happy valentine's day!

peach and pearls

a sweater i purchased last week for 75¢.  pretty perfect (after removing the shoulder pads).

food architecture

remember when all foods were made in jello molds?  i don't.  but foods presented this way both fascinate me and gross me out.  these images are from a book published in 1970 called 'happy living:  a guidebook for brides.  it is full of all sorts of useful tips, but my favorite part is definitely the recipe section.  i mean, who doesn't love a good old fashioned apple-beef ring?

apple beef ring.

creamed eggs in a corned beef crust.

lamb kidneys with rosemary on a parsley rice ring:

brussel sprouts in a cranberry rice ring:

and, of course, the seafood loaf.

just let me know if you'd like any of these recipes.

wednesday afternoon

yesterday we took advantage of a lull in the rains to go for a puddle-splashing photo-walk.  i'm trying out my new thrifted coat (london fog,  $5!).  also, some crazy red (italian leather) vintage shoes ($2.50!).

i like david's outfit.  the different textures of fabrics in nice greens and browns.  his shirt and jacket were thrifted.  these cords.

old shirt, old shoes...

just a couple recent second-hand favorites.  this shirt makes a great over-sized spring jacket.  horses!

i've been wanting a pair of brown oxfords for a while now, but have resisted buying a new pair.  saw these at a low price in an interesting etsy shop.  had to have them!

jigsaw

if anyone offered me a job putting together jigsaw puzzles, that would be just fine. 

mr. mouse

we went for our first bike ride of the year yesterday.  had to stop in the salvation army to see what we could see.   mr. mouse and i became friends immediately and he rode home in my bicycle basket.  do you think he could be related to mr. fox?  oh!  i hope he's not in cahoots with rat.  (although, he might not have been pure evil, as he was just doing his 'job').

kind of looks like he's punching himself in the face, no?

 

but of course he must be holding something.  this guitar seems about right.

 

nobody wants to sing with a tone-deaf tiger.

 

white specks

i always thought of this mug as a ceramic version of those enameled tin camping ones...  until the other day when i looked out the window and saw that the snowflakes looked just like the speckles.  so now it's my snow mug. 

also, my knee-mug balancing is improving.  i may join the circus yet.

i like

this mug.