• homey,  lovely

    strips for mom

    Instead of the traditional flowers, Mr. M opted for something fun and unique for his mom’s b-day present this year: track brass wall strips.  I must admit to lusting after them myself… but I was hoping to make our own…

  • lovely

    life at the beach

    Happy Summer everyone! I must say, this summer is going to be a bit odd now that we’re living more than 5 miles from the beach… since I’m not sure that river banks count as a sand replacement. My solution…

  • lovely

    real life

    [courtesy of VivaTerra] While I love clean perfect modern lines sometimes… I seem to love life when it resembles cracked glass, mixed pebbles and imperfect and scattered wildflowers.

  • geeky

    pretty word pictures

    “Gin and Juice” never looked so elegant and pretty! :) Thanks to a quick little java applet, you can make an awesome word portrait out of any collection of words that you can copy and paste, thanks to Wordle! Easy…

  • yummy

    minty goodness

    I made my first batch of VERY unprofessional looking, but oh so yummy, Parisian macaroons last night. I used “gray” almond powder and didn’t add enough food coloring to the shells, so the shells weren’t very green. I made a…