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Hobby Lobby

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Hubby, Referrals, tagged on March 30, 2011| 1 Comment »

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit a store I had never been in before.

Boy, was that a mistake!

I will forevermore be an adoring fan and dedicated shopper of Hobby Lobby!

If you’ve never been in one before, they are the most amazing places to shop. You can find everything from craft supplies and fabric to party supplies, home decor and so much more. The best part – everything is so inexpensive. As in ridiculously priced. As in I couldn’t fill my cart fast enough and an hour later had to be drug under much protest out of the store by Hubby with only three bags full when I wanted 13.

You literally could get everything you need for savvy entertaining here – well except the food. But seriously, tablecoverings, wall decor, I even saw an aisle with decorative plates.

If you live in an area where you can go to a Hobby Lobby, check them out. You’ll be glad you did. Your husband, probably not quite so much.

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Dish Towels

Posted in Hubby, tagged , , on March 28, 2011| 2 Comments »

I may have mentioned  before my somewhat odd addiction to dishes. I seem to have trouble ignoring them when they scream “buy me” from the shelves of stores.

One particular set that regularly reels me in is Old Country Roses by Royal Albert. I’ve loved this pattern for nearly forever (honestly, before Captain Cavedweller days, even).

I love the combination of the gold and rich burgundy roses with the green foliage in the background. It is just a lovely, lovely set and one I never get tired of.

Hubby, fully aware of my weird dish disorder, is always game to add to my collection. Yeah, he’s a giver and an enabler.

In a recent frenzy of spring-cleaning, I  sentenced all the dish towels in my house that I deemed beyond redemption  to the rag bag. I have been searching for some new ones I like. (Side note: would have been good to wait to throw out old ones until I had replacement towels.)

I’m not a complete dish towel snob, I just have a few requirements. 1. How absorbent is the towel? 2. How much lint does it leave behind? 3. Is it pretty? (Number three is of course very important).

Not having much luck, I had about given up on finding anything that would speak to me when this weekend Hubby casually sauntered up and asked if I ever found dishtowels I liked. When I said no, he whipped out these babies.

That perfectly match my most favorite dish pattern.

I’m pretty sure I could feel my heart melting in a puddle. No wonder I keep Captain Cavedweller around.

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The Well-Fed Bridegroom

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Hubby, Musings, tagged , , on March 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »

A few weeks ago I found myself wandering around a book sale. It was raising funds for a good cause so of course I was more than willing to purchase a box full of gently used books to help do my part.

Amid the romances and be-a-better person books, I found a cookbook I had to buy. I didn’t care what was inside the book, it was the title that reeled me in – “The Well-Fed Bridegroom.”

 

Huh… as compared to the half-starved husband?

 

Published in 1957, by Margaret Williams, the book is chock-full of interesting tidbits of information.

 

Like this one… “The sure way to a man’s heart” surrounded by all sorts of tempting 1950s delectables.

 

 

The book starts out saying, “Aside from love, good food is the cornerstone of a happy household…”

I’m so glad someone finally told me!

Seriously, though, the cookbook really does have some useful information.

It begins with a general information section with some great kitchen tips like grease the pot in which you melt chocolate to keep it from sticking.

It also has a section of cooking terms, measurements, and descriptions of kitchen equipment. If you had never been in a kitchen before or attempted to cook, the information would be immensely helpful.

A section on menus and recipes puts entire meal menus together and offers step by step instructions on how to prepare each dish. A section in the back offers extra recipes where my interested seemed most drawn. That would be the section with all the dessert recipes, of course.

I have yet to make anything out o the cookbook. Maybe I will when I can stop being so entertained by the contents.

And if you ask that Captain Cavedweller of mine, please ignore him when he assures you that he is not a well-fed bridegroom.

She Who Does To Cook Her Husband Dinner… Sometimes

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Say Cheese

Posted in Musings, Referrals, tagged , , on March 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »

A little more than a year ago, I fell in love… with a digital SLR camera.

Not just any camera, mind you, but the Canon EOS Rebel T1i. One was purchased for me to use at work and I loved, loved, loved it. I dreamed about it. I wished it was mine. I wanted to bring it home and pet it and call it George.

So I decided to save all my pennies and buy my own. Just a few weeks ago, I busted open the piggy bank and ordered the Canon EOS Rebel T2.

My history with Canon Rebels goes way back to my newspaper days when I used to burn through a couple rolls of film a day. It was a great camera and despite many user errors, took really nice photos.

I discovered the lenses from my old Rebel would interchange with the new DSLR cameras and knew without a doubt I had to have one. Not that I didn’t have a functional camera. My little point and shoot digital took good photos and required no thought on my part other than to hold it steady when I pushed the button. But I wanted something more.

Something that could take photos up close and personal. Something like

this…

and this…

 

and this.

I’m beyond giddy with joy with my new camera.

As soon as I figure out how to use all the 839 functions it has available, I’ll let you know!

She Who Loves Her Camera

 

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