bleckedy bleck

yes, the whippet took a trip to cambridge, and spent the weekend at a music festival....and the pink ladies had
their photo show!!!!!!........blah blah blah. pictures to come, but here's what really matters today. thanks, patrick -
( i don't know why you can't just click on this, but cut and paste if you're a stangers with candy fan. high maintenance blog)- p

http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/even_amy_sedariss_press_releases_are_hil

little phyllis & mr. bubbles are fighting again! oh, no they're not, they're just jacked up on Mavis' Famous Dirt Cake!
that's right, after 15 years of wishing and dreaming i finally made shar's mom's delicious practical joke chocolate dessert that you'd leave an opium den for. once you have everybody convinced that there's a plant sitting on the table, dig in with a spoon and watch as your guest's eyes pop out. oh, how we laughed. yes we did. helen's acting abilities brought her mother to the brink of collapse. you can get the recipe for this from shar & mavis' cookbook: http://www.downhomedessertsbook.com. and yes you want it. yes you do.

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Hooray, a photo request from Marcy! This could be a fun game. If anybody has other
photo assignments, I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, Marcy wanted to see a photo
of Newcastle, so I'll start with a view from our house. Chilling and beautiful. sunset at around 10:30pm,
summer solstice, last week...I'll see if I can come up with a grisly city centre shot. - p

mini blog 1

in an attempt to communicate from my island i thought i would
start a mini blog, but it's not a blog at all just a sentence and a
photo, maybe every week or so. my first intention was to send this
out as a simple email, but i was pushed over the edge by a friend saying
that he would enjoy chatting with everybody on the list, and i thought that would be
a lovely way for friends to stay in touch.
it's been raining here in newcastle all day, but helen took me to italy last week. it was hot
and sunny and the hills around florence looked just like the california wine country.
venice is the most beautiful city i've seen so far in my long life. no cars. no planes! view from
our apartment in venice above....
love
p