Dahlias again???

Just a quick post for today -- I've been so busy, getting estimates for new flooring, having my hair fixed before my stylist goes away for a month, starting up my watercolor class again, getting ready for Open Studios -- I feel as if I've been in a whirlwind this week.

 Probably -- maybe -- the last of the dahlias -- I've got to get out and shoot something else!!

I'm so excited about getting new flooring -- laminate, not hardwood, but it means we can get rid of our current carpeting.  Do you have kids?  Pets?  Let me tell you that carpeting is not for you.  I'd love to show before and after, but I honestly would be too embarrassed to show you a picture of the carpeting :(   Any tips from anyone who's done this before? 

We're off to Big Sur tomorrow, my Loved One and I -- our birthdays are just a week apart, and he always takes a day off work and we do something.  "Doing something" usually involves going to Big Sur, because it's just about our favorite place on earth.  He will save the crossword puzzle from the morning's paper, if it's nice and warm (probably not), we'll put the top down, we'll stop for artichokes on the way home, and it will be a good day.  There's something special about spending the day with the one you love, just taking a drive, having a nice lunch, relaxing after a long week's work.

The view from Nepenthe, a beautiful restaurant site

And also, I hope to have an announcement before too long:  I'm working on an e-course!  I intend to ask a few people to try out the first few segments, so stay tuned . . . 

Have a great day tomorrow!