Cookie monster

On another blog I read...

someone made the mistake of mentioning a recipie for homeade Samoas.

So.

I did the logical thing.

And sent the recipie to my sister.

With a request for birthday cookies.

We did a taste test.

Annnnd...guess the winner!!

That's right...the homeade version.

Hands down.

Deliciousness.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/96035/homemade-samoas-girl-scout-cookies.html

{March 2011}

Travelin' with family

Its likely that you've already seen this pic.

But its special.

Because?

Welll.

1) It was taken in San Jose, Costa Rica

2) It was taken on a trip with my auntie and grand'rents.

3) It features my cousin's homeade 'Bondi' bands.

4) We were having a silly evening and took the picture just for her.

{April 2011}

On orchid adoption

I DID say I brought a few home, right?

I'm having a hard time with restraint when it comes to these plants.

I went in for a variety...

Spidery and citrus smelly.

Many-flowered and vanilla smelly.

Yep, this one, too. Many flowers. Vanilla.

And color.

Oooh. Color.

{March 2011}

Orchid show

Have I ever mentioned that I like orchids?

A lot.

This show at the Chicago Botanic Gardens was almost overload.

I did come home with just a few new plants.

{March 2011}

Shopping, market style

I'm reminiscing about Jamaica.

And shopping like this.

And bargaining.

{March 2011}

Handmade love

My sis apparantly got a lot of bday gifts, judging from the sea of packaging material.

And here, she models a couple

Along with her own skirt creation.

And her 'stache.

Classy. Yep. That's my sibling.

{March 2011}

Chicken update

I think I may have written about some chicks way back last spring.

Well, turns out a lot of them were roosters.

So they became the things they were names.

And all because they were male.

This one's still kicking.

And chasing.

And being a general pest.

For the time being.

Ohh..chicken Noodle. Watch yourself.

And then, there's one of the more recent residents.

She's a general favorite.

Little.

Pretty.

Feather-footed.

And named Gwendolyn.

She may be safe for a long while!

{March 2011}

Mustachioed weirdos

One week in late March, two sisters had birthdays 4 days apart.

The elder sister journeyed to lil' sissy's house to pretend they were not getting older.

When she arrived, lil' sissy's youngest spawn was sporting a 'stache.

The 'stache was inspiring.

Yes, we ARE getting older.

We just don't act like it.

And we wear our lip hair well.

{March 2011}