I’m really
going to miss the Olympics. We finally got to watch some of it this week, and I
have gotten sucked into allllll the stories. I’ll be sad to see them go.
I’ve also gotten sucked into finding fun things to share with you…and here you
go!
You have
heard me talk many times about my friend Brent Vernon, who is multi-talented.
(Ventriloquist, singer, songwriter, author, illustrator, you name it.) Well,
apparently he also designs seamless patterns, which I did not recall knowing
about before. They are literally a digital pattern that you can download and
use to create whatever you want…fabric, wrapping paper, wallpaper, whatever! So
this is his newest pattern, inspired by his recent travels, and
then I learned you can go to a site like this one (just found it via internet search) and upload the pattern
to make your own wallpaper! HOW COOL IS THAT?! Random: at that same site, you
can also upload a photo and have a mural printed. Why do I fear that Ryan will
upload our ziplining picture and redecorate the living room???
I thoroughly
enjoyed Karli’s willingness to taste test 12
fast food chocolate chip cookies and share her findings as to which ones are worth the money
and which ones are definitely NOT! Even though we don’t have all the same
restaurants in our area, this was fun to read, in case I’m ever near any of
these and am tempted to invest in a chocolate chip cookie! Also. I think I
might be doing the blogging thing all wrong because I do NOT provide services
like this one. Sigh.
This Homeworthy video is on the longer side (at about an
hour and 15 minutes) but I loved it. It features a home built in the
late 1700s, and the current owners are working to restore the feel of the house
to its original charm. I fell in love with the entire thing! I loved the things
they restored and the things they added to resemble what it might have looked
like originally. So good.
It’s no
secret that I love a good, scheduled life. That will probably always be true
about me. It’s also true that I’ve become much better about adjustments to
those schedules…because in different seasons of our lives, it feels like that’s
all we’ve done: adjust. Recent days have brought more of that, so I appreciated
Jennifer Dukes Lee’s timely reminder here that it’s the Lord’s purpose
that prevails over our own plans!
I
stumbled upon this ring on Pinterest and just love it. Maybe
it’s because I’m partial to Be Still…but I think the ring is beautiful
and the message that goes along with it is something I need to see. I marked it
as a favorite, and maybe one of these days I’ll take the plunge and purchase
it! (I’m also such a huge fan of chunky jewelry.)
Ryan and I love to have one of the random coffee shop jazz YouTube channels playing on the TV in our home throughout the day. One early morning, when he pulled up YouTube to play one such channel, this winter walk on Mackinac Island popped up as a suggestion, so we played that instead. It’s beautiful, with soft music playing in the background! If you need something soothing for your background, check it out!
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