(and no, I am not referring to Shea on
Southern Belles Louisville, although that might be my current favorite show. Shut up. I
know.)
So we've been back from Michigan for four days. In that time, I have done eight loads of laundry, made a list of twelve things I want to blog about, studiously
procrastinated on a freelance assignment, watched the
aforementioned SBL program--one of the finest hours of television you will find anywhere, and made some fan-freaking-
tastic cookies (regular
Tollhouse chocolate chip recipe, plus three tablespoons of cocoa powder).
Michigan was lovely. The weather?
Notsomuch. Picture five days of rain and 60 degree temps, in a tinier with every day (not so child-proofed) cottage. Gin was needed, I can't lie. Of course, by the time we left, the weather was gorgeous. Isn't that always the way? I actually went to the same towns as
Preppy Little Dress...check out her pics, because my camera is on the fritz and she did a fantastic job of recapping the shops. A few shout outs, though, are needed:
First, the
Great Lakes Children's Museum. A LIFESAVER. That is all I can say. By Wednesday, we desperately needed this.
Perennial
TCP fave
Anchor Cottage. I found the cutest wall hanging for W's room. Pics to come if I can figure out what exactly the "lens error" is on my camera.
New find
Bad Pony. We drove by this shop on the way to the cottage (it's on M-204 between Sutton's Bay and Leland) and I was intrigued. Then I saw a bag hanging on the arm of another mom at the children's museum and knew I needed to stop in. Because my parents never bought me that pony for my birthday, I was strictly shopping for myself, although they do carry really cute accessories for horses. I ended up with an oilcloth tote that I love. I think that with two boys in the house, I should probably just cover everything I own in oilcloth, quite frankly.
Is it not darling? And nearly indestructible!
Finally, I have a shameful admission to make. Because of the aforementioned rain, I picked up a new novel. Because I had finished The Mating Rituals of the North American WASP--loved it, btw--I needed something new. TCP Mom is a middle school teacher and tries to keep up with what her kids are reading. She had just finished a couple of books and passed them on to me. (You know where this is going, right?) Yes, I have succumb to the ridiculous teenage vampire books. I cannot understand why, as they are not very well written, I find the protagonist to be completely loathsome, and cannot understand the appeal of her vampire boyfriend. And yet? I still read the first two books cover to cover. And have no doubt that I will read the rest.
But fear not, I have finished them and can return to the blogging world with some exciting information that is unrelated to mopey teenagers and the fictional creatures they love.
