Part one: Food

Back from the tea party! I think it's our 6th annual, put together by Megan, Mandi and me. Every year we agonize over the invites, since Megan's apt. only holds so many. And we each know so many wonderful people. We're each allotted a handful of invitations, and we desperately hope we don't offend anyone we've left out. If we have, and you somehow happen to be reading this, we are SO VERY SORRY and hope you still like us. Anyway, here are pix of some of the food (two more card tables are in the other room.) I realize I took this before the scones appeared, so pretend you see maple scones in the empty bowl in the middle of the table. And I have to say, the chai-infused chocolate glaze on Megan's triple chocolate fudge cake was to die for.

Ready to go

I've got my fancy socks on, heading out the door to a Valentine Tea Party. Photos from the event to come!

Beeyooteeful ladies

I want to use these lovely girls (images from antique cigarette cards) for some kind of Valentine project. Just haven't had time to do something with them yet. Cut them out and glue them onto Valentine cards? String them with red ribbon to make a banner? Send them as postcards? Frame them in my bathroom? You can get these, and the whole set, here from the New York Public Library's digital archive. Keep hitting "next" to scroll through the cards.

Tokyo International Quilt Festival

A wonderful package arrived last week from Megumi, containing fabric swatches, stickers, and a CD of inspirational photos from the Tokyo Quilt Festival. Here are some samples of the amazing craftsmanship and design seen there.

Your Visual DNA

Valerie sent me a link to a cool new type of personality test: Instead of standard questionnaires, Imagini uses an array of photographs and asks people which one best describes phrases such as "My idea of a good time..." or "Happiness to me is...". The software then analyzes your photo choices and comes up with your "visual DNA" - a profile of a person's tastes, attitudes toward work and family, and other characteristics. You can even add your widget to your blog. (My personality turned out to be Dreamer, Escape Artist, Back to Basics, and Love Bug.)

It's cold outside.

It's -2 degrees here right now (I know some of you guys have it worse!) and I'm getting seriously sick of winter. This $1.50 primrose from the grocery store is helping me cope.

Download Valentine wallpaper

Happy February! In honor of St. Valentine, I made you some wallpaper.

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Download wide screen or standard

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