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Summer Reading Wonderland

by angeliska on July 19, 2011

As you might imagine, our summer here in Austin has been ferociously, brutally hot. The kind of fierce, dry heat that sucks all the air out of your lungs as soon as you step out your door. The kind of (…)

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Mardi Gras Madness

by angeliska on March 4, 2011

We’re in a mad flurry of sequin sewing, trim-gluing and puppet-building leading up to Fat Tuesday, so I had better share this rundown of pictures from last year’s big day now, before I get buried up to my neck in (…)

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Winter Wonderland Feast + Fairytale Fête

by angeliska on January 4, 2011

My whelping day once more approaches! A celebration is being prepared! Grackle Grove is being scrubbed and groomed, and much bustling and to-do is occurring to make way for the festivities! This year, the theme was inspired by Paco Peregrin’s (…)

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NOLA Bounce at SXSW!

by angeliska on January 31, 2010

Hey y’all – I wanted to share this information from my friend Jay about our endeavor to bring a bevy Of New Orleans Bounce artists to Austin for SXSW. Please help us make it happen! There’s a link to the (…)

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A Day at the Opera

by angeliska on February 9, 2009

Today was strange and magical.. I took a long, luxurious bath and read The Lisa Diaries, which are hilarious and depraved. Excellent bathtime reading! I rely so much on the quality of light to limn and define objects- I love (…)

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Flotsam and Jetsam

by angeliska on January 31, 2006

I was working in my garden the other day and accidentally unearthed this little friend: knotty, knotty little snakey! Some things: ✶ I made kombucha tea. ✶ If you want to come to yoga class with me, it’s bring a (…)

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La Nouvelle Année

by angeliska on January 8, 2006

This time, we started it out right. I stopped believing in New Year’s extravaganza parties some time ago. It’s never like you hope it will be- the champagne bombs (sham pain for my real friends, real pain for my sham (…)

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Me ves y sufres

by angeliska on April 9, 2004

Violet and I drove out to Mississippi for a day-trip. Lovely to get out of the city for a spell.Rambling down the highway and through the pines, opening out onto the ocean and the sea-smell..The hills were dotted with wildflowers- (…)

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