Discount Shopping

Stinky hot humid Memorial day. Spent a whirlwind hour (because I was with HB who specializes in sitting in the car with the AC on full blast) at the Tanger Outlets (well three of them). Spent a grand total of 7.50 at J. Crew (Tshirt), 29.98 at Bannana Republic (linen scarf and sleeveless blouse) and, my very favorite - 33.00 at Nine West for a lucious pair of sandals.

I have been lusting after this lovely $125 pair of sandals in the J Crew catalog for at least three weeks, but haven't been able to bring myself to pay that much. Don't think I have ever spent that much on a single pair of shoes.

So when I found these buttery soft suede sandals I was thrilled to discover that there was a pair in my size. And I like them even better than the others. Here they are ..... accompanied by my 14.99 linen brown and beige scarf.

So virtue is rewarded. But I miss having ABJ along because this is the kind of shopping that she loves and it is so much more fun with a companion who enjoys it as much as you do.

Yoga Cushions

DA DA! I finished them up last night at about 10:30. These are the Yoga cushions my brother requested for his birthday - a little late, but they took a bit more time than I anticipated. The Yin-Yangs are appliqued on and the backs of the cushions are the opposite color. I folded up cotton batting for the inserts to get the proper level of support. I am very pleased with how the project turned out :)

Happy Mother's Day

My lovely children....

Tiny Books

I love these tiny book necklaces that Philadelphian Margaux Kent makes and sells on Etsy.

Yellow Ribbon

Found a piece of silky yellow ribbon in the living room. Reminds me of ABJ :)

Gardening Season

Late yesterday I went out to the garden and to my suprise, I found that the asparagus was starting to come up. Unfortunately the dead foliage from last year was covering it plus the unseasonable heatwave had generated a lot of weeds that don't usually appear until May. So I spent Sunday afternoon clearing the asparagus bed, plus the rhubarb (which is also looking promising) and found that the tarragon, mint, oregano and garlic chives were also poking sprouts out of the ground. Of course, the garlic that I planted in the fall is also poking up. I went to Waterloo Gardens and bought arugula, dill, lettuce which I will get in the ground next weekend and edamame, which I will have to wait until May when danger of frost is past.

Yummm

Easter

A good part of the family came over for Easter Dinner today and the bunnies enjoyed their newly sodded mossgarden. The old one was looking sort of scrubby due to being burried in snow and then saturated with days and days of rain. Fortunately there was a healthy crop of moss under the deck, so I just laid it in on top. My grandaughter and daughter-in- law were very admiring. The Easter Egg hunt was also a big hit. Naomi got a lamby beanie baby and Reed got a monkey. Naomi confided that she hadn't brought her beloved lamb puppet because the lamb gets upset at the thought of lamb being served for dinner.

APJ talked about getting an IPAD (no suprise here) and AB about his horticultural endeavours. A good time noisy time was had by all, but we missed having ABJ and SJ here with us.