Small Town Squirrel

In the details - Part One

2011-03-09T10:48:00.000-06:00

In response to Antie Mir. Here are some more around the house type shots...

Dog butts... never gets old. This is what I come home to.

Recently I discovered if I took the doors off of the ugly cupboard and painted it white, I'd have built-ins! Who would have known. The Central Pharmacy print on the right came from a thrift store in Winnipeg, Canada. I think I bought them all actually. They are old bromide proofs that were used to create labels have their size. All of them are from the 40s to 50s. They were salvaged from a print shop. They were kind of expensive... and I LOVE them and that they relate to what I do today.

The bathroom is small. I needed a small rug. That black spot is the best $3 I've ever spent at Ikea.

The butcher block is old... and was a Christmas gift from my mom. She doesn't believe in lists and goes out of her way to buy something you never knew you wanted. She really hit the nail on the head.

These are my favourite. We were 'picking' (my new favourite verb and past-time... Thank you American Pickers). In an old building that was deep into a major reno/tear down. I found a box full of them and hooks were born. The best part was we all got to pull one/break the glass before we could takes the backs off.

Look up, Look way up.

2010-09-23T12:50:00.001-06:00

A long time ago, one summer in college, only for a few months... I did this. Never as high, and never for Stella Artois.

But I totally did it.

UP THERE from The Ritual Project on Vimeo.

By The Ritual Project

Done and done

2010-02-22T08:29:00.002-06:00

Soo overdue...

2010-02-22T08:05:00.007-06:00

A looong time ago I said I would post new pictures of the living room.

See the much overdue after...as well as before (the house in a previous lifetime, pre-me) and during

A reminder of what it once was (previous owners)

Learning to make a quilt via YouTube: update

2009-11-13T13:02:00.004-06:00

This is just an iphone picture so it isn't great. However, this is the progress I have made in the last month. (Two weeks of which I didn't touch it). Also, it is a little rumpled and needs a good iron.

I have picked up a few tricks along the way and things are getting a bit easier. Although if I knew "half squares" were three times the work of "regular squares" I might have opted for a more simple one to start with.

Quilting...

2009-10-09T08:30:00.004-06:00

I have been thinking about making a quilt. I have never made one before but I watched a couple videos on youtube and I think I can do it. I went to the fabricstore the other day and straight home to sew! Please do not inspect too closely... I am by no means a professional.

Here is the progress I have made so far...

I have a long way to go.

Illustration Friday: Drifting

2009-06-23T14:40:00.003-06:00

I'm been a little tardy with Illustration Friday posts. And by a little I mean months. At first I tried at least start so I could finish at a later date. That is until I ended up with a list of sketches that we weighing on my to do list making it even more daunting. Eventually I crossed them all off and decided that I was going to start from scratch once I could start and finish within the week.. no more carry-over.

Anway, I checked it this morning. Here is my 'drifting'

Men's Shop

2009-06-03T09:22:00.012-06:00

I would love to live inside a J. Crew Mens store.
*But only if the closets were full of the women's collection...

29 sleeps

2009-04-23T07:29:00.006-06:00

In 29 more sleeps I will be waking up next to these girls (plus a few more)...

...in Vegas for this!

Since Alana has basically made my life into a full time graphic design position for her wedding, we thought, why stop at just the wedding...? lets pile MORE work on for the shower and bachelorette party!

joking, kind of.

Each girl received a personalized Top Secret invite in the mail this week, letting the count down officially begin.

Stay tuned for Shower invites...

New Sewing Machine!

2009-04-23T07:17:00.006-06:00

My new sewing machine, courtesy of my mom... has been set up for at least 3 weeks and she is the only one who has used it. Last night I decided to give it a go. The only thing I can't get used to is the absence of foot pedal. Every time I went to start I'd find myself twirling my ankle around looking for it. Its like trying to press in the clutch in a standard car!

Don't mind the outfit. I had just played squash, came home and put half of my pajamas on

I kind of wish the ties were longer, and the pattern didn't say to line them, but I think I might on the next one I do.

My house is a very very very fine house

2009-02-27T08:40:00.006-06:00

So 6 months later, after much painting, renovating, organizing, cleaning... and bugging to have a party... I am having a house warming party. However, with a party date comes a long list of 'must do's' to cross off in the next three weeks.

One thing crossed off so far. Invitations.

Little Sprouts!

