The secondary flowers from large bouquets usually last longer than the main flowers. When broken down into sub-bouquets, they stand on their own as quirky little arrangements. Yang agrees.
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As Pictured Below: Supporting players
Posted in As Pictured Below, Cats, Home, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, bouquets, cats, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, flowers, home, photograph, vases on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As Pictured Below: Fall’s natural accessories
Posted in As Pictured Below, Home, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, autumn, fall, pine cones, squirrels on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yep, it’s a tiny bowl filled with tiny pine cones (seriously, they’re each approximately the size of a fingertip). I felt compelled to pick hundreds and scatter them across the mantel. Instead, I gathered five and left the rest for squirrels to throw at one another (that’s what I like to think squirrels do on [...]
As Pictured Below: Signs of Autumn
Posted in As Pictured Below, Cats, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, autumn, cat, fall, fresh air, photography, windows, Yang on September 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fall brings open windows and interesting scents.
As Pictured Below: Franz, before and after
Posted in As Pictured Below, Home, Photographs, tagged 1980s, framing, home decor, Michael's on September 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Poor Franz. He’s been stuck in 1980s beige and gold ever since I rescued him at an estate sale a few years ago. One trip to Michael’s and $9 later, he’s looking tres dramatique in black and white.
As Pictured Below: Wondrous willow
Posted in As Pictured Below, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, photography, weeping willow on August 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I wish the weeping willow wasn’t notorious for invading sewer pipes. I would love for my back yard to be covered with this gorgeous canopy.
As Pictured Below: King of the suburban jungle
Posted in As Pictured Below, Cats, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, cats, Crosspatch, stuffed animals, toys, Yang on August 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There will be no setting up a cute stuffed animal/real animal shot with Yang, a light sleeper who dislikes such hijinks.
As Pictured Below: Return of the poblano souffle
Posted in As Pictured Below, CSA, Eats, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, cooking, CSA, poblano peppers, poblano souffle on August 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I finally got around to making poblano souffles again. And it totally worked.
As Pictured Below: Too pretty to eat
Posted in As Pictured Below, CSA, Eats, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, CSA, ground cherries, ground cherry on August 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
As Pictured Below: Beignets and coffee
Posted in As Pictured Below, Eats, Photographs, Travel, tagged beignets, Cafe Du Monde, mother, New Orleans, travel, vacation on August 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A drive to New Orleans isn’t complete without a plate of beignets. And a week at Mom’s house isn’t complete without a drive to New Orleans.
As Pictured Below: Felicidad verde
Posted in As Pictured Below, Eats, Home, Photographs, tagged As Pictured Below, green, heirlooms, kitchen, salsa verde, Trader Joe's on July 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My little green bowls make me smile. Fill them with salsa verde from Trader Joe’s and I’m positively ecstatic.
