Archive for January, 2010

Bluets are my favorite wild flower. They are so tiny and happy. I love seeing the water change color in fast forward!

Now that the laundry room is done, I’m moving on to the basement bathroom. It is horrendous! Brass water stained faucet, purple and white linoleum, yucky light fixture, 40 year old crusty shower door, lots of unnecessary storage cabinets left by the previous owners… In the year and a half we’ve lived here I haven’t [...]

This bread tastes so good—almost as good as chocolate chip cookies. The best part is that the whole wheat flour and bananas mean it’s OK to eat for breakfast. Right? 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¾ cup sugar ¼ cup canola oil 2 egg whites 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 large) ¼ cup fat-free milk 1 teaspoon vanilla [...]

After much painting, organizing, shelf hanging, and cabinet-putting-together-ing the laundry room is finally finished! It is bright and sunny, just like I wanted. Now let’s see how long I can keep it looking this good… (And yes, yes I did change laundry detergents so the bottle would match…) The Taming of the Laundry Room (Part [...]

How do you like your eggs? I like mine scrambled, but sunny side up looks so pretty! 1 Ultra-skinny Leg Zelda Jean from Express 2 Elizabeth ruffle shirt from J.Crew 3 Snakeskin Wide Cuff from Urban Outfitters 4 Zing & Tart bag from Anthropologie 5 Kimchi Blue Patent T-Strap Skimmer from Urban Outfitters 6 Button [...]

The amazing Oliver and Mabel…

Valentine’s Day will be here soon! Get your Wit & Whistle cards here — they are sure to please even the most persnickety Valentine.

I’m almost finished fixing up our dungeon of a laundry room. (Before + after photos coming soon.) For the finishing touch I needed some simple cheery artwork, but I didn’t want to spend much. So, I decided to do some block printing. Here’s how: 1. lino handle with an assortment of cutters 2. brayer 3. dull [...]

I love chickpeas in any form, and a few weeks ago I discovered that they can be roasted. You can season these any way you like and they will be delicious (and good for you)! Come on try it. How could you not love something called a “chickpea”? 1 can of chickpeas aka garbanzo beans [...]

I ordered this Salvador Dali shirt yesterday and I cannot wait to wear it! It is so perfectly quirky and delightfully weird. I have always loved Dali’s work, and now I can wear him and his big creepy mustache. Yeah! Wouldn’t red heart shaped sunglasses be a super cute Valentine’s gift for the one you [...]