a peek inside the fishbowl

I think the bookshelf upon which our little teacupnests are perched deserves a full stop on this tour.   I like looking at other people’s books. A bookshelf is a serious peek into a person’s soul, don’t you think? This is an old teak shelf, given to me by my mother. When our living room […]

These tea cups are on one of our bookshelves in the living room. Here’s a small pic. Click to view a larger versrion. Inside the tea cups are real bird nests. Inside the bird nests are real bits of broken robin’s eggshell. The quail eggs are from the ever-lovely Marla. They just seemed migrate to […]

This is a totally new discovery, and I am thrilled. I LOVE ROASTED BEETS. And I never even knew it. Here is the before picture:   And here is the after: YES. That’s how good it was. The prep was a little messy (check out the evidence) but was worth it. I found the recipe […]