Roasting

I love the smell of veggies roasting in my oven. This week I threw in some beets, one of my favorite root vegetables. I love the deep color and the robust sweetness. I also roasted some chicken at the same time, so I can have chicken for my huge bowl of lettuces and greens, sliced roasted veggies and a light dressing. Most nights that is my dinner.

I have been doing a hell of a lot of woods-stomping the past few days. Lux is incredibly good in the woods off leash, and she runs like the wind. This morning a light snow is falling and the woods were magical. We crawled over streams and fallen trees, wandered through fields, shared an apple. We had a blast.

Welcome to new readers, Shari Rose and Shymathguy! Hope you come back often and enjoy yourselves here!

On to Coolness:


Your Daily Dose of Cool Things:

Enchanted Woodland Necklace

Isn't this lovely?!!! I just adore the colors and the different textures used in this piece. Go check out the other offerings at this Etsy store. (found via Vegan Etsy)

Click here to get to Crackskull Bob

I have been following Wally for a while now, probably 3 years or so. I found him through Danny Gregory's sketch blog and Everyday Matters (Click here to learn more about Danny). I really enjoy his drawings of people in everyday situations. I wish I could draw better than I do, and while I know that some of it is about practice, some of it is about pure genius, which, apparently, Wally has in spades. He is a whacky guy with a really good eye. Both eyes, actually. I think.

Your Daily Dose of Wonderful Design:

Wey Wey Kewl material from Ikea (www.ikea.com)

Okay, so apparently I ain't the only one who is crazy for retro. I love looking at this stuff. I don't wear it. I don't decorate with it, I don't have oodles of sewing projects to use this stuff for, but it makes me HAPPY. Perhaps it is just a throw back to my childhood, and memories of sleeping in a sleeping bag with similar colors and designs at my friend, Rachel's house, listening to Donovan croon Jennifer Juniper ALL. NIGHT. LONG. Perhaps it is fond thoughts of the little jumpers my mom used to make when I was small. Perhaps it stems from my desire to actually design SOMEONE ELSES place with this stuff, I dunno. I jess wikes it, okay???

Click here to check out the nifty ceiling medallions at Architectural Depot

Your Daily Dose of Inspiring Words:

Image by Vladamire Kush

"Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality." - Wayne Dyer


Your Daily Dose of Wicked-Good Food:

My local store had a sale on Odwalla brand juices in the huge jug last week. I got one of the Super Protein and one of the Carrot Juice. My favorite hot beverage this week is 1/2 carrot juice to 1/2 soy or rice milk. Pop into the microwave for 2 minutes (or whatever time works best for your microwave) and enjoy! Keeping it simple this week. Puppy training takes time and effort.