Girls Gotta GetAway

I'm so excited..

this Saturday

 me and my 2 "sisters"

are going on a road trip

  Just for the day..

but we never get Away together..

Remember back in March

when I made

Susan Moody's Italian Teardrops?

and I mentioned

 Arche Winery and Ancient Ovens?

Well, we're going!

I

can

not

wait

Dirty Laundry

Making your own laundry soap

Ingredients

1.5 cups Borax

1.5 cups Arm & Hammer Washing Soda

1 bar Ivory Soap - shaved

I loved shaving the soap

I just used a small paring knife that will now be my official shaving knife

There was something very therapeutic about it

Mix it all together 

Use 1 tablespoon per one full load of laundry

I am going to document how many loads of laundry I get from this one concoction

I like my laundry to smell super fresh, so we'll see how this works

Boy, I'm optimistic

The price is definitely right!

I think I spent less than $7.00 on all the ingredients

I still have almost full boxes of borax and washing soap

I Never Promised You a Herb Garden

Almost a year ago, in June as a matter of fact, I started a herb garden

Click here  to read about it

This is what has survived

Sage and Chives

Not bad for my first attempt

In May, I plan to start fresh

Pink Spring Table

 My breakfast room table doesn't get used,

so it's has become my place setting staging area.

I found the cutest pink tulip placemats

Believe it or not, I do not have that much pink dining accessories

It's still in progress

Stay tuned

Melinda's Habanero Ketchup

Ay Carumba!

This is some spicy ketchup!

Click here for their website

Check out these Cupcakes

Click here  to go to Ming Makes Cupcakes

oh

my

gah

I found out about it from A Cup of Jo's blog

The House Rules Book Club

I entered to host a book club party on this Saturday, 4/24

The book is The House Rules by Jodi Picoult

I received the kit  last night

I got both of these books

and these cookies by Dr. Lucy

Go here to check out Partique - the site sponsoring the book club party

and

Go here to check out Dr. Lucy's Cookies website

Wine Snob Confession #12

Yes, I bought this one for the name...

moobuzz chardonnay

(It's a play of the land of milk and honey, cute!)

I got this at Costco for under $15.

It's a little too "oakey" for me

Save-A-Lot Giveway - Winner

The winner of the Save-A-Lot GiveAway is...

... my lovely friend, Norma

(shock, since she is the only one who commented)

It's a good thing that giveAways aren't the focus of my blog !

Glee Tonight

I made these cupcakes last week...

Cute Flowers

I bought this cute little arrangement for $10

I think it's just so sweet