dream pantry

I am awe of and in love with this pantry I saw on Design*Sponge.  It is the pantry of the lovely Emerson of Emersonmade. And is it amazing.  It would be like having a bulk food aisle attached to your very own kitchen.  Take a look...

PS:  check out Emerson's creations, too.... here are some of my faves:

birthday calendar

Speaking of birthdays.....

I spotted this new Linda & Harriett birthday calendar today over on Design*Sponge (I know, I know, I can't get enough D*S in my life :)).  I've always been intrigued with the idea of birthday calendars -- they seem like a great way to keep track of important birthdays in your life, obviously.  But I've never seen one as pretty or classy as this one.

It is definitely something that I'd hang above my desk or in the kitchen.  Then again, who can really resist a monthly rotation of beautiful letterpressed pages that have function too?

outdoor dining

B made dinner last night (burgers on bread with caramelized onions and oven fries with Sriracha mayo) and we ate it on the deck alongside Boulevard beer in juice glasses.  I love beer out of tiny glasses.

Did I mention that my husband is pretty much the best?

And that this spring is so beautiful?  It is amazing to sit outside for dinner when it the air is the perfect temperature and you don't have to worry about bugs yet.  I suspect they'll be here soon, though :)


PS:  I caged my lettuces and they're growing quite nicely now (sans squirrel holes):

container "gardening"

Continuing with the spring theme, I thought I'd share a pic of our sprouting greens!  Thanks to some inspiration from B's Aunt Krafty, I planted some butter lettuce, chard, and arugula.  Basically, you just fill a large container (that has drainage... i.e. holes in the bottom) with good dirt/potting soil, sprinkle some seeds in, and water every day.  Lettuce is thirsty.

Just a few hours after I took this picture, squirrels decided to bury their nuts in my little garden.  They rummaged through the whole thing digging up almost all the tiny lettuces.  I refrained from getting out the BB gun and instead topped the metal container with the mesh lid to our fire pit.  

Voila.  

Squirrel proof deterrent.  

I'm looking forward to having a full grown salad bowl in a few weeks.  So lay off, squirrels.

{garden markers from Hammerman on etsy}

If we can manage to keep 'em away, we're going to plant herbs again too.  Basil is my favorite to have on hand in the summer, but we'll do sage, cilantro, and parsley too. In my dream garden, I'd have giant, painted planters (a la Nan-Z) with these happy markers in them, just in case anyone forgot which was which.

Happy gardening!

PS:  isn't Hammerman's tablecloth/backdrop great?  such pretty colors.

new Mrs. Meyer*s

I l-o-v-e Mrs. Meyer's products and wish I could afford to buy every single one of them to clean our little home.  While fancy schmancy dryer sheets seem like a bit too much of an indulgence on our budget, I do splurge for some of their perfectly scented hand soap every once and a while.

Can't wait to try out the new Honeysuckle and Apple scents!  I'm sure they're just as heavenly as Basil, Geranium, and their other friends.  A Honeysuckle candle sounds pretty great for spring (although I don't think the new scents are available in candle form just yet...)

Has anyone seen these in stores?