My Life In Pictures...

swip swap cake in the bakery / trick glasses that look surprisingly realistic on me / my lovely handmade glasses case / Pimm's for girl's night out / not-so-fancy garnish / Tullah's feeling blue / so are my hands / new mug love / my Mom and me

Brady and I have been really, really, really busy the last few weeks.  Well, some of the 'busy' has involved park trips, date nights, brewing beer and the like but, hey, when you couple that with a mini-tour, management and bakery shifts out the wazoo, cleaning up the never ending tide of doggy hair, and planning a hiking trip, it's been a whirlwind.  In a very good way.

And now for something completely different...and yes, I've said this before but I'm a huge Monty Python fan so it won't be the last.  Can't help it.

Title designs by Saul Bass in under 2 minutes.

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The blog of unnecessary quotation marks.

Interesting read...Domesticity, Feminism and Food.

NYC MoMA's Rain Room = freaking amazing.

I love these photographs of paper cranes via Shell at Kitty And Buck.

The hubby's band The Barlettas received a nomination for best upstart band if you want to vote for him...*wink wink nudge nudge*

There's still time to read our Feminist Book Club (FBC) book o' the month - Half The Sky.

Spring cleaning means culling our possessions again.  Maybe this will help...

Brady and I are going to Cloudland Canyons today for camping and hiking and to swill beer around a small fire.  Good times!

Flower named fonts.  I adore the fennel one.  And sweet pea, orchid and lavender...  

Moving words.

My friend who was hiking the Appalachian Trail is one lucky gal to have survived a weird incident.  I can't wait to give her a big hug while she recuperates!

I'll be back soon with more adventures, a recipe for the best chocolate chip cookies EVER and our new record selection...

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