Hummus - yes & no

Hummus with roasted garlic - YES

(the smell alone is wonderful)

Hummus with gobs of mushrooms - no :\

(this really thins out the hummus due to all the moisture in mushrooms)

I may try it with a small amount of baby bella mushrooms in the future...possibly sauteed first, to get water out.

Care to share any cooking experiments/lessons?

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There's a new kid in town :D

Hey guys, I think you might enjoy a new blog called 'Styled' that I've just created. It's still coming out of it's shell, but I love it already :) 

I needed a place that was devoted to event prettiness and creativity.

Hope you all find bunches of inspiration in it.

Happy Tuesday!!!!

Spring sprung in my bathroom :)

Thank you to the previous tenant who planted a flowering bush out front :) I intend to pay that forward!

Happy happy Monday!

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Baking need appeased...at 10pm ;-P

Banana Spice Bread (just banana bread w/ cinnamon and ginger) :)

Oatmeal, cranberry and walnut cookies :) (made with ww flour and dark brown sugar-low guilt :D)

AHHHHH :) The piéce de resistance :) Porter cheddar snackage. It's pretty AND it's yummy!

Last time I broke the porter cheddar out we roughed it with this crude serving, but discovered it's yummy with crackers and honey dijon mustard :) Yay for bf's with sudden cravings for cheese and crackers :D

Last night I created this. It's a poor picture but that's a sliver of cinnamon and herb crusted chicken on a wheat cracker with porter cheddar and honey dijon mustard. Can you say 'good for the soul'?!?! YUM!

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Every time I go out my door...

This makes me smile. :)

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Valentine revisited

This is taped to the wall in my office ... because it's awesome. :)

A 5 year old friend of mine gave this to me and I LOVE that wishes adventure on me for Valentines Day :D

At the same time it's 'princess-y' and plenty feminine, but this must also be an intrepid lady. And that's just what I want to be :)

Thank you Kirsten :)

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Bits of happiness

One major reason to always have a flower garden

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Shoes at the office :)

Happy Thursday/End of the Week :D

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The rest of the story ;)

Here it is folks, the final bits of assemblage in the saga of moving :) Enjoy, it's a lot. lol

The final view of the reading nook :) I'm planning to buy a clamp lamp and attach it to the bookcase for better lighting in the corner. 
The sign reads 'Adventure is worthwhile in itself' :D I wholeheartedly agree!





Magazine stack detail; Including all my Domino mags. Sad they went out of business but glad I kept these issues!





I love the ampersand as a bookstop :)





Again, these pics are just taken with my phone, :P

The wall :) Finally cleared of boxes, and sewing machine stationed, ready for a project :D





Detail of a wall shelf :) I like random btw :P I also restrained myself from completely covering the shelves with memorabilia. *pats self


(miss you roomie in the pic who now lives in Germany! muah! ;))





Kitchen/'Dining Room' peek :)





The bench seat by the fireplace!

Finally ready for Kenny D to see :)

She will have to come test it out soon ;)

Bathroom....not my favorite room, but it has some fun bits thrown in to liven it up :) 
The tiles and shower curtain 'happen' to match wonderfully, even though I didn't pick them out 

and now....

Kitchen and 'Dining Room' aka my first big furniture purchase, the cafe set :)

LOVE this huge old porcelain sink :)

Just big enough to not be cramped and small enough to make everything easy to reach :)


Those shelves used to serve as the legs for my desk, and what is now the headboard of my bed was the top of the desk. :) 


I added black upholstery tacks in a diamond pattern on the faux leather fabric and voila! See below for detail

*sigh :) So many culinary adventures waiting to be embarked on here. Already the spinach, egg and turkey wrap was a win.

Table detail. 'S' mug from my sister, Emily, makes a perfect gingerbread biscotti holder :)

Living room! I LOVE how spacious these rooms are!
The two chairs are getting slipcovers asap, probably in something akin to khaki.

Final arrangement of bedroom, view from doorway. 

Detail of headboard area :) LOVE how it turned out

'Dressing Area' on the left. Thats the $20 Craigslist ottoman I'm going to recover in cream cotton with big black satin bows tying the corners :) Maybe small cream tassel fringe...as soon as I brave filling a bobbin on my new sewing machine :P

Top of the dresser. Painted that old mirror glossy black :)

View from the bedroom :) Incredibly soothing to wake up to a clean and orderly apartment.

Thanks for stopping by to visit my new place! :) Hope your Friday is fantastic and the weekend is better than expected!! Love and blessings