Bang, Bang!

I've been busy cutting my hair....

then carefully giving it a disheveled look.

Polaroids: Norton Simon Gardens.

These are some polaroids from yesterday's excursion to the always intriguing Norton Simon Museum. The weather was positively perfect; not too hot, and not too cold. I dare say Goldilocks would have chosen yesterday's weather! The top picture makes me laugh because I was mid crouch (trying to get to sister's 5 ft. height) when our photographer snapped the picture without warner. What a pipsqueak! You always warn a woman before taking a photo!

Norton Simon Museum.

Dear Diary,

Sister and I went to the Norton Simon Museum this afternoon. After taking in priceless works of art, we lunched at La Grande Orange for nachitos and chocolate nouveau cake. Is it possible to die of extreme culinary pleasure? The above pictures are some of my favorite pieces, paired with a couple of silly, out of focus pictures we snapped before we got in trouble by the curator! Tomorrow I'll share some polaroids we took in the gardens. I love stolen afternoons, perfect California weather, and a tiny sister to laugh with.

Love,

Ashley

Words Live On Forever.

My husband recently bought me an impossibly tattered copy of Sylvia Plath's THE BELL JAR. {I love it when books are already broken in.} I'm only two pages in, and I'm completely enamored by her aptitude for writing. Her fourth paragraph completely capitulates how I felt my first few years out of college;

"(I knew something was wrong with me that summer, because all I could think about was the Rosenbergs and how stupid I'd been to buy all those uncomfortable, expensive clothes, hanging limp as fish in my closet, and how all the little successes I'd totted up so happily at college fizzled to nothing outside the slick marble and plate glass fronts along Madison Avenue.)" -Sylvia Plath

Mi Mesa de Cocina.

Hooray for my lovely November tablecloth. I found it on clearance at T.J. Maxx when Bunnie and I were in New Mexico for the fourth of July! My party blooms look tres seasonal paired with the rust colored, paisley cloth. Is your house boasting this lovely change of season?

A Stolen Shirt.

I can't stop wearing my husband's shirt.

Pumpkin and Chili Party.

Wow, what an amazing weekend and party! The 3rd Annual Yazzie Pumpkin/Chili party went off without a hitch. It was a splendid evening celebrating fall with my Los Angeles family. The food was great, the company lively and the atmosphere was most autumnal. My favorite decorations were the garlands and my very own El Dia de los Muertos altar remembering my passed loved ones. How was your Halloween?