Various ramblings

Today I baked banana nut bread. I have a dream kitchen with gadgets to do most anything, my favorite being my pink KitchenAid mixer. I haven't been in much of a cooking mood lately so playing in my kitchen got me excited about all my tools. Good tools really do make a difference.








My favorite contemporary painter is Brian Rutenberg. Here is a link to his paintings: http://www.forumgallery.com/2005/e_rutenberg.html

Check them out and let me know what you think.
















Years ago my friend Andy gave me a custom pink radio flyer. I would pull it a block from my home to my gallery with odd contents and wearing 4" heels. When I moved back to CA I did not have a need to pull a wagon so I decided to plant in it. It was over a month ago that I planted and now this rain and never ending winter makes it hard to remember the actual planting.














Yesterday my parents and another couple left for Europe. They travel a lot so it was no big deal but today I felt their absence. This has never happened before so it was a bit eerie. Could just be that I am a lot more sensitive since Gary got sick. They actually were adorable, all dressed up, pulling their own luggage. They are 80 ish but look and act a lot younger. Yesterday they seemed like a combo of 70 and 5. I hope they are having a great time.



Tomorrow is chemo day. Say a prayer for Gary. He is excited to go kill some more cancer cells.



I am done with my crochet lessons. I have been knitting for about 35 years but never learned to crochet so typical of Laurie I pick a very hard first project. I have mastered the pattern so now it is practice time. Practice is something I rarely do, I am more of a jump in without much thought and GO. It will take practice to practice.