Friday Inspiration File #67

Along with my favorite projects for the week, I want to share a song I love.  I  have been listening to it over and over again.  I'm going to see her perform in August too, can't wait! Have a super weekend!  Check out the projects...#67.

A Little Birdie Told Me

My nephews' birthdays are coming up. This one is for the youngest. It was a lot of fun to make. I hope he likes it. I still need to make one for Tommy.







Here's another song I have been listening to a lot lately. I really like her voice.

Hometown Glory

Sights And Sounds

Sia

I Can't Cook

I can, however, make a mean cucumber salad. Everyone loves it and it is my constant contribution to a BBQ of any kind. So I made it to bring to my aunt and uncle's house yesterday. It's a recipe from a cookbook my mom gave me before Ryan and I got married. Betty Crocker's Bridal Edition. It has a lot of other information for us non cooks such as, explanations of why certain ingredients are used and substitutions you can make etc..

Cucumber Salad
2 medium cucumbers
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup water
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
chopped fresh dill or parsley if desired

1. Slice cucumbers
2. Mix all ingredients above (except dill) and pour over cucumbers.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
4. Drain liquid and add fresh dill

I made the cute little pinwheels to make it more festive. Ryan laughed because he thought cucumbers were not exciting enough to warrant such fanfare. I ended up poking them into the brownies that my mom made:)

This has been in my head all day. I love it.

Chalk Animation

Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.

Saw this on Talk Of The Town and had to share it here:)

Take A Look

Lisa Hannigan

and a listen. Pretty strings in Pistachio. Don't miss the best part (in my opinion), the video. I want to make a book like that!

Art

Blue Highway

When Ryan and I got married, Ryan chose his brother to be his best man. Instead of a speech, he offered to play guitar and sing us a song. Awesome. We chose "Only A Thought Away" by Blue Highway. I love that song and he played/sang it beautifully. It fit us perfectly since we had a long distance relationship for quite some time , but we managed to make it work. Ryan also travels a lot for his work which means more time apart. This time of year though, the traveling seems to cease and we have a lot more time together. I am thankful for that.

Sunnier Skies

Today turned out to be a much better day for a bike ride. Still, the clouds looked as if they could make trouble so I took my chance while I had it. The little ipod has turned out to have an unexpected benefit. When I bike ride and there is any sort of wind, my ears hurt. The ear buds block the wind from getting in my ears, no pain!

Leave me a comment if you have any suggestions for some good biking/running music.

Keepin' Up

I never really saw a need for and ipod (for me). I listen to music at home and in my car, why would I want it constantly in my ear too? However, Ryan and I have started biking and running a lot lately. When he is out of town it is hard to get motivated to do those activities on my own. Enter the ipod, a little something in my ear to keep me company. I also got a free running workout download when I bought it so I'll have to check that out. I was excited to find out that you can buy songs with paypal. That makes it so easy. It's all charged up and loaded with songs. Now all I have to do is wait for it to stop raining!