2009-02-24T11:05:00.006-06:00

These tin cans are my newest obsession. I look at them about 3 times a day. The copper one has basil on one side and oregano on the other. The two tin cans have basil and chives.

Illustration Friday: Resolve

2009-01-12T12:37:00.003-06:00

This illustration topic was a bit of a fluke, however, I was working on this blog header for a friend of mine. Hereresolution was to Look at the Bright Side, and is using her blog to help her do it.

Bathroom. The other side...

2008-12-09T09:19:00.001-06:00

Yes that is a laundry shoot.

And just for reference, here is the other side again.

One Man's Trash. Literally.

2008-12-09T09:14:00.005-06:00

So this thing was on our neighbors curb waiting for the garbage truck. I had been eyeing it up since Thursday. Saturday I said if it was still there the next day we'd ask if it was garbage. Sunday came, it was gone.

because it came to our house!

It is actually a radio from the 20's. With a little tlc I think it will look great.

Living Room parts

2008-11-24T09:40:00.012-06:00

Slowly, all of the bit and pieces of a living room are making there way over. It kind of looks like people live here now...
These chairs, were once these chairs. They have come a long way.

Before and After: Floors

2008-11-24T09:37:00.004-06:00

Here they are before and after... All done and sparking!

Bathroom

2008-11-24T08:14:00.003-06:00

The bathroom is close to done. Since it took about 30 hours to drill 4 holes through the tile without cracking it, we are a bit behind schedule. Here it is from one side. Sorry the entrance/hallway is a little tight so this is best shot I can get without a wide angle lense.

On the other side of the bathroom, we have a shelf and laundry shoot to deal with. Both of which should be taken care of tonight.

If we didn't have to sleep we'd be a lot more productive...

On another note...

2008-11-21T13:03:00.002-06:00

Not everyone, but a few people, know that I started writing a book a while ago. Yes a girlie book mostly about nonsense with lots of funny parts and a fluffy plot line. Anyway, I am posting it chapter on another blog. A private one by invitation only. So... if you are interested in reading it all, or at least until you get bored, email me and I'll add you to the allow list!

Facelift is an understatement!

2008-11-19T09:03:00.004-06:00

The floors are almost.... done.

They've been stripped, washed, stripped again, sanded, sanded and sanded. Poly'ed, washed and poly'ed again! Saturday is the last coat. Then the couch can finally leave the kitchen. Here is the before and during, the after is yet to come...

This is by far the worst part of it. Plus the hallway is where we had to scrape the carpet underlay off the floor. The living room and dining room had some scratches and lines, from waxing around area rugs! who is that lazy?

Even Cash is disgusted at the sight!

Here we are part way through. I think this was after the last sand, before any finish.

'After' to come.

Kitchen Update

2008-11-19T08:55:00.004-06:00

With the ongoing floor saga, there hasn't been much other progress in the last week. I am cut off from the bathroom, can't get upstairs and there is a couch standing in the kitchen. This is what it was looking like before the living room and dining room both decided to come and hang out in the kitchen for a week and a half. There still is a lot to do. There are cupboard doors missing, trim to cut and paint and the list goes on...

Mom, Here is the your tile picture

Down time

2008-11-14T10:25:00.004-06:00

Well, there is nothing really new to report. The floors are mid way through being stripped, sanded and re-finished. The house stinks like amonia and is filled with dust. Hopefully I'll have a hardwood before and after on Monday.

Bathroom Update

2008-11-10T11:07:00.001-06:00

Brasso!

2008-11-10T10:58:00.007-06:00

Every time I walked into the basement I avoided this stack. There are 12 or 15 register covers in this pile, some with multiple pieces. I thought they were just black metal, and had even discussed spraying them a fresh coat of black. Yesterday, upon closer inspection, I notice that one of them had a copper scratch. With a little brasso (by that i mean miracle) and a box of sos pads we got quite the surprise..

Before

This is where we ended up.

I'm not quite done, and there are more pictures, however, this is just a clue as what to expect.

Walking tour Wednesday

2008-11-05T14:52:00.007-06:00

Let me start with the house is a disaster. There are boxes, garbage, dust and drywall scraps everywhere you turn. However, mess aside, this is what you would see if you walked through the main floor this morn

This bathroom some how ended up being gutted. The opposite of what was supposed to happen. New floor was the only thing that was going to be done, however, as one thing is completed, another is torn out. This is what I looks like now. Hopefully by Friday it will be in better shape.

