happy stuff.

sooo…. i don’t know what got into me, but last week, i got a message from my blogland friend sarah day of small fox in a big world and i usually refuse to respond to these types of messages on pure principle alone, but…. i was intrigued.  yep, it’s a chain-letter thingy, this one’s called [...]

songs i find myself singing all the time: who’s my pretty baby by elizabeth mitchell and/or woody guthrie–this one lends itself to all sorts of improvisation like “who’s my stinky baby?” and “who’s my funny baby?” etc. and is a wonderful all-purpose song the big ship sails on the alley alley oh by kate rusby [...]

i’ve had this nail clipper case since about 1991 when i went on my first overseas trip.  it’s starting to show its age and was never that attractive in the first place.  i think it cost me only a few dollars, filled with clippers and such.  i finally decided it was time for something new, [...]

remember long ago, when i teased you with this photo? i debated long and hard about whether to share this dangerous recipe with you, and today i decided that i just can’t keep it from you any longer.  here are the basic ingredients: okay, that’s most of the ingredients (i just noticed that i forgot [...]

last christmas, at my parents’ house, we really enjoyed watching the birds at their birdfeeders and mr. happy stuff made an off-hand comment that maybe we should get some birdfeeders at our house.  i’m not sure why this hadn’t occurred to me earlier–we always enjoy watching their birds and we live in a very woodsy [...]

canvas buckets to hold diapering supplies and mini burp rags (see below) in the baby’s room.  glad i finally found a good use for that awesome ribbon trim!  the buckets in the first picture are still a little floppier than what i’d like–even with some plastic needlepoint “canvas” tucked into them to make the sides [...]