I Heart Avocados

This is just the way I like to eat them: smashed, with olive oil. Delish!

We Have Winners! (Bonus: Tallulah Mae!)

The winners have been picked in the Sew Mama Sew giveaway! It was nice to see comments rolling in and fun to see what people wrote.

I decided not to use the Random Number Generator because there was some overlap between international and U.S. entries, so I enlisted Tallulah Mae and some vintage hats instead. All names were written on slips of paper and drawn, literally, out of a (vintage) hat.

Our international winner is Jolien, from Hungary.

And Lindsay S. is the U.S. winner. Congratulations!

I sincerely hope some of you who visited will stick around and check in from time to time. You're guaranteed to see birds, bees, and Tallulah Mae!

Tallulah-Palooza Friday

 

 

Last night we returned home after attending a retirement reception. Tallulah Mae greeted us, then we all went into the kitchen. B. and I then went into the bedroom to change out of our finery; usually Tallulah comes with us and jumps on the bed.

However, not this time...we couldn't find her, so we went back into the kitchen. We found her. Sitting. Staring. Wishing. Hoping.

The objects of her desire? Those cupcakes you see up there. As if! Dream on, Miss Mae...ain't going to happen.

In a Pickle

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When your CSA send you radishes for days, what's a girl to do? Why, make pickled radishes, that's what! They're quite tasty--and SMELLY, sort of in that sauerkraut/kimchi way (a good smelly, in other words).

I absolutely adore pickles and am willing to pickle most anything that crosses my path...watch out! I have vinegar and I'm not afraid to use it!

Hummingbird Hot Springs

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I have NEVER seen the hummingbird drinking from the fountain...soooo cool! A few finches dropped in...alas, due to the junk the crows keep putting in the water (which you can see here), we've had to turn the fountain off for the moment. Boo!

Peach, Fuzzy

That is all!

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Fun comments so far about what movie (or TV: lots of Downton Abbey fans--me too!) is your fave in terms of the costuming. Me, I love a good costume drama more than most anything else.

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway (International Visitors)

Welcome, Sew Mama Sew visitors (and everyone else)! Who doesn't love a chance to win some fun stuff?

This giveaway is for international visitors only--U.S. friends, please see your giveaway here. I'm offering a small envelope of vintage sewing stuff: what you see above, plus other bits and bobs I'll add later, PLUS one pattern from my Etsy shop, sewbettyanddot, up to $20. I decided to let YOU choose since you can pick your size or something to make for your little ones, etc. Just one pattern please--wish it could be more, but international mail has gotten quite expensive (boo!).

If you win, you'll send me a message telling me what pattern you'd like and I'll ship the envelope on out to you--please note your pattern will come from sewbettyanddot, my sewing-themed shop (though please do check out my other Etsy shop, bettyanddot--I do ship internationally in that shop too, after you convo me for a shipping price). Fun, yes?

Giveaway closes at midnight on Friday, May 16; winner will be chosen by the Random Number Generator.

You don't have to follow/like/friend me--but if you'd like to check out what I'm up to in the social media universe, please feel free! (I've just started Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter--diving into the social media pool {splash}--so there will be a lot more going on there soon, I promise!)

Foziewisp (this blog)--birds, coffee, randomness, and every Friday I spotlight my adorable dog, Tallulah Mae--it's Tallulah-Palooza Friday!
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/bettyanddot/
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Instagram: bettyanddot
Etsy shops: sewbettyanddot
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Twitter: @BettyAndDot
Pattern Patter team blog (Etsy team)

To win, simply leave a comment below--and please tell me what country you're in (just cuz I'm interested!). For fun, if you'd like to tell me what movie you LOVE for its costuming, please do so. I have a zillion faves, including The Women (that fashion show!), Funny Face (Audrey! Fred! Paris!) and Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. (If just want to say "Hi!" or "Pick me!", that's fine too!) Please remember to leave some way for me to contact you should you win. That's it!



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