Friday, March 11, 2022

Will print be dead soon?

I know we have seen this coming and it breaks my heart, but it does make sense to make invitations, newsletters, newspapers, advertising digital. I mean, the cost, the paper waste, etc. 

I have followed this wedding invitation site, Turmeric Ink for awhile and their digital invitations (as well as their printed ones) are really something else. Embossed, gold, bold, rich colors. I hope in the fun, animated invitations you can have the music. Indians do NOT hold back when it comes to beauty, color and details.

 

  

  

  

I think the best wedding I ever attended was a fusion version. God, did we have fun. Bride and groom have their own dance for each other, with songs. Their best friends did a song and dance number, elaborately dressed in traditional Indian. I will never forget the wedding.





Thursday, March 10, 2022

Delightful dandelions

Dandelion Painting on Projects for Kids is fun. 

Very graphic dandelion silhouettes

Kristina Rose Baker Art - Dandelion Herbal Mandala Watercolor Print
 

Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben 9.1904

Jevons Design Co.
Jon Turner - The Seven Ages of Mandelion
Salli Swindell

1920

I will always believed that I lived during the late 1910's-1920's and I wore these beautiful clothes.These coats!!! These dresses. These hats!

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Debutantes

I love listening to their stories. They are so funny and proper.

So much talent!

Australian Susan Simonini is so talented! Abstracts, landscapes, ceramics, oh my! I thought I had blogged about her but I can't seem to find a post. Her Instagram

 












ANN CARRINGTON

Collage and metal artist Ann Carrington makes creates coins and flowers and much more. Her Instagram.

Where woman create piece

Bouquets made from spoons!

 

 

Spink - Ka-Ching! Interview.mp4 from Ann Carrington on Vimeo.

The Royal Jubilee Banner Film from Ann Carrington on Vimeo.

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

A 4000 Year Old Recipe for the Babylonian New Year

 

 

Inforgraphics with interest

I always enjoy these infographics.

Ice cream scandal

This is so silly, I have to share. I guess it could have been worse if he had been wearing a taupe suit! Do you think they know how ridiculous they look and sound after defending a morally corrupt moron for 5 years?

 

Random recipes

For someone who hates to cook, I have a fascination with recipes. Found some good ones today that are making me hungry.

Burrito Cups

Cauliflower Curry

Pressure Cooker Thai Coconut Soup  

Vegan Black Bean Soup  

Three Bean Vegetarian Chili  

Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchilada Casserole  

Pressure Cooker Salsa Chicken Lettuce Wraps  

Mini Cast Iron Skillet Recipes & Tips

I want a refund

I am such a sucker for new products that pop up on my FB feed. 

The other day I saw a microwave egg poacher and bought it straight away. I was soooo excited to try it out. Matt makes Eggs Benedict all the time. We have these silicon egg cups that seem easy enough but I would love something simpler. 

Matt tried it out on Sunday and it was a failure. So I must have watched 15 videos about how easy it is to make fail-safe poached eggs, on stove top and microwave. 

I tried to microwave an egg this morning using one of the instructional videos, barely editable. 

David reminded me of the egg cups that take 3 minutes on stove top. I said, but if I could conquer the microwave version, it would only take 1 minute. (He reminded me that mom tried this all the time with no success). He said ... it is one skillet, filled with water and boiling them for 3 minutes. 

I pushed back that it was an unnecessary amount of pots and stuff to clean. That you had to wait for the water to boil. I laughed. He was disgusted with my lack of cooking enthusiasm. Although, I am going to try to make Thai chicken coconut soup tonight and try out the Instant Pot.

Another refund story of the week. I was cleaning out my email and discovered an email I had sent over and over the a cosmetic store that I had not received my 47-11 cologne order from the end of last year. I sent them  numerous emails. They apologized and told me it was on the way. I kept checking the tracking and at one point, it just said could not track.

I wrote them again the other day and demanded a refund. Now, mind you, It was only $20 purchase, but you know, it is the right thing for them to do. They could plainly see nothing had been delivered. So the sales person told me they could not refund because it had been such a long time. I reminded them I had been emailing them for months about a refund.

I went to every one of their social media outlets, Instagram, Twitter, FB and left several post about how disappointed I was in their lack of response. I opened a BBB complaint, although, they are an international company so I doubt that would do much. I looked up  reviews  and left lots of bad reviews. We went back and forth via email, and I told this girl, I will hound you with bad reviews and post until I get my refund.

Yesterday I received an polite email asking it they could refund to the same card I had used for the purchase. Why, yes, I said, that would be wonderful,  thank you very much. Why did it take all of that energy to have them set right a wrong?

Monday, March 07, 2022

Nobody ever heard ,,,

He has words, the best words. Beautiful, bigly words

 

 Our taxes went way up! 

 

Babe Ruth of bullshit 

 

 

Helen Wells

Her blog and Instagram



 

Light it up

I am loving this paper chandelier. In USD, about $43.00 

Here is a DYI paper lamp

 

 DIY String Pendant Lights 

DIY Yarn Lamp

  

DIY paper lamp/lantern (Cathedral light) 

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Kept me sane today

I am very immature and sometime I need to watch The Gordon Norton Show to get my head screwed back on  ... Miriam Margolyes is always a hoot! 

 

 

Sound familiar?

"Don’t believe what you’re reading or seeing" ... sound familiar? 70% of Russians support Putin right now.

What in the hell is going on?

I have been watching YouTube all day about Ukraine. ;( 

Saturday, March 05, 2022

The kids have been looking at houses this week. 

David said "just think, when they move, it will be the first time we have been alone in this house since August 1991

I started crying while taking my shower a couple of minutes ago, empty nest feeling creeping up on me again

I tell myself to grow up!

Puzzle Ball

Complete Chinese Chess Set with Puzzle Ball Bases

A 19th Century Ivory Chinese Carved Puzzle Ball