Bits and bobs

You haven't been hearing from me much lately, I'm afraid. But I've been thinking about you. With our last-minute travel, the nasty cold that's had me pinned in its claws for the past week and a half, and lots of other normal life business, I haven't had any time at the computer lately. I'm starting to catch up now and have lots to talk about. Here are a few things to get you started:

Look what this blogger has done with her Mrs. Beetons and a little Olympic spirit. This link and other photos of Mrs. Beetons can be found at Cast On.

This is a brilliant idea, beautifully executed. I may need to try making some like this before spring arrives. Green Kitchen looks like a great new blog.

And what's a blog post without a photo or two? Remember the saga of the missing little people? Well, here's what we found at Grandma's house while we were visiting:



Yes, we were in heaven. And after we returned home, we received a wonderful package from the baby's other grandparents (who, by the way, came to visit us this weekend. We had a lovely time together.) which included lots of little people to replace the one that ran away (The other one showed up again under the desk. I guess she missed us and decided to return.). So we've created a small temporary sculpture we've entitled "The 14th Street Crosstown Bus."



Now you know why we do so much walking in our neighborhood.