digging through my jewelry box...

If you're a Beehive Bazaar Handmade Art & Craft Fair fan and veteran shopper- your going to want to check out this giveaway on Facebook. Here are the details:
1. Take a picture of your favorite item that you've gotten at a previous Beehive Bazaar.
2. Post that picture on the Beehive Bazaar Facebook Page, as a fan photos and tell them why you love that particular item (and why it's changed your life etc.)
All entries must be submitted by midnight tonight, April 30th, they will draw 3 winners at random from all of the entries.
Winners receive tickets to the Spring 2010 Beehive Bazaar VIP Opening Night Party Wednesday May 5th at 8 pm.

if only my life were so simple...

I know, pictures of pets... boring. But perhaps let me entertain you for a moment with a few pics of Pierre... this wasn't a stretching moment frozen in pixels... he napped like this for about an hour. Sometimes I dream about a Freaky Friday day with Pierre- but what would he do with my life as I napped his day away?

Oh to spend the afternoon napping in my monkeys arms...

featured

Ooh look, my 'Sunday Stroll' purse was featured in this Etsy Spring Picnic gallery today. To inquire about the pictured items more completely- or browse a little Etsy click here.

local street art

Thanks to Brent for pointing out this amazing piece of street art on the Fice, Estes Pizza building just across the street from SLC Bicycles on 2nd E and 2nd S in downtown Salt Lake City. I could easily have missed it. It's really embarrassing to admit- but that's why traveling in cars can be so stupid. You miss the little things...

yo tengo nuevo zapatos

two ninty nine

Ahh yeah, that's right, this pair of hot pink wool trousers are mine for a mere 2 dollars 99. It was one of those lucky, silly shopping moments... there I was, quickly perusing the clearance rack as I passed on another errand when these babies caught my eye- and they fit just right. Now I just have to decide if I keep them full length or crop them to ankle or capris. This time of year I'm tempted to make them into capris, but I just might regret it next winter. We shall see.
Literally- hot pants... anyone jealous?

The Spring 2010 Beehive Bazaar is right around the corner-

Just a couple of weeks until the next Beehive Bazaar, May 5-8 to be exact. Ohh, I can't wait- there are some amazing artists, new and veteran this spring. The artist pictured above is Colt Bowden, new this year- can't wait to see his creations.
To check out all the spring artists here or on facebook if that's your thing.

Published in The New Yorker 3/29/2010
by Harry Bliss

kind of like The Secret Garden

I got out into the yard yesterday and mowed, put kid stuff away, swept, raked, put more kid stuff away, trimmed, had a few "so that's where my hammer/cordless phone/whisk walked off to" moments, scooped dog poop, picked up a few more forgotten toys (mostly matchbox cars and assorted balls) and finally fertilized.
It felt a little Secret Gardenish, discovering early perennials and bulbs starting to brightening up the world. Not much around here really resembles Francis Hodgson Burnett's magical garden (except some wailing coming from the house at piano practice time) but I was so pleased to notice this Lungwort (I think that's what it is) early bloomin' under my still bare beech tree, I think I just planted it last year.
Hooray, my yard (and me) are finally mature enough for shade loving plants!

laugh lines

After seriously pouring over the Hearthsong catalog for about 15 minutes, M my 10 year old got to the page with this picture of the "Fun Straws" and muttered under her breath, "Oh my gosh, that is so unsanitary..."

"Look! A big penny!" Emphatically announced by C my 5 year old when he found a quarter in the car on the way to school today.

"I was an emotional mess in second grade..." Admitted by Q my 8th grade daughter while reminiscing about elementary school last night.


And of course a New Yorker Cartoon that I think we all can appreciate...


Published in The New Yorker 03/15/2010
by Mick Stevens

Roxanne

If you missed Saturday Night Live with Tina Fey and Justin Bieber this last weekend- it's well worth watching- the whole episode is dang entertaining. Here's a little silliness to break up a rainy Tuesday, certain to bring a smile to your face.
It's always fun to watch Tina Fey dress up like Sarah Palin...

Torrey time

We stopped in Torrey for the weekend, to complete the Grandma and Grandpa tour de springbreak. We got a little hike in on Saturday all around the house of G&G, as you can see, there is still lots of snow on Boulder Mountain in the distance, but, it's warming up fast all over the Northern Hemisphere and I like that.

C here was happy to find a elk horn of his very own along the trail, and this hat, given to him by grandma- you can only get it off of him when he's asleep. So cute.

Hmm, that's funny... I guess someone spilled their Coco Puffs along the trail...

Kate, mystery girl, can you give us a little more to go on next time, like a last name...


When we got to the sand dunes, Izzy the dog let loose and had some real doggy fun.


And so did the kids... can you have more fun than getting permission to jump over your big sister with sandy feet?

Escalante round-up

We've been spending our days at Grandma's and Grandpa's bed and breakfast, Slot Canyons Inn trying to be good helpers, earn our keep, and have a bit of fun too.

The kids thought they'd died and gone to heaven... Adam's tiny motorcycle was perfect for tiny riders, and Roscoe the dog loves running alongside.

We hiked around the property a bit, it is always amazing to me how many pictographs, petroglyphs and Indian ruins are within a short walk off the Inn. I've been playing here since I was a kid and I find or learn something new every time I hike around. Some archeologists from BYU have dug here for quite a few summers now and taught us amazing new history. All my new knowledge this time was imparted by my brother Adam (orange shirt, helping the kids get crazy on the rocks) who lives here full-time and is getting married right here at the Inn next month, oooh I can't wait to see it. Kristen (his fiance) know how to do it up right.

Artsy shot of the trip. I love the brother peeking around the mirror in this picture.
I hope everyone had a great spring break, now back to real life...

dinnertime

It's spring break, we escaped the snow in the north to enjoy some snow in the south... weird. Anywho, who cares when it's wood-fired pizza time. This special concoction I made up all by myself. The sauce isn't really a sauce. I mixed olive oil with crushed garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper- then brushed it on the crust. Then topped it with bacon, caramelized onions, spinach, mangoes and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. The dough is just a basic pizza dough recipe, pulled as thin as you can get it.
Then out to the wood-fired oven...

I'm not going to lie to you- in my experience, everything cooked in a wood-fired pizza oven is delicious, don't even get me started on the desert possibilities...
Just don't walk away and burn your meal.
This pizza oven is in Escalante Utah, at the Slot Canyons Bed and Breakfast. It is my brother's creation, and is available for dinner reservations, if your in the area... and folks, it's definitely worth a trip to the area ( for lots of reasons not even related to amazing pizza).

F, 12- mastering the peel, C,5 warming his hands. The pizza cooks in minutes, you've got to stay on your toes, no slacking.

We slacked...
We stopped watching the pizza for a minute to play Row Row Row Your Boat with the peel as an oar and overcooked the crust a bit, but it was still way delicious and we polished off every drop. The mangoes weren't as sweet as I had imagined they would be- a pizza combining the right amount of sweet and salty, and the right textures is culinary genius.
We stuffed ourselves on this one and about 10 more sassy pizza combinations. Then we rounded it out with some cookie dough delights cooked in the wood-fired oven in ramekins, topped with vanilla ice cream. Dee-lightful.

chompers

This craft is killing me. (In case it's unclear, this dental display is made out of mini marshmallows and cardstock) My kindergartener came home with this set of chompers today and I can't get enough of it. I think I'll put it on the mantle- it will put a smile on my face every time I walk by. I wonder how long it will last...

Happy Good Friday, and if I don't see ya, Happy Easter too.