Peach Week 1

In recent years, Peach Week has been a bust, but this year, it's back, baby! 

I started the week with Peach Salsa atop grilled salmon on a spinach salad. 

Peach Muffins. This recipe works well with many kinds of fruit. I’ll add a link soon.

As always, a Peach Cobbler.  

Peach Panzanella Salad. No recipe, I winged it  

Peach Toast.

Peach Margarita.

I should have another batch of peachy creations soon. 

Cat Bathroom

This IS the birthplace of the Online Gallery of American Vernacular Cat Art. 

I did a refreshing last year. A couple pieces went on exhibit at Frank’s house and some new ones were installed. 

Bee Bathroom

At some point after the kids were grown and flown, I redecorated the upstairs bathroom with my bee collection. 

(I spy a tiny Ernest in his bee costume.)

Charley Harper bees, which I originally made for a bookstore window. 

Here’s a bathroom flashback:

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New House

Well, for the mail! We modified an Amish-made mailbox purchased online. Handy made the stork and I painted the cats. 

I madonnari

I always enjoy I Madonnari, the chalk art festival held at Santa Barbara Mission.

Birthday

I had one of those milestone birthdays a couple weeks ago. You know the one where you go on medicare?

So I threw myself a self-catered party, using all my pretty dishes and silverware. Yes, actual people attended. 

As did Frank and Ernest!

I made all the food because I had a vision. However I was able to delegate (cheese and meat plating by Ernest and his girlfriend, Frank’s Famous Chocolate Chip cookies by Frank).

There were also tea sandwich fixings which I forgot to photograph. 

Happy May Day

Here is my spring tree.

Roast My Cat

Easter Crafts

My easter tree.  Frank painted the cat egg this year.

The cat cards are for my boys, of course  

I painted these years ago when Ernest was little (the dude is 29 today!). The skirted rabbit is a copy of a catalog photo of a hooked rug. Thanks to the recent magic of google image search, I can credit the original artist Kelly B. Rightsell. I thought it needed a companion, with carrots of course, so I also made the jeaned rabbit. They’ve been tucked away for 20+ years but I thought they’d be fun to have out for Easter.

Valentine

I made a few cards.

I had a lot of pink ornaments, so I made a Valentine's tree.  I really enjoyed having it.  

I think I'll do an Easter tree next, with the family-made easter eggs.