Baby Lambs and Roller Sets

 I couldn't resist this picture.

I don't know it it's the baby lamb, the blue silk shirt, or Betty's twinkling eyes, but I love this picture. It got me thinking. You don't see many women set their hair anymore. Except grandmas. The truth is roller setting your hair is less damaging than blow drying it, and your style will last for days. It somehow seems to stay cleaner longer too, but that it probably my imagination mixed with wishful thinking. SO I am going to do an experiment. I am going to get a roller set and see how it lasts compared to my regular blow dry. Stay tuned for my full report complete with pictures.

Apron of the Month: September

This apron dates back to when I used to live in a citrusy house/thrift store called Lemon Meringue Thrift & Gift or "The Lemon" for short. At the time I was babysitting the two cutest kids in the world named Indiana and Amelie. Their mom made this Apron for me as gift, making it the second in my collection. 

September

Lemonade Apron

Aren't lemons the happiest looking fruit?

Usually making things from scratch is the cheapest way to go, but the price of lemons are so darn high this lemonade actually cost $7.00 to make. Yikes. It was worth it though. So refreshing! 

Oops....

Here it is! Thank you timer setting. 

Close up of the fabric. 

Damascus Darla*

Damascus Darla* comes in for a haircut about once a month. Although her thick hair presents a challenge, she is hands down my favorite client. Yesterday we tried something a little different and I am pleased with the results. Check it out!

*name changed 

The Secret Garden

A bee enjoys this flower around back. 

I spent all of my “down” time this summer reading garden novels. After plowing* through several whimsical garden stories I realized I hadn't read the garden story. The Secret Garden. How silly of me to consider myself a connoisseur of garden lit having never read such a classic! I lucked out and found a musty paperback version at the library for 50 cents. Although I enjoyed the beautiful descriptions of the neglected secret garden and reading about how Marry Lennox brought it back to life, I admit I found the story to be a little dry.

No matter, I’m glad I had the chance to read it. What I’m getting at here is the story inspired me to go out and find more secret gardens!(Read my story Lime to learn about a cool garden I discovered several years ago.)

It’s not easy to find a secret garden without trespassing (which I am known to do) but I actually found one right up the street! I was meeting a friend at a local biker bar/ Thai restaurant / karaoke joint and found myself 15 minutes early. Feeling too intimidated to go in and sit alone I decided to walk around the building and see if I could find anything interesting……

I was expecting to see a dumpster and an angsty employee smoking a cigarette but instead found something pretty neat! Tomato plants, pumpkin vines, herbs, and peppers lining the gravel area around back (most likely used in their AMAZING Thai dishes).

See the pumpkin?

 I kept walking further back......

Vines were tangled up everywhere mixed with flowering shrubs that looked terribly neglected. 


I was right about one thing though, there WAS a dumpster back there. Smack dab in the center of the forgotten beauty. I didn't take a picture of the dumpster though because when I looked up I saw an employee standing on top of it watching me. That is when the photo shoot ended.  

I’m not sure what is going on behind Lu and Joes, but I do know that I discovered another secret garden and I plan to keep looking for more!!


* no pun intended