our annual up north camping adventures in Honor and Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI.

















and if you care to watch a snippet of their leap off the wall, watch this lil' video. It may take a few minutes to load.

something botanical

i love this calendar! the drawings on all their products are so lovely. yay rifle paper co. ! i can't wait until i have money and it's 4 months later!




p.s. if i had a be'be' i would buy this in a second.

infused oils

i recently made mint infused oil for the mojitos, but this one is for my pizza.
if you are interested, here is the recipe for chili pepper oil. They suggest using canola oil, but i used olive oil anyway. :)

I've been putting all my oils and liquids in these little bottles I've accumulated, and then labeling them in a tiny strip of paper in the center. I don't have that shown here, but all my spices follow the same suit. Here's the simple syrup I just made as well. easy to make, and perfect for my iced coffee!

miss lately

i think my cat is eating a bug. it sounds kinda crunchy over there. *









i just made a similar dish to this. But next time I will follow this recipe a bit more closely. it looks amazing.



* i let the bug outside.