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Then we toasted the early evening sun with Sierra Nevada Pale Ales, grilled up some burgers, and listened to the fireworks. It was a pretty perfect 4th of July.]]> 4th of july jam Buzznet,4th of july,jam thatmissgrace 2008-07-07T15:17:38Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-121546921586.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-121546921586.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-121546921586.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-121546921586.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-121546921586.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-121546921586.jpg 14 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=39372661
Thankfully this was the guy before us. I hope he was driving a Hummer. Dang it, I never get to actually see them gas up. It only cost us $21 more than this to drive all the way from Florida to California eight years ago. (this is regular, not premium, by the way)]]> gas Buzznet,gas thatmissgrace 2008-07-04T11:48:37Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-121519731723.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-121519731723.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-121519731723.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-121519731723.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-121519731723.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-121519731723.jpg 18 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=38620361
]]> 43 Buzznet,43 thatmissgrace 2008-06-23T06:57:57Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-121422947758.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-121422947758.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-121422947758.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-121422947758.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-121422947758.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-121422947758.jpg 15 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=38085751
My car has been slowly approaching the 100,000 mile mark. Yesterday I noticed that it was up to 99,989 so we mapped out our 11-mile radius options and decided to drive up the winding road into the mountains at sunset. It was a gorgeous evening for a drive and the odometer turned over to 99,999 just as we reached our favorite moose-head-over-the-mantle Lodge. So we went in, had a couple Lodge brews, then headed back down the mountain and watched the odometer hit 100,000 with the glittering lights of the valley below. We drove this car across the country from…]]> 100000 miles california grace miata moose head Buzznet,100000 miles,california,grace,miata,moose head thatmissgrace 2008-06-14T12:33:29Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-121347200915.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-121347200915.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-121347200915.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-121347200915.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-121347200915.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-121347200915.jpg 12 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=34237291
. . . is the name of this willow sculpture/treefort/maze/playhouse at the L.A. Arboretum. Peacocks roam around free. It's a magical place.]]> l.a. arboretum play day spring willow Buzznet,l.a. arboretum,play day,spring,willow thatmissgrace 2008-04-16T17:22:02Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120839172265.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120839172265.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120839172265.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120839172265.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120839172265.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120839172265.jpg 14 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=34237071
. . . is the name of this willow sculpture/treefort/maze/playhouse at the L.A. Arboretum. Peacocks roam around free. It's a magical place.]]> l.a. arboretum play day spring willow Buzznet,l.a. arboretum,play day,spring,willow thatmissgrace 2008-04-16T17:20:50Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120839165089.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120839165089.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120839165089.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120839165089.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120839165089.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120839165089.jpg 10 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=33872531
Whoo Hoo!! At last!! Now there's one just over a mile away, close enough that I can ride my bike! Of course, it's an uphill ride all the way home, who says wine and cheese can't make one buff?]]> cheese giant sombrero grace trader joe's Buzznet,cheese,giant sombrero,grace,trader joe's thatmissgrace 2008-04-11T11:52:03Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-12079399236.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-12079399236.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-12079399236.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-12079399236.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-12079399236.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-12079399236.jpg 16 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=33172791
raccoons came last night ignored marshmallow peeps tree tried candle instead So the marshmallow Peeps tree has been sitting in our garden for over a week untouched, yet we found teeth marks in an unscented tealight nearby. I rest my case on whether Peeps have any food-like properties.]]> after easter peeps raccoons Buzznet,after easter,peeps,raccoons thatmissgrace 2008-04-01T17:37:13Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120709663376.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120709663376.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120709663376.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120709663376.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120709663376.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120709663376.jpg 9 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=32613981
Of course, it helps to be self-employed. (I de/reconstructed this ballgown, added grommets & corset lacing, and made it reversible)]]> career wear easter eve fairy Buzznet,career wear,easter eve,fairy thatmissgrace 2008-03-25T06:30:33Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120645201393.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120645201393.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120645201393.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120645201393.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120645201393.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120645201393.jpg 21 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=32584381
We had an Easter eve garden costume party with 30 adults, 9 five-year-olds, 240 hard-boiled and blown eggs, Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony on a loop, and a wheelbarrow full of beer and wine and juice boxes.]]> easter eve fairy princesses garden Buzznet,easter eve,fairy princesses,garden thatmissgrace 2008-03-24T17:46:52Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120640601244.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120640601244.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120640601244.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120640601244.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120640601244.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120640601244.jpg 15 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=32584241
