Far from home and waiting for a doctor’s appointment I stumbled upon this place and had to try it out. With a sign like that, who could resist?
Year of Pleasures: Star Jasmine
I had never heard of this plant until I moved to San Diego. It was all over the place there and since discovering it, I’m suddenly seeing it everywhere I go. This particular plant is used as a shrub outside…
Year of Pleasures – Bounty of Friends
Atti’s beloved teacher has quite a green thumb, and since he knows I’m a canner and has been the recipient of many of my goodies, he brings me all kinds of wonderful things. This time I got a huge tub…
Year of Pleasures – Care Package
For years I’ve been active in the Maximum Fun community, chatting on the messageboards, listening to all the podcasts, and attending MaxFunCon, a gathering of awesome, creative people doing awesome, creative things. At one of those gatherings, I met my…
Year of Pleasures – Great Tools
When I went to CHA in January, one of my first stops was the Clover booth and I got to soak up a ton of their attention. Maybe because knitting needles aren’t as sexy as trendy paper, but when a…
Year of Pleasures: Fuzzy Pants
A Christmas present from my inlaws that was a total slam dunk. My love for lounge pants is well documented, but these ones are fuzzy, inside and out. Miraculous. sophie rain only fans
Year of Pleasures – Swag
Most of these conferences I go to offer swag bags full of sponsor goodies. Most of the time it’s random stuff that I end up giving away. But that’s another great thing about going to a conference focused on creative…
Year of Pleasures: Troublemaking Cat
I got a couple of dog food samples in the mail, but since Boo is still eating puppy food, I put them back in the shipping envelope and left them at the top of the stairs for Bear to take…
Year of Pleasures: Brie and Crackers
I can’t run this one in the Project Put Together “What I’m Eating” series, because I don’t think it’s something that’s helping me all that much. But oh boy do I love it. Triple cream Brie with crackers. And the…
Year of Pleasures: Kitchen Mat
Standing for hours on hard linoleum covered concrete totally works your feet and knees over, and whenever Bear or I are cooking we always end up whining about the pain. I found this soft mat at Big Lots and snapped…