this kid is tripping balls

1canoe2

stumbled across these adorable recipe index card holder while i was milling around poppytalk. a splendid website in itself, sort of like a filtered etsy and other handmade goods. 

these cards are from 1canoe2

i would say that majority of the recipes that i try are from the internet. mostly from allrecipes.com it is seriously the best site i have ever found for looking up any kind of creation you can think of. they have an option to search recipes using an ingredients search, which is great for days when you look into your fridge and say what on earth can i make with pasta, butter, carrots and jam? kidding, but i've searched the most random ingredients and have never been disappointed. one of my other favorite things is that people can leave comments on the recipes, rating the finished recipe and telling any changes or substitutions they made. i know whenever i make a recipe out of a cook book i always think if i made this again i wouldn't use so much.... so you benefit from everyone elses mistakes and substitutions. 

speaking of allrecipes, i'm currently waiting impatiently for another 23 minutes until i take this out of the oven and eat up the last of the easter ham. 

pick and pack a picnic pack

we are off to the cottage today to enjoy a picnic lunch, some good tunes and a couple tall cans inbetween raking and burning and raking and raking and burning and raking. 

high of nine with variable cloudiness

its funny how i had three months where i had no job, no time to get up, no constrictions on my schedule and now after four days straight of working i'm SO THANKFUL to have to beautiful day off to enjoy being outside and just lazing around. 

don't worry, i'm not actually bitching about working. yet.  

we have been visiting family a lot in the past few days. i guess because of easter? maybe because we haven't gone grocery shopping in a while. last night we went to visit my dad and my step mom for my dads birthday. my grandma was there and i was reminded just how much i love her to bits. the first thing jay says to me as we get into the car is, 'your grandma really gives me a run for my money on baseball knowledge' haha. she is serious. the night before that we went to my moms for easter dinner and to see my nana. and today we are going to visit one of jays aunts, somewhere north of toronto.

 

tomorrow the plan is to pack a picnic lunch and make our way over to the cottage to put in our time raking the massive yard and cleaning it up for spring. i miss that place so much. being so close this summer to the cottage will be awesome. summer summer tanning summer thats all i can think of right now ahhhhhh its so close!!!

wishing well

from clayswan..32$ 

soooooo sooo so adorable. eating olives with my besties, red wine, on a patio with twinkly lights on a warm summer night. is what these make me thing of. dream of. wish for. 

in other newsy today was the first day of my new job. it went well, money money mooooooney!

somethings hiding in here

i'm not sure where i stumbled across somethings hiding in here but i am so glad that i did. i always get so excited when this duo from philadelphia updates their blog and shares what they have been working on. shauna and stephen have an etsy store that is defiantly worth checking out.

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things i love about their loft:

there is a swing in it

they have reached a perfect craft/live balance

collections, collections and more collections

the handmade headboard with room for guess what? a collection!

it has a homey feeling without being cluttered

one of my favorite projects of theirs was the Your message here project. 

inspired by industrial letter signs, multi colored text, and everyday sayings... we made our own marquee sign out of wood. now the fun part begins, we want to collect your messages to post on the sign. we're not looking for insightful proverbs, but rather ordinary, simple sentiments.

baseball for non sporty girls: part one

i've been with my boyfriend for three years, and throughout that time i have been learning about baseball. i had a small introduction when i was much younger as my grandmother lives for the blue jays and i was sometimes treated to sunday games at the skydome. anyway, in the past few years i have actually come to established a real interest in a SPORT. so here is my way of giving back to a sport that has become more then an excuse to tan in the seats and get ice cream. (but thats not a bad perk)

the non-threatening start to learning about baseball:

RBI: runs batted in, this is important for players stats, not really that important other then they have a better chance to hit the ball further. not really into stats, numbers in general- not really my thing. pass.

DH: designated hitter, this is a position on the team, usually reserved for the biggest burliest guys who you look at and wonder how on earth they play professional sports for a living. i see it as they have to be able to hit the ball further then the rest of the players because their running speed is more like a medium trot to the next base. this players only job is to hit the ball, they don't go out onto the field any other time and as far as i'm concerned there is no excuse why they shouldn't be able to do this everytime. but. they don't. and then they are just fat, slow let downs. 

inning: how far along the game is, one is the start and nine is the end of the game. "it was the bottom of the ninth' means it was the end of the last inning, intensity is usually pretty high at that point. oh and also in the seventh inning the blue jays give you a chance to stand up and stretch and not look like a tool (okay you do kinda look like a tool but at least everyone else does too) my advice is to take this opportunity to get up and get the cramps out of your legs because the last couple innings are always the longest and require your full attention. otherwise you'll be dying to make an excuse to stand up and clap later in the game and some asshole behind you will probably call you out on it.

call to the bullpen: is when the coach calls to where the pitchers are warming up (called the bullben)(no idea why) and will request that the next pitcher in line starts to warm up and get ready to come out and replace the current pitcher. usually means the pitcher is sucking big time, the game is going downhill fast and the coach wants to exert some kind of control over the situation. 

and that concludes todays lesson. stayed tuned for part two. GO JAYS GO

dripstick

i spend a lot of time on the internet. much more then most know. i hardly ever make an appearance on msn and my facebook gets about as much action as my bank account (read: zero). but just because i lurk underneath the typical social networks doesn't mean i don't get around. and nothing makes me happier then a full list of blog updates that have yet to be read. so for anyone who also suffers from a slight internet addiction i am making a promise to you to update more regularly, even if its a small hello, or a picture here and there. and to further your addiction (but mostly to make myself feel better about mine) i will start passing on good websites that i have happened to stumble upon, in hopes something may tickle your feathers. 

and in other internet-ish news if anyone reading would like to advertise on this here blog i would love to hear from you.

i found dripstick from poppytalk's handmade section, which features an assortment of handmade, recycled and upcycled do dads. 

check 'em

Website: www.dripstick.com
Blog: www.dripstick.net
Etsy: www.dripstick.etsy.com
Shop: www.dripstick.com

please 'cuse the random 'close' buttons, these are screen shots and i'm sure the actual work is much better quality and does not include any miscellaneous buttons on it. or maybe it does, butttttt i'm pretty sure it doesn't. 

 

find the matching pair of socks:

answer: its true, NONE of these socks match. proof the dryer really does eat socks. where did they all go?! fml.

in other semi-exciting non-laundry news i found a wicked new product online. AND they have free samples! 

its called idea paint and you can just roll it onto any surface and it turns it into a dry erase board! how cool would this be for labeling jars in the kitchen, storage totes or turning a blah table into a something wickedly customizable. i wonder how big the sample will be? doesn't really matter anything that comes in the mail thats not bills is a thrill. 

once upon a spring day

this beautiful day was not very long ago but now a blanket of snow covers the ground. its a different world out there right now and looking at these pictures just makes me bitter that i have to worry about winter boots and driving conditions again. ohhh canada. 

apologies about the lack of posting in the past week. it was so nice to just play outside feeling the sun warming my face and think about what vegetables i want to grow in the garden. -back to reality, today was a snow day at the local schools.