Look at Me!

Nevermind - Look at Fin! He's a total rock star over at the rikrak studio. Learn how to make recycled newspaper flowers and WIN some REusable Snack Baggies! Rah!

Roses are pretty.

Roses are pretty. I'm taking full credit for the above because they grew in my yard and I had the good sense to collect them before it started raining and stick them in a jar. Though, now that I've said it, I realize I deserve very little credit as "they grew" was the better part of the labor. Still.

Artichokes are pretty.

Artichokes are pretty. So are Eggplants. Aubergines. Makes me wish I liked eating them.

My girlies - two of my college roommates - came this weekend. Love! I took those two pedicure-virgins to get their toes done and we ate greek food and tried to find a couch Laine could live with, got lost in the gadget aisle in Crate & Barrel, drank too much, talked too much, Kamber and I stayed up too late.....

My little boys woke me this morning with the chicken dance - and nothing says "thanks for being our mama" like the chicken dance.

Friday, I'm in love....

Salted caramels from Have it Sweet, Calabasas Candy Co., and SugarMouth Candy. You can send me some, but not too many because I have almost no will power and it's almost time for the dreaded bathing-suit-trying-on. Loathsome.

When I absent-mindedly pop one of the kids' cookies in my mouth, it's like, Ugh-totally-unsatisfying. But a salted caramel? I would run an extra mile for that. Totally worth it.

So long, April. Hey, May!

Didn't April just fly? I completely forgot to tell you about all the sweet, pink, cherry blossom, cabbage rose deliciousness in the shop. Some of which is yet to come because I'm still working on it due to the aforementioned flight of April. Still, there are some new things: a Mama Go To Market Bag, a bistro-style Hostess Apron, and I'm especially proud of my new Bolsa.

May things coming soon too - yellow and white, vintage ticking and linen, hopefully including a kimono-inspired garment that has gone back to the drawing board several times already....

Haul.

Jealous? Look at all this crap I got at the Depot. So glorious. Plus, the beautiful and amazing Khris Brown was there with me and I could hear her joyful chortling one row over.

This copy of Ferdinand? Not great on the outside, but perfect on the inside. Overall, fantastic for a library book. That was printed in 1946. Yeah. Fifty cents, I paid for it. Now you're jealous. I love this story because it's all about knowing who you are and believing in yourself. You know, like The Matrix.

My breakfast with Khris and Fin....

pretty sky.

pretty girl.

pancake heaven.

do you like see-food?

pancake nap.