A Question of Neuroticism

As my aunt chases people around the kitchen with a dust buster in one hand, [looks at me] "I'm NOT your most neurotic aunt."

Well, I'd have to say that's debatable. At least a tie for first.

Vintage bowl in action

This bowl is upside down because I just used it to make a dressing for the broccoli salad. My aunt acquired this lovely vintage bowl from her mother-in-law. I just love the simple design and the construction of the bowl. There's something dreamy about a mix of vintage and contemporary in the kitchen.

Painterly

Isn't this landscape super sweet? Apparently, some other ladies thought so too. From this angle, there were two ladies with their easels and canvases trying to capture this lovely scene. One with oils and the other with pastels. I wish I had gotten a picture of them and their artwork because beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Their pieces turned out very different from one another but both seemed to encompass the stillness and life here.

I believe this was a park in Los Gatos and this was on top of the mini-dam.

Mission Minis

Aren't these just the cutest little cupcakes? They may have gotten a little smushed on the way over from SF though. Yummy, bite-sized goodness. I think every meal should involve some teeny cupcakes.

"I was a good student"

Overheard today at work-

LC [re: the music on the radio]: They always play old songs! Like from when I was in high school! At the dances.
KN: Is that good? Did you like high school?
LC: I don't know, it was all right.
KN: Did you have a boyfriend?
LC: No, I was a good student.

Ergo,

Boyfriend = Bad student?

Craft: Cutout Card

Some crafty nerd love for an awesome TA that I had in an organic chemistry lab.


They're little test tubes with a letter floating at the bottom of some suspiciously psychedelic looking liquid.

Required materials:
-X-acto knife
-cardstock
-markers
-glue stick
-patience

I just cut out the bottom portions of the test tubes and pasted a colorful bit of paper on the backside to show through. I cut the card so that the letters were attached to the card itself, but I think they could be easily glued if so inclined.

I think I'll be using the same idea for a birthday card very soon...

It's a Kaleidoscope! Or is it?

I love how these photos turned out. Bet you can't guess what they're really of?