This room is referred to as the Wolseley suite, aka, the spare bedroom. The floor looks so gross because it used to have carpet and underlay that was scraped inch by inch off the hardwood. The floors are being refinished on 14th. This room needs it desperately.

Ha, these are the stairs... No real explanation needed here. They also used to have carpet, and need a little tlc.

The dining room as been together and ripped apart many times now. It is the centre of the house and therefore, the most in the way.

The kitchen has seen the most progress so far. This is it in its current state. The other half of the kitchen is still a few steps behind.

Sneak Preview: Dining room

2008-11-03T10:15:00.000-06:00

These chair used to be covered in orange velvet. They now look like this.

Surprise!

2008-11-03T08:51:00.005-06:00

It is finally starting to look like a kitchen again. Over the weekend it got a second (and third) coat of paint. A new light... and tile!

The other side of the kitchen is still kind of a mess, but it should be going back together today. There is a tall cupboard for over the fridge and one to go between the fridge and stove. It is currently sitting in the basement with its new counter on top.

This really makes it look bigger than it is, but you get the idea.

Progress Report

2008-10-31T09:03:00.003-06:00

Well, there is a lot going on. Unfortunately nothing really to take pictures of.
There is a new exhaust fan in the bathroom. A second coat of paint in the kitchen. A second coat of mud in the master bedroom. A new light switch in the stairs at the top, and the bottom... eight layers of dirt removed from the laundry room/pantry...

And a surprise in the kitchen that hopefully will be finished on the weekend!

Sneak Preview: Main floor bathroom

2008-10-29T12:32:00.005-06:00

Dinner was served

2008-10-27T10:06:00.005-06:00

Yesterday we ate at the table for the very first time. It was in the living room, but we sat there anyway... Soon it will be here.

(this is still the old light fixture if anyone is wondering)

Drumroll please....

2008-10-27T09:56:00.007-06:00

New countertop! Technically the other side of the kitchen still has be done, but it is well underway.

Also underway, is this bathroom.

Yikes!

It will soon have brown, or Honey Bear as the Pratt & Lambert, like to call it, wainscoting and a new floor. Until then, the cupboard in the top right corner will be the only sneak preview.

The definition of 'it gets worse before it gets better'...

2008-10-24T07:14:00.008-06:00

...is this kitchen.

Midway through painting the walls Grey Tweed.

The old owners had painted the cupboards so many times they hardly closed. Each of these times, not only failing to remove any hardware, but painting right over it. When we started the hinges looked like lumps on the front of the cupboards. With lots of paint stripper, fumes and scraping, we took off all of the hinges and doors and started from scratch. They definetly aren't perfect, but they are a hell of a lot better than before.

The old hinges and hardware from 1938.

The shiny new (old) hinges and new handles. The metal hinges makes all the difference.

Next up for the kitchen is new countertop on Saturday!

One room down, kinda...

2008-10-24T06:53:00.011-06:00

Alright, here is the entry how it looked before

I pulled up the carpet to find a layer of stinky, think if tar came in Hickory scent, black crap. This is 'mid-scrape'. Thankfully piece by piece it all came up.

And, if you put the shiny new (and by new I mean old) floors, with the new wallpaper...

This is what you get! It still needs baskets and a rug, to be filled with coats etc. but it gets the idea across.

Huge improvement from the doilies and red carpet.

It starts with one ugly house

2008-10-22T14:08:00.007-06:00

So this is the new house.
Since plum, peach, pinky brown are not generally my fav colors, they needed to go quick. Thats all that was going to happen. However, as with most projects, one thing leads to another. Every time a wall was painted, something else looked worse. After all the walls and ceilings had a fresh coat, the floors were more obviously a mess. After the floors were scrubbed and scraped, the woodwork is now a little lack luster. Needless to say, the kitchen has been ripped apart and the bathroom is in shambles.
Here are some befores, stay tuned for further updates.

The entryway. Soon to be wallpapered.

The livingroom, electric fireplace and all.

The dining room. And another shade of peach.

The very ugly pink kitchen.

This bathroom was disgusting. Gross beyond belief. Not joking...

I wish I had pictures of the upstairs bedroom and hallway. I think there was more paint (and tape, stickers etc) on the floor than there was on the wall of the bedroom. The hallway (and ceiling), on the other hand, was bright turquoise. Nice for a tiffany box and thats about it.

