I turned 31 and it was sweet
5 things I’ve learned since I was 30: 3 songs from Beck’s latest piano songbook-only album “Song Reader” My conversational Spanish needs some serious brushing up (more trips to Nicaragua!) I love love...
View ArticleWii U love: Super Luigi U + The Cave
Anyone up for some Super Luigi U? We’ve been avid Nintendo Wii players for years, but the Wii U landed in our house when right when my shortie Ella (almost 7 years old now, wow) is really getting into...
View ArticleCupcake Monday: cupcake smoothies in 2 ways
Strawberry Banana Orange Smoothie Cupcakes Happy Cupcake Monday! Chronicles of a Foodie shares her fruit smoothie-inspired cupcakes, using dehydrated fruit to sweeten the frosting without adding too...
View ArticleOn missing EAA AirVenture 2013
Of all of the great events I won’t make it to this year, the EAA AirVenture 2013 show is the one I regret the most. It’s the ultimate private pilot and plane enthusiast event with a ridiculously great...
View ArticleCupcake Monday: Swirled cupcake icing, yes please
Simple icing swirl techniques I love buying fancy cupcakes, but tend to make simpler versions at home (unless it’s for a special occasion). One of the easiest ways to jazz up said simple cupcake is...
View ArticleA la casa: Vinyl toys for home decor
I like people that collect stuff – spoons, pottery, art, shoes, vintage lunch boxes, yard art. In our house, we have a strong affinity for quirky vinyl toys; an obsession that most likely won’t end...
View ArticleCupcake Monday: Much ado about cake batter
Yeah…. so this isn’t truly a cupcake confection. But why not help your cupcake flavors break out of the cupcake liner? This decadent cake batter whipped cream (from the Beyond Frosting blog) is...
View ArticleJellyfish photo study with Alexander Semenov
There’s just something about jellyfish that absolutely mesmerize me. I could watch them for hours. Alexander Semenov is a Russian photographer with a jaw droppingly awesome portfolio of floating...
View ArticleTo play: Comptine d’un Autre Ete from Amelie
Any Amelie lovers in the house? It’s my favorite movie (I even got Photoshopped into the movie poster at Blinds.com) – I love the Lomographic feel to it visually and the awesome Yann Tiersen...
View ArticleIceland + fairies – it’s a thing
Our collective histories are all full of tiny bits of magic and moments of the supernatural. For centuries, we made up stories to explain things we couldn’t understand. And some of us never grew out...
View ArticleA life in flowers – petals and stories of 2016 so far
“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.” I’m a flower freak. A petal pusher. A floral fanatic. Here are some of the...
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