Everything Oz

We were in Kansas City a week ago, and they have a fun store at the Crown Center that features all things Missouri/Kansas.  I picked up this book to flip through and could not put it down!  Everything Oz is a fantastic collection of crafts and recipes pertaining to The Wizard of Oz.  There are darling upside-down cupcakes with little witch legs sticking out from the bottom and fabulous poppies and these cute Dorothy and Toto dolls.  I ended up ordering a copy from Amazon (much cheaper to buy from a third-party seller), and it should arrive today!  The authors are Brits Christine Leech and Hannah Read-Baldrey - I'll have to learn more about these creative crafters...

Friday Featured Art: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

When we were in Kansas City we saw Frederic Church's Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum.  It's a lovely painting, and we enjoyed seeing it after visiting Church's home Olana last summer.

Indigo Wild

Indigo Wild is the company behind Zum soap. They are natural soaps made in Kansas City, and the scents are fabulous. These examples are lavender rosemary and sea salt. Yum!

Diana: a celebration

While we were in Missouri, we visited the Diana exhibit at the Union Station in Kansas City. It was a fascinating exhibit about the life of Princess Diana and included dozens of her dresses, including her wedding dress with its 25-foot train. Photography was not allowed in the exhibit, but at the end I snapped the replica of her wedding cake and this beautiful photographic portrait.