I like to paint.

2008-10-02T07:07:00.003-06:00

Four feet wide and finished, I hope my excitement doesn't wear off before the next one.

Hitched without a hitch.

2008-09-25T13:26:00.008-06:00

As requested, here are pictures of some of the printed pieces for Al and Sheena's wedding that I designed. Table signs, cakes (and bases) that we made, wine labels and favours.

Illustration Friday - Rountine

2008-08-29T12:33:00.001-06:00

Shopping could be considered part of any woman's routine...

Lung shattering cold

2008-01-21T09:23:00.001-06:00

Its freezing here, and I wish I could have this... and it was warm enough to wear it.

This makes me happy all the way to my toes

2007-11-22T10:46:00.000-06:00

'Christmas village' is a very fluid term with my mom and I, left open for interpretation. When I was little, it was a homemade one fashioned from milk cartons and fabric. However, over the last few years... and since I have started collecting dept 56 pieces the scale has increased, just a tad.

It really is a small town...

'Tis the season...

2007-11-14T15:55:00.001-06:00

...for Dept 56 and Christmas villages.

A preview of things to come.

"I'm a Fox... and I'm a Hound dog"

2007-10-22T15:25:00.000-06:00

Meet Moxie.

Moxie is not only a fellow Boston, but Cash's new Besty. She loves him, and although he can out play her, she is very tolerant with him and his puppy ways.

Illustration Friday: Momentum

2007-09-10T09:17:00.001-06:00

Illustration Friday

2007-09-07T13:30:00.000-06:00

Today's topic is... Momentum. So far I'm thinking roller skates.

Back to school clothes

2007-08-30T13:00:00.000-06:00

Since it is that time of year, and technically Cash is starting puppy school on the 9th... isn't it fair that he should also get back to school clothes?

I'm sure he'll be the best dressed in his class. Thank you Old Navy.

What's old is new again: Part Deux

2007-08-30T12:54:00.000-06:00

I am pleased to announce the old green musty chairs are no more... Here they are newly upholstered and in their glory.

Illustration Friday: Visitor

2007-08-24T12:49:00.000-06:00

Don't ever expect such quick turn around... This wont be the norm.

Needless to say, here she is.

and the word of the day is...

2007-08-24T11:50:00.001-06:00

Visitor
I promise by Tuesday... my visitor will be posted right here...

Commitment Issues

2007-08-23T12:26:00.000-06:00

Every Friday I check Illustration Friday to see what the new topic is. Every Friday, I swear to myself that I will participate this week, then proceed to justify to myself why last week wouldn't have worked out anyway... just too busy, no pens to speak of, case of narcolepsy kicks in daily at 5pm, and the list goes on.

Not. Any. More.

Illustration Friday is a weekly creative outlet/participatory art exhibit for illustrators of all skill levels. To a certain extent, if you can draw, you can draw... however, it isn't exactly like riding a bicycle. If you don't keep up your skills you loose them. Illustration Friday offers a 'subject' each week end. One can be as literal or abstract as they like, providing they have kept to the topic of the week.

Starting tomorrow, consider me committed.

By the way...

2007-08-13T16:02:00.000-06:00

These are the boots, in whiskey brown, I am lusting after for fall.

Who ever said Johnny Cash wasn't preppy...

2007-08-13T14:49:00.000-06:00

I am on a hunt for a collar for baby Cash. Yes I realize he will likely grow out of it in a short time, but I don't care. He wont get that big and the possibility that it still might fit is justification enough for me. Either way, I can't decide which one...

Option A: Custom Tartan doggy collar
from Puppy Dog Plaids

- available in 150+ plaids, one of which is my family's own plaid! (how is that for custom)
- includes a leather patch on the side with puppy's initial debosed in leather
- a tiny silver charm of a baby dog bone (How. Cute.)

or

Option B: Preppy Stripe doggy collar
from Mascot

- available in multiple color combos
- matching leashes also available
- washable (great for the next time Cash accidentally rolls in poop)

Note: Just to throw this out there. Although Cash is named after the man in black himself, I do not want anything with flames, cocaine, or any other paraphernalia worthy of a Folsom Prison inmate. That being said...

Option C: "Ring of Fire"
- not an option.

*Ok, in the time it took me to type this post I have decided that although the plaid one seems made for Cash (read: me), I don't love it nearly as much. All of the Mascot stuff is great. Plus there is so much to choose from that I bet Cash and I could coordinate everyday if we tried.

