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Mini Flower Arrangement wins prize and a smile from KB

I flipped through pictures on my digital camera card today and remembered this tiny little flower arrangement from our trip to the Marin County Fair earlier this month.  I do have an appreciation for floral arts of all kinds.  This little flower arrangement made me smile.  I never thought to use a bottle cap to display flowers!  Congratulations to Martha Scott for the blue ribbon.

Organic Breakfast Tea, KB recommends the Mighty Leaf, delicious!

I love both coffee and tea.  But if push came to shove, I'd rather drink tea.  There are more varieties and flavors of tea to explore. Today I tried a special organic breakfast tea.  This tea is especially special because it was part of a barter for a bicycle.  Some people, including my daughters, think this is silly.  How can tea be worth as much as a bicycle?  I remind them that wars have been waged over tea.... and all the tea in China must be worth something!  This is not your ordinary tea after all.  And it's not that easy to find.  Our Whole Foods Market is still under construction so there is really nowhere in town to buy these teabags-- except the Flour Chylde bakery.  So when I found out my daughter's friend's mother works for the tea company I was excited.  Not only did I get to make a new friend, I got to try some of the special blends and treat myself over and over again to new flavors.  Just look at the tea bag in the picture- you can see it's hand-crafted with care.  I'm delighted by this morning's cup of tea.  It's really tasty.  Our favorite blend has to be the Vanilla Bean- these tea bags disappeared from my sampler. Check out the Mighty Leaf site too!

Jean Harlow Painting by KB's artist friend, Jenny, nice!

My friend Jenny Snodgrass is painting. She's doing a series of women, gardens, and more.  Here's a link to Jenny's Flickr photo stream.  She's working in acrylic on canvas so the colors are nice and bold.  Her work is fun and pretty.  She's painting some glamorous ladies. I like her rendering of the blond bombshell, Jean Harlow, shown here.

Threadbanger site- a great resource for people who sew, like KB!

Here is a great resource for anyone who likes to sew. Even beginners who are still thinking about learning to sew will enjoy poking around here.  Here's the link to Threadbangers.com.  Those who know me will understand why I appreciate the name-- inspired by the heavy metal reference!  Too fun!  Check out the cool DIY idea for displaying your earring collection at this link.  Here's a scan of Threadbangers sticker so you can see their great classic logo!  In my favorite colors- rock and roll!

Renegade Craft Fair! this weekend, Fort Mason, SF-It's free!

My good friend and respected artist, Eileen, told me about the Renegade Craft Fair happening this week-end at Fort Mason in San Francisco.  Too bad I have a broken right foot-- so I don't think I can manage to go....unless I drink tequila or something!!  This looks like soooo much fun and I'm sure it will be an awesome source of inspiration as well as a place to appreciate beautiful hand made items.  So here's the link.  If not this time--I will plan ahead for next year! If any readers actually get to attend- please feel free to share about the fair.  Here's a cute graphic I grabbed off the Renegade Craft Fair site, apparently this fair happens in several locations in the U.S.

Perfect BBQ Oysters for 4th of July, KB celebrates!

Happy Fourth of July!  This is my favorite time of year, around my birthday.  We celebrate with BBQ oysters using Mark's special technique.  Mmmmm- they are the best.  I hope everyone has a blast this year.