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Orange you coming in?
Today is orange in color week.Come in and enjoy all the orange in my world. This is what I stare at, several hours a week, as I do the dishes. This is just about the only mail that I am so delighted to receive that I post it on my fridge. My prized antique fan…
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All in a golden afternoon…
‘Er…., a yellow Tuesday. Today is yellow in color week and I can’t help but be reminded of Alice in the garden when I look at all the flower photos I snapped. Little bread-and-butterflies kiss the tulips, and the sun is like a toy balloon. There are get up in the morning glories, in the…
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Green Monday…
Leya, of Curious Bird has started a week of color and each day is a different hue. I’ll be joining the fray and coloring my week. I find today to be quite easy to follow, as it was nearly 80 degrees out, so the boys and I went for a walk and played at the…
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Rhetorical questions…
What is it about boys and insisting on trying to break their noses? Bite off their tongues?Give themselves a concussion?Splitting their head open?Lacerating an eye? Giving their mothers a heart condition?
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One Word Wednedsay…
“Disinfectant.”
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Driving in style…
These are smart, chic and vintage inspired.Crocheted ladies driving gloves. They make me feel like wrapping my hair up in a pretty, soft scarf and jumping into an old motor car for a windy Spring drive with the top down. And of course, they are fingerless, so you don’t ruin that lovely manicure, driving home…
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Making gravel angels…
Alternate title: “How’d all these tiny rocks get in there, mom???!!!!!”
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Asian Chicken Salad with a (lime) twist…
This is a yummy salad you can whip up on a warm summer evening. You don’t even need to turn on the stove. I have the hubby grill the chicken on the BBQ outside and the rest can be thrown together in the kitchen. Perfect for a late dinner after a long hike in the…
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A rainy weekend, outside and in…
Leaving town, it looked as if we may be leaving gray skies behind and looking to blue skies ahead. But this is what met us in Portland. And it followed us all the way to the coast.There were a few breaks in the weather though…. so we at least, managed to get out and walk…
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Back from the Sea…
We’re home! As much as we fought it, we had to return.The weekend went much too quickly, of course.But we did miss our little munchkins while we were away. And I brought you back some taffy, as promised…. I am exhausted , so I will fill you all in on our trip later.There is just…