Wordless Wednesday

Ten on Tuesday

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1. Have you ever used Craigslist?
No. It's creepy. And full of untruths: I know your "vintage walnut chest of drawers" is actually an 80s era chipboard IKEA dresser, painted dark brown. Stop lying.


2. Can you sew?
Yes. Now should I sew is another question. I spent horrific amounts of money and time making a skirt last summer that is hideous and entirely too big.

3. Do you pour syrup on your pancakes or dip your pancakes in the syrup?
I pour the syrup on top, just enough to soak in a little and then dip the bottom in the syrup on my plate. A highly technical but delicious method of consumption.

4. Rain storms: Love them or hate them?
Love them when I'm inside and it's my turn to mow the grass. Hate them when I'm at the pool. 

5. Do you like swimming?
I do. I would prefer if the bathing costumes of the 1920s were in fashion, nevertheless, swimming is a pleasing pastime. It can also be a great workout, if one is so inclined. I'm usually not.

6. What kind of drink do you order at Sonic?
They closed the Sonic in my town while I was away, weep weep. But Cherry Limeade. Sweet, tart, slushy goodness in a cup. Now with real limes and cherries.

7. Are you funny?
I'm actually terribly serious most of the time, but no one seems to understand that. 

8. At what age will your kids get cell phones?
In the distant future on the planet Klaxorr, cell phones will be obsolete so my children will call and "voice-text" their friends from the command center in their space helmets. So as soon as they can talk. 

9. What’s your favorite vegetable?
Huge fan of pumpkin. Also zucchini.

10. Were you a Girl Scout?
No. But that doesn't stop me from buying their cookies to support their yearly drive to raise....what is it they sell the cookies for again?

Golden Weekend

To road trips with parents and learning to love "soy crisps"
To being reunited with my nearest and dearest and not taking a hike
To Sheldon's oneliners and virgin Cuba Libres
To "I Heart Cat" photo frames and lollipops bigger than my face
To graduation parties and color-coordinated m&m's
To seeing how rag rugs are made and windmills are built:


Mon coeur est rempli.
My heart is filled.

And to you, at the close of a fantastic weekend:

Go greet Monday with a smile.

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Ten on Tuesday

I'm all about the list posts, so here's another one. I first spotted this on Rainy Saturday, who got it from Roots and Rings. That's the blog life, folks. One big share circle.

5.17.11 This is a photo edition of Ten on Tuesday. Post a photo of each of the following:

1. Your favorite piece of furniture in your home
My white wicker dresser with the matching mirror and bedside table. When I was ten, Pier 1 Imports was my favorite store. I saw this set there and fell in love. Oh how I begged and begged.  Much to my surprise (and delight!), I came home from school one day to find it in my bedroom.

2. Your favorite thing on your wall
My fictional Civil War husband and fellow Urban Outfitters lover sent me this giant canvas print for my birthday last year. Thanks Horace/Jilly.

3. Your bed as it looks right now
I have trouble making my bed. Ever. So I'd be lying if I showed you anything but this. Even though, out of guilt, I totally made it after taking the picture.

4. Your pantry.
I currently live with my parents, so here's my mom's. (Don't be mad, it's organized!)  Things you learn about my family from this picture: apparently we store the onions in the crock pot. Good to know. Also, based on the number of kid cereals, there is clearly a 7-year old in residence. Actually, my personal pantry would probably look the same. Cereal is at the top of my personal food pyramid.

5. Your favorite piece of jewelry

Watches. always. My favorite is my gray Swatch (duh, it's Swiss), but I have a terrible feeling it is lost in Massachusetts because I haven't seen it since then. So here is my next favorite: a rad stripey Target timepiece.

6. Your favorite book

Let's be real. Picking a favorite book is like a mother picking a favorite child. Secretly she has one, but doesn't want to share for fear of hurting the others' feelings. So here's a stack of recent favorites:
Leaves of Grass (poetry)
The Mind of the South (nonfiction)
cupcakes! (recipes)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (the most unclassic of Austen remakes)
Old Friends and New Fancies (the original Austen spinoff)

7. Your most comfortable shirt
 Worst picture ever? yes. It is impossible to successfully photograph the back of oneself.  But this is the shirt my Swiss brothers made me. They put their hand prints on it and their mother wrote "Ton Fan-Club" (your fan club) above and their names below (Levio and Nolan). On the front it has the Swiss cross. adorable!

8. Your messiest room
If we're being honest, it's my brother's "man cave" in the basement. But in an effort to keep the peace, here is my desk in artful disarray.  Your secret is safe with me, Sam.

9. Your house shoes
The comfiest slippers you'll ever find. A gift from my dear cousin, to warm my feet on that cold English afternoon.

10. Yourself
 ::enthusiastic wave:: what a dork.