Re-purposed Jeans..

At a recent outing in Ventura, there was a wee 'Craft Fair' by the beach... as I meandered through the various artists booths I spotted this delightful gentleman,,,

and what I really liked about his booth is that he re-purposes old clothing, mostly jeans... and this 'cowboy' style hat is one of the many things he makes from jeans..
'Sew very cute!  on the sides of the hat are the jean's pockets, perfect for tucking away business cards, stick of gum, or what ever... I should have bought one... but as always... I spend more time chatting with the vendors than buying,,, well sort of! lol!

My lil Peekaboo~kitty

I just love my lil Peekaboo-boo... at 13 she still acts like a prissy princess, spoiled rotten and knows how to manipulate both Gary and I.

 sleeping ever so sweetly... on her 'princess kitty pillow'.

 umm, did I smell tuna!
I swear, all I have to do is just 'think' about going into the kitchen and both she  and Dolly~girl will wake out of a coma and race me to the kitchen! Needless to say, they love 'treats'.

One of those Dayz!

I was having a "One of those Days" last week,,,  and could not find a single piece of chocolate hidden anywhere in the house... so I whipped up a batch of scones... I soooo needed that!
Comfort food may not be good for the waist line,,, but... sometimes you just need some comfort food... that being said, scones with lemon curd was my 'go-to' comfort food.

So what's your comfort food to get you through a tough week?

Where's Waldo and a Bear...

 Remember the "Where's Waldo" books (in the 1990's).... well, here is 'Where's the Praying Mantis!

 I was trimming around one of my lavender plants when lo and behold, look who I found...

 Hubby and I commissioned a local carver to carve us a Bear for our driveway...

 Our 'bear' is holding a solar light stick in his raised arm, so at night we can see him...

I love his sweet face.... it is hard to see, but he has glass eyes....

Book Page Marker and Salsa....

The other day, while spending time over on 'Pinterest'...(way to much time!) I came across some fun wool craft ideas.... So today, while waiting for my salsa to simmer,,, I did some stitching...
I created a little 'page minder' from bits of scrap wool and ribbon... and of course,,, what would a wool, or any project for that matter, be, with out a yoyo or two ... hahaha!
Very easy peasy project and perfect timing.... because I finished up the last stitch when my buzzer went off.... Woolie done! Salas done!

I managed to can up 14 pint jars of zesty salsa.... oh Yummalisciousness to the tenth factor!

yes I know there are only 13 jars here... that's because hubby dearest and I had to sample the salsa so we  sacrificed jar number 14 for the task... sooo worth it! Thank goodness I bought 2 bags of tortilla chips!  Oh and just a little fyi,,, salsa makes a great salad dressing that is zesty and low in calories.