The Mascot site

he he, a representation of what Cash will look like in his new collar, two years older and 15lbs. heavier

Baby Cash

2007-08-08T09:03:00.000-06:00

Meet Baby Cash... he is 8 weeks old and peeing everywhere...

Pomegranate Inc.

2007-08-08T08:38:00.001-06:00

Nestled in the heart of horse country, Pomegranate Inc. , has been bringing cheerful printed table linens, kitchen accessories, and cute quilted bags to the market for over 15 years.

I love love love the nautical knots... Plus they have cordinating placemats, napkins, table runners etc in various solids to compliment the fabulous prints. Not to mention these napkin rings, ususlly, I'm not a fan, but these I love.

A few more patterns...

Best. Cookies. Ever.... No Seriously.

2007-07-30T10:44:00.000-06:00

The following is the recipe, how-to and 'secret tips' to make the softest, chewiest, best chocolate chip cookies you have ever eaten. Upon the first bite, they became the favorite of not only my family and friends, but also 40 hungry firemen with a knack for 'cookie tasting'.

I can hardly believe that I am giving this treasure away, however, since none of you live in this city, except Lisagh, no one can steal my title (thunder) of the best chocolate chip cookie maker in town.

*NOTE: There are a few unorthodox steps, following them is key to the perfect cookie. Also, the consistency of the dough is questionable a times, don't worry.

recipe
3/4 cup melted margarine*
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon (yes that says tablespoon) of vanilla extract
2 cups of sifted flour (if you don't sift the flour the cookies will be pancakes)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 salt
Chocolate chips, as many or little as you like

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl, add melted margarine and sugars. Mix well. Add eggs and vanilla, beat for about 30 seconds. It will be questionably running at this point. Don't worry.

Sift the flour into the bowl, add baking soda and salt. The dough at this point should be sticky, but manageable. Add as many chips as you desire.

Place a hunk (technical term for about 1.5 inches of dough, not necessarily rolled) on the pan**. Bake for about 16 minutes or until cookies begin to brown on the edges and rise back up with you tap them on the top.

Take cookies off pan to cool on counter***.

secrets
*Margarine makes soft cookies, butter makes crispy ones.

** I always use an air bake pan, they are the insulated ones. They make for chewy cookies by baking along with the 'evenly distributed hot air within the pan'. Where as a regular cookie sheet can heat unevenly since it is essentially a flat piece of metal sitting right on the rack. Therefore burning cookies.

If you don't have air bake pans you can turn your regular cookie sheet upside down. When it rests on it's edges, the sheet doesn't exactly sit on the rack and the cookies will bake more evenly.

*** I like to place a sheet of wax or parchment paper directly on the counter. When I take the cookies off the sheet, they go right on the paper. There is no cooling rack involved. It lets all the moisture (read chewieness) out.

What's old is new again

2007-07-29T18:17:00.001-06:00

I brought these chairs, there are two, home from my cabin when my grandparents decided to sell it last summer. Apparently they were one of the first pieces of furniture they purchased once they actually had enough money to buy a house nearly sixty years ago. Soon, however, they will be good as new...

Open for Business

2007-07-11T13:45:00.000-06:00

For as long as I can remember, I have been painting and drawing on everything I could reach, with anything I could get my hands on. Since I was 3 (or younger even) this has been my number one pastime and hobby.

I'll spare you with the 'must be something about the free flowing paint' story, cause it's not exactly like that. When I was little, I spent summers at the local art gallery day camps (among swimming, gymnastics and canoeing). And the winters drawing on the walls, blaming it on my younger brother. It just seems to be a part of what I do.

So... what a better way to capitalize on it than... Etsy!

Paperdolls, my brand new Esty store, is officially open for business... It is primarily focused on custom portraits of children, however, other subject are always an option!

Stay tuned for updates!

Tee Time

2007-07-09T15:45:00.000-06:00

These belt from LB Belt Company are so cute. I think I might need one in each color...

Madras Sale!

2007-06-21T12:33:00.000-06:00

My lunch time was quite eventful. I ran out of time for food, but I did find tons of great stuff all on sale...

If I found $300 on the sidewalk...

2007-06-20T21:49:00.001-06:00

...I'd buy this Eames chair. I love it, and have wanted one for a long time.

