I was going to stop doing this, but Saturday I got such an avalanche of catalogs that I had to write it up! (Full disclosure: two of these catalogs came on Friday.) Pottery Barn Restoration Hardware... Williams-Sonoma Ah, the deer are back in our backyard! (See Mike's Flickr set for lots of cute photos.) I keep wondering when I'll look out the back to see a mountain lion pouncing on one of them.

Two items: Bas Bleu Booksellers-by-Post L.L. Bean STILL SICK. This is offensive.

Still sick. STILL sick. Damn it. I would take a day off and stay home, but I don't think it would make a lick of difference. Monterey has returned to its most summery weather - it's about 60 degrees... Peruvian Connection (I am not clear when a velvet riding jacket or silk skirt MADE IN INDIA got deemed Peruvian fashion, but whatever; I guess that's why they get to charge $400 for the skirt...)

Only one today: Garnet Hill. I'm afraid they've all forgotten me! Will hopefully see harlequinaide tomorrow. Will try darn hard not to cough all over him.

This is both today's and last Saturday's, which I think I forgot to put down. Macy's Newport News Appleseed's Acacia (which is ... er, clothes and jewelry and "Bollywood Workout" videos and meditation tapes) Acorn (seems like a PBS-type catalog - chothes and jewelry and BBC videos) FootSmart The Territory Ahead Still sick, darn it.

Catalog watch: Sur La Table (woo-hoo!) Barrie Pace J. Jill Also, holy crud did I just get a lot sicker, in a matter of minutes. This bodes ill.

LL Bean Home The Art Institute of Chicago

Casual Living Magellans North Style

Solutions Gold Violin (Helpful Products for Independent Living)

Last night after work, I picked up mycranium1 , telling him only that I was taking him out to dinner, and that he should bring an instrument he would like to jam on. Cello loaded in car, we drove...in light pollution. I can't wait to visit when there's less fog. Catalog Watch Greendog (kid's clothes) Ross Simons (jewelry) Macy's Boston Proper (who use tons of real fur, the bastards