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A trip to the farm

 

This weekend, we went to check out the farm we get our milk from each week, South Mountain Creamery in Middletown, MD. Every Tuesday, a milk truck stops on our street and puts a gallon of milk (and sometimes butter, cream, and other goodies) in the cooler on our front porch.

The milk is ridiculously delicious and it was great to see the farm behind the products on Saturday. Enjoy the photos of the cutie pie animals!

 

And check out what Eric had to say about the milk when we first started our relationship with South Mountain.

So hip

If you have an iPhone and you like retro-looking photos but you don’t want to spend hours editing, then you should spend $1.99 on the Hipstamatic app! I love how it has reenergized my iPhone-photo-a-day plan (which has gotten steered a bit off course in the last couple weeks). I snapped these photos on my way to work yesterday – or my way from the bus to Metro after my early morning coffee date with Eric. Seconds later, the skies opened up and I realized that wearing TOMS was not best idea I’d ever had. Hipstamatic though? Great idea.

A hat in stitches

I had plans to crochet a hat for some time. I looked for patterns online and found so many cute hats to add to my craft list. In the end, I opted for something that looked simple, since it would be my first hat. The family stuff that took us out of town a couple weeks ago involved a lot of sitting and waiting. Having a crochet project to work on was good for me, and for everyone around me. Every few hours there was a bright moment when we could all see the progress I’d made and I’ve never appreciated a craft more. The hat is intended for a friend who, as far as I know, does not read my blog so I’m sharing it here now even though it has yet to make its way to its new owner. Enjoy!

Customer Service Success Story::Amy Smyth Made It

A few weeks ago, I searched online for my favorite engagement cards. I always order these cute milk & cookie cards directly from Amy Smyth Made It, but I noticed that she wasn’t selling them on her website anymore. After being unable to locate them elsewhere online, I emailed Amy directly using an email address I had from filling out a customer survey. She emailed me back later that morning asking how many I wanted. Two days later seven milk & cookie cards arrived in my mailbox.

I think I’m supposed to disclose that I got these seven cards for free so this is me disclosing that fact. Another fact: I’ve bought and given this card to every one of my engaged friends over the last three years. Except for the one couple I sent this card to instead – they’re no longer engaged (nor married) so I’ve shied away from using that one again.  Bottom line: I think Amy’s cards are funny and smart and she wins the customer service game. Go check her out! 

Alphabet Swap::C (coffee & cameras)

It feels good to be back! I missed my blog. Unexpected family stuff took both Eric & me out of town for a while and has taken up a bit of our time lately. Finally, we’re regaining balance and I decided it was time to get back to the blog, especially since I’m super excited to share what I sent to Kendra as part of the alphabet swap!

 Finding a theme for C was so easy. I knew I wanted to focus on coffee & cameras, two things Kendra and I adore. To start, I saved a cardboard coffee cozy from a trip to SOVA and used it to trace a pattern onto a piece of blue felt. Then, one afternoon while Eric & I watched The Hurt Locker I stitched a camera onto it, using Elsie’s embroidery pattern as inspiration. I sewed up the ends and voila: a camera coffee cozy!

Around the holidays, I saw a DIY gift idea on From Scratch for hot-chocolate-on-a-stick. When the weather is cold again, I’ll revisit the hot chocolate idea, but this time I just focused on the painted mug. I searched all over my neighborhood for porcelain paint and finally found it at Frager's, which is where I should have started the search. Again, I used Elsie’s embroidery pattern as a starting point and painted a Polaroid photo onto the mug.

I added a few extras to the package including a drawstring bag I sewed up without a pattern. I filled it with coffee Eric had just roasted* and some delicious chocolate from P & C Market. A chain of daisies, a vintage camera postcard, and my latest mix CD filled up the box and I sent it off. And now to get started on D…we are so far behind, but deadlines don’t really matter with this project :)

* If you’re in the DC area and want to learn how to roast coffee at home, Eric is teaching a roasting class at Hill’s Kitchen in May. It's not on the schedule yet, but keep an eye out for updates here.