happy new year!

 

 

*los angeles skyline from the getty, 12/30/10.   photo courtesy of florine van rees. inexpert fauxtoshopping by moi.

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happy endings (a nina update)

john, the good samaritan, who originally rescued nina and her sister when they were thrown out of a truck, forwarded me these pictures of nina enjoying her new life, and since i honestly believe that all the positive wishes and energy shared by everyone who read the posts about her plight, helped to find nina the most amazing home ever, i wanted to share them with y'all. not so shabby, right?

proof that 'happily ever after' happens in real life too, and i hope, like nina, each of you gets gets the 'happily ever after' you deserve in the coming new year!

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a good cause: valley wildlife care

here at maison21, you know we are all about the animals, and that includes the wild ones who share our urban environment.  in the *very* citified neighborhood around the atelier, we have an large amount of native and non-native species co-existing with us humans whom we are fortunate enough to encounter on a frequent basis, including,  raccoons, opossums, skunks, crows, red tailed hawks, and an amazingly raucous flock of wild parrots, who brighten up our mornings with screeches and calls that make them sound like they are having the time of their lives.  (not every wildlife encounter is a good thing, though- remind us to tell you one day about the skunk who committed hari kari in our basement. just so you know, skunk, up close and personal, doesn't actually smell like skunk, but rather like burning tar, and yes, the fire department was called...)

 

we were reminded to write today's post about valley wildlife care  after reading an article about the dreaded subject of taxes, and thought we'd give them a shout out just in case anyone needs a place to make a last minute charitable donation for 2010! we've been following valley wildlife care on facebook for about a year now, and never cease to amazed at the good work they do rescuing and rehabiliating sick and injured wild animals, 99% of which wouldn't be sick or injured in the first place if it wasn't for us humans messing with their native environment, so really, we can't think of a more worthy beneficiary if anyone needs a last minute write-off!

even you are full up on your charitable giving for the year, we'd like to invite you to at least follow VWC on facebook in order to help raise awareness for the good work they do. we warn you though, while some of their posts can be heartwarming, like the ones about orphaned baby animals, others can be quite harrowing, like the opossum doused in gasoline and set afire.  overall, they are one of the most compelling causes we follow on facebook, and we're sure if you follow them as well, you will read every post, just like we do...

 

to make a donation to valley wildlife care, click here. to follow on facebook, click here.
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happy holidays!

art by fifi flowers 

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xmas grace

when m21 thinks of xmas, of course he thinks of grace jones- doesn't everybody?

who knew? we've forgotten just how subversive pee-wee's playhouse was- loving this clip of grace hula-dancing through 'little drummer boy' while in a trademark issey miyake bustier and headdress. oh, those wacky 80's...

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