My Future Home Painted on a Dish

Hi guys, I went to the thrift store today.

There is a "Cracked China for Art Projects" basket there, and it's one of my favorite places to look. Everything in the basket is always 25 cents. I suppose the plates would work great to put under plants or hang on the wall. I've bought them before to draw or write on to give as gifts. I think they would make a nice jewelry dish too. I've never bought one for myself from the basket, until today:

Behold, I looked down, and there was a dish with a picture of my future home. I picked it up and never set it back down. Take a look.

I think it's just beautiful! Foxglove and poppies... the path, the chimney, trees in the backyard... 

(and that watch will be the topic of a future post)

My goodness.

So this post is short and sweet: my new jewelry dish and goals for the future.

The best is yet to come!

Victory Garden Greens

Hello and welcome to the west side of my garden. My greens are ready to harvest! I had my first salad for lunch! Here is my lettuce, spinach, and kale.

This is "Livingson's Cutting Mix" and is a nice variety of cutting leaf lettuce. Varieties in this mix are Baby Oakleaf, Bronze Beauty, Red Velvet, Pablo, Tennis Ball and Freckles.

I like leaf lettuce because, unlike head lettuce, you can harvest the leaves two inches above the ground and the lettuce will regrow as long as conditions remain somewhat cool. Several harvests can be made out of one crop!

Lettuce is so beautiful.

Here's the spinach. This variety is called "Bloomsdale Long Standing" and is extremely mild and sweet.

and the kale! The variety is "Siberian Improved Dwarf."  The leaves are really thin...I'm not quite used to it yet. It's good so far in salad, but the kale chips were kinda funky. I think I'll still plant some curled blue scotch too. So far though, this will be a good leaf for salads!

 Baby leaf!

I should mention that I don't really buy groceries in the summer (yes, a few things so I can cook with my crops) but gardening really saves on the pocket book. I wish I could teach more folks how to garden so we could collectively help our economy and our physical health!  

Also, if you don't have room in your yard for a garden, take heart, because I don't either! This garden is a rental spot in a community garden! They provide the plot with rich, dark soil, straw for mulch, tools, and water. It really can't get any better. The plot cost me $15 a summer. This is really, reeeeally worth it considering I don't buy much food in the summer, and I also give many of these vegetables away!

Mid-Heel Oxfords and a Lil' Bunny

Hello Friends!

I found a pair of gems at the thrift store last week. Take a look!

Yes, that's right. Chelsea Crew mid-heeled oxfords in white and burgundy. $5.99! And in my size!

Look at those stacked wooden heels. My-oh-my. I am still beside myself.

I'm pretty excited to wear them to church! I bet they'll be nice to play violin in too, and will probably work great for dancing! Fun times are going to happen in these shoes. Yes sir.

And, to top everything off, on my walk tonight I saw this beautiful bunny munching on grass!

 Look at the textures in its perfect coat!

 And the sunshine through its velvety ears! Perfect, perfect.