Isn’t this a riot! And what a great frickin idea and WHERE can I get one???? Or would I just rather continue lugging around two tons of fun Alessandro?!!! I think NOT!!! This transportation alternative caused quite a sensation the other morning when I took Al to get a check up on his ear surgery.

As seen the other morning at the North Figueroa Animal Hospital in Highland Park, Ca.

BTW, this is a great father/son vet team. They have huge hearts, do a great job and are a total asset to the community/hood!
I finally found a great vet and am so happy!

Ok, so Parker used to like celery but does this kitty really like tomatoes? Or is it the start of some feline cooking show?!!!! This one sure looks like he knows a lot…

This picture is from a great website courtesy of sister Lisa called 4 Reluctant Entertainers and right now there is a great post about, what else, tomatoes and a great recipe/guide to roasting them!

Roasted tomatoes sounds so delicious, apparently freeze really well and for my plate are also delicious with little side of Pesto. Add a roasted chicken, a bottle of Rose and voila, the Perfect dinner!

Newton is probably dreaming about his mommy (Elizabeth!) but meanwhile it’s just a luxurious albeit “faux” fur throw!
Can you blame him? Can you say Cuddle-o-rama?

I can’t call this post anything else, to me it’s just perfect because when my amazing friend Annabella Colletti announced she was back in town that meant one thing, Dinner Party!!!

Anne showed up with a bouquet from her mom’s garden – so French! and just perfect for the mood of the dinner! Next she uncorked a bottle of Prosecco and we set about catching up and prepping (between sips) the night’s menu:

To start, Onion tart on a bed of arugula

Almond parsley lemon crusted Tilapia with lemon leek sauce

And courtesy of Annabella, a most amazing and beautiful bombe a la creme with fresh blueberries and lemon curd, yum!

Anne and Scott agree good to the last drop!

Another sparkly night at Chez Weldon! Marc, you are even more divine by candlelight!

Thanks to Elizabeth and Scott for bringing their delicious wine and even more delicious senses of HUMOR!!! why were we talking and laughing so much about Fruit Salad???

And AnnerJ, no pressure but please move back!!! We miss and adore you!!!!!!!!!!

My friend Susan Robohm recomeneded a blog called The Blue Hour by a guy named Brian Ferry (no joke!) – a combo of photography, food, travel – all good and all COZY!!!

The picture of this lobster roll just breaks my heart! I wanna go to the East Coast for Summer! Enough of this Southern Cal ruckus!!! The heat, the traffic – ok, ok, I’ll stop complaining and just find a solution…

I am obsessed with lakes and this looks so cool! A little boat ride around the lake then home for that lobster roll, some corn on the cob, cole slaw and a cold beer. Can’t forget good friends – now that’s summer!

Marc and I love going to the movies and our favorite theater is the Laemmle in Pasadena. The movies are great, the parking is easy and it’s next to a bookstore (Vroman’s) always fun to browse before and/or after.

These are some of the movies we’ve seen this summer worth mentioning.

Mainstream but very funny: The Proposal with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. Takes place in a gorgeous house on a lake in Alaska which I just read was actually Connecticutt! Check out this hysterical promo from Funny or Die!

Indie and really shows off downtown Los Angles: (500) days of Summer. Not just a 20 something love story, much cooler with some interesting stylistic ingredients. They did a really good job on this one and if you like Zooey Deschanel she’s really great in this!

Sam Mendes does it again. I’m guess for much less money than Revolutionary Road. Far and Away starring Maya Rudolph and John Krazinski. We should watch The Office more often. That guy is great.
Great movie, entertaining, cool and good message.

My brother just saw the new Francis Ford Coppola movie Tetro and really liked it. This made me totally out of the loop since we follow Coppola pretty closely and somehow I missed this. But I just checked movies playing in Hollywood and this one is nowhere to be seen. Interesting….

Movies we want to see: Funny People, Julie and Julia and Tetro
Movies we do not want to see: The Hurt Locker (looks GREAT but too intense and war-ish!)
Orphan (although great/gross movie poster!)

What else? Who’s seeing what?

These days I don’t usually have the extra money to go out and buy flowers much as I’d LOVE to! That of course doesn’t stop me from figuring how to create something beautiful – like these wild Fennel fronds that grow along the road where I live. They look wild and beautiful and smell amazing! Right there in my ‘hood and free!

Guess I’ll skip the flower mart this week! Now that’s convenient cozy!

Oh, BTW, yes I did grow those pepperoncini’s, in fact I have a surplus and now I think they are gonna stay with the fennel. I just like the way they look. Who would ever think to combine these 2 “ingredients”!!!!