Tiki Tuscadero

You are not alone.

Prince pretty much every day but especially in the “I Wanna Be Your Lover” video.

A short of Big Tex looking over the sunset.

Literally the only thing left that I love about Texas, plus my loved ones, but you know, that’s it.

#bigtex #statefairoftexas

I only had Hulu and ironically used it to watch The Handmaid’s Tale. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Let’s see how many Tikiphiles are willing to boycott Disney/ABC/Hulu and stations owned by Nexstar and Sinclair in order to take a stand for our First Amendment rights. #tiki #boycottdisney #istandwithjimmykimmel

Or Texas. Boycott! Boycott! Boycott!

A sign at Ed Debevic’s that says “We serve NO Drinks with little umbrellas.”

Why the hate, Ed???

#tiki #chicago #tikicocktails #whohurtyou

Dole whip served in a handmade mug that looks like Bakelite bangles stacked on top of each other.

When it’s hotter than hell, Dole Whip to the rescue.

#dolewhip #tiki #bakelite #bakelitebangle

Aloha from the land of heat and despair! The lilies are are here and they are show stoppers.

#gardening #bloomscrolling #bloomoftheday #lilies #lanai #tiki #tropical

A calico cat with bright yellow green eyes in the garden looks up at the camera.

My shadow out in the garden.

#catsofbluesky

I came here to say this. Trump does not know the word “bedlam” and the all caps are signs it’s Miller time.

Imagine feeling threatened by a meme where everyone knows what ‘86’ means except you and your illiterate cast/staff.

That cop needs to get checked for the level of aggressiveness he used for escorting them out. Just WTF? They know they are going to be escorted out, just have some decency and don’t intentionally try to hurt people fighting for YOUR RIGHTS as well.

Hot pink hibiscus bloom close up.

Blooming pinkish hydrangea.

A dead black bird on the grass.

Another day of blooms and the token dead bird present from the feral cats. I really wish they would stop with the birds.

#gardening #flowersofspring

A close up of a hot pink hibiscus blooming with water droplets on the bloom.

I love this view. All the hard work has paid off again.

#gardening #hibiscus

It appears she’s easing into porch kitty life without any issues.

My latest feral turned people cat, Miss Sabrina. She has been spayed and vaccinated, crowned the new Porch Queen.

#rescue #feralcatsofbsky #catsofbluesky

The first thing I ever sculpted in clay was a lifelike hibiscus. I took one of the hardest things to sculpt in fondant and gum paste and tried it in clay. It was much easier in clay. The rest is history.

#tiki #sculpting #artist

After almost two years of hard work, I’ve got my garden back. More photos to come! Including a before and after of the house after all this work I’ve done.

A storm trooper mans the tiki bar.

May The 4th Be With You.

📷 and styling by me.
Shot on location at Swizzle in Dallas, Texas.

#maythe4thbewithyou

The mass produced tiki mugs of the past five or so years produced by some “tiki mug makers” that are actually Made in China are about to tell on themselves with these new tariffs on imported goods. If you bought from one of the U.S. based “tiki mug makers” and see their prices double suddenly, you’ll know why now. They’re just sending renderings to China for factory made mugs versus actually making the mugs by hand like legit artists. The lesson here is don’t pay the same $$$ for Made In China mugs as you would mugs made by actual tiki mug artists.

As an artist that hand makes every single mug I sell, watching non-artists sell Made In China mugs while trying to make it seem like actual artists were making the mugs and selling for the same as hand made mugs has been an annoying thing to witness over the years.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

Proof of life photo with my weird little dog.

The Easter Kitten here to wish you a beautiful Spring.

Happy Easter from the cutest little monarch butterfly you ever did see!

I’m ready for the spaceship to come and get me now. My stay on Earth has been way overextended and I want to go home.

#comegetme #itsstressfulhere #alien #neurodivergent #overstimulated

I agree! I went for the first time a couple years ago and was impressed.

An 8 foot Ku, Hawaiian God of War, on a lanai with bamboo privacy screen, round bamboo daybed, with mood lighting.

And so it begins…again! The lanai is starting to come to life. I have missed my old lanai and tropical garden more than I can put into words. This one is and will be even better than the last one. Just having this space to sit and reimagine all that I’ll be doing is everything.

#lanai #tiki #ku

A black and white cow cat with giant yellow and green eyes lounging on a bamboo day bed with a bamboo plant behind him.

Nash enjoying some much needed lanai time.

#lanai #catsofbluesky #tiki #tikicat

I’ve not updated in a while because it’s gardening season and I’m recreating my garden I had at my former house. Plus the lanai in front is almost finished.

#garden #lanai #dirtqueen #tiki