Big changes are scary. When I started college, I had an overbearing boyfriend, a super critical roommate, no idea what to do with my life, and lived in a dorm in which I was (practically) the only gal who opted out of Greek life. You can imagine how popular that made me with my neighbors. …
Author Archives: Elizabeth
school days and shark week.
Over the last few summers, I’ve spent a lot of time in my classroom working on lessons, organizing the room, prepping instructional materials, etc (teachers, you know the drill). But this summer my school got a new roof (which is awesome) and it put the school on lockdown. We weren’t allowed in all summer so …
friends with tacos.
Truthfully, I’m a homebody. I would rather stay home in my fuzzy socks than go out anywhere. Maybe that’s why I like to entertain here. AND it forces me to clean up…let’s face it, I need a nudge every so often. My girlfriends came over to watch Clueless and eat tacos last night. Yeah, we …
she got snails, she knows how to use them..
Hehe. My dad and I saw ZZ Top perform last summer and they were great! That’s off-subject, though. We have snails. Not on plants or anything, but right outside on the front step when it rains- I never see them any other time! I’ve been researching and learned that snails eat algae and tiny things …
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pretties.
I found this lovely at my favorite local thrift store this morning. The mirrored bottom has a few scratches, but for five dollars I was NOT leaving it behind. I started polishing the silver sides and I think it’s going to clean up nicely. Also, have you ever tried Sweeteeth Chocolate? They are from Charleston …
on cats.
Hemingway (who will be 4 years old in September) was diagnosed with heart disease about a year and a half ago. We rushed her to a specialist who did several scans and tests only to tell us that feline heart disease is super unpredictable. Cats with H’s kind of heart problems could live for a …
Artsy Fartsy
Waking Up, by Forrest Clonts Today’s artistic highlight is different from usual (it doesn’t hang in our house) and F may be embarrassed by it. Forrest took this photo (early morning, Gervais St. bridge), turned it into an acrylic lift, and mounted it on wood. It was created to be sold in a fundraising auction …
yum.
Thursday is usually pizza and beer night at our house, but the summertime has my brain all confused about days of the week and silly things like that. So tonight I went crazy and made parmesan shrimp po’boys with baked sweet potato fries. Not too shabby for a Thursday, if I do say so myself. …
a simple terrarium tutorial
We love terrariums around here. They’re beautiful AND they keep the cats away from plants. Double score. Hemingway has a thing for plants. As in, she destroys and eats them. Growing plants behind glass has become one of our favorite ways to have green things in the house without the risk of an emergency vet …
yeah, I do my cat’s nails.
The devilishly handsome Fitzgerald Clonts got a mani/pedi yesterday! Well, I held him down and glued kitty caps on his nails. Here’s hoping they stay in position and protect our furniture (and skin) from harm. I wanted to get some kitten mittens, but Forrest said no. Also, Fitz got his first big boy collar- doesn’t …
Domesticated Artists 