Emma and the Dirt

Add Stud CEO Marc Haynes has a niece named Emma--and she loves dogs and dirt!
Till tomorrow,
Love, Maia

Alex & His New Ride

Alex takes the wheel of his new ride as the crew prepares to meet Brian and Anna downtown, before Anna's soccer match. Go Anna!!
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Love, Maia
P.S. Photo courtesy Steve the T.

Homage to the Gang of Six, II

Sacha, 6.

Brooklyn, 1-1/2.

Max, 16.

Dolce, 2.
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Love, Maia

Mitri & Nui in Thailand

Mitri Wohns trained monkeys in the south of Thailand. In Thailand, monkeys have collected coconuts for plantation owners for centuries. A male monkey can collect around 1000 coconuts a day, whereas a human can collect about 80 a day by hand.

Mitri discovered the opportunity through World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, or Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF) -- a network that allows volunteers interested in learning about organic lifestyles the ability to connect with farms around the world. After paying a small fee, one gains access to a directory of farms to directly contact farmers, to negotiate a number of hours to work per day in exchange for room and board.

Mitri had been wanting to go to Asia for a while, and became interested in agriculture while in college in rural upstate New York. He thought it would be a fun adventure to head to Asia and spend some time on farms, so that he could contrast exposure to agriculture in the United States with agricultural practices in Asia.

Mitri also spent time harvesting beans and working on a composting project in a Lisu village near the Thai-Burmese border in Northwest Thailand. This little guy (above) is called Nui, the generic name for "little boy" in Thai. The monkeys are only at school for around 6 months, so they aren't given real names (like Max, Peaches, Sacha, Maia, Dolce or Brooklyn Cruz)!
Till tomorrow,
Love,
Nua ("little girl") Maia
P.S. Photos courtesy Mitri, now Vice President/Marketing for www.recreatemynight.com in NYC at MediaMerx.

Homage to the Gang of Six

Brooklyn Cruz, 1-1/2.

Peaches, 14.

Maia, 4.

Sacha, 6, Dolce, 2, and Brooklyn.

Sacha up north.
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Love, Maia

Sacha in Northern Michigan

On Lake Michigan's beach.

At Joan's.


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Love, Maia

EAT Drink Grill

Mrs. Goodson shares her grilled tomatoes with mozzarella, garlic, olive oil and fresh basil, from her cottage in Northern Michigan...recipe from her forthcoming Grilling with Brooke cookbook....out Summer 2010 on Amazon.com...

Mrs. Goodson Sunsets

Talented photog and world traveler Brooke Deems Goodson sends sunsets from Sleeping Bear Dunes area in Northern Michigan....

Dolce at Rest II

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Love, Maia

Dolce at Rest I

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Love, Maia

Elizabethan Collars

Dolce doesn't quite understand it.

Max has a collar.

It's to protect his eyes, as he has an eye infection.

Peaches got 3" of hair removed and is a lot happier.

Brooklie is oblivious as usual, and Sacha just got a syringe full of antibiotics and is not happy.

The dogs got treats after their medicine, and Dolce doesn't need meds and got left out.
Till tomorrow,
Love, Maia

New October Header

Maia is back, looking pensive, for the second month in a row after letting Brooklyn and Dolce guest star in The Maia Chronicles. Thank you, Takashi, for another amazing header!
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Love, Maia

Double Hawaiian Rainbow

Stylist/designer/makeup artist Takashi Matsuzaki sends us photos of the daily rainbows of Hawaii...and often double rainbows as well!

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Love, Maia

Pirates of the Caribbean II

Takashi sends us more photos of Kaneohe Bay, Heeia Kea Boat Harbor, where Pirates of the Caribbean is filming...photos courtesy a friend of Taki's...



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Love, Maia

Pirates of the Caribbean

NY Stylist/photog/make-up artist and Maia header designer Takashi sent these photos a friend of his took in Hawaii where the latest Pirates of the Caribbean is being filmed...




Till tomorrow,
Love, Maia