I did not make breakfast, but lounged about as magic occurred in the kitchen, of course I had to endure some alt. rock and garage band anthems, but it seemed a small price to pay for delicious coffee, chopped grapefruit, scrambled eggs and onions, toast and marmalade.
The apple of my eye is about to go full tilt into film production, which means a stretch of months during which I will finish my second novel, have the upstairs of my house painted, and install a shady drought resistant garden in the back yard. The last time he was involved in a project of this nature I ripped the kitchen down to the studs and recreated a room I feel comfortable spending a lot of time in. You’ve seen it before, but here’s a reminder of what it looked like once…
and what it looks like now…
We’re just past February, a year from the date when I found out my publishing deal had flown apart, and I freaked, left my agents, and decided to self-publish my novel. Looking back, this was probably more of a visceral reaction than a sensible one. The novel did pretty well at first (I actually published it by accident a month before I meant to, in May), and then the limitations of my platform, and my hesitancy to constantly babble on about it have brought sales to a veritable standstill.
I think when I finish the next book I will explore the more traditional paths of publication, but this time with a back catalog, a fondness for some very fine editors, and a precise knowledge of what kerning is:
In typography, kerning (less commonly mortising) is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font, usually to achieve a visually pleasing result. Kerning adjusts the space between individual letter forms, while tracking (letter-spacing) adjusts spacing uniformly over a range of characters. In a well-kerned font, the two-dimensional blank spaces between each pair of characters all have a visually similar area.
You know, I would have been happy in the “before” kitchen! I wish that I could come and visit you while the Mister is away but that would mean that you would get less work done and frankly, I need to read another novel from you as I STILL think about “It’s in His Kiss” – this from a girl with memory problems!!
Gros Bisous and keep fighting the good fight,
H
Say, that visiting idea is a winner! We will have to explore this more fully 😉 . I owe you an email, at any rate. xox, V
Kerning, nesting, even spooning, the eternal quest to find the right amount of space between each of us 🙂
David, you are one very wise fellow. Wishing you a just-right Sunday.
Just finished the NYT crossword before noon! Next up is finishing the taxes, then finishing up the week’s photos 🙂
2015 SXSW Movie Festival has come and gone…So many “AMAZING” films as every year… Just thought I would tell you about one of them: ‘Tab Hunter Confidential’…Terrific documentary about the trajectory of his life in Hollywood…It is right up your alley…I am so happy I have found your blog. I look forward to reading it every day!
Thank you so much! Looks marvelous:
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One of the best days of my life was spent in part sitting in that kitchen!!!
Well, we’ll have to do a repeat!
Yes and a new one in my “Movie Star” kitchen too!
I was hoping you’d say that!
Xoxo
And all this time I thought Kerning was what one did at a funeral.
😉
So that is what it is called….kerning. 🙂
You got me thinking so I had to search for the origin:
1675-85; < French carne corner of type ≪ Latin cardin- (stem of cardō) hinge
Oh, lordy – we’re in the middle of a bedroom redesign – I am wondering if the rest of my house will ever recover! (The rug, which has to go down first, did not ship when we ordered it, and now the cottage is full of boxes of things that HAVE arrived, waiting for the rug. I am going out of my mind.) Thanks for the photos of the happy ending kitchen – gives me hope!
Beautiful oils. I hope that you consider returning them to the walls; they are charming.
Hello, Annie! Yes the oils are back, just in other rooms.
They are beautiful. “Love” the Lady in Red.