8 years

Today's our 8 year anniversary. My what an old couple we are turning into.

pic stolen from http://shelby-lee-adams-resume.blogspot.com/

vegan doughnuts!

And, before I forget, we made VEGAN DOUGHNUTS on Memorial Day! Let me just say... wow! This pic doesn't really do them justice but here ya go...

In the Yard - 6/18/2010

Lots of fun stuff is starting to bloom! Such as...

asiatic lilies

i forget what this is... veronica 'royal candles', i think? 

one of the many dianthus i have around

 alcea rosea 'old farmyard' (hollyhocks)

'lady in red' hydrangea

loads of lavender

the first hint of blooming on the monarda (bee balm)

fabric, fabric, and more fabric!

I have become positively addicted to fabric. Buying fabric, browsing fabric, mulling over ways to use fabric... it's becoming an actual problem. Fortunately I have about a thousand ideas of quilts, bags, pillows and other miscellaneous projects that I can make to use up my ever growing stash. Let's take a look at a few of the collections that I've been obsessed with recently (very little of which I have managed to procure)...

Castle Peeps by Lizzy House for Andover (Castles and folks in medieval garb? How could I resist?) 

All of the Birch Organic collections. After all, they are cute AND organic. Such as... 

I'll just list off a few more, I think the images will speak for themselves...

Into the Woods by Sharyn Sowell for Clothworks

Spring 2010 by Etsuko Furuya for Echino

Heather Ross on Spoonflower

Metro Kitchen for Robert Kaufman