A Long Strange Trip

Rothbury 2009 went off without a hitch. We had a great time. We spent from noon until midnight (and sometimes beyond) listening to live music being preformed. We discovered new folks and feel in love with favs. all over again. There are lots of pics to check out!! Will have a later post of the "atmosphere" at the festival.

The Amazing Bob Dylan

Jackie Greene with Phil Lesh

Willie Nelson and Family

Brett Dennen
The Ever Amazing Ani Difranco (my fav.!)

Flogging Molly
Martin Sexton with Keller Williams
The Dead
Guster
The Hold Steady
The Black Crows

Wish I had pics of The Ragbirds (Great Ann Arbor Band!), Davy Knowles and The Back Door Slam Roberts Band, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Band, Lotus

(sigh) Good Times

Take A Look At Yourself

Michael Jackson. Love, hate, or totally ambivalent about him, this video is so powerful and stands true today. It forces you to ask, how far have we really come?? Can we really make a better tomorrow? Thank God for some amazing people who blaze trails for us. And yes, we must look at ourselves. Are we at our very best, are we setting good examples for our children and others around us?? Let's hope so.

The Seasoned Summer

There is a wonderful shop in the town where I work called The Seasoned Home. On one side of the store is the most wonderful spice area. You can find anything you may need to zest up foods of all kinds. My favorite indulgence are their spice packs. They take out all the guess work and hunting for all the spices needed for a great rub. This summer we are grilling like crazy. Since I do the semi-vegetarian thing (only chicken, turkey, and fish) these are a great way to keep things interesting. One of my favorites is the Key-Lime pack. It is amazing, melt in your mouth good when grilled up on white fish.

I am hoping to try out the Bloody Mary mix while on the road this 4th. (not literally on the road, but while at the music festival). Me thinks it would be a nice way to enjoy a good camping brunch.

Meanwhile we have been running around trying to pack for this 4th of July. The kids have been so patient and good with all the crazy. I also think they enjoy all the camping gear that has been pulled out of storage and new stuff coming in. My favorite new purchase has to be the camping shower. I have a feeling by day 3 it is going to be heaven!

Recycle For Roth

Recycle For Roth
Originally uploaded by doodlesprouts

I really REALLY wanted a cargo skirt for our upcoming 4th of July vacation. The hubby and I are spending 4 days the Rothbury music festival here in Michigan. When you are living like a vagabond for 4 days, you want to carry lots of things like sunblock, food, water, id, all that little stuff. So I turned a pair of my hubby's old cargo shorts into a very cute skirt for summer. I LOVE it (and him for surrendering the shorts!!) They are already nice and worn in. The sewing was easy. A little big in the waist, but I consider it comfy big. This is one of my favorite upcycle projects by far.

In fact I have been to the Goodwill store and found a cute pair of men's khaki pants to turn into another skirt. Don't think I will have it done in time. My other Roth project is a knit skirt that can also double as a cover-up. Stay tuned!!

It's A Wrap

It's A Wrap
Originally uploaded by doodlesprouts

This skirt project has been sitting around for a while. Just one of those things I guess. Now that Michigan finally has summer weather, the linen fabric is perfect!! Nice and cool. I don't mind the wrinkles, it adds character. I used McCall's pattern 5430. It says 1 hour, but this skirt took far more than that to sew. I think the pattern is worth doing. Just be realistic about the amount of time it takes. This wrap has enough coverage in the front that I am not to worried about the wind. That was brilliant.

The skirt has already passed the work test, just need to see how it holds up on a day out with the kids!

Stealing Thoughts

Okay, it is not really stealing, just passing along....

I was reading Jessica's (Turkey Cookies) blog and found this wonderful piece of insight. It comes from the New York Times. Please take a read of May It Please The Court - And The Pursuit Of Happiness By Maira Kalman. It is a great read for women everywhere!!

(art by Maira Kalman)

Fabulous Finds

Weakness thy name is Pyrex. Vintage Pyrex to be exact. While the song remains the same this week with a busy schedule, I did squeeze in some rummage shopping. I found a couple of treasures! In my quest to rid the house of those yucky looking plastic storage containers, I have found the old Pyrex to serve as a fun replacement.

I also did a little Etsy shopping and found this great container for summer sipping. Buy Golly Miss Molly has a fun vintage shop, full of special little goodies. I could not resist this cute retro container. Right now I am keeping some lemon water nice and cold in the fridge.