A really great skirt

I love Michelle Obama's sense of style. I really loved the outfit that she wore to the Tucson Memorial service. Isn't this skirt gorgeous?

Friday Featured Art: The Hermitage

Instead of featuring a work of art or an artist today, I wanted to feature a museum: The Hermitage. It's the state art museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, and it's housed in the Winter Palace. Not only are the buildings beautiful, but the collection is really incredible. It would be a really fascinating place to visit.

Thursday Text: The New Sewing Essentials

This text is more of a handbook. I picked up The New Sewing Essentials at JoAnn's the other day (with my 50% off coupon). I've been buying patterns when they go on sale for $1, but then I realized that I'm not sure what to do with them. This book has great pictures and instructions to help you cut out and sew a pattern. We'll see how it goes!

Bend it Like Beckham

I know I'm about 10 years late, but I just saw Bend it Like Beckham. I had a root canal last week and then gave up on the day - and found the movie on TV. It was very cute and funny. Have you seen it?

Artisan Biscuits

On Martin Luther King Day we went to Iowa City for the day and discovered the Bread Garden Market. It's a really great place with a mix of organic and "regular" items along with some imports and a lovely bakery. We found a cute box of Artisan Biscuits from the UK called Two by Two. They have the story of the tortoise and the hare on the side - and they're yummy!

Charm Bracelet Display

We went to Temple Square when we were in Utah over Christmas, and I bought a pin made from the Nauvoo Legion button mold. I decided to display it with my charm bracelet - so I pinned it to some grey linen and put it in a frame. What do you think?

Friday Featured Art: Jeff Sojka

When we were in Utah over Christmas, we visited Montgomery-Lee Fine Art in Park City (where Joe shows some of his work). I really liked the pieces by Jeff Sojka. This one's called Field of Mustard. Isn't it beautiful?

Thursday Tunes: Carte Blanche

Did you see the Martha Stewart Show that was all about weddings? They had this great band playing going into and coming out of the commercial breaks. They're called Carte Blanche, and they're jazzy and fun. I really loved their outfits.

Dandee Stationery Kit

My sister, Sara, introduced me to a new blog that she found through her friend Dani's blog. It's called dandee, and it's fabulous. The author has impeccable style and comes up with some really great projects. For Christmas, she made her nieces stationery kits. Check out the project here.
(Photo from dandee-designs.com)

Martha Stewart's Cooking School

I recently ordered a copy of Martha Stewart's Cooking School. It is not really a cookbook - it is more an instruction manual. It has a whole section on how to select various vegetables and how to cook them. What a great reference!