in the freezer then in your cocktail

How cool are these lil stones? Honestly when I first saw them and read their name - I thought they were disolvable whiskey cubes. Kinda a really rad idea (PATENTING that idea right now to all you creepers.) Instant ideas of really drunken plane rides back to LA. No, no no. Seriously tho, they are just really cool ice cubes that need just a bit of time in your freezer and then a bit of time with your favorite drink - no watered down mess invited. Great great gift idea (or I might buy them for myself and be the coolest 'up with the trends' hostess ever)

Rack em' up boys...

For those of you who dont live in 3rd world countries such as Backwoods, Britain - please remind yourself daily how fortunate you are to have a dryer either at your house/apt or at a local laundrymat (a place I use to loath but would nowadays travel to as if it were mecca). McQueen and I usually rack up (no pun intended) 3 to 4 loads of laundry a week. I blame most of this on him seeing as how I mainly work from home and live in either pajamas or gym clothes and tend to wear my other outfits a few times each before washing them. None-the-less, he brings in the bread and bacon and I cook it. Which leads me to the vain of my life - the UK drying rack.
Never good for more than 1.3 loads of laundry - I have cleverly devised a plan where ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that can be hung up - finds its way onto a hanger and up in a door way - while all the other wet bits get put on the rack. Therefore on laundry day my house tends to look like my washer exploded (for a second time).

some work i just finished

(in reverse order cause im still figuring out blogger)
- Pink Elizabeth 12'' x 16'' £70
- Commissioned Wedding Bouquet Painting of white peonies. Very hard to paint and not make them look like calliflower.
- Plaid Elizabeth 12'' x 16'' £70
- Yellow Elizabeth 9'' x 12'' £50

I prob shouldnt call painting "work." Well the bouquet painting was work because it was commissioned - but the Queen paintings were all pleasure... hehe.

is inspired to get a hammer and nails...

Since ive been stalking wedding blogs and blogs of all sorts lately - my new favorite being the broke ass bride Ive come across all sorts of do dads and tidbits of wedding tradition I had no idea about. This is my new favorite that I definitely plan on incorporating into my love story with Mcqueen (fyi - thats how the man friend will be mentioned)

Thanks my fellow broke ass sista for letting us all know about this testement of love..

The tradition goes something like this: The couple writes love letters to each other. In their letters, they detail why they fell in love with each other and what they really, truly admire about the other person. The letters get sealed up before they are read by the person they are intended for.

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The sealed letters are brought out at the end of the ceremony. They are put into a wooden box that the couple supplies. Along with their letters, they put a nice bottle of wine into the box with two glasses. Once all is in the box, the wedding party hammers nails into the box to close it.

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The point of all this? If, at any point, the marriage is in serious jeopardy, the couple is to open the box, read the letters about why they fell in love with each other in the first place, and drink the wine together before making any irrational decisions.

While, some could see this as a somewhat solemn ritual and not a celebratory or joyous tradition, I see it as being realistic and somewhat romantic. It’s a metaphor for keeping the marriage based in truth and what is real. The hope is that you won’t have to open the box but, who knows, maybe on your 40th anniversary, it’s a treat.

*when I brought this up to McQueen - he liked it - but he didnt like doing this infront of a lot of people - and since we arent exactly sure how big or even existent a ceremony will be in our wedding - I think this is something special i will surprise him with on our anniversary this year!