Lovely Shiba Inus

From the first time I saw a Shiba Inu dog on the street I fell in love with this breed. They are like little foxes and act rather like cats, all aloof and distant. So when we moved into our house 8 years ago, we also bought a little Shiba pup. Gizmo turned 8 this October and we enjoy his company so much. He has such a sweet face and mellow disposition. My friend Esther calls him the Steiff dog (as in Steiff, the German company that produces for over 100years beutiful soft toys). When Gizmo was a little pup he looked like a teddy bear. Yesterday I came across the most adorable site: a live shiba puppy cam! We've been watching the little Shibas all day long -
it's better than tv! Click on the image underneath and click the reload button after a while or go directly to their web cam site

Halloween at our house

Every Halloween I look forward to my daughter's ideas for her costume. Naturally I loved her idea this year to go as Holly Golighty from Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's one of her favorite movies and she adores Audrey Hepburn. I was very sleepy, when I had to get up really early to tease her hair into a beehive.






These are some Halloween set ups around our home.

A Most Memorable Halloween Party

Our good friend, the talented Mr. Lucky was so kind to take us along to an extraordinary Halloween party. The party was held in a mansion and the decor was absolutely over the top. I was told that all the Halloween decoration will be gone the next day, but as you can see from the photos there was enough none Halloween related items that would stay. I have never seen more stuffed animals, dolls and taxidermy in one location, except at a store. It was an awe inspiring scenario, but also made me reflect critically on my own collectors bug. Obviously the designer's tenet of "less is more" wasn't followed in this mansion.

Mr. Lucky and the skull covered piano bar, where he later sang and entertained the guests.

Cool taxidermy!
More is more!
The surreal set ups often rivaled modern art installations.


Mr. Lucky, Abe and Ivory. In front Scott

I came as a dead girl, freshly bitten by a vampire, but not yet one myself.


This scene reminds me of the movie Blade Runner, when Daryl Hannah pretends to be a doll in the inventors apartment. David also looks like he is part of the decor and blends in perfectly!



Yes, it is a real moose!

Love Pee Wee Dolls!

Dead girls have fun with tigers.

Many babies are climbing up a giraffe: unsettling!

Scott is enjoying the company of the fabulous Allison Lovejoy and her friends. Allison performed some songs from her musical "The seven deadly pleasures"

My darling husband