Sigh. I don't want to be a food blogger. I take horrid photos and my cooking isn't that great. But here I go again posting a food pic for my Photo of the Day. This is my cupcake shame. I was trying to make delicious Jersey-style cheesecake cupcakes with yummy strawberry preserves. They were for a little competition. I was dumb and didn't do a trial run the day before. So this afternoon I let the mixer go a little long and ended up with a more whipped cheesecake texture. Which means it didn't settle- it stayed whipped which ruined the marbled strawberry effect. They tasted decent but not as good as when they're more condensed and they just looked a hot mess. Ack. Yeah, I didn't place. =p

Cupcake fail

from Wednesday, March 28, 2012~

Vintage 1901 Hereford Bull pillow

 I have a thing for pillows. I like them exotic or vintage or souvenir or whatever. They just add a level of comfort and luxury to a room. I've got a couple dozen just in our sitting room. From time to time I do list them on Etsy. Here are a few of my current favorite. Click on the caption (not photo) to go to the listings for each pillow.

1960's floral crewelwork

Color is the most important thing to coordinating a pillow. You don't want it to match exactly. Rather it should go. The pillow above has so many different shades of green and blue, it could go with a room that prominently features just one of the colors in it.

Vintage Asian motif embroidered floor cushion

Crocheted pillow pair- cream on red inserts

Vintage Summery Strawberry Needlepoint pillow

Battenburg lace and crochet pillows

Vintage Indian Tapestry Print pillow

Old yellow and white eyelet nursery pillow

   I'm hearing from a lot of people that the Strawberry Festival was disappointing this year. I have to admit it's been awhile since I've been. I remember there being big concerts, tons of food stands, pageantry, antique dealers, crafters, cute little animals, rides... It was fun and delicious! We'd roll out of there stuffed full of strawberry shortcake, big smiles on our faces, and pints of the best berries to eat on for days. Now I'm hearing that there isn't many food choices or lots of animals or much to do. That's kind of sad. Still, the yummy berries remain. My friend Karen use some to make scrumptious strawberry pies- Georgia style, like my grandma use to make. She was kind enough to give us one. It's soooo good and brings back good memories.