Lily P. Winthrop

I'll Have What She's Having

That's how I felt, like right out of 'When Harry Met Sally' and it wasn't even that big of a deal.... At any rate, I have finally figured out how to put a digital frame around a picture. The reason being was specifically for my blog-I like pretty things and I love those digital frames. I thought this one looked great with this picture of Hugo.

Now I just want to learn how people crop their corners. I'd thank my rotten Adobe Photoshop book for all of their worthless help but let's just say I figured it out all on my own. Thank you, Khris. The frame is by Rhonna Ferrar, she's fantastic.

Here's another one of our gardenia on our plant stand.

A pretty dahlia....

Amy Butler, I Like You

Because you give people free, downloadable patterns.

What a woman....

Why... So... Serious?

We went to see 'The Dark Knight' and Heath Ledger was perfect as the Joker. There were some incredible one liners, my favorite having to do with a pencil. I didn't ruin anything.....

It's a shame that our world has lost him. He was an incredible actor. I loved him in 'The Patriot' but thought his best performance was definitely as the Joker. Here's a picture of him that I thought was nice. He was only 28 when he died, a real shame....

I'm sure that most people were thinking the same thing as they were watching the movie. What a bummer.

Well, I am still busy working outside and it's stinking hot out there, yuck! I'll finish the chairs when it cools off but everything is set and ready to go once it's cool enough for me and Hugo to keep from melting.

Noah found a nice collection for his cactus pot and it's very pretty,-er handsome. I'll take a picture of it later. He'll enjoy gardening later in his life-as he does now. Jack doesn't care much for it yet. Maybe later. I didn't like it at all when I was his age either.

Is it Over Yet?

I am so sick of the Tour de France....  Kill me now.

Trent Reznor is the Shiz.

I've just downloaded 2 new cd's to iTunes, thanks to him and his band and they cost me nothing. On their website, they wrote 'as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free.' How wonderful.....

'Echoplex' from 'Lights in the Sky' is my current favorite.... Here's the link if you like Nine Inch Nails.
The Slip
They're also giving their fans a live album ('Lights in the Sky-the 2008 Tour Sampler'). It's on their website as well.

"I've become impossible." This is one of my favorite songs (We're in This Together).

I'm very busy making our nest here more livable so I'll be giving scrapbooking a break for awhile. Today, for example, I took a wire brush to a plant stand and spray painted it. So much for my new Nars (Arabesque) manicure. Ha, I don't know why I ever bother with my fingernails and yet, I do. Tomorrow it will be the Martha Stewart chairs followed with a hunt for new cushions to top them off with. I will post pictures of my befores and afters....

The Dark Knight + Free Movie Tickets

It seems like it has taken forever for this film to come out. It's being released on the 18th (midnight, tonight if you want to go that late) and we'll be going. I'm pretty sure that Heath will be stealing (borrowing) the spotlight from Christian Bale but that's just fine. It's too bad that he's gone.

Here's the deal from KMart about the free movie tickets. Make sure you check which theaters are participating-to make sure it's the one you want to go to. I bought 3 bags of candy (3 bags wound up costing close to $7 and the movie ticket is good for up to $7), looks like Andrew will be taking some candy to work with him.... Anyway, I have my free ticket printed out. I'm not going to buy more bags of candy but it's not a bad idea if you can keep yourself from eating all of it. Too bad it's not closer to Halloween.

Here's a link to KMart's promotional 'Dark Knight' web page.

Anna Maria Horner and Amy Butler

 

Amy Butler's book is fantastic, I've been looking through it ever since we brought it back from 'Paper and Thread', my favorite store in Columbus. You can find more information about it here, at Amazon. I love Amy's fabric but what I'll wind up using is Anna Maria Horner's fabric instead. She's coming out with a book soon, here's the link. It's called 'Seams to Me'. Here's a picture of the cover. I'm so happy that I've discovered Anna Maria's fabric, I think it's beautiful and vibrant, love it. She even shares some free patterns on her site. Here's the link to make things like leashes, pillow case dresses, tote-able towels, owl ornaments, super circles and felt garland. How nice.... Here's the link to Anna's blog.

Creepy Plushies

Stone Temple Pilots--Sour Girl

Holly's Charmed Hambly Mini-Book.

My friend, Holly Hanks, has a wonderful (free!) online class about a Hambly mini-book using your scraps. Check it out here at Label Tulip.

Road Trip

So, we just got back from a vacation to Ohio to see Yvonne and Blaine. They're awesome. I missed seeing my Dad and Noreen, not so awesome and not their fault...

We went to the local malls, Easton, and Polaris. I lose my mind there but I'll share my booty with you later. Probably tomorrow. They had an Amy Butler trunk show at my favorite store and I finally tracked down the elusive MAC lipgloss. We also visited Sephora, where Yvonne and I both found what is supposedly the schiz in mascara. We had a blast, thought I'd share some pictures from our trip to the land of Anything You'd Ever Want to Find.

Noah Ribbit

The boys at the Columbus Zoo. We go there every time we visit Ohio. It rocks.

The petting zoo.

Fantastic elephant sculpture. I love elephants.

Part of the Winthrop clan.

Adorable critter. He's the elusive sun bear. We've been to the Columbus Zoo countless times and this is the first time we've seen him. Don't think I wasn't stoked when I took this picture....

Love it! The 'it bites' photo. Thanks again, Jack!

Cool! I got him with his tongue sticking out! Rockin.

I love this picture. Noah with his Grandma, holding an old Lionel train.

Chin kitty. The most interesting cat I've ever met. I loved looking at him in the sunlight. He's 20 years old.