bday wishes

ok, a lot are just wishes really. so don't get all crazy and "what are you thinking" on me.


sweaterr

flash diffuser

cookbook.


ooh parfummm

McQ by Alexander McQueen dress (see more empire waistline dresses) remember when this dress by Alexander McQueen was $200 instead of $630??


i really want this capelet from anthropologie. but i think they are gone now. boo.


want, but too much. $80. :(



chemix w filters



book!

la dolce vita baby

a friend and i went to a party of (mostly Sports) photographers held by one of the best people ever! (Thanks Leon!) and in the lil' window just outside in the courtyard was this lil' sweet 5mo. old bebe. i was petting her for ages when i noticed the people on the other side of the window mouthing the words, "TAAKE HERR HOOME!" I went inside and the family sitting at the table heard that she was dropped off this morning there, about 7mi and Woodward, in Detroit, and she needed a home. So, without any second thoughts I took her home to my parents who live kind of close by.

When we returned, everyone clapped and were very happy that we had rescued her. :) She is still with my parents, and I think everyone is falling in love w her. She purrs the second you pick her up and just flops into your arms.

my mom wants to call her Bella, or something Italian to remember where we found her.

type type

look at these pretty restored typewriters!

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.