Wish List: Kitchen

pepper grinder: because ours is ugly and this is not

dishtowel: lovely design and affordable

picardie glasses: pretty, stackable, classic, affordable, not too big and not too small

water pitcher: somewhat indulgent but so much prettier than the Brita pitcher

apothecary Jars: for my spices

 cereal bowls: love Heath for quality, beauty, history and for being local

Imaginary Living Room, 1

Inspired by Stephanie of even*cleveland and her imaginary outfits; an imaginary living room. Click on the image for more details.

First Signs of Spring: Front Porch

We've had a few clear, crisp days with sunny skies for the first time in weeks. I'm thinking of spring and looking forward to long weekend breakfasts and afternoon cocktails on our new front porch. C wants to leave it empty and uncluttered; I'd like to add a few perfect items.

hanging tray + parrot pot + alligator feet pot stand + industrial iron clock +
pitcher + picardie glasses +bistro set + birch and lepto wreath

Cracking Walnuts

Last month a friend gave us a massive bag of walnuts from his farm.We've been cracking them open with a random tool we dug out of our junk drawer. It does the job but not well. Anyone know what it should actually be used for? We've also used it to crack open some tasty crabs. Again, it functioned but not without poking holes in the wrong places.

I would really like to invite this squirrel nutcracker into our home. He would definitely make me feel better about the time it will take to crack open all of the walnuts required for this cake. Oh, and for these ridiculously good brownies (which we've been making with the cocoa powder C's mom sent over from Germany...yum).

**I forgot to mention the little spending hiatus experiment that prohibits me from buying non-essentials for the next month Building materials are exempted. Squirrel nutcrackers are not. However, I am allowed to accept gifts.