by Flora Caputo | Apr 13, 2012 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Now I know we all have some pieces of furniture from our dorm room days, or “beer run” days, that in some ways we still need to furnish our nests with. Budgets these days can’t allow for a furniture shopping spree for most of us. Thus that eyesore of...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 6, 2012 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Some of you may be familiar with Pantone®. It is a color system for people that work in the visual arts to specify color during production. Pantone can be used in graphic design, textile design, fashion design, product design, etc. If you need a specific color matched...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 27, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I inherited some bananas after a scouting event last week. I am not a fan of bananas. I was kind of traumatized at a very young age from a banana incident that I rarely speak about, but lets just say it involved a fellow childhood friend over-indulging in bananas....
by Flora Caputo | Mar 22, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I am not sure where you are, but for us in Chicago, it has been unseasonably hot for March (like 85˚ hot!). And on recent mornings, I have gotten that summertime craving for a tall cup of iced coffee. Trips to McDonald’s and Starbucks every morning, however, can...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 17, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Happy Belated 100 year Birthday to Dr. Seuss! Today my daughter and I saw The Lorax, and we just loved it. In honor of all things Seuss, I wanted to share with you how to make one of my hottest sellers at my recent fundraising bake sale. They are mini Cat in the Hat...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 12, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Spring is in the air, and nothing says Spring but fresh fruit & berries. I had a hankering for some berry bars, but raspberries are still not quite in season. You can get them at the store, but for 4-5 dollars a pint! You need a lot of raspberries to make a good...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 29, 2012 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Today, on the heels of my last post, I decided to try and search out any infographics related to stress level in children and over scheduling. I did not have much luck. But I did find this very interesting one about how social media is affecting, and retraining our...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 27, 2012 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
4th grade is not an easy grade, but I am wondering as of late if we adults make it even harder by adding unrealistic expectations of extracurricular activities on top of aggressive academics. It seems most schools have accelerated the curriculum that would...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 26, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Today at my home it is a Happy Sunday!First, a BIG Happy Birthday to my father! Today is his birthday, and even though we are officially celebrating next weekend, my daughter announced “We need to visit Nonno! We should bring brownies!” So any day visiting...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 21, 2012 | Gardening, Uncategorized
infographic from orkin.comMy gardening 6th sense is tingling these days in the Midwest. I think Spring is coming early. My daffodils are 2 inches out of the ground, and that means business!That also means that the warmer it gets, the earlier things get hatching...
