I had to finally cut off all the dyed hair and give it a rest. Just a touch of purple showing at the tips now. But I love wild colors.

First Christmas without my dad so I took December off to spend with my mom who is 92. She’s doing ok but has some minor health issues and is not feeling the holiday spirit, either. My sister limited the decorations but the whole family except for one grandkid is here and she needed the continuity. I paid for my niece…

Mutt (Boxer/German Shepherd/Rottweiler/?) - they’re rescues so not too much info.

My friend just adopted these sisters.

I live 2 blocks from the neighborhood where Bob Hope lived (and I think Miley Cyrus from all the times I couldn’t get into Trader Joe’s due to paparazzi) and I certainly don’t have that kind of money. But the school zone is the same. Private school would be a different story.

That’s what I want to know!

Do they charge more for wedding cupcakes than regular cupcakes? I can bake AND pipe a mean swirl!

Thanks! It’s my 3rd ever animal figurine.

Awesome work! I tried stained glass for a while but I don’t have the space to work in - too many shards and also stuff from the grinder with my pets around.

Yes - everything you can see is edible. There’s just a toothpick to keep the head on.

I’m spending December with my mom (my dad died around Easter). She’s 92 and doing pretty well, minus the bad eyesight and a few short term memory problems. But it’s only been 10 days and I’m exhausted - the memory issues make her think no one tells her anything and she gets frustrated easily. It’s no wonder my sister…

Cranberry-Lime Pie and Cranberry Christmas Cake. I’m done with cranberries for 2016.

My latest cakes - turned out pretty well.

We’re going to an Indian restaurant for our annual “I don’t cook” Thanksgiving. I was going to make pie (because baking isn’t cooking) but I’m out of butter and still have White Chocolate Pomegranate Cookies left.

I had a bad meal in Hue (Vietnam) that had me up all night in my fancy hotel with diarrhea and vomiting. At one point I was on the toilet and had to lean over the tub to puke - both ends were going full force. And then I found out my dad, who’d had a heart attack the previous Sunday, was brain-dead and I couldn’t even…

Miss Darby says it will get better.

6 months after my dad died and I think I need to make some changes but I know that I should wait 6 more months to be sure.

I think my dad had hoarder tendencies but my sister has always lived at home and she is ruthless about throwing stuff out. I’ve had her help me purge and it’s “keep or toss” about everything and if you don’t answer fast enough it’s tossed. Hell, it’s tossed if she thinks it should be tossed... Anyway, since my dad…

So she thought a nice red would be better than the vodka? Malbec ok?

Candid must mean “not looking directly at the camera”.