FIRST HAIRCUT

The only way we could get the chicken to stand still long enough for a few snips off the ole mullet was to give her a lotion pump so she could make a huge mess. It actually worked. And I was actually able to make her hair look decent. Now we just need the bald patches to fill in and we are in business. Yeah I just read that last bit and I see it too. Oh the vanity... with a pinch of shallowness.

URBAN

We went on a walk the other day and took a different route than normal and came across an old parking lot. I couldn't resist getting my urban photo shoot on since Finley was wearing her "tough" jean jacket... please excuse the next million pictures documenting Finley kicking trash and taking names OR possibly just running away from me as fast as possible and throwing rocks. That reminds me - should I be teaching her to NOT throw rocks at this point?

 Here's an action shot. But usually she drops the rock behind her before she gets any forward motion.

This is actually taken by our garage. But it's a perfect example and what 99% of my pictures look like these days. Girlfriend thinks she is too cool for school and doesn't need her picture taken anymore. Sad days for me.

QUILT

I'm a little bit obsessed with going to thrift stores. I'm a browsing type of shopper so thrift stores are like the best type of challenge when it comes to spending lots of time looking through A LOT of crap. But it's so much fun when you find something amazing that costs so little. I also love thinking about the lives these things were all a part of, why did some one have this crazy sweater in their closet? Or on who's wall did this awful picture hang? I just really enjoy the entire thrifting experience. 

My most recent purchase that I'm utterly in love with, that I've hunted years for is this vintage quilt. I spotted it across the store and almost couldn't contain myself from running over to make sure it wasn't a mirage.

It's king size and appears that it was originally hand quilted some time in the 60s and then machine sewn sometime after. After some internet research I've discovered that the fabrics date from the 30s to the 60s, which was hard to confirm. Turns out researching fabric is not that easy.

I love that it is truly a scrap quilt of left-over fabric. Some fabrics are repeated several times and some are only shown once. It makes me wonder what other projects were these fabrics a part of? Is someone still wearing something that one of these fabrics made?

Here are a few of my favorite pieces:

  

I'm actually in the middle of sewing a quilt for our bed, but now I don't feel as rushed since even Brad commented, "I really like this quilt. Good find." Totally worth the $4.00 price tag.

Sidenote - It may seem gross to buy someone else's bedding, but there are few ways you can ensure your (mental) health. I did a visual check at the store to make sure there weren't any mystery stains. Then as soon as I got home I stuck it in the washer and washed it twice on the hottest temperature possible. From here I would normally line dry a quilt but better safe than sorry, so I put the quilt in the dryer for 90 minutes. From what I've read that process would kill anything potentially harmful, and makes it all a lot less gross. The process was a little hard on the quilt but I was able to easily sew up the few seams that ripped.