Category Archives: Ephemera

gift-wrapped

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Denise

Yesterday was the winter solstice, so one of the best holiday presents of all, the gift of lengthening days, has already been delivered. I’ll take that over new socks any day. Huzzah! I’ve gift-wrapped AGO in some images from 2012, … Continue reading →

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live through this (Halloween 2012)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Denise

After the storm of the century, are you really in the mood for a postapocalyptic zombie movie on Halloween? I know I’m not. Gates are locked, porch lights are dimmed, and on the Netflix queue tonight we’ll be watching (and … Continue reading →

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flowers for tori

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Denise

A single nerine stem of congratulations for being the first woman artist whose new album simultaneously listed in the Top 10 of Billboard’s alternative, classical, and rock categories. A listen to the new Night of Hunters can be found at … Continue reading →

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winter whites

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Denise

I know it’s only mid-October, but I’m already dreaming of winter whites. Evie sports her winter coat year-round and so is always exquisitely attired. And frosty astelia gets the juices flowing for more winter whites. But the winter whites I’m … Continue reading →

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Falk

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Denise

Such a joy to watch Peter Falk in Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire. Here chatting with an angel at a Berlin food truck. photo found here So many good things. Wings of Desire

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Los Angeles in January

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Denise

This was the scene from the 25th floor conference room I worked in today. Temps were in the mid 70′s. That might as well be Janus doing the back stroke on this balmy day in the month of January, the … Continue reading →

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The View From The Kitchen Window

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Denise

The New York Times has an ongoing series entitled “Windows on the World, a series in which writers from around the world describe the view from their windows.” They haven’t asked anonymous gardeners to contribute, just famous writers, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Denise

The buses run free of charge tonight, there’s street music and food downtown, so we’re going to bundle up, step out, and see what the city has to offer this New Year’s Eve. Reflecting on my first year in “narcissistic … Continue reading →

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Memories of Rain

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Denise

I didn’t get around to re-watching Blade Runner for the zillionth time the other night, that gorgeous cinematic meditation on memory. (“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”) But these record-breaking rainstorms are doing a … Continue reading →

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Another Seattle Export?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Denise

The usual state of affairs, I’m told, is Southern Californian hordes invading the Pacific Northwest, or at least such was the case before the great real estate unraveling after 2008. This past week proves that Los Angeles can stay home … Continue reading →

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