Easter eve in southern California . . .]]> easter in so cal garden melted bunny Buzznet,easter in so cal,garden,melted bunny thatmissgrace 2008-03-24T17:44:04Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120640584489.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120640584489.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120640584489.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120640584489.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120640584489.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120640584489.jpg 6 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=32584181
The law says: No beer til you dye an egg! (the law does not apply to the hosts)]]> easter eve garden no egg no beer sheriff Buzznet,easter eve,garden,no egg no beer,sheriff thatmissgrace 2008-03-24T17:41:37Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120640569714.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120640569714.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120640569714.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120640569714.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120640569714.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120640569714.jpg 8 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=32583711
We had an Easter eve garden costume party with 30 adults, 9 five-year-olds, 240 hard-boiled and blown eggs, Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony on a loop, and a wheelbarrow full of beer and wine and juice boxes.]]> costume easter eve fairy princess Buzznet,costume,easter eve,fairy princess thatmissgrace 2008-03-24T17:40:46Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120640540623.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120640540623.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120640540623.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120640540623.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120640540623.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120640540623.jpg 11 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=32583771
We had an Easter eve garden costume party with 30 adults, 9 five-year-olds, 240 hard-boiled and blown eggs, Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony on a loop, and a wheelbarrow full of beer and wine and juice boxes. I never had time to decorate even one egg.]]> easter eve eggs garden glitter Buzznet,easter eve,eggs,garden,glitter thatmissgrace 2008-03-24T17:38:02Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120640554249.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120640554249.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120640554249.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120640554249.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120640554249.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120640554249.jpg 2 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=32202221
My parents came to visit from the east coast. We spent a week eating fabulous food while exploring San Diego's Balboa Park, Little Italy, and Wild Animal Park, hiking (and getting lost) and shooting wildflowers in Joshua Tree, staying in Pioneertown, and playing here in the garden . . . My mom just turned 69.]]> fairy mom spring Buzznet,fairy,mom,spring thatmissgrace 2008-03-20T10:31:31Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120603483843.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120603483843.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120603483843.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120603483843.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120603483843.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120603483843.jpg 15 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=28625891
This is my favorite modern art museum in the world. My favorite ANY museum. Sadly I am not actually in Paris perusing its fun corridors today (I actually just finished an incredibly hectic deadline project). But sonyaragazza is . . .]]> black & white grace paris pompidou Buzznet,black & white,grace,paris,pompidou thatmissgrace 2008-01-31T16:40:00Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-120182644765.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-120182644765.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-120182644765.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-120182644765.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-120182644765.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-120182644765.jpg 20 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=26723161
Over a third of our annual average all in one night. And more than we got all last year. And more's on the way, so it looks like a rubber hair weekend!]]> adds inches california rain Buzznet,adds inches,california,rain thatmissgrace 2008-01-05T08:27:07Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-119955042782.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-119955042782.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-119955042782.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-119955042782.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-119955042782.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-119955042782.jpg 17 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=25848221
glass bird taunts from branch little paws leap from the chair triumphant sharp crash Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Whatever you're celebrating this season, I hope it's joyous and spent with loved ones! Thank you for your friendship and stories and photos and fun this past year!! xo Grace p.s. thanks to Trigger and Phin (we know it was you, Phin) for inspiring this greeting]]> cats christmas haiku Buzznet,cats,christmas,haiku thatmissgrace 2007-12-24T17:08:00Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-119854488402.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-119854488402.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-119854488402.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-119854488402.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-119854488402.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-119854488402.jpg 15 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=25676741
I made an light-up skirt for for the longest night of the year. It was a cold and starry night. We went to a solstice party where we drank mulled wine around a bonfire and wrote down our regrets for this year and hopes for next year and threw them in the fire.]]> battery-powered grace winter solstice Buzznet,battery-powered,grace,winter solstice thatmissgrace 2007-12-22T12:35:08Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-119835570874.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-119835570874.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-119835570874.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-119835570874.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-119835570874.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-119835570874.jpg 17 0 http://thatmissgrace.buzznet.com/user/photos/?id=25216091
We went to another Christmas party last night, and this is what I won in the gift exchange. In case you can't see the detail, it's a GIANT porcelain hand with a Precious Moments style wingless angel baby leaning against its palm, accentuated by a tiny bouquet of silk roses with mini pearl garland. I laughed so hard my face hurt. I set it on the back of the toilet and I can't walk past the bathroom without glimpsing it and laughing.]]> christmas elf gift precious Buzznet,christmas,elf,gift,precious thatmissgrace 2007-12-16T06:41:29Z thatmissgrace http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/thumb-msg-11978172823.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/synd-msg-11978172823.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/mob-msg-11978172823.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/gallery-msg-11978172823.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/large-msg-11978172823.jpg http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/thatmissgrace/default/feat-msg-11978172823.jpg 24 0