herb herb herb, herb is the word

So, the little herb garden is proving fruitful....er...herb-ful I guess.  Last week I picked a bunch, dried them all & mixed them all together. I sure did! It was rosemary, cilantro, parsley, oregano, basil & dill. All dried up it amounted to about 3/4 of a cup...herb heaven!

The entire bowlful went straight into my secret spaghetti sauce tonight...on the insistence of Rocketboy. Not bad...not bad at all. And the best part is...I'm drying another plateful of herbs as we speak!

Happy Victoria Day

Rocketboy & I hit the Farmer's Market in little downtown Abby yesterday before heading out to the in laws place. I believe in trying to buy local if you can help it, sometimes you can't but hey, try & support the little person eh? Usually what you get is better service, better product, better quality and a real sense of community not to mention satisfaction.

So, we thought we would troll the lane for goodies for Rocket-ma-n-pa-in-law, 34th wedding anniversary you know. We ended up with a handcrafted planter, we filled it with local goodies, bbq & hot sauce made from Abbotsford peppers, cranberry honey made from some busy Abbotsford bees, some local wine , some artisan breads and the most gorgeous flowers I have ever seen. We think they loved it.

Short ferry jaunt and we are in lovely Gibsons!

My in-laws have the BEST view EVER!  Truth.

There is one thing we do well in Gibsons....EAT! My FIL is the best chef, and the seafood is never ending...good laughs,(I ADORE my inlaws) too much wine, my wonderful boys doting on their adorable cousin...

Today, I lay low. My FIL squeezed me goodbye too hard, and looking for rare sea glass with my babes @ the beach took more out of me than I expected it would. I know...whine whine whine sore back whine.  Not ready for work on Tuesday...maybe it could stay Monday for a while longer????

Trifecta Friday

I wish Trifecta Friday meant us hopping on the local Allegiant plane back to lovely Las Vegas. For Ever. (and to those of you who thought we went to vegas????? hellz no, this was last summer. le sigh)

Trifecta days are always wonderful. Today we went to the Serendipitea House on Montrose for lunch & tea. And scones & cream! MMMMM! (Good thing I went to the gym this morning....did I tell you? Ms. Cupcake & I joined a new gym...I LOVE it there...)

We went to R & R,, Quilt Essentials, Fanny's and of course our Trifecta fave, Homesense!

I totally look forward to Trifecta days...bliss. Love you my Trifectesses

You came in with a breeeeze on SUNday MORnin'

This vintage 1950's ad is the bomb! Goes so nicely with my breakfast in bed!

Have a Super Sunday!

Determination & Delights

My main goal today was to take it easy. Nothing to aggravate my back. I want to be able to go back to work on Monday. Heck, I want to be able to do anything! Pain free. The Toradol is really helping...

Rocketboy had some side jobs to do today & the boys surprised me with a request for...waaaaaaait for it....HAIRCUTS! Now those of you who know my Mason, know that his hair is really a masterpiece to behold. It's like a train wreck that you cannot look away from. But this 9 year old is FIERCELY proud of it. Anyhooo...Quinn stuck to his usual faux-hawk, Mason got a trim. He truly did. I swear. And I am ok with it...hippie.

After haircut heaven, I dropped the boys off with their papa and decided to hit any yard sale I saw along the way home, and there were many today!  Here are my fun little vintage finds: at 50 cents a piece, (LOVE little cutie pie old ladies!) I'm quite pleased with them!

This is lovely, (sorry the pics are so wee, you can click it to big it!) a beautifully cut glass plate sits atop a silver stand which could use some silver polish...it's the PERFECT piece for Rosie's candle!

This lovely little vase is the start of my green glassware collection. Don't ask me why, I am just so drawn to green glass! Holds little azalea cuttings juuuuuust right!

After yard sale patrolling, I decided to hit Hemingway's Used Books in downtown Abbotsford...looking for non other than Jane Eyre. I love this bookstore. I love how it smells all vintage-ee when you walk in. And I love how when you ask the man who runs the joint if he has a certain book, he knows JUST where it is in his store...So I got me a nice gently used copy of Jane Eyre & I will report book-club-style back to you once I get started.

My dear Ms. C. has had a longing for a certain special cookbook, and I happened to get my hands on that today too. I was so excited to find this for her (only copy in the store), that I rushed it STRAIGHT over to her house! She may have squealed. Just sayin. I'm pretty sure I already know exactly where she is going to put it!

Once Rocketboy came home, we ran the doggies, grabbed some java, did some leisurely shopping, looked at travel trailers....mmmhmmmm. Then we came home to our patio for homemade margaritas, some french bread with balsamic vinegar & evoo, and a lovely bocconcini salad with oregano from our garden!

A perfect, relaxing, pretty close to pain free day!

a post about nothing.

well here we are again, the nightshift post. 4 hours til MY bedtime...please patients, stay sleeping!

i don't really have anything witty/non-witty, catty/non-catty, funny/you get the point to say...
i have been on day's on if you will...a night shift again tomorrow and then i am on days off! wheee! (thank goodness for stat holidays & extra dough!)

day's on means I don't do a heckuva lot in my spare time. my new sewing machine isn't even out of the box yet! I KNOW! (sorry rosie, i know you think i have been sewing like a mad woman...besides, i'm waiting for mrs c to show me how to wind my bobbin!) the day shifts were very long. i did get ambitious before my shift tonight and i made a few dozen big fat egg shaped sugar cookies. i hope i have the will to flood ice them all fancy martha stewart style on saturday after i wake.

today in the mail, i received my green bag from the green bag lady! thank you green bag lady for my handmade bag! http://greenbaglady.blogspot.com/ she recently held a draw for a lovely little composter & i won! so that came today too. i am determined to be a good composter, lord knows we have enuf compostable (yes it's a word) bitties from the kitchen. so that's my next task, research composting and how to do it well. anyhoo, pics for you and for the green bag lady to come of both...ps props to cupcakes & ruby slippers for tuning me into the green bag lady. and my! don't you have a lovely new button today!

that's it for now, fast approaching 0400h. nurses out there, you know what that means. for the rest of you, anything i say, do or type past this hour, i cannot be held accountable for.

happy good friday to you all.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

i can has a cheeseburger

i fricken WISH! it's 0341h. u think they deliver?

a cornucopia of wonderful things

i really don't deserve him.

i spent yesterday on the couch. crampy, sore, you know how it is. i had a little dr appt yesterday. anyway, my sweet loving husband knew this and offered to bring dinner home. and so he should! ;)

so i'm waiting, and waiting, and waiting....and shooting him where r u text messages...hurry up text messages, and truth be told, i was getting a bit irate! honestly, how long does it take to drive home from whistler and pick me up a pita???? HONESTLY????

well. the lions gate bridge was shut down, extra long drive, excuses excuses.

he FINALLY saunters thru the door and get this...

he has been all around abby for the last hour gathering my favorite things;


*stopped by the sushi place for my favorite rolls

*stopped by the vietnamese noodle house for my favorite soup

*stopped by pita pit for my favorite pita

*stopped by the dessert store for my favorite pie & chocolate cake in case i couldn't decide

*stopped by the grocery store for a root beer, a coffee crisp and a microwaveable warming bag
for my tummy.


i still don't even know what to say. i love you my husband.

ixnay alloweenhay

honestly. it's cuz I have no self control. the mini's, they seem so unassuming, it's like they don't even count. and i love them. with all my heart. and my scrubs are tight.