Martha Stewart's French Bull Dog

In honor of the holidays, cooking and decorating, here is Martha's dog. I recently received a free subscription to Martha Stewart's Living Mag and I have to say it is great. Great recipes that I can fantasize about making, and some cool craft ideas involving glitter and color photos. I also wish my hair looked like hers.

The French Bull Dog is one of my favorites. They are hilarious and exuberantly friendly. Some neighbors of ours have a couple and they really brighten my day every time I see them.

Seymour Loungin'

We have two cats, Seymour and Jose. While the black one, Jose, is more guarded and curls into a ball (usually up high somewhere, like on the grill or a chair), Seymour typically naps on the floor in poses such as this. Maybe it's a pose that lets body heat escape.

Sidewalk Chalk and Sketchbook

Bunk on The Wire

We've been watching The Wire on DVD all summer. Currently in the middle of Season 3. I think our favorite character is Omar, but we enjoy so many.

After Dinner

This has been a busy week preparing for students to return next week, so I didn't have much time to sketch. Here's a quick found still life of the dinner table before it was cleared.

Waiting to be Recycled

These empty containers were clean and waiting patiently on the counter to be taken out to the single-stream recycling bin. No more sorting. Glass, paper, cardboard, even different plastics all get thrown together now if you live in Austin. It all goes together and some type of machinery probably sorts it later? All part of Austin's effort to become a zero waste city.