doorstep garden

last week i was home alone (b was in vegas for work & cirque du soleil. not fair!) and met rayna at the san francisco zoo. it's not huge, but it was a beautiful day and watching animals is hella fun. here's my favorite shot from our outing:
i planted herbs several months ago and started some flowers from seed. i love opening my door to my burgeoning little suburban jungle:

new mvps:

dr. scholl is my new bff. my feet are lasting longer in cute open-toed shoes thanks to these babies. the best part is, they're removable/reusable so you can take them out and clean them (eee!) and put them in different pairs of shoes.
i am becoming a great fan of this little book. i'm not a huge fan of martha stewart recipes (though i am a closet fan of her in general), this one is handy and the pictures make me drooly:

easter at our house was pretty low-key. (but so cute!) the dinosaurs lurking behind the chickies cracks me up.