Gertie's New Book

I just pre-ordered Gerite's New Book for Better Sewing on Amazon

I am a big fan and follower of her website, love what she makes and how much information she supplies with her tutorials.  If you love to sew, you are probably already a follower of her blog, but if you want to learn how to sew there is probably no one better to learn from then Gertie so go check out her blog and pre-order her book.

Casablanca 70th Anniversery

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This week is the 70th Anniversery of the release of Casablanca, which in my opinion is the best movie ever made.  To celebrate they are re-releasing the movie in theaters this Wendsday March 21 across the nation.  Don't miss your chance to see the ultimate classic once again on the silver screen.

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I was going to reveal myself for the big sap that I am and add a clip of "As Time Goes By" but instead I 'm going to post one of my favorite moments in the film.  Claude Raines rocks!

Okay, I am a sap, so here is the "We'll always have Paris" scene too

Enjoy

Ahh! Oxygen!

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I went to the beautiful Conservatory this weekend.  It is a beautiful structure, built in the late 19th century that looks like something out of a fairy tale.  They always have something going on, cocktails on Thursdays, Blooms and Butterfiles, the permenant Chihuly sculptures, Savage Gardens and more including an up coming exhibit featuring the works of Aurora Robson (find out more about here work here)

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Right now they have an Orchid Exhibit showing through April, and I snapped over 300 pictures! Yikes.

Beautiful flowers everywhere.  After the room with the orchids you enter the Palm Room, which smelled so clean and simple and beautiful I just said "Ahhhhhhhh."  Then I realized that there are no flowers in the Palm Room and the beautiful "sent" I was breathing in was just massive quanities of pure oxygen.  Oxygen undiluted (or rather unpolluted) by exhast from cars and buildings and chemicals and such.  At this point I thought 'why would anyone live in a house with walls and small windows?  Why not just live in a conservatory?  You would have green trees and plants producing oxygen for you, citrus trees and herbs to eat, a couple beds of tomatoes, and a ceiling that showed the whole sky everyday (and to sleep under the stars at night).'  (Though, I suppose the bedrooms should be off to the side with a real roof, just so lighting storms and full moons didn't keep you up at night;)

Enjoy!

Slán go fóill