GPS, load music, sync with my computer and...oh, yeah...make a phone call. It is all too amazing. I wonder if I can teach it to do laundry?

Olive Green

Theme Thursday - Green

Having a restaurant dinner almost always calls for a special treat: a vodka martini. And, of course, like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, there is the pimento stuffed GREEN olive temptingly waiting for my lips. Mmmmm..so worth the slow, delicate  sips to reach that tasty prize. Cheers!

Almost Wordless Wednesday: Chris and Leo Chapter

Isn't it great that the guinea pig tradition continues in the family, here, with the latest chirping cutie-pie, Leo...happily nestled with his human buddy, Chris.

It brings back memories of  the first, Romeo, so many years and pigs ago.