The Old Ways...

I was in my kitchen bright and early this morning...

chopping fruits and vegetables....

my hair pulled up in a makeshift bun...

an apron tied loosely over my sock monkey pajamas...

enjoying the light breeze coming in through my large kitchen window...

trying to get a few more chores done...
before the heat of the day arrived with a vengeance...

thinking this must have been what women have done for ages...

up early.... working quietly in the morning breeze...

well, minus the sock monkeys, probably...

Summertime Shopping Etiquette...

If you drip on something you buy it...
plain and simple...
yesterday, courtesy of the outdoor tag sales
combined with the 92 degree temperature...
and its effect on my forehead and my water bottle...
I ended up with a whole trunkload of (slightly damp) treasures...

Congratulatons!!

Summertime...

Today...96 and humid...tomorrow...98 and humid...
we are NOT amused.

Retro Tupperware...

Isn't this covered cake pedestal just absolute perfection??
well, almost...

ahhh.... much better!

Next Read...

...we are almost all of us... our friends... our family...
given the right circumstances...
tettering on the edge...
her blog is thought provoking...
I think her book will prove to be amazing...

Easter's On It's Way...

Everything was falling neatly into place...
beware when things go too smoothly...
until my jaunt to pick up Easter chocolates yesterday...
on my lunch hour... in pouring rain... to a CLOSED shop...

fortunately, a quick detour to Fresh Market after work...
and several pounds of Jelly Bellies and German chocolates...
made everything all right with the world...

leaving today devoted to some of my favorite holiday prep work...
playing with food... and coloring eggs.