Did you miss Chintzy Couture Week?

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Just for the challenge of it, I forced myself to wear something homemade almost every day last week.  4 days was pretty good for me.  Thanks to my 4 1/2 year old home photographer we got some very artistic shots.  Can't wait for some skin-baring weather...

xo.

xoxoxo

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Homemade Valentines

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They are not finished.  The notes of love and adoration are still swirling around in my head.  I think it would be nice to get one of these in the mail though.  Don't be anti-Valentine's Day.  It's a sweet holiday.  I love hearts!

I'm Sorry Bread

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I was a jerk on Saturday.  And to make it up to my poor husband I made bread on Sunday.  2 loaves.  Deliciously dense and pretty darn good for my first go at white bread. 

• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 2 cups warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions 

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, oil and 3 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide in half and shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

Sea Monkey Nerd

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I'm thinking that Seamonkeys seem like they're gonna be way cooler than they really are to a 4 year old.  But man, *I* love watching them!  They don't really look like monkeys and their itty bitty faces are really hard to see but their crazy Seamonkey lovefest is fascinating to watch.  The two in the photo have been going at it for days.  They are the last surviving Seamonkeys of the original family.  I need to do more research on them.  I love it.

sprouts

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Look at these guys.  Heirloom lettuce.  They're my first babies to sprout and they are growing so fast in their egg carton.  Chives, coriander, basil and oregano have popped through the dirt but are not quite as spectacular as these.  More photos next week. 

primroses on the balcony

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The first planting I've done since summertime.  And it feels good.  I hope we don't get some random freeze.  Oh, I've been thinking and reading about global warming.  I didn't realize there were people who don't "believe" in it.  I didn't realize it was like a philosophy or some idea scientists were throwing around.  I guess I have more research to do.