Lars & The Real Girl...

Lars is a sweet and tender hearted man who grew up with a heart-broken and silent widower. Lars is lonely. When he buys a life size doll and introduces her to family as his girlfriend, his whole community becomes concerned.

This is one of the most original, dearest stories of love that I've seen. This film about a church community that reaches out kindly and without judgement to save one of their own is a do not miss.

A "Greener" Home???

This article written by Scott Adams the creator of Dilbert is quite funny and clever and the "green" homes are quite interesting to see...
"...Your architect only knows how to design homes using materials that his local planning commission is likely to approve. But he wants the job, so he tries hard to talk you out of using twigs, pinecones and abandoned bird nests. He tells you that no builder will build it. He tells you it won't get approved by the city. He tells you it won't stand up to earthquakes, hurricanes or termites. But you persist. You're saving the Earth, damn it. No one said it would be easy.
So the architect—and later your building engineer, too—each asks you to sign a document saying you won't sue them when beavers eat a load-bearing wall and your entire family is crushed by forest debris. You make the mistake of mentioning this arrangement to your family, and they leave you. But you are not deterred because you're saving the planet, damn it. You'll get a new family. A greener one..."
READ THE REST HERE...

The Lives of Others...

This is a film that you want to see with your Clearplay... And, even with Clearplay, this is still a film that is for adults only in my opinion.
That said, this film is an important film and should be seen. The film is about how East German writers and artists were monitored and threatened by the Stasi (secret police) amounting to a complete loss of free speech. It is chilling and not for the faint hearted, but in these times important.

See the trailer HERE...

Ross & Tiffany's Italian Wedding...

At the wedding with Brianna & Gregory...

These don't yet have the finish on them, but I had to show that I've still been painting...

See more cake toppers HERE...

Morgan & Charlie...

Congratulations!!!

Ballet Shoes...

Dancing is a shortcut to joy...
HERE...

Jack Shrimp...

I was a little leery of heading into Jack Shrimp at nearly 9Pm. It was a little taverny looking and I had my kids with me. However, once inside I was very pleasantly surprised to meet one of the loveliest people. Our waitress (Jack if you read this... give her a raise!) was one of those people that was born under a happy star or something... so charming, so helpful and pleasant. There was even a fantastic kids menu. When we went to order I was thrilled that you could order the large dinner plate of stuff or the smaller (but not small) lunch size and pay those prices respectively.. Why doesn't everyone do that? And if all that wasn't enough to thrill you, the food was really yummy. To top it all off, Jack sat down with us and it turns out, he's a guy from Idaho who lives in California because he wanted to find a career where he could eat good food and jump in the ocean everyday and go to the movies at night. Whatever he's doing, it's working out great. Thanks for the delicious dinner Jack.. See you next year.
JackShrimp

Roger's Gardens in Costa Mesa...

These orchids are huge & they're real!
Dahlias the size of dinner plates.

I'll take one each of the pink doo dads... please...

The birds & butterflies reminded me of my sister Alicia...

Blue delphinium! Hooray!

Hydrangea garden...

Pink & Red! Geranium HEaVEN!

If you ever find yourself in Costa Mesa... don't miss this little bit of heaven.. I wish that you could all smell the scent of these many flowers all together! What a wonder...

Roger's Gardens ...

Rope...

I had never seen this classic. .. diabolical bad guys, great plot and made for a great discussion afterword.

Hopscotch...

I'm a fan of Walter Mathau.. his Droopy Dog face has always made me smile. I love him in this quirky film about a disgruntled CIA agent who when faced with being put out to pasture... sends the whole agency on a global goose chase to find him... before he publishes all their embarrassing secrets in a tell-all book. Really a fun show.

It was rated PG.. but ratings are stricter now with language and since there were half a dozen very foul words... I don't think it's for the kiddos.. sadly. Had they kept the language out, this would be a classic. Stupid Hollywood.

Little Tennis Player...

LoVE BoXEs SHoP...

Life is Sweet!

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Hand Painted Gift Tags...

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Bountiful Temple Box...

HERE...

New Cupcake Topper Dolls...

Cupcake Dolls...

ddflair ...

So unusual. I love these scarfettes by ddflair a brand new Etsy Shop Owner...

Cupcake Boxes...

Three new cupcake boxes...

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Bridesmaids & Flower Girls...

... or any number of other imaginative scenarios.

Sweet sixteen, a date to the prom, a happy birthday doll and these little 2 inch ones would make perfect cupcake toppers!

In the

SHoP...

Henry Poole Is Here...

This is a well written, sweet movie. I loved it.