Meadow's Birthday

AND WHILE I WAS ON THE TOPIC OF MEADOW,
I SUPPOSE I WILL MOVE ON FROM SHELVES AND
INTO HER BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR!!!

(REMEMBER LAST YEAR'S HERE)

WE DECIDED TO GO TO TAKE MEADOW TO A FANCY

BRUNCH SINCE SHE OFTEN HOSTS BRUNCHES AT HER

HOUSE .  IT HAPPENED TO BE ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

THEY MADE ALL THE MIMOSAS GREEN USING 

BLUE CURACAO.  IT WAS DELIGHTFUL .

SOME BATCHES WERE GREENER THAN OTHERS

AND INCLUDING SYDNEY'S GRAPEFRUIT JUICE

THEY MADE QUITE A PHOTO OPP.

ON OUR WAY OUT TO THE CAR AFTERWARDS
I SPOTTED THIS MICKEY MOUSE EARED SAGUARO.
I SUPPOSE IT COULD ALSO BE ITS HARAJUKU GIRL BUNS .
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Food Pics 4

SO THE USUAL RULES OF FOOD PICS STILL APPLY-
I DON'T COMMENT ON THE PHOTOS.  BUT AT THE END
I WILL POST A FEW RECIPE LINKS.  ERNIE MADE THE
SALAD, MEADOW MADE THE CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP,
AND I MADE THE THREE RECIPES LINKED AT THE BOTTOM.

I'VE SAID TOO MUCH ALREADY.

(SEE LAST FOOD PIC BLOG HERE.)

 

 

GET THE EDAMAME HUMMUS RECIPE HERE.

GET THE SPICED RED LENTIL, TOMATO,
AND KALE SOUP RECIPE HERE.

GET THE COCONUT MACAROON THUMBPRINTS
WITH RASPBERRY CHIA SEED JAM RECIPE HERE.

NOM NOM NOM
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Alligator Coasters

SINCE I KEEP TALKING ABOUT THINGS ON MY SHELF
I AM GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THESE ALLIGATOR COASTERS
THAT MEADOW GAVE TO ME RECENTLY.  I THINK I HAVE AN
ALLIGATOR THING NOW EVER SINCE HIDING THAT ONE IN
TREVOR'S HOUSE .  THIS ONE PICTURED BELOW REMINDS
ME OF THE RESCUERS MOVIE AND PETER PAN.

SUPER CUTE .
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My Mica Egg on the Shelf

ON THE SAME SHELF AS THE DAVE TILE BUT A
DIFFERENT CUBBY I PUT THE ONE MICA EGG THAT I KEPT.

LOOKS GOOD PAIRED NEXT TO THE SKULL .

KEEPING ORGANIC THINGS TOGETHER!!
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Dave Tile

WHILE SCOURING THE GOODWILL ON 4TH AVE
MEADOW FOUND THIS NEON GREEN TILE WITH A
VERY FAMILIAR FACE STENCILED ON IT!!

IT WAS CONFIRMED WHEN ON THE BACK IT WAS TITLED
"DAVE MERTZ".  THERE IS ONLY ONE!! WHAT A FUN FIND!!

NOW IT LIVES ON MY BOOKSHELF OF EGG CUPS AND SUCH
BECAUSE IT PERFECTLY MATCHES MY NEON GREEN POSTERS .
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Blender Face

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD FOUND THEM ALL....

IS THIS THE LAST PAIR OF GOOGLY EYES??
ARE THEY GOING TO KEEP APPEARING FOREVER??!!
(I'D BE OK WITH THAT.) 

THIS DOES SOLVE THE QUESTION I HAD HERE
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE LAST PAIR OF EYES I FOUND
WERE NEW OR NOT.  THE COLORED PUPILS ARE JUST MIXED
IN WITH THE BLACK ONES SO I AM CONVINCED NOW
 THAT THEY ARE ALL FROM MY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
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Chicken Obsessed

IT SEEMS THAT THE CHICKEN EGG CUP FIND HAS MADE

ME A BIT CHICKEN OBSESSED.  I MENTIONED TRYING NOT

TO COLLECT CERTAIN THINGS AND NOW I HAVE TO TRY

NOT TO CONTINUE MY UNINTENTIONAL COOKIE JAR

COLLECTION.  I FOUND THE CHICKEN COOKIE JAR AT 

MICHAEL'S FOR HALF OFF.  IT LOOKS CUTE NEXT TO

THE SPHERE COOKIE JAR THAT I GOT AWHILE AGO.

