so NOT cool

I spent a lot of time in the yard yesterday ... planting a few more herbs, some tomatoes, moving perennials around to different spots.  I felt so proud when I used my own homemade compost.  Afterwards, I sat in an adirondack chair and watched birds, smelled lilacs.

Last night we attended 'Spamalot'.  And, yes ... we laughed a lot.  A total must-see for any Monty Python fan. 

Now, excuse me while I sleep with my eyes open.

I'd like to share a few of my recent favorites for pampering, all of which are either organic, eco-friendly, or just plain FEEL-GOOD products.  They smell pretty nice too.  (View photo larger HERE.) 

• Avalon Organic Exfoliating Enzyme Scrub -- This product is REALLY gentle. 
• Avalon Organics Ultimate Moisture Cream -- Very soothing and smells oh-so good. 
• Alba Moisturizing Shave Cream -- This stuff STAYS ON MY LEGS in the shower, not being washed away before I get a chance to shave. 
• BWC Eye Make-Up Remover -- For some reason, since I bought this, I remember to remove my eye make-up EVERY NIGHT before bed. 
• Aura Cacia Lavender Aromatherapy Body Cream -- Smell good ... and be smelled!

If you try any of these, please let me know what you think, and if you like them as much as I do.

Believe me when I say, "This is NOT one of those cat blogs." 

The big, BIG hostas are my favorite.  We have three or four varieties, but these are the largest (although not fully emerged yet this season).  Also, while I just revel in the blossoming of the apple tree, I also adore it when the petals fall like snow.  It's only just begun.  Tomorrow, there will be five times as many petals.  Maybe ten.

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Totally one of the best Mother's Days ever.  EVER.  We went out for brunch and it was amazing -- mushroom strudel and mmmimosas.  We had a lazy afternoon and evening -- coffee, asparagus with grana, telly, and snacks. 

P.S.  If my sister comes by today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I hate shopping 99.9% of the time.  Then, there's this ...

Lucky Purse

Dress that X picked out for Spamalot

I am really, really enjoying these spring days and, for the first time in years, even the slightly warmer ones. Soon, however, hellfire-jungle-heat summer will arrive and I will entertain suicide on a daily basis. (Not really.)  (Maybe.)

Sometimes, I just would NOT get through the day if it weren't for the things that X says, much of which I post to Twitter:   

The next time that Jehovah's Witnesses knock, let me answer the door. "Jehovah has told me to ... *cocks Super Soaker squirt gun* ... ELIMINATE THE WITNESSES." 

Jodi, I have just discovered something completely useless and irrelevent to your life.  Caripae ... 

Collecting butterflies is like killing people because you love them. 

I think that the guy from The Cure is now more part of the disease rather than the cure. 

I mean, it's like killing a confused and lost hobo ... which IS wrong. 

Maybe while Miley Cyris is "in hiding" she'll find Osama Bin Laden and everyone will forget about HER for a while.

I am so NOT inspired to write anything.  It's spring and I want to go, go, go.  While not writing, I'm still reading and thought you might like to do the same. 

I couldn't possibly link to all of the blogs that I stop by daily, or that I WISH would update daily, (unless I wanted to spend three hours, MAYBE 33!, writing this).  Here are some of my favorite (non-Xanga) blogs.  You might have seen some of them listed here before, but if so ... they are worth mentioning again. 

• Dooce
• Elyse Sewell
• I Am Bossy
• Derfwad Manor
• Soule Mama
• Mom In Madison
• CenterDownHome
• Eclectically Yours
• Handforged by Kirsten Skiles
• Lost in Transition
• Posie Gets Cozy
• Smosch
• The Martha Blog
• Flak Photos
• Curious Bird
• il Bloggo
• Wooster Collective
• This Vintage Chica
• Bits and Bobbins