The first week of January....

So now this picture is making me rethink the Etsy shop name all over again. Gee Whillikers I just cannot decide. At this point, that's the only thing holding me back. Siiigh.

Well, here are some little lovelies that I found at Yoshi NOW! (a vintage shop...outlet? here in town) I was sooo excited to stumble across them and though there are numbers missing from the stamp set and the "I" missing from the Lion puzzle (which I didn't realize when I bought it...I could have SWORN that "I" was there) I still adore them. The stamp set really need some TLC and is overwhelming with mold and mildew smells. Just in the 2 minutes it took to snag these pics I had a massive allergy attack. Fie on you, mold allergies, FIE I say!

In other news of the new year we have been biking and cooking and I am trying to master the art of celery root consumption. It turned out ok so I tried to puree it with turnips but didn't like the flavor very much (and was running out of raw butter) so then I added mashed potatoes* into the mix and it was DIVINE! *(also salt, pepper and raw cream) It is a very intimidating looking food but fear not my pets, try it and you just might be delighted. (you have to enjoy the flavor of celery and turnips though) Also, a platter of organic, free-range chicken. Mmmm.

It's been a dull week. I just went thrifting today after class and need to get some pics up and alter some stuff. Just you wait!

Lovies and Hot Honey Lemonade,

-K

A little late, I know.

As you can see, if took several tries to get this pic...and we finally gave up.
And yes, that is my dear from The Cat and The Cow

Happy New Year!!! 2010???? When, in the name of all that is holy, did THAT happen?!?!?!

I usually try to stop in to as many parties as possible and it's generally quite stressful (though fun, I admit) but this year, due to transportation, babies, and lack of motivation to stress myself out, I only ventured out to stop by my parents with The Kidlet, The Kidlet's Cousin, The Sister, and The Brother-in-law. My father (procrastinator that is he) decided to have a party at about 5pm that day so my mother whipped up some stuff to entertain and sent out the word to the friends and my dad's music buddies. We stopped by early on and said howdy-doo then headed to The Sister's and Co. Got there by 9 and hung out till almost 3am!!?!?!? (The Mr. had to work but made it by about 10:30.) As if we are still bright young things that don't have wee ones to wake us up in the morning regardless of what time we fell in bed......which was close to 4am....such scandal!!!

Actually we got to bed just AFTER 3am but stayed awake because The Mr. was finishing a book and I just HAD to finish the last half of a book that I've read 5 times already. (Silly, I know) In my defence I lost my copy of the book (Rose In Bloom....Thank you Ms. Alcott) a couple years ago and it had been a while since I'd read it. I had to cry (literally) all over again for the loss of the dear, though maddeningly foolish, Bonny Prince Charlie, (For the record, I do not cry nearly as hard as I do when reading Jack and Jill, that one is so much more heart wrenching for me) and sigh with rapture at the man that The Bookworm turns out to be.

So there you have it, all the close friends, the family and dear hearts that I love so well, ringing in the new year with little ol' me. Yep, life is pretty good.

I decided to make one resolution this year (I gave up making them forever ago seeing as I always fail keeping them)

1. Stop being so insecure and fearful and get my dern Etsy shop started.

So there you have it. It's written in stone (or rather internet type...the stone of our time) If it's not done by the end of the month. Harrass me. If it's not done by the end of next month demand a free gift from the not-yet-finished shop. Motivate me.

Ok, so maybe one more resolution...take more pics. I am looking through my pictures from the evening and am super sad that I didn't capture more of our fun. I got home a bit ago from the cafe (The Cat and the Cow's parents own it) and my pa had his stuff up for Art Hop tonight. He played music too and we hung out and played scrabble whilst enjoying his delightful display of talent. Did I get any pictures? Nope. Was I wearing a new Pendleton Skirt Suit that I purchased this last week at a Thrift Store? YES! But nary a photo of it. Blast!

So yes, Etsy Shop.
More Photos.

Happy New Year!

Lovies and Laughter,

-K

May I have some please!?!?!?

Pondering the intricacies of cinema.

Skirt, H&M. Top, Forever 21. Coat, vintage. Bow, made it myself.

Pants, H&M. Jacket, Christmas present from yours truly.

I thought this was hilarious. I don't know what it means...which is probably why it's so amusing.

The view inside our hotel at night.

We stayed in room 6011!!!!! (That's a lot of rooms!)

I was pointing out a plane coming in for a landing...sadly the lighting blew it out of visibility. Too bad, it looked awfully cool.

I would like to have a doorway like this someday please.

Hilarious house.

Up close and personal with my new banjolele.

Hee hee.

The weekend just after Christmas The Mr. and I decided to take a jaunt up to SF. as it has been almost a year since we last made it up there. We planned a day trip without The Kidlet. The Mr's folks agreed to watch him for us and then offered us a free hotel stay that they'd earned at the Airport Hyatt. (Pretty swanky compared to where we usually stay) So it turned into a two day trip. The evening we were there we went out for a date and went to a movie to see SHerlock Holmes (NOTHING like the REAL Sherlock but still highly entertaining as long as I ignored the fact that is was a completely different persona for both Holmes and Watson.) The theater was lovely and I had to share a couple shots with you. Early that day we nosed around several H&M stores in the are and although I didn't find much other than the black pencil skirt we found some lovely items for The Mr. The next day we ventured to Haight Ashbury and found a lovely banjolele at a music shop there. My last post has more on that story and a demonstration of it's adorable sound. There are more pictures from earlier on our first day rabble-rousing in The City which I will share later.

Hope you had a lovely holiday break! Good luck getting back into the grind tomorrow!!!!

Lovies and Ladders (and chutes),

-K