 AND THEN I FOUND THESE TWO GLASS CHICKEN

EGG CUPS AT FRED'S WHERE MEADOW HAS HER SPACE .

SAME PLACE I GOT THE EGG CUPS FOR THE FETUS EGGS

THAT BUNNYBANANA PAINTED FOR ME .

I BORROWED MY GLITTER EGGS FOR A PICTURE 

WITH THEM.  THEY ARE SOOO GREAT!!!!  

MY NEW FAVORITES!!

I REARRANGED THE ITEMS ON MY MICROWAVE

IN ORDER TO DISPLAY ALL THESE NEW CHICKENS .

THEY MATCH MY VERY FAVORITE CORNINGWARE

PIECE WHICH HAS A CHICKEN ON IT (REMEMBER 

IT HERE).  I THINK I NEED MORE SHELVES .

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Pyrex Luck

TODAY I WENT OUT TO GET A NEW PHONE SINCE

 I ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER MY CURRENT PHONE BUT

NONE OF THE STORES WERE OPEN SO I ENDED UP AT

GOODWILL INSTEAD, OOPS.  I HAD TOO MUCH GOOD

LUCK FINDING PYREX .  I ENDED UP BUYING 5 BOWLS!

 I FOUND THIS SET OF 4 MATCHING BOWLS FOR $22.

THEY ARE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE AND I LOVE THE

DIFFERENT SHADES OF COLORS.

 THEY ALL FIT TOGETHER PERFECTLY.

 THEN THERE IS THIS GEM THAT WAS $6.  IT LOOKS A LOT

LIKE A PINK ONE THAT I HAVE SO I TOOK PICTURES

OF THEM TOGETHER FOR MY OWN PLEASURE BELOW.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS PLEASES ME .

MY PYREX-CORNINGWARE COLLECTION IS GETTING

TO BE FULL!!  I HAVE QUITE A FEW CUTE THINGS NOW!

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Mica Eggs

WHILE I HAVE A COUPLE INTENSE EGG DECORATING
BLOGS COMING UP, I THOUGHT I'D START WITH A SMALL
ONE ON THE HOMEMADE MICA GLITTER EGGS I DID.

MICA IS ALL OVER THE GROUND AROUND TUCSON

AND WHENEVER I GO HIKING I BRING A BAGGIE WITH ME .
I'VE ALSO GOTTEN MICA FROM OTHERS WHO'VE HIKED

AND KNOW THAT I COLLECT THE STUFF.

I THINK A MORTAR AND PESTLE WOULD WORK

BETTER THAN MY HAND CRUNCHING METHOD.

THE EDGE OF THE BOWL HAS ALL THE SUPER FINE

PIECES WHICH MANY MAKEUP COMPANIES USE

IN EYESHADOWS ETC FOR SHIMMER .

(CHECK THE INGREDIENTS!!  IT'S THERE!!!)

THE RESULT IS A TRANSLUCENT SILVERY 

SPARKLE .  ALMOST FOIL LIKE .

IT TURNS OUT VERY PRETTY.  

BEST SEEN IN PERSON OF COURSE .

I DECORATE AND HAVE SO MANY EGGS THAT I RARELY

KEEP THEM FOR MYSELF, EVEN IF THEY ARE SPECTACULAR .
I DID HOWEVER KEEP ONE OF THE MICA EGGS AND ADDED
IT TO MY PERSONAL COLLECTION OF CUPPED EGGS .
MICA GLITTER IS MY NEW FAVORITE THING.
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Australian Cookie Cutters

CHECK OUT THESE ADORABLE AUSTRALIAN COOKIE CUTTERS
THAT I FOUND AT GOODWILL FOR $0.99!!!  SOOO CUTE!!!
A KOALA (FOR BECCA !!!), A KANGAROO, AND A
WOMBAT MAYBE??  I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S CUTE TOO.

THE RECIPE IN THE BACKGROUND SAYS
"BUSH BIRKIES".  I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT
COULD POSSIBLY MEAN.

I ALSO FOUND AN ADORABLE PYREX RAMEKIN.

THESE WERE EACH $0.99 AS WELL .  I LOVE THE 

STARS ON THE LADLE'S HANDLE .  GOOD FINDS!!

CLOSE UP OF THE PYREX CUP TO ADD TO MY EVER

EXPANDING COLLECTION OF PYREX AND CORNINGWARE .

I LOVE THE PATTERN.  SOME HAVE THE WORST PATTERNS

BUT THIS ONE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES SO FAR .

AND LASTLY I FOUND THIS AMAZING TUPPERWARE

CONTAINER THAT WILL BE PERFECT FOR LUNCHES .

