Breakfast, Craftiness, Adventure and You

 I Love LA In the Winter!

Me (sound asleep): "Zzzzzz... Zzzzzzz... Snore....  wha, no, wrong number, go way... zzzzzz......"   
Bruce (whispering): "Breakfast?" 
Me (instantly awake and jumping out of bed):  "Sure! Let's go!"

Bruce knows that that is the one magic word that will get me out of bed early on a weekend. It didn't used to work but now that we've made it a challenge to ourselves to try out new and interesting breakfast places, I love waking up early!  What will it be?  Pancakes?  Yogurt and granola?  No, today it will be tofu scramble.  Oh yeah.  Start the car.

One great area we love to go to is downtown Los Angeles.  It's about 10 minutes away from us so getting there is a breeze. One of our new favorites is the fantastic Tiara Cafe at 9th and Los Angeles Street. It's in the Fashion District and I've heard that it's always packed during the week.  But weekend mornings are great because there is a parking lot right next door and you can walk right in and be seated immediately.  The front entry area has a fun collection of character dolls and the interior looks the inside of a cute pink jewelry box.

Why It's Saturday Morning Cartoons Everywhere!

They serve a killer tofu scramble with mozzarella and tomato sauce that tastes like you're having pizza for breakfast only without the guilt.  Bruce had a cornflakes encrusted French toast that he really enjoyed.  We love this place!

Afterwards we drove down the street to Little Tokyo because I announced that I needed chopsticks for my upcoming pinwheel classes.  I got lots of bargains - with each chopstick averaging about 20 cents.  That's a bargain huh?  Except that I bought about $60 worth! I did that recently when I went button crazy and ending up spending about $80 in buttons.  Bruce just shakes his head but Hey! I need these!  They are for crafting and that doesn't really count as spending, does it?  :)

Chopsticks And Pocky - What A Haul!

Here's a closeup of some of the chopsticks.

Bring Me Good Luck, Little Maneki Neko!

Oh, and the best part of all was coming home to see the very first bee to visit our flowering plum tree this year!  Usually the tree doesn't bloom until after Valentine's day but this year it's blooming a little early.  I was so worried that the bees wouldn't make it because it's been cold and rainy but here was the first little guy and the rest are sure to follow.  I so look forward to the tree blooming and the bees arriving every year and when they do I can spend what seems like hours out there visiting with them and listening to how they make the tree buzz with excitement. Welcome bees!!

Spring Is Sprung!


Welcome, Little Dude!