Casey, Author at The STUFF Sisters

Drifting

I am trying to find beauty in my day. I am not a winter person. I am an ocean girl. But I am starting to like snow. I think I have discovered one reason why.

Casey

Note: I found these images on google images. These are the links to the websites that deserve the photo credit:

http://www.classicalarchives.com/prs/astro/Antarctica/index0005.html
http://www.desktoppictures.com/pictures/scenic/sugar-sand-dune/
http://www.cinditrainor.com/
http://photomural.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/sand-dune-photo-mural/

Enjoy.

Road Side Attraction

I would like to be here…

or here…

right now.

Casey

This morning we had a mag-a-lanche in our office. The pile of magazines I keep stacked next to my desk slid over and made it impossible for us to get in and out of our office. Something had to be done.

My sister, Sloane, and I share magazines. The mags she passes to me are often sprinkled with post-its that point out “don’t miss” finds or interesting articles. I do the same to her in reverse. As I worked my way through the pile this morning – digging my way out of our office – I peeked at a few tempting stickies popping out.

This treasure was marked in a Veranda issue from months ago. This gecko bracelet by Chopard’s is going on my “must have one day” list immediately. It makes me wish I was dating a fantastically romantic guy who was smart, witty, responsible and fabulously rich so I could I slip this hint into his dresser drawer for Valentine’s Day.

Maybe next year?

Casey

Books by Color

I am in desperate need of bookshelves. My daughter and I have stacks of books everywhere. You can’t pass through the house with your arms full because you are guaranteed to fall over a stack of books. (Of course, if you did, you would at least have something to read while you waited for the ambulance.)

I have been searching for bookshelves I like AND can afford. This is the real challenge, since I have very expensive taste. I came across these images of color sorted bookshelves and love them.

I like the objects and CDs…looks like a “real” house – by Hinke

“Wow factor” is off-the-charts – by Chota



Artist Chris Cobb and helpers reshelved all the books in the San Francisco shop Adobe Books according to color for his work “There is Nothing Wrong in this Whole Wide World”. Shop by color? Hmmm.

Maybe I could start by color sorting the piles in my house?

Casey

The F-Bomb

I wrote a blog a couple days ago and I dropped the f-bomb. So, to clear things up I wanted to say…

Yes, I dropped the f-bomb.
Yes, I will drop the f-bomb again very soon.

My mother always told me there are no “bad” words, just powerful words.

Thanks Mom.

Casey

Resolutions

The first few days of each New Year, I always look for “signs” about my upcoming year. I can’t help myself. Everyone is talking about resolutions and renewed commitments. I tend to wait for a message that will set the tone for my year, something to hold in my tight little fist. Some magic words that I can latch my hopes to for the year.

This past Sunday, while my family and I were ringing in the New Year at Bo Ling’s and I was acting on a renewed commitment to MY Sunday ritual of Chinese dim sum with my daughter, I was thrilled to be given my annual copy of the official Bo Ling’s wall calendar. This isn’t your typical insurance agent calendar giveaway you see; it has the Chinese zodiac predictions for the year.

I ran right home and flipped to the fortunes for my birth year and immediately bust into laughter and said to myself, “See what you get for trying to dick-around with the future?…serves you right. How many times do you have to be told to ‘live in the moment’, Casey? Really, how many fucking times?”

I vow to not search for signs.

I vow to not be cursed by predictions.

I vow to eat the dumplings and leave the fortune cookies on the table.

These are my resolutions for 2011.

Casey

Big Yellow Bus

On Thanksgiving my daughter made me this drawing.

It makes me happy.

Casey

Fair Weather Fan

I am a “fan of fair weather” – as opposed to being a “fair weather fan”. Being a “fan of fair weather” means I spend winter dreading getting out of the house. It means I bitch incessantly when putting on boots. It means I have to go back into the house four f-ing times to get everything I can’t seem to get the first trip to the garage, since my vision is blocked by the four tons of crap I have to wear to get from the house to the garage so my teeth won’t chatter upon opening the door to leave.

Yesterday morning’s light snow and 17 degree weather was not welcomed by me. However, my Bernese mountain dog and my daughter were both thrilled and spent an hour outside playing and waiting for me to get my act together.

Casey

Hopeless

I am hopelessly in love with jewelry. It wouldn’t be fair to say I have a favorite jewelry artist, since looking at my dresser top filled with a mess of this past week’s choices tossed in a clump – all a jumble – reveals that I clearly don’t play favorites.

I will say, however, that Jes MaHarry is a remarkable artist. Her work speaks to me.

I believe she is one of America’s finest craftspeople. I believe her work will be studied, written about, collected and shown for many generations to come.

And I know that none of that matters. Because it is clear to me that Jes was called to create each piece as strongly as I was called to discover the ones that I own. It is in this connection that I find the beauty of collecting her work.

Casey

Photo Booth

I think photo booths are one of the best inventions on the planet. It is impossible to not have fun in a photo booth. And, when you have unlimited access to one for a great cause, it’s even more fantastic.

Photo Booth Set 1

There used to be a shop in New York City’s Greenwich Village that had a black-and-white photo booth (my favorite). I always made time to visit and, on the rare occasion it wasn’t working, I would be crushed. I will search for some old strips in my scrapbooks. But, in the meantime, here are some picks from the ACLU’s The Art of Expression party last week.

Photo Booth Set 2