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Completely charmed by this print. $20

“Embroidered” cake, made with sprinkles. So, so brilliant.

Cast iron seared roast chicken. Wow.

Did you know you can use vodka to prevent a poison ivy outbreak? Or to repeal insects? Top 10 Weird Uses for Vodka.

The World According to Stock Photos of Women. So flipping’ funny!

So lovely. $15

Isn’t this honey jar dreamy? $38

Grow your own coffee! $12.00 and in three to four years you’ll harvest your own beans, ready for roasting.

What’s making you happy this week?

The 7 Best Pictures Of A Baby Elephant Playing At A Beach Of All Time

Avocado and Egg breakfast pizza. Delicious!

White vinegar + Dawn = Tub and Shower Magic. I haven’t tried this yet but I’m going to.

Global warming means we have more poison ivy to look forward to.

Recipe: Coconut Bread

Recipe: Blueberry Ketchup

Recipe: Lemon Buttermilk Rhubarb Cake

86 Years Old Real-Life Robinson Crusoe Creates Tortoise Sanctuary on Private Island. I love this story!

What’s making you happy this week?

Off-the-charts preppy but I am smitten nevertheless. $38

I am generally not a kitchen gadget person but the Avocado Cuber is calling to me. $15

Smitten Kitchen’s Lemon Cake looks lovely and amazing.

Washington Finn Sheep Gives Birth to 7 Lambs!

This is from one of my favorite movies, The Story of the Weeping Camel. It’s an amazing film, available on DVD. This picture never fails to make me smile.

How to Search Craigslist More Quickly and Efficiently

Sprinkle Bakes made the most beautiful spring flower lollipops!

Fix your cracked iPhone screen for $10.

David Lebovitz’s guide to restaurant supply houses in Paris.

Freeze oatmeal in silicone baking cup.

Wow. Did you know that fancy people have their luggage shipped ahead of them when they travel? I hate dealing with luggage but I hate spending money more.

This is a weird one, but reading the complaints about Nabisco products here made me laugh like a maniac. I found it while searching for a picture of the new round Saltines that have everybody so riled up. These are some of my favorites:

“My wife can’t get her Saltines anymore. I have told her not to purchase any more Nabisco products, even after you return Saltines. I hope someone hits the unemployment line over this.” Seriously? Over some crackers?

“We have been loyal to Nabisco since our grandparents used all. After 50+ years of loyalty to your product, we will never buy Nabisco again and will encourage our children and friends not to purchase. What happened to your company?”

 ”What has happened to Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers?! They have been a “staple” in our home for almost fifty years!! Now they have a strange taste, different texture, and so hard they can hardly be crumbled into soup/chili. Is there nothing we can count on in this crazy world? Not even our crackers!!!

What’s making you laugh like a maniac this week?

Texts from My Dog. This is the funniest thing ever. [Adult language, y'all.]

Pinners Be Crazy. This blog that highlights the RIDICULOUSLY nasty comments some people leave on Pinterest. Sadly, the genius behind it has decided to discontinue the blog.

We need to replace our former-dining-room current-craft-room light fixture eventually. This light fixture is probably not a good fit but it’s awfully lovely. $102

There are so many things that are wonderful about this card. $5.82

Recipe: The Best Vanilla Cake

This is such a sweet little sheep.  $40

This Kickstarter is almost over and it breaks my heart that I didn’t know about earlier. Three days to raise a whole lot of dough, but maybe we can make it happen?

A Snowy Read by Jonathan Bean is absolutely perfect. $30

I am completely charmed by the artist who created this print! $36

A certain pig made Buzzfeed’s list of 25 Animals Who Think They are People. Charley would like to thank the fans.

What’s making you LOL this week?

World’s cutes butter dish. $68

Isn’t this the sweetest? 104.99

Otters Who Look Like Benedict Cumberbatch: A Visual Examination. Brilliant!

What should I read next? Type in a book you like and this website will recommend something else you will like.

Rinse Berries in a Vinegar Solution to Keep Them Fresh Longer and Mold-Free

These photos of a Holi Celebration are so amazing!

Cat scientists of the 1960s

How to make a reading light for camping. I think this person is a genius!

Worker at lion park gets hugs from lion cubs on his last day. Could you die?

What’s making you smile this week?

