Make Something Special

Things I love today...

: 01 : our garden is (finally) in, and the peas are begging for a trellis - enter the lovely julia over on tend with her great idea to source the yard for natural trellis materials. we have a lot of downed limbs and branches back by the woods, so it appears we may have a trellis by the time i post this. : 02 : did you know mason jars are the new takeout box? brilliant! : 03 : vintage picnic basket in need of a pic-me-up? yep, we've got one. that's why i'm so happy about the pretty... Read more →

a kindly request

if you ordered my book TYV Crafting with Kids on Amazon and are enjoying it, my publisher and i would LOVE it if you would write a review on Amazon. we can only assume that there are no reviews yet because everyone and their kids are off enjoying craft time together. hooray for that! nevertheless, we'd love to hear what you think and would really appreciate your reviews. thanks bunches! xoxo : other than that, hello. how are you? i'm fine, thanks for asking. it was a rough week of worrying and distracting myself leading up to a second round... Read more →

he's back. again.

the corn fairy is back in town, woo hoo! this week he dropped off a few summertime treats for the Casa kitchen. i am thrilled about the brown eggs in particular because i: have nothing planned for dinner; just got an email that we have a makeup t-ball game tonight; found a small hunk of pancetta in the freezer; have ripe zucchini and peas in the garden; think there is a chunk of wisconsin cheddar in the fridge; now have a plan = dinner pie* + salad as if that weren't perfect enough, not pictured above is the cutest little... Read more →

monday lunch

salad from the garden with edamame, a tomato + a few shrimp. nom. eaten atop a girlscantell placemat to celebrate spotting sara's towels at anthro this morning - only one left in stock - yay you, sara! xoxo Read more →

snapshots

: the girls + i pulled over to the side of the road after a long day away from home and enjoyed the fireworks after all. score one for mama. : the better part of the 4th was spent in our own backyard with the dearest of friends, and as the lightening bugs were being chased and everyone was clearly ready for bed, we talked about how much we're looking forward to our upcoming vacation together. : there were a few successful thrifting expeditions, including one to my secret treasure trove in Amish country to finally buy that old old... Read more →