Muffin prepares for her role in the Mikado...

wtf?

Spring's Coming, Cycling's In The Air

Stelvio Pass, Italy

Races to Watch:
Fleche Wallone, Liege-Bastogne, Paris-Roubaix, Giro de Italia...

Hell of The North

I want this book! Buy it here

When the snow starts to melt and the frozen earth turns to a gooey brown mud cycling returns... baseball schmaseball, this sh*t's intense!

I hope you got a chance to catch the Tour of California last week (Lance is back!), we caught glimpses on Versus while in the city. BTW if you haven't heard of Versus on cable you need to check it out- they have the most AMAZING coverage of professional cycling I've ever seen! We watched the Tour de France last summer with great fervor- the sounds of the the French police sirens, motorcycles and cheering fans with cowbells (and of course the notorious Satan figure from Germany) still ring in my ears- can't wait for this years season! It's going top be GREAT

The fire is back let the sap rise!

also check out Graham Watson's incredible cycling photos here

Photo below from the Tour of California via blogger Sharon Montrose (I remember her husbands chalk drawings from Cup of Jo and was so excited to see she made it to the race!)...


Photo found on Sharon Montrose's blog

And a little bicycling love on etsy...

Cup by CircaCeramics

We LOVE cycling!!!

Also....check out Trackstar if you're in NYC, cool bike shop on Eldridge St. LES

Style and Class

Thank you for your wonderful birthday wishes yesterday! The day was carried out with style and class... Mosel wine and chocolate torte :)
Here's a little smile for you..
aka Lara Stone mugging it up for Paris Vogue

drawing by Tom

Birthday Time

Past Birthday Cakes- today's my b-day! Time for another yummy cake!

A couple of late night characters

Little L and Annabelle dance in the rain

Henrietta's Updo

Characters from a couple of stories I've been working on, I love them! Hope you do too, they're both now available in my etsy shop...
ALso, Happy Fat Tuesday

I hope you got to eat some pancakes for Mardi Gras! YUM

I Love to Draw

I'm currently updating my etsy shop with new work and re-shooting images! Keeping busy! I loved all the drawings I saw while in the city, especially Jean Bonna's collection of drawings at the Met (as well as the fantastic Bonnard show!), so inspiring! I really love drawing! Here's a sneak peek, I especially love the off-duty gondoliera ;)
hope your week's off to a great start!
ciao!

NYC Exit

Had a great time in the city but it feels darn good to get back to the Vineyard! Ahhhh open space, breathe!

btw weren't the oscars great last night!

Cats at the Met

2 wheels NYC

Our garage needs new furnishings...

Bleeker Economy?

Window Shopping, Bleeker St. NYC

Magnolia Bakery 

Chair...legs

NYU Gallery Windows, NYC

Bunny Love at Bergdorf's

I love the bunny paintings by Hunt Slonem in the Bergdorf windows, got a peak at them today, wonderful!

Wirtschaftswunder

So after wandering around SoHo all day, the most interesting thing we saw was this photography book at Taschen called Wirtschaftswunder or "Economic Miracle". A complete insiders view to the cultural practices of Post-World War II reconstructed Germany, I especially love the beetle! Have never seen such a large collection of photographs quite like these before...

Check it out!

Cheers from NYC

Read more here at Taschen

(Note I'm not on my computer so can't quite figure out how to shrink the photos so they've come out a little squished to fit! Check the website for a better view!)

NYC Visit

Hello all, I'll be in the city this week so posts may not be as frequent, have a great week!! I'll be visiting lots of art and lots of kitties...
btw if you haven't checked out the kitty video below, it's hilarious!

Happy Valentines Day!

Cat Crazy

Gray Day

gray day, originally uploaded by jamieshelman.

Maybe a little color to cheer him up...

Happy Cat Friday!
and this silly little video...

this store needs a cat!

Because it's this type of day...

Photo by Pedro J Pacheco



A little love for Lincoln on his Birthday!

Also, check out this new book by Adam Gopnik,
Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin,
Lincoln, and Modern Life -saw him on Charlie
Rose the other night talking about it, was pretty
interesting, I loved Paris to the Moon and
Through the Children's Gate so looking
forward to his musings on Lincoln and Darwin...

Read the review in the LA Times here!

Stump Wins Best In Show!

Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Stump, a Sussex Spaniel wins best in show!
After almost dying in 2004 and making a miraculous recovery, Stump had a triumphant comeback tonight winning best in show, the oldest dog to ever take the title! His owner claims he'd just been laying around being a dog for the last five years, pretty good for taking the win!
Tom and I got the chance to go to the Westminster Show last year and it was crazy! Watching it on TV tonight I just kept saying I can't believe we were there! (Even though we had contemplated scalping our tickets at the door...what with me being such a cat person and all! Plus we were constantly peeping out of the corner of our eyes for NYPD's finest to stall our scalping maneuvers...)
I'd seen the movie Best In Show and had always wondered if the owners were really as crazy as they portrayed them in the movie! Let's just say the dog owners and the audience really know their dogs! We got to stand on the green floor, right up on the sideline to watch the short hair Dachshunds and Blood Hounds. What I remember most though was the giant bowl of candy they had on the judges table (inches from where we were standing and very tempting...) but alas only the judges and owners got to gobble that up! And like the dogs, all the handlers and judges looked well fed too, maybe too much of that candy!
Yay Stump! Catch him on the Today Show tomorrow! I'm sure he'll be everywhere, although Tiger the Irish Deerhound and Lincoln the Brussels Griffon were my secret faves and Uno will always have a place in my heart!

The Simple Button

Some days i wish there was a simple button,
both on my computer and in my head. There's
just too much unnecessary chatter going on in
both! You'd be able to click this button and
everything but what really mattered would
disappear!
Perhaps clarify or clear would be a better
button alternative!
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