pretty in pink 2/life cycle

hooray, it's officially fall. in order to properly welcome my favorite season, i have to give a BIG THANKS to all of summer's loveliness which helped bring us these beautiful roses...

it's so hard to say good bye

last week, nick & i had to euthanize our precious chelsea. we are devastated & heartbroken, but it helps to trust that we gave her the best life ever. for now, i'll spare you all the details. but, if you don't mind, i'll continue to post photos of her/us, as i see fit...

just a baby girl in this photo, chelsea a.k.a. "geeg," "le stinque," and "pookie face," was all ears, literally!

new mexico version 2.0

homemade stuffed pasilla peppers. filling: seasoned ground turkey, tomato infused wild rice, mexican style mozzarella. and a simple spinach and red onion salad with easy lemon, thyme and olive oil dressing.


maybe i should start a food-only blog...

if i had magic hands... pt. 3

if i had magic hands, i'd turn this image taken from space via the hubble...


...into this head-to-to Louis Vuitton fall '09 RTW ensemble.

images via the Washington Post & Style.com

figs

new figs on the 60 year old fig tree.


just a wee-lil guy.


fig eat'n season has begun!


with so many figs, literally 50 in one picking, we decided to create a new dinner recipe i like to call "figgy pork." originally, we wanted to use country style pork ribs given their nicely proportioned meat-to-fat ratio (please don't get grossed out, the fat renders off, it's drained, and you're left with the most succulent pork E.V.E.R). with no country ribs in sight, we opted for pork shoulder. it's not as fatty, but equally tender if you let is stew long enough. nick browned the pork, drained the excess fat, added 30 figs, chili flake, garlic, onions, and chicken stock, and placed in the oven for over 2 hours. it turned out magnificently--the perfect blend of sweet & savory.

Blood Simple

we just saw Blood Simple, the Coen brothers' directorial debut. creepy, confusing, and sooo good! the wardrobe/costume dept. gets a "special mention" because if i could time travel back to 1984, i would rock any of Frances McDormand's outfits in a heartbeat.


at this point, the suspense was at its height. go here to see the 2 minute trailer.

work station

image via apartment therapy

i love the use of this otherwise hard to use space. i would house my jewelry tools, beads, chain, & fabric in the boxes, use the sturdy planks as my work station, and display my pieces on the empty wall to the right.

the station fire

on sunday we could see the flames on the mountain range about 8 miles from our home. it was surreal. although we no longer see the flames (the fire is still burning out of control), we are left with tons of smoke and ash. in all this chaos and loss comes the sun, peaking through, to prove there's hope...