Sweet new note card from the grey blanket.

Nina in her flower clippies. So cute! Available on the Karalee Designs Etsy site.

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Oh, how I love thee…sweet little strawberry charm necklace! This brand new piece will capture your love of all things strawberry. Each charm is 100% handmade in fine silver, oxidized to create a vintage look and includes a ruby swarovski crystal all strung on a sterling silver bead chain.

I was just accepted to the Mass Craft Market June 14, 11-6 at the Pozen Center, MassArt. It will be like visiting an old friend after spending so many freaking years (undergrad and grad) wandering those halls. I will be sharing a table with the grey blanket which should be entertaining. Now, to work on my displays. I think I have way too much black going on (as shown here) and need to brighten it up a bit! I also need to figure 1/2 the space. Less is more, right? I hate booth display. It stresses me out.

So, I’m finally putting this out there to the world. I launched another blog called, myboyfrienddatedachef.com. It was initially created because the boy’s ex was a chef. He made reference to this very very few times…like twice, if that. Anyway, being a girl, it stuck. Since my cooking skills were limited to the basic boring recipes involving chicken, steak and pasta, I figured I needed to step up my game. The other reason is to document my favorite recipes and the little tips and tricks that I learn along the way so I don’t forget them!

Over the past year and a half, I have found, developed and adapted some great recipes. Myboyfrienddatedachef.com is a combination of those I have tried and will try. Some will be shortcuts. Yes, I think shortcuts are allowed. Some dishes I can make in less than 10 minutes doctoring up a jar of sauce with some store bought ravies and they are so good. Others can take anywhere from 2-3 hours to prepare. I’ll share them all. Take what you want, leave what you don’t. Happy cooking!

Do you ever have those weekends where you accomplish so much you have no idea where the energy came from and why it doesn’t exist all the time? Here were my past two…

Saturday
x haircut
x bank
x post office
x lowe’s for blinds
x groceries
x finished prepping gardens for mulch (raking + weeding)
x walked tilda
x brought up outdoor furniture from basement
x homemade asian sesame chicken salad

Sunday
x teaked outside furniture
x dug holes and set rocks along driveway (in attempt to keep the dirt from draining down the driveway when it rains)
x homemade wonton soup from scratch
x tilda blog post – Snap Clips for the Wee Ones!
x finished photographs for client

Saturday
x hung new rod in closet
x mulched front and back garden beds
x homemade baked chicken fingers with honey mustard sauce
x tilda blog post – Oh No…Kitties Have Invaded Tilda’s Blog!
x finished hanging last 3 blinds in the house – 20 total
x walked tilda
x cleaned yard poo…thank you tilda
x finished first print of a new series of digital collages I’m working on
x shipped the custom lulu

Sunday
x tilda blog post – Dobby Learns Roll-Over
x vacuum
x laundry
x grocery store
x lowe’s
x quick pop-in to the mall (i hate the mall but sometimes you just gotta go)
x finished mulching front beds
x cleaned bathrooms
x homemade low-fat spicy mexican chicken salad

It must have been the constant supervision…