Speaking of landfill saves…

I’ve had my eye on the Anthropolie telephones for a while now.  The blue one is on half-price, so it was time to snap it up!  I think I’m in love – and it’s not even pink!  What is really cool about them is that they are phones from the 50s and 60s that have [...]

Sunglasses saved from landfill!

Last spring we found the most fun vintage eyeglasses store in Florence, Italy.  Shea had a hard time choosing a pair of sunglasses; she liked so many – and that’s saying something!  (She’s a little on the picky side…)  Well, we weren’t home long and her dear Charlotte decided to make a snack of them. [...]

The Frog Prince

As of ten minutes ago, I finished stitching May’s redwork pattern.  Here’s a look.  I need to make a good copy of the pattern, and I just noticed I forgot a couple of French knots…I should have these posted on my website sometime tomorrow evening.    

Greenhouse Fun

My thumb is definitely not green, so I’m surprised that I actually had some fun at the greenhouse today.  No school today (Victoria Day) so Martha, my mom and I went to the greenhouse to replant our hanging pots.  Martha was new at planting and I’m not good at planting – but luckily Grandma has [...]

The last roll…

We’ve been rolling in pink toilet paper since November, and sadly it’s coming to an end.  We’re on our last roll.  At least a couple of toilet paper (or tissue) companies put out pink toilet paper each October to raise funds for the fight against Breast Cancer.  Unfortunately our grocery store didn’t receive its shipment [...]