Queen of the Kitchen

There's a new gal in my kitchen.

She's pretty cute.  And loves to do the dishes. 

She has a lot going for her.

My mom got me this cute little brush to scrub dirty dishes. Makes the job much more fun :) 


Bonus:  Reminds me a lot of these gals...

          

It's a whole lot of fun having little things around your house that make you smile.  

Surround yourself with treasures that you like even if they don't go together--who cares if it's not the way the magazines say you should decorate?

Take it from me, the goof who has hippos and dolled-up dish brushes that help with the washing. 

Sketch: Tractor

Thankful for this little guy and his twin who keep our grass alive. 



They have to work overtime in the summer.


{And the green grass grows all around all around....}


Deep thoughts, today :)

July Calendar

Dear one,

from the bottom of my heart to yours, I present to you 

     your very own handy dandy snazzy-jazzy 

desktop calendar for J U L Y.

I had some fun with paint and Sharpie and poof....

parrot feathers, elements of cactus, earth worm, and ever-running sprinklers that wizz around in my head 

[or...maybe just in our yard].

As always, click on this image to make it bigger, then save it or make it your desktop image from there.

Hope you enjoy :) Happy Fourth!

Hibiscus

Cheerful Hibiscus.




*I promise I didn't edit these photos!

Sunny Flowers

Oh, just here to share some eye candy that happens to be growing 
on 10' stalks in the backyard next door.


Here's the first day that was camera-worthy, ya know, when I was out there and noticed them and just had to snap some pictures. They are so interesting to me and I don't think I had seen any growing before--only in vase arrangements.






And then just a week later, the bees were a-swarmin' 
all around these babes. I love how happy they are.






Golly, I'm such a flower nut.  These aren't even 
our sunflowers and I post about them :)


I hope they make you smile today!

The Table - a pecha kucha presentation

Say what?


     Pecha kucha is a presentation style. 

{PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.} 
from http://www.pecha-kucha.org/


A principal architect at my firm heard about this concept and pushed for a pecha kucha "night" at our monthly office meeting, which happened to be a company lunch potluck. Even better. 
Five people gave five pecha kuchas - all tied loosely to architecture and design, but casual and personal.


It was lots of fun--and challenging to fit the format! I recorded it post-potluck to share :)



main source:

Titus, Devi. The Table Experience. HigherLife: Oviedo, FL, 2009.

     Print.

June Calendar

It's June! 


watermelons
       sunscreen
               june bugs {ick!}
                       What does June make you think of?


As the Texas heat descends upon us and the days stretch longer, let the summer fun begin!
Grab the new June desktop calendar below, from me to you :) 

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