Canton Finds

My "softie" came! Meet, Becky's Bunny. Isn't she cute? She's made from an old sheet and came with a little bag (in Wyatt's room with him sleeping....don't want to disturb) becky's the one that inspired me to make "Stuffie". Oh, by the way Pilly is really glad Stuffie came. (I think he's in love. Click here for a photo of the action I caught on film. It's getting pretty serious and there may be baby bunnies soon.) It's so sad. Becky's Bunny used to have a little bow around her neck but alas it broke. She's still cute though. You can check out Becky's blog here.





Here are the promised pics from Canton. if you have never been, you have to go! It's like a giant garage sale + antique store+fair all rolled into a gianormous place that takes days to see everything! Wyatt kept getting freebies b/c he was so cute. He got several free toys from the vendors. Check out the bell sitting on my new $3 piano bench. Yep, he won a sweet lady-vendor's heart when he rung her bell, "Oh, he can just keep it! He's so cute!" I don't know why it didn't work for Renee and I? Aren't we cute? :o) Let's see. Got a few fabrics. The woodland fabric is going to become a few quilted blankets I think, bark cloth, maybe this will be a bag?......apron for me to wear in the kitchen and look adorable and floral bark cloth.....

which became Milla the Art Pig. She is my favorite so far. Oh and I found some bright floral oil cloth (pic with piano bench above) to cover my free red"trash chairs". Oil cloth wipes off really well, so I think I'll use them for my art classes.

A Creative Life

I've been internet researching for my art camps this summer and have come across some really fun stuff. I love this recipe I found! You can check out her blog heresoulemama Also, click on this link 100Ideas for 100 things you can do if your bored or need that little spark of creativity!

how we make dinner

With LOTS of help, of course. Seems to me the only way to get dinner made these days is to have someone across the kitchen island from me - either helping with my dinner plan, or more likely, choosing to work on their own dinner plan. Today, a favorite recipe of Adelaide's.

Needed:
every measuring cup, spoon and wooden spoon in the house
sifter - optional, but strongly desired
an apron - like Mama (or Papa) - (additional clothing optional)

Ingredients:
3 cups dinner-in-progress scraps - carrots, onions, leeks - anything will do
8 cups water - carried - cup by cup - across the kitchen
2 cups mystery pantry food - unidentifiable, forgotten dried beans? Yup.
2 tiny precious drops - something chosen from the fridge door
6 parts - clean up
2 parts - patience
10 parts - laughter

Mix & stir until everything has been added. If the other dinner isn't done yet, um....add more water. At this point, the excitement can usually be transferred to setting the table (seriously), 'showing' the soup to everyone, and then...carrying it very carefully to its ultimate destination outside with much fanfare.

We call it Compost Soup.

jane austen fan (Thanks Renee!)

If you are a Jane Austen fan, then check out the linkto the right. All of January and February, PBS is showing all of their Austen movies, including some new ones! They've been really wonderful. My Grandma has been taping them for me (we don't have cable). I sit down with a cup of decaff coffee, a little chocolate and my favorite pj bottoms and it is truly a lovely experience