wednesday's child

It's been all outfit posts here lately so I thought I'd share a little bit of my Wednesday with you - starting in the afternoon...

with little charlie girl

the canyon coffee stand

painted daisies

To prove that I really do work! this is some of the space.

there is a little surprise in the courtyard...

a fish pond!

On my way back home.

 to meet "the Brit" and the pups (that adorable house is not ours, sadly)

Sidenote... I've been terrified about some Laurel Canyon news I heard earlier this week. Tuesday morning a man was walking his his dogs (one of them a Chihuahua) and a very brazen coyote appeared out of nowhere, ignored the man standing there and managed to grab the poor little Chihuahua!  Being a Chihuahua owner/an animal lover, this story breaks my heart and also makes me a little nervous about taking our dogs on walks or letting the cat outside.  I'm told this is pretty unusual since coyotes are normally scared off by humans - still an awful story. Ah, canyon life!

twilight in the garden.

 hello!

a cat in the kitchen.

I love summertime fruits. I mean, what is happier than a bowl of cherries?

except maybe candy colored nails!

and goodnight.

Hope you are having a pleasant week!  xdjrd

mama, don't take my kodachrome away

First off, I wanted to give a warm welcome to all of you new readers! Thank you for following and please feel free to introduce yourselves.  I love to hear about who you all are and where you are from - so do tell!

Meanwhile, I thought I would share just a few more photos from my recent visit to Cornwall (England)...

 

 adorable little vintage shop

coyly trying to photograph the ornate ceiling of an antique shop and missing

 an English shop specializing in Russian dolls (quite curious but I love them so I was happy)

"the Brit's" real true love...chocolate.

no umbrella

Should you please, there are even more to be found on my flickr. We also went to London for a few days but I've yet to begin going through those pictures yet. 

Back with regularly scheduled programming very soon! xdjrd

musical notes:
paul simon - kodachrome

6 months...

I was cleaning up my Macbook's Photobooth and couldn't help but laugh at the random (often silly) photos I take now and then out of pure boredom! It's not like they ever get used; they just sit there until finally I delete them. So... since I'm a little under the weather today, I figured I'd post a few of them here! Here's me as seen through Photobooth over the past six months...

Come on, kids! I know I'm not the only person out there who uses Photobooth (or some other device) to take random pictures of themselves for no reason at all!

Happy Wednesday! I'm off to make some tea and watch some Ab Fab in my pajamas! xdjrd

"all dolled-up from a to z"

Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Presents: How to get ready for a night on the town...

start with some lively music to set the mood...

a quick costume change...

the glamourous night-out-necessities...

rouge on the lips and cheeks & liner on the lids...

a ribbon in the hair...

and you're nearly there...

pack your little bag of tricks...

and Voilà!

see you soon ♥♥

cozy winter day

throwing on an oversized & incredibly cozy sweater, finishing up christmas cards and sipping a few cups of hot cocoa - this sort of day seems to suit everyone in my house just fine...

charlie & lola chose to hang out by the space heater - they'll never finish their cards at this rate.