homemade beard oil

last month,

when my bearded brother jon was here,

we made beard oil.

what's that, you say?

what the heck is beard oil, and how does it work?

well...  here's a little huffpost article titled

what the heck is beard oil, and how does it work?

that might help.

here are the two recipes we created

for their aroma & therapeutic properties:

we used these labels.

'that smells nice' & 'that smells better'

on one side of each bottle {since we made two},

and 'beard oil' on the other.

here's a little how-to video

keep those beards {and the skin beneath them} conditioned & smelling nice.

check out the oils i use here.

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treasury

an owly treasury

huddled together for warmth

cuddly owlets,

tea & coffee & moscow mules,

cozy knitted sweaters...

☼come see☼

and if you have tiny feet

{euro 36 :: us 5-5½}

here's a pair of amazing bryr clog boots

that would match this treasury

and the chilly season to a T.

note: these are regularly $425, on sale for $159.

this is the very last pair.

snap them up!!

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so very sweet

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last saturday {portland}

adding a few more...
we did so much on saturday

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this keeps happening

beatrix is nearly recovered from her surgery,

but not yet allowed to run free in the backyard.

she is spending her days inside,

making herself quite at home.

this is the window seat in my office.

it belongs exclusively to mr. roo.

beatrix is deaf

and is therefore oblivious to the growling.

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things i want to tell you

happy birthday, grandma

today, my grandma would be 101.

she was born april 2, 1913.

her name is catherine, like mine.

when her first grandchild, my cousin shelly,

attempted to say "grandma catherine"

it came out "grandma kacky" {yes, like khaki}

and that became her name.

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yumm sauce

our research & development team {that's me}

has created a new & improved recipe.

go here for details.

clafoutis

last night, i made three clafoutis aux cerises.

one for us & two for culture day

in marian's french class.

i'm adding the recipe with my edits here.

emily's hair

it's blue-purple-aqua.

she's basically a mermaid.

taxes

done.

thank the lord.

world's best mac & cheese

this is in the works for tonight.

i'm making a double batch,

one for us & one for our friends who need

some extra love in the form of melted cheese.

beatrix

this sweet little digging machine will have

her spay surgery tomorrow.

please, keep her in your thoughts.

i grew up listening to this record.

i love this song,

although the interwebs claim they are divorcing.

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cutest

{here}

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treasury

thaw

it's not quite spring,

but things are thawing

☼right here☼

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