Happy Friday 4/24/20

Happy Friday! Goodness, another week at home. How are you? We’ve been working on the coop and in the garden and doing our best with distance learning.

This week our 4-year-old informed us that it was his stuffed dragon, Grasshopper’s first birthday and requested we celebrate. Who can say no to that (even if Nana did just finish crocheting Grasshopper last week 😉)?! So we whipped up pizza, pulled out some juice boxes, and baked a carrot cake topped with a dandelion crown to suit Grasshopper’s ‘vegetables and weeds’ diet. We all had fun and it was nice to do something silly for a change!

I tried this recipe for the carrot cake (it was good on day one and great on day two). Highly recommend roasted pecans on top.

More from the week…

We’re going to try a cut flower garden this summer so I’ve been scouring Floret’s blog and ordered a few of their seeds. I just love their aesthetic! (floret)

Swooning over this living room (and the whole house). The colors, the fireplace, the coziness - it’s perfect! (highstreethomes)

I’ve been living in this pink tank so just bought it in 3 more colors. (everlane)

Loving this paint situation. Bri has the best taste and I’m excited to watch her new home come together over time! (@burtsbrisplease)

5 tips for staging your kitchen shelves. It just so happens to be one of my favorite pastimes 😉

When working from home isn’t what you expected. (yellowbrickhome)

Who has enough cash to get through the coronavirus? Ugh. (newyorktimes)

To everyone who recommended I read this book: you know me so well! Loved, loved, loved it (I listened to a copy from the library)! (amazon)

The last true hermit lived alone for 27 years. So fascinating! (theatlantic)

A tour of the beautiful Lumière Lodge in Australia, a remodeled 1890s Victorian. I’m obsessed! (remodelista)

Have a great weekend!

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