Violet

Last Wednesday, this sweet little baby turned 2 years old:

Here is the outfit I made for her:

and here is one of her cupcakes:

Marble Cupcake with Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting/Sprinkles- recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World

and here she is:

Cuddily, smart, delightful, determined and sensitive. Because of Violet I am learning so much.

Guest Blogging

This Monday, join me over at Little Speckled Frog where I'll be interviewed by Mama Frog (aka Marlo Fulton) herself! We'll be doing a giveaway and the contest winner receives a set of Miss Mermaid reusable cloth napkins.

The Lanyard and other bits of Awesome

If you have 32 minutes and 1 second to spare...spend it watching this video. Even if you don't have the time to sit still, just play it in the background while you're going about your day. Billy Collins. Clever American poet and also Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003.