I came back from a short business trip to Phoenix yesterday (where it was a balmy 113 F), and found the much anticipated Flor sample box laying neatly at my door step...
I threw my luggage aside and ripped into the box with breath abated... And voila! The samples turn out to be the exact, vibrant-hued mini-suns that I sooooo hoped they would be! Yay!!
Aren't they gorgeous? Ooh, I'm in love.
I'm completely exhausted from my trip, but I have so much I want to write about besides these adorable little things...
Here's a short list, and I promise I'll fill these in once I dig myself out of this pile of work I'm buried in:
Last week we said goodbye to one of the world's greatest children's book author, Tasha Tudor, who penned a series of the most beautiful and imagative illustrated stories about corgis (yes, corgis!), e.g. Corgiville Fair. You can read more about her story on this blog post by Cathy Santasiero, another most respected corgi illustrator/lover. The duo went wine-tasting last weekend! No kidding! Brian and Rita (Picasso's people) found these 2 small wineries in Livermore, CA that has the greatest wines AND also allow dogs in their wineries. We had such a great time, more photos to come. (1) Bye bye, Corgi Artist
(2) Picasso and Bryson went "Sideways"
I submitted my DNA to the National Geographic's Genographic Project just for fun, and I got some surprising results back- there is ONE perfect match- someone who resides in Singapore. They even sent me her name and e-mail. Apparently we are related through a common ancestor thousands of years ago. I have no idea who she is, but I'll write her and find out. More to follow. And if you don't know what the Genographic Project is, read about it from the link above. It's potentially one of the most significant piece of work being done with the human genome that'll hopefully answer once and for all the question where we all came from- and you can contribute by sending in your own DNA. Most fascinating stuff. (3) I have a Genetic Match in... Singapore?
