Pucker up butter-cup

"I don't have to KISS her, do I?

Is that what Valentines do??!

Oh, gross!"

-- Bill Watterson, The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes

Self portrait 8-14-13

“A kiss may ruin a human life.”

-- Oscar Wilde

Self portrait (2) 8-14-13

"Although it is rare, the fear of touch can have devastating consequences for those who suffer from it. If you are struggling with a fear of touch, kissing may feel like a violation instead of a pleasurable experience.

In some cases, the fear of kissing stems from a deeper concern over intimacy or vulnerability. Some people are actually more comfortable with having sex, which they view as impersonal, than with kissing, which they see as intimate. These issues are complex, and are best faced with the help of a competent, understanding therapist."

-- Lisa  Fritscher, 

"Philemaphobia: Understanding the 

Fear of Kissing"

Faking it for real

 

“Since you can't touch me, you made something that could, didn't you?"

-- Jessica Verday, The Haunted 

 

Self portrait 7-27-13

Gus:  Pretend that she's real? 

        I'm just not gonna do it.

Dagmar:     She is real. 

-- Lars and the Real Girl

 “To an untrained eye, need and love were as easily mistaken for each other 

as the real master's painting and a forgery.”

 

-- Deb Caletti, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart

 

Hooking up

"And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time."

-- Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

Fishing lures 7-21-13

"You've got an awfully kissable mouth."

-- F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby Girls

"Luck affects everything. 

Let your hook always be cast; 

in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish."

-- Ovid

These adorable little fishing lures are homemade, by my son, Leo.

He's really good at making them.

He whittles the wood, meticulously paints on the spots and stripes, and attaches all of the hooks and hardware.

I love their silly faces, particularly their suction cup fish lips.

As charming as they appear, these lures actually do catch fish.

Maybe that's why. 

They're so cute, the fish can't resist the urge to eat them up!