Happy 8 Years to Us

Yesterday, June 15th, made 8 years of marriage for my honey and me. We started the day by going out to breakfast, then a little shopping, and then to dinner at Mille Fleurs, which is where we were married. A simply perfect day...

Sweetest Marriage Proposal & Lovely Movie

Watched The Young Victoria *twice* this weekend. Emily Blunt is the perfect young Victoria, and Ruppert Friend is darling in all his natural German-ness. Loved, loved, loved it! Dash the dog is a star, too!
Watch the scene here so the window is expanded.

I ♥ the Coalition to Unchain Dogs

This dog reminds me of my brother's boxer, Harley. We call him Harley Man, and really just "Man." He's a HUGE love bug, just like this boxer. Harley Man is a lucky dog - he has a great life with loving parents. This video is so heartwarming - to see that this boxer got a new chance to enjoy life. What a worthy cause...might be time to open the check book. Find out more here.

What a Beautiful Life Purpose

Dearest Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day, Mom...I love you dearly and miss you greatly. I'll be thinking of you this weekend as we celebrate the love and wisdom of mothers. So many lessons, laughs, experiences...all of the things that make us the people we are today.

♥,

Robin

Whisker Wednesday

I was sitting in a chair in the living room editing a document the other day and caught a glimpse of the sun shining off Kate's whiskers. The camera is always nearby it seems.














And then, this.  She's saying "Oh, that's funny!"

My New Best Friend

 












After many weeks, if not months, of talking about getting a juicer, I finally got one: the Breville Compact. We happened to be walking through Bloomingdale's of all places, and saw it on sale. So, home it came. I wondered if it was going to be hard to clean, which would mean our friendship would be short lived. It isn't; it's super easy to clean. Even comes with the perfect brush to clean the screeny, chopper part. My other "juicer fear" was: would it be powerful enough? It is! It juices whole apples, carrots, cucumbers, even oranges and you don't have to peel them. The best part is the amazing juice - it's like drinking pure energy. This concoction was made with 1 cucumber, 1 apple, 1 orange, an inch of ginger, and 1 carrot. I drank half of this, then thought I'd snap a pic. The key is to drink it within about 5 minutes of juicing so you get all the enzymes. So delicious and highly recommended.

Today's Music ♥

Pt. Reyes Memories & Relaxing, At Last

One of the absolute most wonderful trips of my life did not involve traveling many miles at all. Just a quick flight to San Francisco, and then a rental car's drive to Pt. Reyes and Manka's. Manka's is pure heaven, as I have said so many times you must be saying, she's NOT talking about that place again!?

Tonight James brought home some Pt. Reyes blue cheese. And after the week and weekend I've had of pretty much non-stop work, what a wonderful break this delectable cheese provides. Granted, it must be 400 calories a bite, but I'm not thinking about that tonight. I'm just being happy that work is at bay for a bit, and I'm chillin' with some tasty treats and a room temperature glass of Francis Coppola Diamond Malbec. Big, relaxed sigh. And, yum.

Lisa Mitchell sings Oh Hark!

Once again, I leave my grave!

Duffy Rocks

Pardon the intro commercial if it pops up!

Red and Yellow

I love red and yellow together - they are such a cheery pair of hues. The yellow chicken planter was procured from a fun estate sale in La Jolla one day - a big, sprawling house with an amazing view. There's a red, large chicken counterpart that goes with it roosting in my backyard. The red, chipped iron basin came from a woman's estate sale who was offloading her antique shop wares. I paid $5 for it! Gotta love that. Have a beautiful Saturday, everyone.

Easter Greeting to All!

From our hutch to yours, hope everyone had the happiest bunny day!

I'll have Easter-recap pics from the day at my belle mere's. It was such fun, as always.

♥,
Robin

p.s. I had set this to post at 6 a.m. Sunday morning, but alas it did not happen. Better late than never! The thought was there! :o)