Wordless Wednesday: "Only a mother could love…"

Wordless Wednesday: "Only a mother could love…"

…raising the kids to be cosplayers. (Although from what I’ve seen, there’s usually a good chance that dads are pretty involved with this, too.) Original photos by Paul Vasquez and Florinda Vasquez, edited with Snapseed; collaged with PicFrame; text by Phonto Top left: Eleventh Doctor, WonderCon 2013 Bottom left: Tenth Doctor with Eleventh Doctor companion Amy Pond, Gallifrey One, 2013 Right: Renaissance Pleasure Faire, 2013 -> document.write(”); Posted with Blogsy Subscribe to Blog via Email […]

Sunday Salon: Right Here, Right Now (May 5, 2013)

Sunday Salon: Right Here, Right Now (May 5, 2013)

 Time: 7 AM (more or less) Place: The family room, in the recliner, with my laptop literally on my lap (well, on a lap desk, but still living up to its name) Eating: Nothing yet–thinking about what I’d like for breakfast this morning Drinking: Just water right now, but either coffee or tea will soon follow Reading: I finished Telegraph Avenue yesterday, and Kim and I are talking about it via e-mail today as we […]

Wordless Wednesday: Home

Wordless Wednesday: Home

This is the place I’ve come home to since November 2008. My photos, edited with Snapseed and collaged with PicFrame Posted with Blogsy document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers

Sunday Salon: Right Here, Right Now (April 28, 2013)

Sunday Salon: Right Here, Right Now (April 28, 2013)

A hiking trail in Simi Valley (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Time: Mid-morning, Sunday. Starting this at 9:40 AM with the hope to be done before 10:30, especially since not much has changed since last Sunday. (Finishing at 11:25 AM, thanks to assorted distractions.) Place: At my dining room table in Simi Valley, California, where it’s sunny and 63 degrees, with a forecast high of 82. (Again, not much change since last week…) Eating: Toast with Nutella, or […]

Featured at Book Bloggers International: Me!

Featured at Book Bloggers International: Me!

Today’s one of those days when I invite you to see what I’m doing somewhere else! So, what is Book Bloggers International exactly anyway? Well, here’s the idea: There are SO, so, so many book bloggers all over the world and it is impossible for each of us to find each other via links on other people’s blogs and social networking sites alone. We thought it would be a practical and fun idea to create […]

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: A “Fur” Cry from Cotton…

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: A “Fur” Cry from Cotton…

…or any other naturally-produced fabric, most likely. (I’m fudging this week’s prompt because I couldn’t find a satisfactory depiction of “Cotton.” I hope the rest of the LUWW gang can do better!) ALF and FriendsRose Bowl Flea Market, Pasadena CA, April 2010 My photo, edited with Snapseed document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 […]

Sunday Salon: Right Here, Right Now…(April 21, 2013)

Sunday Salon: Right Here, Right Now…(April 21, 2013)

Time: 10:14 AM, as I complete this for posting Place: At my dining room table is Simi Valley, California, where the current temperature is 67 degrees and today’s forecast high is 81. The sun is out and the screen doors are open. Eating: A mix of oatmeal and Kashi cereal, mixed with lots of sliced strawberries–spring is here and the price of strawberries is dropping!–and Trader Joe’s Crumpets with Nutella Drinking: Water and sweetened, milky black […]

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: Yellow

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: Yellow

Shades of sunny yellow on a cloudy day at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Irwindale, CA My photos, edited with Snapseed and collaged with PicFrame Posted with Blogsy document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers

Linked-Ip Wordless Wednesday: Party!

Linked-Ip Wordless Wednesday: Party!

So what if it’s the middle of the week. Everybody have fun tonight! Photo collage created with PicFrame document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: Water

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: Water

April showers bring May flowers…but what do fountains bring? Getty Center, February 2013 My photo, edited with Snapseed document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers

No (April) Fooling: The Blog, It Is A-Changing

No (April) Fooling: The Blog, It Is A-Changing

I’ve added an extra day to Birthday Weekend, but I’m popping in for a minute to call your attention to some little tweaks and changes I’ve recently made to the blog. I didn’t participate in the Spring Bloggiesta, but it did inspire me to make a few updates and changes around here. If you’re reading this post via e-mail or a feed reader (have you found one to replace Google Reader yet?), I invite you […]

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: “Smell the Roses”

Linked-Up Wordless Wednesday: “Smell the Roses”

…or whatever flowers you have handy At “Vasquez Ranch,” my mother-in-law’s avocado grove, November 2012 My photos, collaged with PicFrame and edited with Snapseed document.write(”); Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,318 other subscribers