Mermaids: Mardi Gras King Cake with a Twist

My friend Rebecca went to college in New Orleans and suggested we mark Mardi Gras with a New Orleans King Cake for dessert following our Sunday dinner party. The traditional version of the cake has a plastic baby doll hidden inside, but I suggested a small plastic mermaid (the kind you find on the side of a cocktail glass; we keep a few in our garden). Our friend Maya was the lucky one who found the mermaid in her piece of cake.

Mermaid Sign: Last Hope Lagoon

Photo taken in Montauk, NY.

Street Art: Mermaid

Photo taken in San Diego, CA. I'm pretty sure she's a mermaid.

Sidewalk Art: Chalk Mermaid

Art by a neighbor.

Mermaid Art: Japanese Mermaid and Child Sculpture

Photo a mermaid and child miniature sculpture at LACMA's Pavillion for Japanese Art. Tiny and sweet.

Mermaid Art: Hotel Entrance

Photo taken in Venice Beach, CA.

Mermaids: People in the Mix

The land of the mermaids received a visit by some little people. Find out more about the little people at Personne Trouve.

Mermaids: Sweet Music

Photo of mermaids in Venice Beach singing for a good cause: collecting donations for an ailing friend in need.

Mermaids: Hotel Sirens

Photos taken at a hotel in Oxnard, California.

Morning Beach Scene: Left Behind

Photo taken in Venice Beach.

Mermaid Suit

I love this mermaid story from today's "Early Show."


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Holiday Greetings from Stef

Peace and love.

Mermaids on the Tree

X-mas tree ornaments on our tree: one cut out from a box of Mexican loteria cards, one drawn and cut out by a budding eight-year-old artist, Maya.

Mermaid Pinata

Window of a party supply shop, with a mermaid pinata.

Mermaid and the Books

Moved the mermaid from the porch to the bookshelves.

Mermaid on the Porch

This mermaid was a gift from my parents. (Thanks, Mom and Dad!)

Wedding Tables

Tables from recent weddings of friends.

eBay Find: Mermaid Cameo Ring

I love cameos and mermaids and was filled with delight when I searched for cameo rings on eBay this weekend and found one with a mermaid. I couldn't help but think of the old commercial for Reese's peanut butter cups, with the chocolate falling into the peanut butter for a magical pairing. I won the ring but the stress of waiting made me realize it's time to take WendyB's advice and snipe when bidding on items.

Here's one of the Reese's commercials:

Mermaid Sign

Photo taken in Morro Bay, California.

Mexican Mermaids

Photos taken during a weekend trip to Baja, Mexico for a friend's wedding.