Tuesday Ink Blot Test

Is it a simple water color still life on a plate or Homer Simpson peeking out from behind something?

What is it??

That was the question being asked around my house last week...it was a gift brought back from friends who visited San Fransisco and left their gerbil in our care. It smells really good so I had it sitting out and all the men/boys in my house walked by it, picked it up and asked, "What is this?" I hadn't gotten around to asking Cynthia yet, so I told them it was a "good smelling girly thing" I dunno...a pumice stone? fancy soap? giant SweetTart? It's from San Fransisco, could be anything! It broke open and it has all this nubby stuff inside...hmmm...I'm not a girly girl so I had really no idea.

I finally asked and found out it is a "bath bomb" made by Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics. I had never heard of them before this lovely gift. All the nubby stuff is natural ingredients, the company appears to be eco- and animal-friendly, so check them out at www.lushusa.com

Thanks to my friend for turning me on to something new and beautiful!

The day after...

We had a pretty good blizzard yesterday-thankfully short lived with blue skies and sunshine today. Here's a look at snow coverage before it melts away this weekend.

Not to be outdone...

Our coffee pot decided to bite the dust as well. I woke up to no hot coffee brewing, just a red light on, but nobody home. Very uncool to leave me without caffeine!

There was no note left, but I'm assuming it was a suicide pact with the fridge. The dishwasher and microwave are now under 24 hour watch. I was told these things happen in threes (or is that just celebrities?)

This photo is a really cool neon sculpture for sale at:

www.mysticunicorn.com/nscoffee.html

(almost) Wordless Wednesday

We lost our beloved refrigerator to old age today. Thanks for 13 years of reliable service

Brag time

(here he is in lane 2 last Thursday)

Not about me...my oldest son! He is a swimmer on his high school team and has been gunning for the 500 record since it was set by someone else a couple of years ago. Yesterday at an invitational meet, he managed to squeak by the old record by 100th of a second! He's a junior this year, so now he wants to really beat it good by the time he graduates...stay tuned!

A picture worth a 1000 ? marks

see the rest of the "Mustache Show" at http://playgroundartstudios.com/

click on "first friday"