Author: cara.b.b.

hobby lobby has pretty great drawer pulls and hooks – and there are a lot to choose from.  they look like they came from anthropologie, but they’re about 1/4 of the price and they often go on sale for 50% off.  that’s a win in my book!

hobby lobby doesn’t have a ton of fabric, but i did peruse…because i have a problem.  i think i would have a room filled with fabric if my husband wouldn’t have me committed for it.  i ran across this really pretty one that reminded me of a monet painting.  perhaps i was subconsciously looking for pastels given the holiday this weekend.  then, when i googled monet’s water lilies to grab a picture, i discovered that the nelson-atkins (here in kc) actually has his water lilies right now.  glad i stumbled into that – it’s going on my list of things to do!

{fabric at h.l.}

{water lilies 1907}

happy weekend and happy easter to you!

i love fresh flowers, and when you only have to walk a few feet to get them, that’s all the better.  thanks to the original owners of our home, we have 2 gigantic lilac bushes.  all we have to do is ignore them all year and they produce a ton of blooms.  that’s my kind of gardening.

my parents have had it for about 5 years.  it’s a little bit in the middle of nowhere and we like it that way.  we had a great trip filled with lots of lounging and eating.  my dad’s new hobby is smoking (meat, not tobacco), so he and jared manned the smoker all day on saturday.  the problem was that it was about 40 degrees and windy as heck, so they set up shop in the garage.  i found them out there, both in rocking chairs, chit-chatting away – they looked like bartels & james.

while they held down the fort, my mom, the short guy, and i went on a little adventure to windyville – seriously, that’s the name of the town.  it’s where my granny grew up and we often visit the house where she was raised and the old general store that her father ran many moons ago.  well, the people who now own the store have a goat.  we named him leroy.  he was very friendly and in need of a haircut.

{leroy meets beckett}

my great grandmother had a very green thumb, and used to have peonies, petunias, and other plants covering their property (about 50 yards from the store).  her pink dogwood still stands and was in full bloom to greet us.

my dad bought a little present for beckett and had it waiting for him when we got there friday.  it was his very own ‘coon-skin’ cap.  of course we had to try it on him.  we were laughing hysterically, and he seemed to like it too.

{king of the wild frontier}

{howdy partner}

we so love living in a city, but it’s great to get out to the country when we can.

anyone who has known me for a while could tell you that i’m a magazine devotee.  i’ve even referenced in style as my personal bible.  my attention span is short (hence the title of this here blog), and magazines cater to my impairment perfectly, jumping from the shoes of the season to the fabric i have to have in my living room to the greatest mascara (cover girl lash blast, in my humble opinion – the orange tube, ladies!).  now, to keep up with the times, i also follow a ton of blogs.  see that list over to the right?  that’s not even all of them.  i think it’s kind of awesome that just anybody with a few thoughts can start writing and other people will read those thoughts and maybe even comment on them – whoa!  i think the world just got a little smaller, and i love that.  hugs all around.  see, technology isn’t going to be the demise of our generation….well, probably…it’s bringing people together that would have never kept in touch or maybe even met.  pretty darn cool.  i love getting to take a little peek into other people’s lives, getting a bit of inspiration from their home, picking up a new way to photograph or put an outfit together.  so thank you, bloggers, i like what you’re doin’ and you should keep doin’ it.  (no, i’m not giving myself a pat on the back here – i know i’ve got work to do)  my new favorites are:  amber interiors, kendi everyday, and catherine clay photography.  my longtime faves are:  bryn alexandra, dear baby, and little green notebook.  if you have an interest in interior design, fashion, or photography, you should check these out.

heck, i really didn’t set out to write a blog on blogs, but that’s where it went.  my point today was actually to show you the stack of magazines i’ve been neglecting.  (sad face)  yes, there’s one in there from november – don’t judge.  i’ll get to them one of these days.

well, my sweet sweet child has decided not to sleep yet again, and i have been up since 4.30.  surprisingly, i don’t feel as if i’ve been hit by a truck (yet), and i’ve kind of enjoyed the quiet time.  my dad did this when i was a kid (and still does really) – up before everyone else in the house – sometimes for hours.  now i understand – it’s the calm before the storm.

once again this week, i’m looking toward the sky, and enjoying the sunrise – a beautiful, but often unappreciated time  by me – since i’m usually checking out the backs of my eyelids.  but looking at the sky this morning, i’m seeing pink and orange against the clear blue sky – a refreshing way to start the day.  a few things in honor of the colors of the morning…

 

{arches print fabric}

{pillow – furbish}

{holga magnolia print – cb2}

{pennant tray – furbish}

{c. jere sunburst}

you might think that it’s all rainbows and marshmallows around here, but let me be the first to tell you that it’s not.  sunday was a rough night – the short guy was up about every 90 minutes – so yesterday i was not feeling too fabulous.  that said, my outfit consisted of leggings covered in dog hair and a t-shirt from 1986, topped off with an off-kilter ponytail and glasses.  i’m sure my husband loved coming home to that.  my mom tried to get me to take a picture, but i thought i’d spare you – i think the mental image is enough.  but today is a better day!  beckett slept so much better last night, and i’m a much happier mama.

i was watching the barefoot contessa in my stupor yesterday, and she made peanut butter and jelly bars – hello!  i decided to get my hands dirty during nap time today using this recipe.  i added about an extra 1/4 cup of sugar to the dough, and i think i’d add more jelly next time, (this is not a lo-cal treat, so why not, right?) but they are still so so good.  an indulgent treat that harks back to childhood – doesn’t get much better.