plus . . .

we needed some fliers for "those things formerly known as enrichment . . . whatever they're called now." and i volunteered and lost sleep (literally) to get them done, but no matter, it was a good excuse to pull out my water colors and do design research.

for the same activity, i had an excuse to make sugar cookies . . . they didn't last too long around here. i ached for little ol' ivy ave. where there are actually heart cookie cutters and a mother in a kitchen to accompany them.

and by the way, here's what happens when you don't wear an apron, even if you think you're cook enough to not have to:

and for the record, YES this shirt is from THE chateau d'If, and yes, in case you were wondering, i am still in fact aching for paris. hmph.