Wicked Mint on ETSY

Yay! My new Brown Tweed Honeysuckle pillow made it to the front page of Etsy this weekend!

A mega thanks to carolinascreations. I was in Boston all day and wouldn't have known if she hadn't sent me a message and a screen shot!

For the Birds

It's been snowing here since last night and I am starting to get a nasty case of the Spring Gardening Itch. I bought my house in November and barely had time to plant a few crocuses before the ground froze. I've spent 3 months (and 20+ years) dreaming of my very own garden and I want to get started.

Today I am thinking about bird baths. I live in the center of town on a small plot of land, but I dream of curating a backyard that is the talk of the bird community.

However, just like with rugs, curtains and lamp shades, I am finding out that nice bird baths are a lot more expensive than I expected. I might end up making one using these rustic pot instructions from Martha Stewart. [on a side note, check out these instructions for making stone flower pots - so awesome! I'm going to add that to my DIY list too]

Can you guess which one is my dream bird bath that is way out of my budget? Hint: the website describes it "Straight from the depths of a mystical forest..."

[from top down: The Essential Bird Bath $609.99; Wildwoods Rustic Bird Bath $390.75; Faux-Granite Bird Bath $249.95, Birch Birdbath With Cardinal $225.50, Magical Mushrooms Bird Bath $197.00]

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day weekend! I spent mine away from my main squeeze, but I still participated in some major love-themed festivities.

Saturday was a biggie for my BFF, Allyson. On Saturday we went to Boston and shopped for her wedding dress! And even bigger news - we found the perfect one! I can't wait for August so I can post some pictures and show her off.

On Friday night I visited with Dave, Brittany and Esme. Esme was in a Valentine-making frenzy.

On Sunday there was an engagement brunch for Allyson and Mike at his parents' house. We got there around noon and proceeded to eat & drink our way through the day.

Yesterday I didn't get out of my pajamas, but managed to do some cleaning and then Abe and I settled in with some Chinese food and The Bachelor.

Where's My Sno Tube At?

Kind-of-blizzard in NYC (it wasn't nearly as bad as it was supposed to be)!

And that meant I got to leave work early and go home!

All the snow made me want to bake and eat warm things like...BREAD PUDDING!

But I couldn't resist using my new food processor so I also made some salsa.

That's the Tastiest Crunch I've Ever Hoid.

While you're over there adding the new Wicked Mint to your list of fan pages, why don't you support another worthwhile cause: Can This Pickle Get More Fans than Nickelback?

Oh okay, and also check out the page for I LOL'D when i saw this picture of Robert Pattinson. Maybe not become a fan of it, but I dare you not to LOL.