Found!

On the Upper East Side, in a box by the curb:
 

Some napkins and a couple placemats.

I like 'em.

Cactus update!

"Because you've been wondering."^TM

Remember this little guy, grown from a sproat stolen from an estate sale?
 

So big now!

This one had a pink cactus grafted onto that white bit on the top of the main stem (remember, from Christmas?), which I impetuously pulled off a couple months ago:

That whole side sproat has grown since then, complete with roots!

And these two are bits of that giant cactus I saw on the street that time:

Now both pieces are growing new leaves on top!



My mom made that little pot for me, using a cabbage leaf as a mold. So perfect. Thanks Mom!

Sharpie on the ground

Greg picked it up, tested it on his hand, then stuck it in his pocket.

A very proud day for yours truly.

Greg's camera

It takes really pretty food pictures. That's our lunch on Friday!

My camera:


Not so nice.

I stayed late at work, and I was so hungry when I got home that those two fried eggs with Sriracha made my night.

Backpack Kitty

Immortalized.

I love The Golden Smith. (So does B. Kitty.)

Cat surveillance

Shorts

Do you try them on and they look terrible?

Me too. UNTIL—last week Greg rehung our full-length mirror, and suddenly they looked OK.

I'm going with it!

The amazing

Duck head stick.

Found by the amazing me!

Rockaway Beach!

It's quite an interesting scene.

You can get really good food (and coffee!).

There are items to find.

Waves galore:

The incredible ocean.

I patted this walrus.

And, the best thing: when you're done, if you stand in line a lady will hose off your legs for you.

Dr. Jones

He needs a house! Let's make one for him.

He likes it.

Rare sighting

Parking lot mitten in summer.

Morbidity

I also added a sticky note for Lucian Freud.

It's an odd sort of record keeping, but it will save time when we reprint the book.

Upper East Side

Outside a school.





It's a chair.

That "teacher" style of printing is so characteristic; I have it also, from years of marking up page proofs.

Found

A rawther odd image featuring a clown.

On a piece of cardstock with a hole punched in it.

My mom's new cat

His name is Herman.









He is a mellow fellow. Also: handsome.

My mom lured him into the house with a can of tuna on a string (he was a stray with a hurt leg) and now he lives with her.

Beach buddies

These are the people you want to vacation with.

At Value Village

Another thing you read about in old books:

Excelsior! Used for packing fragile items since 1868.

I really wish I had bought this.

Found

All of someone's art.













Pretty moldy.

Did I mention

That we went deep-sea fishing? My plan was to catch a delicious bass.

This guy followed the boat the whole way:



Smart.

The moon rose.



There's the city:



Poles up while the boat's moving.



Rob caught a flounder! So did Greg.

I lost my lunch over the side a couple times . . .

Apparently

I was wrong.

Snow is good for a cactus! Because look at this guy now!