pretty + simple

{ favorites }

Favorites.  I have a few of them.  One of them being bowls.  I have a slight addiction to bowls.  Ask anyone that knows me.  Better yet I should've taken a picture of the kitchen cupboard with my bowl collection.  It overfloweth.  I can't help it!  I've gotten very good at nesting them together in order to add more to the leaning tower.  The world is full of amazing bowls and I'd like one of each please.  :)

A dear friend of mine recently gifted me this amazing felted bowl.  The colors are perfect and it's just the right size to hold my ever changing treasure collections.  The best part is that when I accidentally drop this bowl there are no tears shed.  It's like this was made for me!

{ rumor has it that additional bowls can be found here }

I think the pink one would be lovely for Valentine's Day!  Of course that spring green colored one would be fine by me too or those fingerless gloves... or....
 

Happy Friday friends! 

Go ahead and pick a favorite for yourself!

This week's specials!

On Friday's I will try to post a few items or things that I've tried, used, and/or love -- all the things that make life fun and interesting.  It will definitely be a variety.  So with that, I bring you this week's specials:

::  Every once in a blue moon I get to Trader Joes.  I have a few favorites that I can only find there and one of those items are the Dorot garlic and herbs.  In the winter these are the next best thing to fresh.  My favorites are the cilantro, basil, and garlic.  So convenient and easy to use!  Plus the added bonus is that they are only $1.99 each. 

::  A few weeks back my niece had a sleepover at our house.  We did all kinds of fun things and she introduced me to the art of iris folding.  It's very addictive and there are a ton of web-sites out there offering all kinds of information and free projects

::  I happened to find myself at Starbucks recently and tried out their new Vanilla Rooibos Tea.  Loved it.  I've enjoyed this tea for years and it's nice to see it on the menu these days.  The coffee cup sleeve caught my eye as well.  It's part of President Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Address dated March 4, 1865.  Rich in wisdom.  (click on photo to enlarge)       

 

Slates + Specials

The Christmas tree and all of the holiday decorations are back in their boxes and safely tucked into the closet corners until they make their reappearance next season.  The calendars have been updated and hung.  The message board and refrigerator front have clean, open surfaces again.  Ready for the new year.  In those small ways, the fresh slate has begun. 

:: This week's specials ::

We saw an excellent movie.   If you haven't seen Benjamin Button yet, treat yourself and go!  It's a remarkable, thought provoking film.  It's one of those movies that you can watch over and over and pick up something new each time.  I can't wait to see it again. 

For Christmas, I received the Jason Mraz CD from a friend of mine.  She had heard him sing on a morning talk show and knew immediately that I would enjoy his music.  She was right!  He's been singing in the living room all week.  Thanks Leslie!  

And what else is special about this week?  I'm seriously enjoying the Rhubarb Raspberry Jam that we picked up while working at the apple orchard this past fall.  Oh, and the knitting too.  I'm really liking it and I am slowly getting the hang of it! 

 

* * Enjoy your weekend!  * *