Reeping what I sow

Dinner tonight consisted of grilled chicken with a tomato, olive, and feta topping served with orzo and green beans from the garden. I highly suggest it!

I also made some pesto with walnuts - for omega 3's. I have 5 basil plant and still not enough basil. I do have 12 seedlings that I'm trying to figure out where to plant.....

Summer of the dress

I'm not sure that you're all aware of the fact that I've declared this summer "The Summer of the Dress." That means I've been stalking thrift stores for shirtdresses and shifts to expand my inability to decide what to wear. A top and a bottom are just too complicated at this point and all I want is a dress. One piece, yes or no. No pairing of the positive and negative.

Now what's she doing?

Now what's she doing?
Originally uploaded by bacaorr

We used to have some shelves where the patches are. Unsecured to the studs, they collapsed under the weight of the dry goods they were holding. Unwilling to root for a stud, I've decided to make a chalkboard.

I probably should have rooted for a stud. I really like the idea of open shelving and miss my pots and pans up there. Either way, we'll see what happens with the new message board.

Strawberry jammy jam

Strawberry jammy jam
Originally uploaded by bacaorr

Hopefully I won't die of botulism. I'm so stoked to have strawberry jam although, I would like to have found a recipe that didn't call for 4 cups of sugar...

Side by side before and after

Here's the newish bed with the new paint and a new comforter. We still need some crown molding up. It was nice not to sleep on the floor again.

More images of the rest of the room are on Flickr.

We were stoned, immaculate

We put down a coat of polyurethane on the floor today. It was oil based and since it was 45 outside, I didn't open a window. About an hour into the project I was high as a kite and the bear kept asking me why I was acting funny. I let him finish it up. I generally stay away from oil based paints because of this reason but wonder if I have a hidden addiction to paint fumes since I constantly find myself painting something. Perhaps I should look into it....

I'm hoping the bear will make this for me for my birthday

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