TUPPERWARE IS SUCH A CLASSIC ITEM BUT I DON'T
COLLECT IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE AT
SOME POINT.  OTHER THINGS I WANT TO COLLECT BUT
DON'T FOR FEAR OF ENDING UP ON HOARDERS ARE :
ASHTRAYS AND SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS .

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New Shelf Thing in Craftroom

WHILE THRIFTING A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO
ME AND MEADOW (WELL MEADOW REALLY) FOUND
THIS CRAZY LOOKING SHELVING UNIT. 

WHILE YOU CAN'T SEE IT HERE , WE SEE LOTS 

OF AWESOME POTENTIAL USES FOR IT.  RIGHT NOW IT IS

JUST COLLECTING CLUTTER BECAUSE WE ARE PROBABLY 

GOING TO PAINT IT ONCE WE CAN DECIDE ON A COLOR .

FUN STUFF AHEAD!!!
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Kitty in a Bag

WHOLE FOODS INDEED!!

JIP HAS BEEN EXTRA CUTE LATELY.  I'LL TRY
TO KEEP UP WITH HIM WITH MY CAMERA FOR YOU.
HE LOVES TO BURROW.
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Jewelry Treasure Finds

I AM A HUGE FAN OF THE JEWELRY AT THRIFT STORES .
I TEND TO LOSE JEWELRY A LOT AND THERE IS NOTHING
WORSE THAN LOSING SOMETHING EXPENSIVE .
MANY TIMES YOU CAN FIND GREAT STUFF
FOR CHEAP CHEAP AT GOODWILL .

I AM A FAN OF BRACELETS .  REMEMBER THE CUFF
I BOUGHT AT THE STREET FAIR LAST YEAR ?  WELL I
HAVEN'T WORN IT EVER AND I BOUGHT IT NEW AND IT
WAS LIKE $20 OR SOMETHING IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

WHEN ME AND MEADOW WENT THRIFTING THIS
LAST WEEKEND I FOUND A FEW THINGS THAT I LOVED.

THIS ADORABLE ELEPHANT CUFF WAS ONLY $7.99

AND I'VE ALREADY WORN IT MANY TIMES .

PROOF.

THESE BANGLES WERE (STARTING FROM THE LEFT)
$3, $2, AND $1.  THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS MY
FAVORITE I THINK .  I LOVE THE TEXTURE .

THESE TWO BANGLES ON THE TOP WERE $2 EACH
AND THE COPPER CUFF UNDERNEATH WAS $3.  THE
CUFF SAYS IT IS FROM AUSTRALIA ON THE INSIDE .

I ADORE THE HONEYCOMB PATTERN.

THE AUSTRALIAN COPPER CUFF IS 

PROBABLY MY FAVORITE OF ALL OF THESE .

AND FINALLY I FOUND SOME COSTUME JEWELRY
WHICH I DECIDED THAT I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH OF.
THIS HAIR CLIP IS VERY SPARKLY AND WAS $3.99.

THE TOTAL SPENT ON ALL OF THESE TOGETHER WAS ABOUT $25,
WHICH IS JUST A LITTLE OVER THE COST OF WHAT THAT ONE
BRAND NEW CUFF FROM LAST YEAR COST THAT I NEVER WEAR .

SO THE MORAL OF THIS BLOG IS THAT ONE MAN'S TRASH IS
ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE AND FINDING HIDDEN TREASURE
IS FUN EVEN OUTSIDE OF A PIRATE CONTEXT.
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Ajia's Gospel Brunch

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS
AJIA'S GOSPEL BRUNCH.  I BORROWED ONE OF
MOM'S HATS FOR THE OCCASION.

MY HAT DIDN'T EVEN COMPARE TO THE
PEACOCK FEATHERED ONE AJIA HAD ON THOUGH.
MEADOW TOOK THIS FIRST PIC ON HER PHONE .

AJIA GIVING HER SERMON ON MOSES' ARK .

EVEN THOUGH IT IS BLURRY I KEPT THIS PIC
IN BECAUSE I WANTED YOU TO GET AN IDEA OF
HOW MUCH SHE PADS HER ASS FOR THIS .


I AM ENDING THIS POST WITH A SHORT
VIDEO OF HER SERMON ON MOSES' ARK .
SHE IS SO FUNNY AND WITTY.

ONCE A MONTH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ENOUGH.
I THINK EVERY SUNDAY SHE SHOULD HOST THIS!!
IT FEELS LIKE CHURCH TO ME .

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