Revisions

I feel Spring a coming!

I love font. I love to look at it. I love to mess around with it. I love to change it's color and size when I am entering thoughts in MacJournal based on my state of mind. I am sure there are design purists who would cringe at my entries. Lighten up kids, it's just type. Don't take yourselves so seriously ALL of the time. I walked past the stack of books growing on my mantle and noticed Font above all things the other day. So I thought I would share. Ok for all you Typo-Philes out there. Wanna ID them all? :)

I had gear over the weekend so I decided to play a little. Had a little fun with Bokeh. I probably should have put on makeup but whatevs. Take a look at my shameless self portrait. High and Tight.

So I am still having a little fun with this food photography thing. Here is my latest recipe. On Self  the recipe is actually Mediterranean Pita Nachos. Here is the recipe Cut the two sides of a 4-inch pita into 8 triangles; spritz with cooking spray, broil until crispy. Top triangles with 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers, 1/3 cup white beans, 1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt, 2 tbsp chopped olives, 2 tbsp pesto. But since I didn't have any pitas or olives I had to improvise. Also I really like tzatziki instead of just the plain greek yogurt. So here are my Mediterranean Nachos a la NY. 1 English Muffin toasted. Top with 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, 1/3 cup white beans, 1/4 cup tzatziki, 2 Tbsp pesto. Super easy and great flavor combination. Enjoy!

I have been doing  a lot of cooking lately. I am in the mode of healthy eating and I ran across some excellent recipes thanks to Self.com. And since I am shooting mode this weekend I thought I would include some food shots. I could totally see myself exploring food photography. Especially now that it seems to have a lot more range as far as lighting is concerned.  I love the naturally lit still life type where there is some softness to the image. So here was my crack at it this morning. Mind you I wanted to eat it so I didn't take a ton of time with the shots but I think it's a good place to start. This was my breakfast. Poached Egg on Tomatoes with Basil. My first poached egg ever. I had to look up in my cookbook to see how to do it. I always thought they sounded gross. Boy was I wrong. Super yummy. This was a stew with Quinoa, Chicken Sausage and Caulifower. You top it with a dollop of pesto sauce and Viola! Pair with with a crusty Italian Pan slathered with Tzatziki a...

I have a book in storage in Ca that I am so bummed I can't get to right now. Here are some pics of it.  I ran across yet another MacJournal entry yesterday that was a writing exercise from the last image. You basically use the images to kick your creative writer into gear.  Here is what I wrote. It was really cool to revisit my old entries. Definitely puts me in the mood to scratch the paper. The lamp on the night stand illuminated the crumpled pillows and scattered sheets. She had crawled into bed with him and and wrapped her arms around his tight waist. She loved to run her fingers along the muscles in his abdomen. But now the bed was empty. Covers kicked back in frustration or was it lust. His pillow laid out flatly across the bed while hers lay in  a crumpled mass where she had hugged it tightly to her when she turned from him. Why do I always end up here?  Always dark and lonely. Maybe it is time for a new story. Maybe they are on the floor sitting agai...

Another journal entry that really resonated with me today. Need a little more oppositional interaction it seems...... I seem to be out of my element a little more often than not these days and I am finding myself interacting with some really interesting and challenging people. People with opposing viewpoints and opinions and lifestyles and I am finding it really stimulating. I feel like these people are making my brain bigger, expanding my point of view to understand others better. Forcing me to think in new and creative ways. Pushing me into a space of uncomfortable that I am unused to and while it makes me want to crawl out of my skin while it it transpiring, in the end I feel more alive for the exchange. Why do we tend to get so settled into our mundane? Why does busy seem to overrun our lives? Why are we accepting such surface interactions with text and email that we rarely have actual conversations with people anymore? Have we become so socially inept or conflict averse that we w...

Dear Savannah       How is it possible that I can love you and not so much have seen your face? Oh I have read about you in countless books. I have searched you out on the internet and I have devoured the pages of Savannah Magazine but I have yet to actually meet you face to face. I can’t even remember when this love affair began. Sadly i was oblivious to your beauty growing up in North Florida. I was so blinded by bright lights of big cities that I couldn’t see the gems in my own back yard. It is only with age and experience that one can come to appreciate a kinder, gentler way of life. So here I sit in Southern California trying to find a way back to the South I love. I wonder if you will be all I have made you out to be? Am I just creating a fantasy in my head? I have planned trips to visit you year after year and yet none of them have come to pass. The first was at a crossroads in my life when I just wanted to run away for a weekend. I wanted to sit on a front porch a...

Ok this is kind of funny. I was perusing my old MacJournal that I have basically abandoned in all manner of speaking. Sadly because I always find it a lovely place to put my thoughts to the page if you will. I ran across an entry from March 5, 2007. It looks like this. I am ....... Reading..........oh gosh nothing regularly Writing........my fab new journal Drinking.......kegs of No Fear and no alcohol Wishing........For a really cute and nice Christian boy...I mean man Driving..........away from the wreck of the day (love that song) Eating.......my new self challenge eating plan Watching......oh yeah my favorite the weather channel Wanting......to take a road trip Shooting.....children in Mexico Stripping......no silly............. my cabinets Buying........sunscreen, birthday cards, stamps, chairs for the patio Listening to......Anna Nalick, JT, the Fish Funny how some things change and some things STAY THE SAME!. SO let's list today and compare shall we. I am..... Rea...

It's Friday Kids! You know what that means. 5 things I am loving right now. Here we go 1. My CAt! He is such a love bug snuggle monster. I know I run the risk of becoming the crazy cat lady with this post but let me tell you it's nice to have a living breathing creature around in the meantime if you know what I mean. 2.  Self Magazine!  I am getting geared up for all things spring and summer with new workouts, new recipes and a whole lot of motivation thanks to Self! 3. Vintage Films. It's been a wet, cold couple days here in the NYC. Perfect weather for a spot of tea and some classic films. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Screen Still Valley of the Dolls Movie Poster 4. Morning Pages. I started reading  The Artist's Way  a few weeks ago and have been diligently showing up at the page every morning.  5, Umbrellas!  I have a feeling I am going to have a whole wardrobe of those now that I actually live in a city with weather.  Photo courtesy of...

Oh March, how I let you down. Hardly blogging at all, not giving you the attention you deserve. :) But I do have lots to share so get ready! Ok first up, Quilts Galore! I saw a post on Martha Stewart's  blog about a quilt show up at the Armory  on Park Avenue. I have always loved quilts as my great grandmother used to make them and now my step mom, Mama J has become quite the quilter. She made me one a few years ago and she let me pick out the fabric and pattern. It is ridiculous. I love it so much. I picked the Drunkard's Path for 2 very personal reasons. The most important being that it's Dutch, as am I. The other let's suffice it to say there were a few tough years in my past. But out of trial usually comes strength and  beauty and I have something beautiful to curl up with on a cold New York night. Take a look. I won't do the description of the show justice so you should go here  and read all about it. But take a look at the pictures because this place was ...