I was cleaning out my handbag this morning and realized that I have been carrying around a truly comical amount of lip balm. Or maybe everyone has 20 lip balms with them at all times? I feel the compulsion to admit that this is just the ones that were in my bag; there is lip balm in the pocket of every jacket I wear, in the center console of my car and in my bedside table.C

Clearly  I have an irrational fear of having dry lips and not having any way to remedy it. What are you afraid of leaving the house without?

My friend Lisa gives the best presents. This is partly because she has the best sense of humor of anyone I know but also partly because she spends more time in thrift stores than most sane people. There is a talent involved in finding good stuff when thrift shopping and Lisa has it coming out her ears.

Any package that arrives with Lisa’s return address is guaranteed to have something hilarious or crazy or both inside and her latest was no exception.

Magic in Frosting is my new favorite thing ever. It’s just…the weirdest. It was published in 1972 and I suspect it was just for bakeries.

“We are certain that you will find this to be the most different and complete book ever written and photographed on the subject of Figure Piping with soft frostings.”  I believe them. Especially on the “different” part.

There is something delightfully charming about the step-by-step pictures.

And then they follow up with torso-less legs!

Super cute elephant and walrus how-to…

followed by a Lawrence Welk cake.  Was this cake ever really in demand? Did people who enjoyed the Lawrence Welk show really want to eat the host’s face in cake form?

This is just all around weird.

Uh oh. Racy cake alert! Also, if you don’t want to be disturbed you shouldn’t be trying to sell your bed while your in the other one.

What. the. hell? Taxes, wife, horses?!?  What the hell is going on here?

I’m pretty sure this is racist.

I can’t tell you how much joy this bizarro book has given me. And for $14 to $70 you can own your very own copy. Personally, I wouldn’t sell mine for all the money in the world.

Sweet little chicken necklace. $28

You can use this tea towel as is or cut and sew your own fox. $15.50

My friend Lisa of Red Staggerwing makes lovely bags. Right now I’ve got my eye on this Lunch Tote in mustard waxed canvas. $58

I don’t know why exactly, but this card tickles me. 10 for $17.50

Photos of the 37 ingredients in a Twinkie.

How to make cake flour at Joy the Baker.

Batman Running Away from Sh*t. Very funny.

My friend Lisa did a blog post on their new piglets. This pictures will be the end of me.

Recipe: Lemon, Honey and Thyme frozen yogurt.

Stapler of the Week. (And to answer your question, I don’t know why.)

Similarly, Brand Name Pencils.

This is a fantastic article on wool felt.

My friend Virginia has this cupcake pincushion ring and it looked so handy that I ordered one for myself. They come in lots of flavors, er, colors. $22

What’s putting a spring in your step this week?

I shared one of my favorite places in all of Virginia with my in-from-out-of-town friends this week and it occurred to me that I’ve never shared it with you. Shameful of me, because I know you will love it.

A&W Collectables is a gem of an antique store located just outside Charlottesville, VA.  I am here to tell you that if you live with in a couple of hours of this place, you should get your backside in the car right and set your gps for A&W!

This isn’t the curated, ten-lovely-things-on-a-pedestal kind of antique store. A&W is a charming jumble, the kind of place the makes you hunt for your treasures. And the hunt makes finding something you can’t live without all the sweeter, in my opinion.

The only thing better than spending an afternoon poking through the rooms at A&W is taking new people there and watching their reaction. Picture the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when the Golden Ticket holders are let into the room with the river of chocolate and you’ll get the idea.

We hadn’t even made it inside before Kimm found a covetable collection of vintage aprons, priced between $3 and $6 dollars.

Vintage buttons? 6 for a dollar.

Caroline investigated a gorgeous old ceramic water jug.

I suspected that my friends would be gaga over the vintage jewelry and clothes upstairs and I was right. Several pairs of vintage earrings went home with Lizzy.

But the vintage hats were the showstopper.

As you can see, a good time was had by all and each of us left A&W with a prize! Caroline bought an antique darning egg. Lizzy has four new hats in her wardrobe. Kimm bought some lovely aprons. Virginia scored a 50′s era enamel-line water cooler. Zac left with wood working tools, but I think I got the deal of the day with a $15 Underwood typewriter.

If you love lovely old things like I do please schedule a visit to A&W soon. The owners are just the sweetest people and there shop is a goldmine.