memorial day-week recap

Days off. Love 'em! Hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend... I have been off for the past week and have been enjoying every minute of it. It has been a time of catching up, doing things I just don't seem to have time to do while I'm working. Lots of gardening, cleaning, laundry and organizing. I also hooked up Wills' satellite radio (which was his Xmas present- yeah, just getting to it now...p.s. I've been listening to the Martha Stewart station.)and I also hooked up wireless Internet (who knew all you had to do was just buy a router??). I also did a day excursion to Lancaster County with my mom where we visited several green houses,farm markets and our favorite little indie shops on Main St. in Lititz. That's it for now, more updates later. Oh yeah, did I mention that I'm starting a moonlight garden???

A guest room

Here's a snapshot of what I've been working on inside during all the rain we've been having... I've finally gotten the guest room presentable. There are a few things I'd like to add here and there, but overall I think it turned out nice. All I really did was clear out the clutter that had been gathering there for a couple of years, got a bigger bed and new curtains. Now it's actually suitable for guests!I have an old wooden washstand that is crying out for a new coat of paint- as soon as I get that painted, it will find its home in the guest room.

Mom's Day with the Phillies

Every year for the past 4 or so years I've taken my Mom to the the Phillies game for Mother's Day. Yesterday was the day and the Fightin' pulled through against the SF Giants in the bottom of the 9th. The weather was great and we enjoyed the usual Phillies fare... sandwiches from Tony Lukes, crab fries from Chickie's & Pete's and of course, my favorite, the ice cream "helmet" sundae! Thanks Mom for a great time and Happy Mother's Day.

A little bit of France

One of my inspirations to become a shop owner are the ladies behind French General. I learned of their small shop in Manhattan a few years ago while researching women in business "doing what they love". I loved the aesthetic of their store and the way they used vintage notions and jewelry mixed with new gift items. It was, I'm sure, my biggest inspiration to start my shop Eye Candy. French General has since moved to Hollywood, CA and the owners have published a couple of books, one of which I received in the mail yesterday. I love this book! The pictures are beautiful and the instructions on jewelry making is detailed. Not to mention that it has many examples of one of my current obsessions... the charm bracelet (with vintage charms of course!)! Can't wait to try making a piece of my own.... all I need to do is get my collected beads, bits & pieces of old jewelry and various other crafty notions that are all dumped together in boxes out of my basement cleaned and ready to go! First things first, right?