pretty little bibs...

all in a row.

Making baby bibs

is just about my favorite thing to sew.

All those soft flannel pieces

in sweet novelty prints...

and easy and fast.

~b

extra creamer

Today is the type of day

 that calls for extra creamer in my morning cuppa joe...

with pink flowers on the table.

And a seafood sub sandwich for lunch...

with a white cupcake with fluffy frosting...

and chili dogs for supper!

Ya, it's my birthday.~b

Shades of Grey

Daughter knit and pearl

knows me well and that I love yellow.

Isn't this bowl of fabric I received from her just the greatest?

And how about that cement bowl?

By popular demand...(mine)

Mr. b is making them.

He is still perfecting his technique.

When he's finally got it down

he will be handing his samples out...

come and get one.

~b

Stupid Criminals

I had to forsake my morning coffee

to sit on the grand jury.

I needed a clear head and

an empty bladder.

After 3 hours of hearing testimony about stupid criminals...

(and aren't all criminals stupid?)

I headed to the nearest drive up window for my coffee fix.

Here's to a fun weekend. ~b

Captain Barb

Ahoy Matey's!

It's that time of year again when the captain

digs out her eye patch and sets sail

for her pirate birthday party.

It's a mighty big number this year...aaargh!

This weekend I'll be celebrating my birthday

with family at a fun motel 

 chosen for it's waterpark.

I don't know what's fun about showing up in a swimming suit?

But once I get over the shock of  that

we have a swashbuckling good time.

Of course grandma always shows up with party favors...

don't want the granddaughters

 making their ol' granny walk the plank.

~b

Like a fine wine...

No, I take that back...

finer than wine!

They should have special goblets to drink this from...

they should have tomato juice racks, closets and cellars...

and temperature controlled refrigerators...

and how about tomato juice tasting events...

we should be willing to travel hundreds of miles to see tomatoyards...

You should have to pay big bucks for my

Homemade Tomato Juice.

Because it's a true delicacy .

And a lot of work! ~b

The Crystal Palace

My new favorite song...

Mrs. Potter's Lullaby

by Counting Crows.

 Well, I woke up in mid-afternoon 'cause that's when it all hurts the most
I dream I never know anyone at the party and I'm always the host
If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts
You can never escape, you can only move south down the coast...

I think the person that wrote this is a genius.

 Well, I am an idiot walking a tightrope of fortune and fame
I am an acrobat swinging trapezes through circles of flame
If you've never stared off into the distance, then your life is a shame
And though I'll never forget your face
Sometimes I can't remember my name...

Why didn't we study lines like this in school?

 And the last one out of the circus has to lock up everything...

Or the elephants will get out and forget to remember what you said
And the ghosts of the tilt-a-whirl will linger inside of your head
And the ferris wheel junkies will spin there forever instead
When I see you, a blanket of stars covers me in my bed...

amazing, don't you agree ~b