Mandoline. Makes slicing vegetables etc. so much easier. Daikon slices, uniformly so thin that one can (nearly) ready a newspaper through them, until now a nearly unattainable goal. Today we got a mandoline – at half price. Yeah! Next stop: Buddha’s Delight.
Even without Mardi Gras, “joie de vivre ” is the motto of the day. Freshly baked beignets and cherries make a good breakfast any Monday morning.
Dollar coins. Very convenient for the new parking meters and much prettier than dollar bills.
6 feet tall, weighing in at approx. 140 pounds and cute as a (rather largish) button: Sofie, the baby giraffe at the Los Angeles Zoo. Born on April 22, 2013, Sofie has only been on exhibit for a couple of weeks; and yes, even at 6 feet she is quite tiny, compared to her parents. […]
They’re just sleeping. One day they will be on the road again, perfectly restored and stunning in their finned splendor.
Stanley Kubrick / LACMA 11/01/2012 – 06/30/2013 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) The Shining (1980)
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