Corez

Spent last night sampling the cocktails over @ the Corez wine bar on Cherry St. Lot's of interesting mixtures including the above Savage Detective and the classic Negroni. FN fell over backwards for the stuffed dates with pistachios and cheese. Excellent place when endless Oberons are getting you down.

Saugatuck Dunes

Been going to the Saugatuck Dunes beach on the weekends to relax, read a little and swim in Lake Michigan. It's a fifteen minute hike through some excellent forest scenery and then you pop out onto an unspoiled beach. Perfect.

LA Garden

Got a few pics of the garden's progress back home. The Tipu in the back is in full bloom. The St. Catherine's lace is big and white while the parrot's beak is slowly inching way across the ground.

Wealthy St. Theater

We have been seeing the dailies at the refurbished Wealthy Theater in a hip area of Grand Rapids. It's close enough to downtown that our director can ride his bike to the screenings. And in a week's time, a different film I was associated with will be playing.....

Allegan Flea Market

Got up early Sunday morning and headed 30 minutes south to the once a month Allegan Antique Market. Turn left at the 12' tall chicken. Find a parking spot and start shopping.

Saugatuck MI

We spent saturday exploring Saugatuck, MI, a small beach community about 40 minutes south of Grand Rapids. Great old buildings and lots of little artisan shops and a few candy/fudge stores with the biggest slabs of fudge I'd ever seen.

Weekend Dog

In my absence, Seven has taken to laying in the middle of the verbena in the backyard. He must be smelling something good.

Meanwhile @ Stella's

SP and I returned from Saugatuck, MI when we heard old friend and current Detroit toiler Michael T was in town with some of his pals. We met them at a restaurant and had the obligatory Oberon beer. We then passed underneath the gargoyles and entered Stella's, a vegan whisky house. I've never heard of one either. Very fun with an eclectic interior. After a few more Oberon's, we met up with some of the local crew at Casey's fave bar Meanwhile. The violently fun paintings inside continued outside with a "narrative" mural that stumped us all. But some of the threads we wove around the unicorn heist/monkey fighting/ alien squeezing/ squirrel drinking imagery were very creative. The night devolved into floral accessories before I decided to call it......

Fulton Street

Finally getting a little time off in Grand Rapids. I fled the strip malls that surround me and went to the Fulton Street Farmer's Market. Lots of great stuff and of course the blueberries are in season. I wandered down the street and there are a bunch of antique stores and non- chain restaurants. I found a HUGE old electrical insulator in one shop. Will be using it flipped upside down for keeping keys and a wallet or two in although the ladies at the shop suggested chips and dip......

Weekend Dog

Backyard Fun

Start with two nieces, add a few gallons of water and mix......