At Home with Books

I just checked this book out from my library, and it is crazy GOOD!

I love being able to get some books in my hand to see if in fact it is a book that I would want to add to my own library...and this one is!

It is full of wonderful personal libraries from Frances Fitzgerald, Michael Graves to Keith Richards, to name just a few...each eclectic and charming in their own way.  There are interviews with each library "owner" about their early love for books, how they store them and how they chose to build their libraries...I have yet to read any of the interviews, I got so caught up in the pictures.

There is also a section in the book about how to organize your own library, and if you are running out of shelf space, which are books that might be obsolete.

(library of Michele Oka Doner)

I would love to own a home with a library...shelves that go all the way to the ceiling that I would HAVE to get a rolling ladder...ahhh.

I have decided our office will now be called "the library" :)...yes, even though our computer is in there and Lucy's play kitchen...the library it is!

(my "library")

So....do you too dream of your own Library??

Do You Ever??

Make Salmon Quesadillas??

My family loves these...they are a quick easy lunch or dinner :)

In a bowl combine...
1 can Wild Alaska Pink Salmon
Light Mayo*
Liquid Smoke*
( *both of these add to taste, some like more mayo than others, and with the liquid smoke...a little goes a long way :)

Spread on tortillas, add cheese (I use cheddar, but these are delicious with smoked cheddar too!)...and grill until cheese is melted and tortilla is golden.

mmmmmm!

Progress Week 3 {40 bags in 40 days}

A little late in getting my Week 3 update done...but here it is!

Day 10 - Master Bath Cabinet... just lots of tossing old and unused products, and getting rid of one oversized cosmetic case!

Day 11 - Office Bookshelf...mainly just went through Lucy's books and got rid of the ones she doesn't care for (Sesame Street, Winnie the Pooh, etc...)

Day 12 - the backyard - spent some time cleaning out the ball bin, and some toys that didn't make it through the winter :)

Day 13 - The car - not much to do here but organize all my "green" shopping bags, and tidy up the center console

Day 14 - Master Bath drawers...cleaned all the drawers inside, tossed old makeup that I no longer use, and organized

So, I don't have bags to really show for this week because most of it was garbage...and these were really not areas in my home where things could have been donated...except for the books, there were a few :)

Sleep Over Coffee Cake {In My Kitchen}

I made this coffee cake over the weekend...again!

It is one of my FAVORITE recipes, and soo easy!

It got eaten before I could take a picture...sorry!

(recipe from Seattle Junior League cookbook, Simply Classic)

Jackets off & a book review

Not too long ago, Pam, did a post on her blog about taking the "jackets" off her books on her bookshelf.

I love books.

I love worn books...

used books...

old books...

but I especially love their colors.  

I had taken the jackets off all the books on my bookshelves in our office...but I had hesitated taking them off my cookbooks...I guess because I thought they would get "dirty"...but then Pam shared this picture and I was sold...the colors did it for me...

so this is my little kitchen bookshelf

It was an awkward cupboard, so I took off the door and made it the cookbook shelf....

and now that the jackets are off I love it even more...I love looking at the rainbow of colors...

I love the colors of the Serendipity Sundaes book!

I am so glad I did it!

next

I just finished this book...

and would only give it 

✭✭

I thought of not finishing it, but kept hoping it would get better....

it didn't.

Dinner {In My Kitchen}

A couple days ago, we had a gorgeous Spring day...and it was screaming for a healthy, light dinner...

brussell sprouts...my family loves these!

my favorite way to cook them is to roast with olive oil, kosher salt and fresh ground pepper!

Tilapia

I had been planning on making Tilapia and then saw on Paige's blog, she had shared almost this exact same dinner :), plus she made a sauce for the fish and shared the recipe...so I made that, and it was delicious!

I also made Coconut Jasmine Rice that Lissa had shared.

It was good, and my family was thrilled I made white rice for a change :)

So..there you have it, a healthy colorful meal!

I am looking forward to many more of these kinds of dinners, cooked on the grill and eaten al fresco!

What I have, want, am dreaming of.....{Fashion edition}

have....

this super comfy sweatshirt!

this bright comfy tee! (a must in every color!)

want...

gold glitter TOMS for Spring

white skinny jeans

 am dreaming of....

Michael Kors oversized horn watch...love!