Anybody else out there tired of gardening yet?
This is the time of year — before fall makes its entrance — when it is hard to get up the energy to go out into the garden.
It is hot and dry and there is so much to do. And so many mosquitoes.
If I want to feel guilty about all the I am NOT doing in the garden, I can always count on my friends and fellow bloggers Susan Harris and Margaret Roach, who religiously post their monthly list of garden chores.
Hmm, you could get this Astrology calendar directly from prismaticprintshop for $14 or from Fab.com for $16.75. Up to you, of course. Designed by Chelsey Dyer and printed on 110lb 100% post consumer recycled paper with soy-based inks. designer: Chelsey Dyer 14″ x 20″
Each print includes astrological months and their corresponding constellations. Ships in a protective sleeve in a stiff tube.
Method the company that makes green-friendly home cleaning supplies like handsoap and laundry detergent now has special scents for Christmas and festively designed bottles as well.
Their biodegradable products are available for dishes and hand gel and foam. Elf-approved the holiday scents include cinnamon drop spiced pear candy cane and frosted fir. Their seasonal scents are winter oak toasted vanilla bean and baked apple. We especially love the red green and snowflake designs that bring a pop of holiday spirit to the kitchen sink while keeping with Methods signature simplistic and clean style.
Its a great way to give a breath of fresh air to those nostalgic holiday scents.
I confess that I have a thing for quirky everyday items. On first glance they may seem unnecessary and frivolous but if you dig deeper, you cultivate the fine art of design appreciation. I have picked four of my favorite from the Yanko Design Store, and I am sure you will agree that all four are surefire hit as conversation starters! Cuppa Can by Thabto [ Buy it Here ]
An elegant double walled porcelain mug shaped like a regular soda can!
The Penitent Magdalen, by Georges de la Tour (1593-1653)
The Penitent Magdalen, by Georges de la Tour (1593-1653)” />An Evening School by Gerrit Dou (1613-1675)” />Card Players in a Drawing Room by Pierre Louis Dumesnil the Younger (1698-1791)” /> We’ve seen how Christmas lights were originally candles placed on an evergreen bough to simulate stars. But it’s interesting to think about how exciting a tree full of candles would have been in earlier times — and how smelly! L Full Post…