My buddy Joe Flood is an amazing writer, but he appears to be a pretty darn good photographer too.

The Painted Ladies dazzled us again with their striking costumes and poses. I loved the fairy wings!

Kate Hardy’s cool art installation – golden, whimsical objects that provide an interactive art experience with instant and affordable gratification.

I am really not making this up . . . people ask me some form of this question on average once a week: “Has anyone ever told you you look like Renee Zellwegger?” I am only mentioning this yet again because it came up several times this weekend. I think my lustery dress might have had something to do with it.

UPDATE:

In case you didn’t know, my birthday was also on Saturday. I got so busy planning Luster that I didn’t do my usual mega-celebration. Maybe I was a little bit bummed about getting older too … until today. A friend I’ve known for a few years just sent me this super nice email:

btw, meant to tell you this, and I’m not just trying to be nice– what ever you’ve done with yourself, you look better now than when I first knew you. So many women go downhill pretty quickly through their thirties- not you.

Totally made my year! [huge silly grin.]

UPDATE 2:

I like this line from a Wallace Stevens poem that Martin Irvine remembered.

…a woman in threadless gold
Burns us with the brushings of her dress…