Pretty Birds

We live in a duplex court and our front door is a hop & a skip from the neighbors' directly across from us. Their wee bungalow is a mirror image of ours and if you look out the window you could see directly into their window. It is an interesting thing to live in such close proximity to people you would not necessarily know otherwise. Neighbors. It is an interesting concept. Our neighbors across from us are on the "hot" side of the court meaning they get all the sun. In the summertime this can be quite unbearable so to solve their sun problem they planted out their Christmas trees from about five and seven years ago. These trees are now over twenty feet tall and quite LARGE! And suddenly I have noticed they have become quite popular with the birds. Morning doves, linnets, starlings, mockingbirds, hummingbirds...all kinds of birds and lately we've been getting a flock of bush-tits everyday! They come swooping in peep peep peeping away as they dash about searching for bugs and wee insects to snack on. Our flock has about twenty in it and they usually hang out for about 10 minutes or so. Yesterday they came by twice and since I have the computer at the window across from the trees their little bodies hopping to and fro always distract me so I watch. I have become a birdwatcher. Just the other day I saw a falcon in the tree! A falcon! The husbandman thought maybe I saw a kestrel so he pulled out the bird book but it didn't have the same markings. Really, it looked like a falcon! How cool! I think the morning doves are nesting in the tree and perhaps maybe even some hummingbirds. And, as I type this up there are two mockingbirds screeching at each other like there's no tomorrow. Sigh. I'm loving the birds.

Yesterday I got a zillion packages mailed...okay maybe it was only six but they're now on their way to new owners. I swept up the floors and I went through grandma's stuff from the retirement home. She saves everything! We found some subscription cards from magazines with notes written out on them. Things like definitions of BIG words and the birth dates of her mother and father. I supplied her with notebooks but still she writes on the cards. She is definitely a child of the depression! Today's a school day and I need to finish writing. I don't feel like school today but I'm not sixteen anymore so I must go. If you get a moment today look for some birds they're everywhere and so fun to watch! Happy Wednesday!

One of those days

I'm having one of those days where I have so so so much to do that I have no idea where to start. I have packages long overdue, crafts long overdue, homework, housework, phone calls and lunching. Instead, I have hung out in the garden. It is so pretty and hot outside and the jasmine is blooming and the seeds are sprouting. I'd rather sit outside and read crafty magazines. Alas, I have stuff to do. I have scholarship esays to work on, a softie to finish for the Softie Awards (not that I think I have a chance in gnome land but still, it's fun!) and all those other crafty swaps I can't seem to resist signing up for. Oh and two personal swaps I have tucked in the back of my mind but really I need to get a move on! Maybe some music will put me in the mood. Or, maybe I should bake some shortbread...sigh. I need to get back to work!

Happy Tuesday folks!

The Week in Review: February 26-March 4

Yay! I'm finally on the mend and was able to have a fun and colorful week with pictures and everything! Let's see, there was school and granny visiting and a quick Target run...eeps their Easter stuff is out! There was mail incoming and mail outgoing and a wee bit o' crafting going on. We got to see the ever loverly Janet Klein and had a nifty weekend dinner feast with friends and family.

The husbandman and I had our 2nd anniversary and jumped jumped jumped until our feet hurt! Sadly, with the camera petering out the pictures are not as nifty as I would have likedbut still, we jumped! We did the breakfast bit at bob's which was a horrbile horrible experience. NEVER EVER get the french toast from the Bob's in Burbank. All it was, was super soft thick cut bread deep fried in oil. I took one bite and had my mouth full of oil I almost had an incident. Normally I would have complained and returned it but I was still sickish and our waitress never came around and well, we only went because Bob's is where we ended up eating our dinner on our wedding night and thought it would be fun to make it a tradition but we didn't want to be up and around at Bob's on a friday night so we went for breakfast. Stick with the pancakes like Jen did, stay away from the french toast! After jumping and the sad breakfast we headed out to Monster Park. Thank you to Cathy for giving us the heads up. It is a super nifty park so interesting and quirky but I could see why they would want to revamp it. It really is a little awkward and unsafe. Hopefully they will be able to do it while keeping the integrity of the park intact! After all that we dropped by to hang out with granny but I had forgotten the adorable dollie I got from Cheryl so I must bring her with me this week! Soon I promise to have a picture for you lady! We had a pizza dinner at our favorite Los Feliz pizza place and overall had a pretty swell anniversary! I got a new charm for my bracelet...a spool of thread for our cotton anniversary. The husbandman received a fortune cookie from me with a top secret coded message inside, my take on the China anniversary. By the end of the day we were wiped out!

Saturday we headed out to the Pacific Design center for their exhibit on prefab housing. Pretty interesting, if only we had some land...this week I have school, school and more school. I also have a whole lotta crafting to finish!

A joyful jar

I was the first in line for the Jar O' Joy and Wow! Wow! Wow! Did ms.mel pack it full or what? I've just finished filling the jar for the next person and I only hope it pleases her since I know nothing about her! I had fun and it isn't as jam packed as it was when I got it but there's a little bit of kitsch and a wee bit o' pretty so I hope she gets a kick outta it.

Today is a gorgeous gorgeous day and I have all the windows open and did a wee bit o' cleaning, a tiny bit o' baking and a whole lotta picture uploading. Phew! The husbandman & I had a pretty good anniversary outing and I took a zillion pictures. Sadly, the mavica is really losing its oomph and our jumping pictures are not as clear as I would like. I need to get some more goodies into the shop because soon, I won't have a camera anymore. Feel free to donate to this worthy cause...I won't mind, really! :)

Ooh! I forgot to add that I saw a falcon this morning in the pine tree just outside my window! So cool!

Time for some movie watching. We've got the Gidget collection and Eating Raoul.

Photobooth Friday: Happy Anniversary

Today is our second wedding anniversary and we spent the day jumping, eating bad breakfasts and looking for sandbox seamonsters. We're actually off to a photobooh right now so catch ya later!

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cough, sniff, whine!

Yup, still sick but I'm on the mend. It's my throat and all that gunky junk and the mouth breathing becasue of the nose issues. Erk! I hate it! But today is the first day of the rest of my life and I get to see Janet Klein...yay! Here's a pretty picture for your viewing pleasure:


I went through an entire box of tea and just picked up a new box even though I have a wee pink suitcase full of the stuff. I can't help it, I'm a tea snob, at least for the moment. I picked up a variety box of Mighty Leaf Tea because I couldn't decide which flavor to get. That and I have some swap people to send to. I hope they will enjoy the tea. Today is more crafting and baking and couch haunting as I do my best to get a bunny finished for the shop. Sheesh! Being sick really is the pits! It has thrown everything off and I'm not feeling productive at all which makes me feel ickified. It doesn;t help that I woke up around 10am. I must be sick since usually I am up by 6:30. Waking late throws everything off also and I feel like I am so far behind.

Today is World Book Day, what are you reading? I'm reading a book for school. War Reporting for Cowards. Sigh.