Happy Father's Day

2007-06-17T15:35:00.000-06:00

In the spirit of father's day, this is how I spent most of Saturday. Technically, this isn't for my dad, but wouldn't he take pride in knowing that he has taught his daughter how to refinish a piece of fine funiture... all by herself? I am thrilled about how it turned out. Although mighty sore. Turns out stripping, sanding, staining, staining again, and again... are all the same movement. All with the right arm. Its basically Nordic Trac for the armpit.

Here are the before, during and afters...

*Notice the chipping edges and paint spills

'Mid-sand'. It was much to dusty for the camera as the sanding continued...

Here it is almost done. The top is so smooth I can't stop touching it. I literally want to sprawl out on top of it. I might if it wasn't still tacky.

All finished and I love it.

My dad will be so proud when he checks his email...

Ity bity

2007-06-12T22:42:00.000-06:00

I was looking for something in the garage this evening and I came across this ity bity chair. It belonged to me when I was little. I remember it being quite the staple in my tea party set-up.

Last summer I decided to try to sand it (I only ever remember it being green), in hopes of turning it into something else. Well, under the top coat of green oil, was about 8 coats of white, then wood. My plan was to paint a portion of a Norman Rockwell painting that I love...and apparently this is where I ended. Clearly I didn't finsh.

However, now that I look at it, I kind of like it just like this.

Twenty-six things about me

2007-06-11T21:09:00.001-06:00

A-Apples, red or green? Green

B-Best friend? Ashley and Miranda

C-Cake or pie? Pie, peach pie to be exact.

D-Drink of choices? 1. Starbucks dark roast (this could be breakfast, lunch and dinner) 2. Milk (with ice cubes)

E-Essential item I use everyday? the internet! I couldn't imagine life without it.

F-Favorite colors? cream, grey, black, brown, carmel or anything in between

G-Gummy bears or gummy worms? hmmm, not so big on the whole gummy part. I prefer 'salt' to 'sweet'

H-Hometown? Small town in Ontario

I-Indulgence? Probably jeans.

J-January or February? January. I love the snow. Usually by February I start aching for spring.

K-Kids and names? none for me... none yet anyway

L-Life is not complete without: family and friends, laughing everyday

M-Marriage date? yet to be determined

N-Number of siblings? One younger brother.

O-Oranges or apples? Apples. Granny Smith.

P-Phobias or fears? Nothing bad enough to immediately come to mind, ha, although I am a little scared of the dark.

R-Reason to smile? Do you really need a reason?

S-Season? Fall, I love it right when the leaves start to fall

T-Tag? Ash, you're it...

U- Unknown fact about me? The second someone starts tying to figure numbers outloud, I immediately tune out and wait for them to find the answer.

V-Vegetable you don't like? Peas. I had an unfortunate event with those little green suckers when I had my wisdom teeth out.

W-Worst habit? I avoid my voicemails until someone (or 3 people) tell me its full. I should really cancel it.

Y-Your favorite food? Finish pancakes... breakfast in general

Z-Zodiac ? Scorpio

Paper Aniversary

2007-06-09T09:42:00.000-06:00

At this time last year, while sipping Mimosas, some of my oldest and closest friends and I were frantically trying to put our dresses on while brushing the bride's teeth.

Happy Anniversay Miranda and Bryan

Johnny Cash always knows the way to my heart

2007-06-08T18:15:00.000-06:00

If you follow country music, country music history or the art and culture of country music, sooner or later you're bound to run into the letters, images and unmistakable "look" of Hatch Show Print.

They are one of the oldest working letterpress print shops in America. Over the years their posters have featured a host of country music performers ranging from Hank Williams, Bill Monroe and Johnny Cash to present-day stars Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd and Shania Twain.

I LOVE these posters... LOVE LOVE LOVE with a capital L.

Sooo, the other day I impulsively purchased 3. It's amazing how many times I "impulsively purchase", but anyway

Needless to say... Hank, Dolly and Johnny are on their way to my house...

...Yee-haw

Everyone loves puppies...

2007-06-05T14:23:00.000-06:00

oooou, I just can't wait for my new shoes!
(as demonstrated in this lovely photoshop representation)

Stay tuned for the actual thing... 3 weeks and counting

Happy Birthday little chipmunk...

2007-06-04T18:27:00.000-06:00

Weighing in at just 30 kilobytes on this sunny June day...

County Squirrel, City Squirrel
has arrived!