Here are a few more images of my bird window installation at SPACE.  The second image is while they were being painted.  I like them nose to nose.  I realized it’s kind of hard to get a good photo in the day with all the reflectiveness going on, but you get the idea.

It seems like I barely finish one thing and then am on to the next!  I guess it’s good to be busy.  I now have my tote bags in the shop!  They are 100% cotton canvas, and are the kind of bags I like: 14 x 14 inches with a 24 inch long handle, and sturdy 10 oz. cotton.  Not the thin flour sac kind!  These are great for groceries or books, or even a hammer and a drill

And then next I am getting stuff together to send up to my friend’s shop, Sala Berkeley.  I want to send art, and there is still the possibility of driving some up.  We’ll see!  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Here is the Turkey Bacon Quiche I will be making for Thanksgiving.  I expect a few emergency room visits with this one…Want the recipe? So glad you asked…

I have been sitting on these recipes for forever now and I finally updated ArtistsCookbook! Check it out. Now I’m hungry.

I’ve been growing some little vegetables in Brian’s more moderately temperatured back yard and we harvested some little Roma tomatoes.  Then there was this one!  It’s like a siamese tomato but it also resembles a heart.

My back yard on the other hand…My awesome neighbor recently brought his weed-wacker over and did an amazing job clearing out the weeds.  Now it looks like this:

Yes, that little black spot back by the fence is Lily.  For some images of what else I discovered in my back yard, check out my flickr page.  Here is a sneak peak:

I have been so busy this summer between TAing and teaching Art Camp, I’m surprised I’ve found time to do anything else!  But alas, I have.  I still feel like I am running from one thing to the next, but soon enough all this running around will turn into my butt hitting a chair and staying there for a while.  Woohooo!

So, of some of the highlights of the past two weeks (that don’t include work things), here is my first ever foray into Meatloaf life.  This here was a turkey meatloaf (I made mine gluten free), and is stuffed with veggies and cheese.  It was so good, my boyfriend almost married me that night!  Heck, I almost married myself!

Here is the delectable cross section:

I’ll get that recipe up soon at ArtistsCookbook.com.

Also, I finally had a second in the woodshop because Christine had to make a night stand, so I ended up making a lamp, which I’ve wanted to make forever.  This is just my first attempt, and it’s really quite lovely with the lights off.  It’s actually kind of a large night light.  But I guess that’s kinda my thing.

And then, last weekend, Brian and I went to Vegas for a wedding and stayed in this very lovely modern room at MGM Grand that was a wonderful respite from, sorry to say, Lily.  The summer months have brought on the shedding like no other, so a room without cat hair is hard to come by these days.  I LOVE hotels.

I have been experimenting with a Gluten Free diet lately and not only have I replaced all my savory dishes with wheat alternatives, like brown rice pastas, corn tortillas, wild rices, but I have suddenly been bit by the baking bug!  I never really was into baking until I cut wheat out–and I think it has something to do with the word challenge.  Anyway, check out my GF Banana Bread, GF Chocolate Chip Cookies, and the naturally GF Date ‘N Nut No-Bake Cookies that are sooooo good!  Enjoy!