Thanks to everyone to posted great photos for the FARMER'S MARKET challenge this month! You'll see some really amazing photographs in this recap. As usual, review all the work and at the end, please pass on a positive comment about those you really like. If you have negative commentary or constructive criticism, please don't use this post for that. Those comments should be left on the original...

My old buddy, Shiraz, is back and as a result I have in my hands a complete detailed plot for a new book, working title: "My Awful Novel". Bring on the angst! Now I actually have to type the damn thing up, which means my brain will be darting around, looking for any damn excuse to avoid the actually work. So, I dedicate this post to spacedlaw  ...

This month we examined how we, as photographers, are able to act creatively under very tight creative circumstances. White on White is a very challenging challenge...photographing a white subject and white background. Here are the photos for WHITE ON WHITE. They are varied and fun. As usual, review all the work and at the end, please pass on a positive comment about those you really like. If...

One latte macchiato in the morning. One tangerine for snack at about 10:30: Lunch was a small portion of pasta with baby octopus, grilled sword fish and corn. The bulk of my dinner is already told THERE , so I won't go over the details again. I just wanted to specify that I had two glasses of wine and one piece of dessert since I have problem digesting fried food (plus I am not really excited...

I was inspired by spacedlaw 's recent still life of an antique brush and comb , and pulled out my great grandmother's set that has been handed down to me. I think the design of the flowing, long hair on the mirror is quite beautiful. Although I never met my great grandmother because she was gone before I was born, this is a nice keepsake. Her name was Blanche McCombs, and she was a well...

Name: Scones From: spacedlaw Country: France Category: Breads & Rolls , Main Ingredient: Other Serves: Depends, Measurements in: metric, Estimated Preparation Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 250g flour 1 packet of baking powder (10g) 1 pinch of salt 50g butter 25g sugar 120 ml milk A little milk for brushing Instructions: Preheat your oven at...

I had a cappuccino and a latte macchiato today. Lunch was polenta with a sauce with spareribs and sausages (my portion had two bits of spareribs on it), a plate of zucchine and a plate of beans in tomato sauce. For dinner I made my favourite carrot recipe (without pasta) , which I then spread over two butterred bread rolls.            (so four of this last bit)

spacedlaw and hhbarmaid need to check their livejournal email for a special "Happy New Year!" message from me. :) More soon!

Thank you for the lovely, sweet cards you sent, spacedlaw , alalei , and air_n_darkness . I tried to keep them out where they could be looked at and enjoyed, but Bastian had too much fun carrying them around and telling me all about their tiniest details. Truly, the cards were loved almost to death this year. :) Speaking of the cute and troublesome things Bastian has gotten...

I'm happy to share that our very own spacedlaw contributed a funny new story to Best Little Christmas Story. It's called A Night Before Christmas. Come on by and have a read! http://www.bestlittlechristmasstory.com/your-stories/a-night-before-christmas/