1. The 10-day forecast
Even though spring officially “started” a month ago, here in Minnesota the weather hasn’t caught on. Grumpy Cat summed up my feelings best:
Go home winter, you’re drunk.
— Grumpy Cat(@ItsTheGrumpyCat) April 11, 2013
I tried privately declaring winter to be over last week, which involved resolving to not shovel anymore, buying a new skirt and sending happy thoughts into the universe to bring spring. It didn’t work (in fact, it snowed twice after that) but finally, FINALLY things are looking up. AND the best weather is going to be over the weekend!
2. Never running out of farm fresh eggs
About two weeks ago, Jon and I ran out of eggs and had to run to the store for more. Which reminded me that it’s been almost a year since the last time we ran out of farm-fresh eggs. Thanks to our egg share from Herbal Turtle Farms, our eggs are lovingly gathered by my wonderful cousin Kate (and sometimes the super awesome Bryan). I’m pretty sure Kate gives me extra blue eggs because she knows I think they’re pretty.
(Also, it’s CSA registration time! If you live in the Winona area and you want delicious naturally grown veggies every week, look these farmers up. You won’t be sorry.)
3. Wit & Whistle Mother’s Day cards
I have never ordered cards this early for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. I must say, it feels fabulous to be so well prepared this year! I highly recommend it, if you can swing it. I had tons of fun last week picking out cards from Wit & Whistle. The cards arrived today; I would show you a picture of Amanda’s adorable packaging, but I don’t want to give away the surprise of which cards I got for my dear parents. But if you like stylish and quirky cards, go look here. (Except you, mom. You need to wait until after mother’s day.)
4. Vintage fabric!
This one is nothing new, of course, but I had two Rosy Blu shows this month and ample opportunity to show off the highlights of my collection of vintage fabrics. I love when people walk up to my table, a fabric catches their eye, and they say, “That looks just like the fabric my grandma/mom/aunt had when I was growing up!” You’d be shocked (and delighted!) how often that happens.
I have a really fun blog feature coming up related to my fabrics, AND (listen up, crafters!) I need to lighten my load of sheets, and will be adding lots to the Rosy Blu Vintage shop in the near future. Keep an eye out!
5. Essential oils
I took a fantastic class about essential oils at our co-op, and now I’m addicted to the two new blends I made in the class—one to relax and fall asleep at night, and one to help me wake up in the morning. Those of you who are on my subscriber list heard one of the nuggets of wisdom I learned already last Wednesday in the weekly hints & tips email…but don’t worry, I have plenty of new tricks up my sleeve for the rest of you!
P.S. And also…this was totally written about my cats. Charlie is the one in the box, Ninja Bob wants to get in too.
