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Rupik En Pouf

Rupik in the new faux fur pouf from Restoration Hardware. He looks good in it. ( Rupik – photo taken with a Google Pixel and processed in Snapspeed. )

Early Thanksgiving Fall In Phoenix

By Artur Ciesielski | Essay , Home

This IS such a beautiful time of year. The tangerines are ready to eat, the oranges and grapefruit is just a few weeks from being perfectly sweet and juice. The roses are blooming and the lavender is swaying in the light nippy breeze. It’s Thanksgiving day. Traffic is light and it’s nice and quiet, but […]

Vacation Zucchini

By Artur Ciesielski | Fare , Home

We returned from a short vacation in San Diego to find this monster zucchini and some 50 ripe tomatoes sweet and ready for eating waiting for us in the garden.

The Grand Fog Of February 2015

By Artur Ciesielski | Home

On the 1st day of February 2015 I woke up to an amazing sight. Or actually the lack of sight. Obscured by the thick fog the city, the mountains and even the street at a short distance was obscured. It was amazing, a magical feeling, other worldly. I know, for many of you this is […]

Opening A Bottle Of 1995 Royal Tokaji Mezes Maly

By Artur Ciesielski | Home

It’s been a few years since a bottle of Royal Tokaji form my collection has been opened. Once again the ritual began with the removal of the wax covering the top and cork. It’s additional protection from air. Once removed the well preserved cork revealed its face with a big 1995 tattoo atop of it. […]

The Wednesday Morning Routine – Bike, Coffee And Veggies

By Artur Ciesielski | Fare , Home

Almost every Wednesday morning I have a routine. It’s farmer’s market day. But, before hitting the market to load up the backpack one must have a cappuccino at Lux or Royal Coffee. The backpack gets rolled up, stuffed in the bottle cage on the bike and off I go, usually straight to the well shaded […]

Install Of The Museum Palo Verde

By Artur Ciesielski | Home

What an exciting day, when Moon Valley Nursery delivered the museum palo verde, one they call an instant tree, since it’s so large. Its side required the use of a crane to install into a rather large hole. I made the effort to water the ground several times during the week before so it would […]

Updating And Preserving A Mid Century Modern Apartment

By Artur Ciesielski | Home

After 55 years this kitchen needed an update. The original kitchen lasted that long. It’s pretty amazing and I’m pretty sure the kitchens put in now will not last that long in good shape. None the less it make sense to do it, so this small two bedroom mid-century modern apartment got a small make […]