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it's really rude to hate muffins

donna sent me this link the other day which my kids have watched many many many times since. thank you, donna!

i'm back to work this week, i'm still getting over this stupid stupid stupid virus and i'm crafting my butt off in the meantime.

i'll be joining lots of other artsy-craftsy types on sept. 13th for the picnic music and arts festival right here in portland at lincoln park. i'll be sharing a booth with my good friend, betsy. please come by if your local! (this is the first of many posts in which i'll be plugging this event).

that's all i got today. hope you are enjoying these last days of summer.
xoxo

proven wrong

i just told a friend the other night that i don't like muffins and then yesterday i bought some blueberries and got a total hankering for muffins. weird.

i used this recipe. mine are a little dark because i used whole wheat flour (deluding myself that they are healthy). they are oh-my-god yummy. i know because i've had two already this morning. so has jane and she agrees.
 
thanks for all the well wishes friday. my sister's surgery went well. we went to see her on sunday and she was feeling like complete junk but that is expected (she had "minor" heart surgery. they call it minor but i put it in quotes because holy crap they operated on her heart).

and i have lots to do today but am feeling less than motivated. which you may have guessed, given that i just spent fifteen minutes taking pictures of my breakfast and then blogging about it.

friday

i'm in suitcase production. this and other upcoming cases are for a craft fair i *think* i'll be doing in mid-september. i may have some in the etsy shop after that. i'll keep you posted.

we're fighting a mild but annoying virus over here this week so we've been sticking close to home. badly timed, since the weather is finally beautiful and we're not up to taking advantage. but whatever, i'm getting lots of puttering and crafting done.

my youngest sister is having not-so-minor surgery right now. send some good wishes toward boston today if you get a chance.

have a great weekend, everyone!
xoxo

psssst

it's jen's birthday today.
now, go tell her what a pretty princess she is.

oh, hi

i'm so lame with the blog. i don't know what my deal is. it might have something to do with the sun. it finally came out, so i've been spending all my time working in the yard and taking the kids swimming. i love that feeling of working hard outside all day and really really wanting a cold beer and then finally sitting down and having one and it is like the best beer ever. earned beers always taste better, i think.

i'm starting to think about some fall craft fairs, too. i made some tags the other day...
hopefully i'll have some more crafts soon. maybe even a suitcase.
maybe.
maybe i'll get off the computer and start one right now.
maybe i'll bop around on flickr a little bit first.
happy monday folks.

back in town

we were away again for a few days, dropping jane off at her nana's house in pa. for a week and then spending a night in mystic, conn. with charlie on the way home (the aquarium there was pretty cool).

but before that, i got to spend saturday with erin and her husband (fatty). we did a little thrifting in the morning (i'm mailing your stuff out tomorrow, erin) and met a whole bunch of bloggy/flickr types for dinner. erin is so fun and easy to hang with (and fatty is such a good sport). i had a great time with them - i hope we get to do it again soon.

here's a picture from the lobster shack, where we ate saturday. i was noticing how the seagulls seem to line up perfectly equidistant from each other. birds are kooky.
i was about to say "happy monday" but it's tuesday already. i can tell it's going to be one those weeks were i can't keep anything straight.

still.raining.

i noticed this teetering stack of books the other day when i was blow drying my hair (upside-down for volume). john has about 10 books going right now i think.

since it's never going to stop raining and i'm never going to get the outside painting done, i think i might tackle our bedroom. i've grown to loathe the light green cottage-y color i've got in here. i want something in a gray/blue/smoky hue. anyone got a favorite?

erin is in town! i get to spend some qt with her and her husband tomorrow. i can't wait.

happy weekend, everyone!

5 minute goodwill trip

i have a matching bread pan i found a few weeks back.
(yes, it needs a good scrub).
and the earths were $5!
(and there's another bag in the shop today)

has someone secretly switched portland w/the pacific northwest?

the rain has been re-goddamn-diculous this past week.
i'm itching to do some outside painting but fear it might have to wait another week. in the meantime, i'm getting lots of inside house stuff done. including another shop update (i'm on fire w/the shop updates).

i made this cosmetic bag over the weekend. it's in the shop. the fun thing about making these bags is finding old towels and sheets from my stash that coordinate. the un-fun part is f'ing up the zipper twice in a row, which is why there is only one in the shop right now.

wow - the sun is out! i should go take advantage...
happy monday!