Saturday Suggestions

 

Thanks so much for the kindness for Mom yesterday. She enjoyed reading your messages! We'll get to see her today, so I am looking forward to that! Meanwhile, here are a few fun nuggets for your weekend!

ONE. 

Ryan and I have been having such fun learning to mill flour and bake bread. Here is the link to the biscuits we made for our monthiversary last Saturday! They were really good – and I have a feeling we will be able to improve/perfect as we go along. I’d like ours to be a little taller next time. The recipe shows variations, which I’m also excited to explore. I eventually want to try the strawberry shortcake variation!

TWO.

Here is the link to the watercolor app I talked about earlier this week. The app costs $3.99 to download and then you can use any photos in your camera roll to transform into a watercolor look. There are about a dozen varieties of watercolor looks, with some being more defined than others. Once you like the watercolor look, you can save it to your camera roll and then have it printed in whatever size you wish. I have read that fine detail doesn’t work well on this app, so if you’re doing photos with people in them, they look better from the back than with facial detail. Scenery and buildings work well!

THREE. 

I was perusing the Lindsay Letters website earlier this week to see what new art she might have, and I fell in love with this t-shirt. Isn’t it cute? (Love the saying, too.) I did a big t-shirt purge when we moved, so I find myself looking at shirts more these days, trying to figure out what I want to add to my capsule. This one is going on the wish-list!

FOUR.

Almost a decade ago now, when I was working at WBCL, they did an office overhaul and got rid of two two-drawer wooden file cabinets. Ryan and I had consolidated our homes and therefore, our files, and it was a perfect-timing moment. We needed cabinets, and these were free for the taking. We’ve had them ever since and still use them. The problem is, they are true 80s/90s office furniture and could really use a facelift. I found this inspiration this week and wanted to make note of it, so I’m sharing it here. Who knows? Maybe you have old wooden cabinets that need some freshening up, too!

FIVE. 

It’s too soon to decorate for Christmas. I acknowledge that in full! But since this is our first Christmas in this house, I’m already trying to figure out how I want to place my trees and other décor to maximize space and share pretty twinkly lights with the neighborhood. I doubt I need to explain to you why this home office tree made my heart so happy. 😊

SIX. 

The Goodwill near our grocery-shopping loop has some really great stuff in it, and I enjoy stopping in to browse when we head to the store. I saw this thrift shopping advice list this week and learned a few things from it! Some good tidbits in here if you are thinking about taking up thrift shopping. If that’s you, I hope you find some great treasures!