From the other day which was, technically, our first beach day of the season. We didn’t wear bathing suits but we also didn’t wear parkas so a step in the right direction. This is Anders tootin’ around the beach with his friend Alma. Can’t wait for more of these days. This weekend we’re going to a barn-raising party and Steve is taking Parker to see the live Wild Kratts show (I am so excited to hear about his reaction–he’s a big Kratt brothers fan and shares with us random and very accurate animal knowledge all day long–and jealous I won’t get to see it myself.). What are you up to?
Some weekend reading…
Oprah’s playing Henrietta Lacks in an HBO special in a few days. I’m looking forward to seeing this (for two reasons: I love Oprah, and I loved the book.)
Mmm… chicken enchiladas. Note to self: make your own salsa verde. (I’ve never bought tomatillos before so, naturally, I’m intimidated.)
Obsessed with these gorgeous ceramics.
The most famous book set in each state. Massachusetts’ is Walden–I would’ve guessed Little Women!
Wine to buy at Trader Joe’s. This is all well and good except that my favorite organic merlot is not on the list which is absurd.
Probably my favorite kid-shorts ever. (Anders is wearing Parker’s hand-me-downs and I just got a new pair for Parker.)
Absolutely love this “smoking shoe”.
My next essential oil purchase.
Three-ingredient butter cookies. This is too easy. And I love butter cookies way too much to have found a recipe this easy.
Have a good weekend!
Me too, I’m a sucker for butter cookies. Well, any type of cookie, actually. I really want to try out the recipe but man, I’m never going to be able to stop eating!
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those ceramics are so pretty! such a good find!
xo, brittany
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I make Salsa Verde regularly, but like you I was intimidated by tomatillos at first–It’s not a big deal! And it tastes SUPER yummy. 🙂
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We had salsa verde last night on chicken tacos and now I feel like they would’ve been even more delicious had it been homemade. WEEKEND PROJECT!
my friend recently made us enchiladas with homemade salsa verde and i could not get over the delicious flavor. she said it was easy!
Love the ceramics. I have just discovered these: http://www.dahlhausart.com and am equally obsessed. What are Friday nights for if not browsing ceramics online?! (Not what my Friday nights used to look like that’s for sure)
Hx
OH MY WORDDDDDD. Every mug! The ceramic cups! The necklace! That stuff is out of this world.
Can I ask what diffuser (if any) you use for essential oils? Thinking of investing in one
yes, this is probably my favorite for just a small room (that brand is great, but pricey). https://www.amazon.com/Stadler-Form-JASMINE-Aroma-Diffuser/dp/B0065R2AGO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492825626&sr=8-1&keywords=stadler+form+jasmine+aroma+diffuser
First of all, I randomly made butter cookies yesterday mostly because I didn’t want to go to the store but really wanted to bake something AND I made enchiladas with salsa verde this week. We are on the same wave. Secondly, WILD KRATTS-my husband up until this past summer worked for the company that made all their toys -including -creature power suits -my kids are the models on the box! They were not only obsessed with their show and learned so much but we used to see their live show every time they passed through town and hang post show with the bros! They are the absolute nicest guys (I was always a bit star struck- Chris ?) and they love and believe in what they do. We don’t watch as frequently these days but every random interesting fact my kids belt out they have learned and retained from that show! Had to share- I hope your son (& husband) have a great time!!!
oh my gosh i love that! your kids must’ve loved it too!!!
We saw wild kratts when my son was around the same age. He will LOVe it and it’s all yiu’ll hear about fir the next week ? it really was a cute show they put on
oh i’m so glad! i think it’ll blow parker’s mind. “wait, martin and chris are real people that don’t actually live IN MY TV?!”
Levi kept talking about the minatuizer (not sure how the heck you spell that!) like it was a real thing…so adorable!! cracked me up when they were describing an animal and all the kids in the audience yelled out “carakel”!! I hope he enjoyed it 🙂
Don’t be intimidated! You can totally make your own salsa verde 🙂 I have faith!