gifts

Since the move to Tualatin, I've been enamored of plants and mildly obsessed with sustainability. Perhaps I'm inspired by the wildlife preserve nearby, or the cherry blossoms covering the tree next to our balcony? It could also be hormones... Regardless of my motivation, our windowsill is filled with old sauce, pickle, and jam jars in which I've potted various succulents and flowers. And those plants grow; buds become blooms. We eat food; we drink beverages. And now we have cuttings and the perfect glass containers in which to gift them!

After spending the last week or so at my sister's place (a couple days of which I was on my tush battling a case of the Clemson crud) I have found a new appreciation for watching pretty people make pretty food on television. I'm talking about Food Network. Oh yeah. You know you've watched it. All the cool people are baking now, you know.