Fuzzies

This past week I've been getting ready for halloween and by that I mean making small fuzzy creatures.



They are really too cute.

I love fish!

I just love watching little fishies swim around with their adorable lips nibbling at everything they come into contact with.



Last Sunday we celebrated our friend Pat's Birthday by making him go to Seaworld with us. We all enjoyed this cheerful little trip to see the strange little creatures that we don't usually come into contact with. The Zoo doesn't have any fish so we always miss seeing that aspect of the animal world.



We realized half way through our visit that we needed to start taking pictures, so some of the best animals were forgotten, such as the Penguins and the Beluga whales. Quite honestly, penguins and whales are pretty standard photo subjects and my rendition of them through cloudy glass probably wouldn't be worth the space.





Of course, I can't help but photograph all the lovely little pink creatures. They are so unusual looking.

oh, what wee apples!

Last Sunday, Matthew and I took a day trip out to Julian, CA with two friends. It was fun and charming, if a bit cheesy. Julian is an old fashioned mountain town that was originally established as a mining town and now focuses primarily on local tourism.



We enjoyed the usual activities: apple picking, apple pie eating, wine tasting and buying nick nacks. It was a beautiful day and perfect for playing tourist.



The apples cost far more than they would at Whole Foods, and they were much smaller than anything I could buy in the store. Still, it was fun picking them.



Apple collage




Another apple collage(just because they are cute)




An apple towel adds to the autumn cuteness



Three little apples



Five apples, in order of largest to smallest

The old fashioned way

So, we recently had a problem with our phone lines at the shop. The lines somehow came "undone" and had to be re-wired. I don't know what happened, but it's all very clear to the phone repair man and I didn't ask, so as not to annoy him. He was, in fact, very nice and the second guy who came out (due to confusion on the part of customer service) was just as friendly.

The whole point of this story is that for about half the day we got to use the old fashioned credit card sliding contraption, which was lots of fun. I must say, it was a big relief when we were able to go back to the quick and normal way of processing credit cards. But for a couple of hours there work was pure, novel fun.

Cookie tragedy

I just realized, while looking through my recent posts, that I never posted the photos of the cutest cookie ever. Admittedly the squirrel and acorn are incredibly adorable, but I fully intended to post on the wee batty cookie long before I ever knew about the squirel and his little nut. So, I think the batty has first dibs at being the cutest cookie. Is there a cutest cookie contest? If so, I could never be a judge; I would literally pass out from all the cuteness.



I bought this sweet cookie when I went to Harry and David's for fall goodies and truffles for Justin. He said all he wanted for his birthday was chocolate with nuts and spicy chocolate.

Just a few more photos from our trip home

What a sweet, little seat with a pretty view



Healthy, beautiful lavender



Pat's Sunflower garden



Star thistle - I always think it's kind of pretty.



My simple, fresh breakfast:peaches and whipped cream



Delicious tea latte at the Bend teahouse


Cutey table at the Bend teahouse



Hop Trellis

Autumnal Cuteness

So, I've noticed that my plan to lose the weight that I gained from our trip to Oregon isn't going well, but that is simply because I have too many good things to eat right now. My employers just returned from New York City with loads of wonderful food from Dean and Deluca.



One of the cutest things they brought back are these tiny squirrel and acorn cookies. They are a fabulous fall treat made by Art Girl Cookies. Almost too cute to eat, but every time I let cuteness stop me from eating something, I end up throwing it away which is always sad.