marmalade

I taught another drawing class and used fruit for a still life, and had more lemons and limes than we could eat, so made lemon lime marmalade, heavier on the limes. It’s color isn’t terrific, but it’s good on toast! The recipe is found here, on recipesource. No, I didn’t make 3 quarts worth, only

Herbs

I bought these cute little canning jars a while ago, and thought I’d hang on to them until Christmas and maybe give out homemade pesto in them. They actually have tops that match the design and will seal under pressure or a hot bath. BUT, yesterday Elle picked all the basil — she thinks it’s

At the park

I’ve been meaning to take my camera to the park for a while to capture this graffiti on the kids’ toys. Just quoting this for you…you would lose some of the impact. I’d like to find this kid just so I could say, “Kid, that ship has already sailed for you.” Next up, I’d like

a completed set

Remember I bought the egg dish, but needed salt and pepper shakers? I found some. Although really, who puts salt and pepper on deviled eggs? Does anyone serve just plain hard boiled eggs? I really wanted round milkglass shakers, but these will do fine for now. At a quarter apiece, it was hard to say

garden cat

I bought this pretty cat to use as garden art. It’s either chalkware or pottery, I can’t tell which. It’s the size of a small cat. Did I say I like to buy all the animal sculptures like this I can find to use out in the garden? I guess it gives the plants a

thrifted patterns and aprons

I haven’t found any aprons lately, so these are nice additions. The first one is just so bright and cheery, and close inspection of the little rounds show regency scenes. From the ’50s is my guess, based on pink and black. The second one has happy daisies, and I’d guess early ’70s. Not so sure,

more embroidered pillowcases

This poppy pillowcase was a quick finish, so far it is my favorite design. Now I’m ready to get a blue pen and start designing some of my own borders. I’ve been keeping an eye open for blank pillowcases while thrifting, but of course the hem on pre-made pillowcases is too wide. So I’m still