Hooray for the Internet!

We have been doing a lot of job applying and a bit of traveling which has left little time for blogging!  Hopefully, we'll get together our pictures soon and post them.  But for now, links!

-Colleen

An elephants and hot air balloons carousel!
via Lou et Tom

If you have not heard about the campaign for a Tesla Museum on Long Island, go read up on NPR!

Pickles has a new cardigan pattern.

And Knitpicks has a new bamboo/merino yarn that I can't wait to knit with!

Coffee Caviar without all the special equipment!
via Sprinkle Bakes

I want our next apartment to look like this kid's room!
via Vaiko

Hooray for the Internet!

It's been ages since I've put together a mish-mash of links!  Here are some of the things I've come across recently.  Enjoy!

-Colleen

Fried Gravy on Whimsical Cookery
The middle patty is actually gravy which has been fried.  This sounds horrifically delicious.

Sylvia Plath on 365 Lucky Days via Kireei
This stitch artist is creating one project a day for a year.  Some are literary, all are lovely!
There are also some great Wes Anderson themed pieces.

Art Journal on Bare Feet and a Free Spirit
I love watercolor painting for fun and I adore the idea of keeping a watercolor journal.

reCAP Mason Jar Pour Top
Now that I am home and surrounded by mason jars, I want one of these! 

Inkodye on The Purl Bee
I've posted about Inkodye before. I can't wait to get my hands on the stuff!

Maps on Kayla Danelle
I want to do this for every place I've lived.

Little Adventures in Prague: All You Can Eat Sushi

All You Can Eat Sushi is 298 CZK (~$15) for lunch at the food court in Palladium, a shopping mall at tram/metro stop Namesti Republiky.

To be fair, for Prague, it is a really expensive lunch.  However, it is worth every crown!

First of all, you get to eat food off of one of these contraptions.  I love when my food goes by me like a train and I can have whatever I want!  Obviously, it's not just sushi.  I had some seaweed salad and kimchi while Amy ate some fried noodles.

There were also exiting things wrapped in foil.  We had no idea what we would get!  

I ended up with a yam (yum) and Amy got corn on the cob.  

The final surprise was what we referred to as a "meat-so-soup ball."  It was a meatball that tasted and smelled of miso soup.

I ate a ton of mussels and all the shrimp tempura I could find.  

We steered clear of the waffle fries, though.

Dessert took as long as the meal.  

Between the two of us we had probably half a watermelon, 3 kinds of mochi, jello, pudding, and fried bananas.  

All and all, this was one of the best lunches I've ever had.  I admit that with 3 more lunches left in this city, I kind of wish they could all be there.

Hooray for Going Home!

I will be home a week from Sunday!  By home, I mean in Greenport, New York--a quaint little village on North Fork of Long Island.  It's the kind of place you cannot wait to leave when you are growing up there but cannot wait to visit when you wise up and realize how good you had it.  The list of things I look forward to about visiting my home village is endless, but here are some links that are definitely on it!

The Coronet Luncheonette via Flickr

Breakfast or Lunch at the Coronet, a tiny diner essentially unchanged since 1949.  

Greenport Harbor Brewing Company

Tasting all of the brews at the local micro-brewery.

Wineberries via NYT

Foraging for wineberries at the very end of their season or just eating what my father and sister have stored in the freezer.  I also look forward to whatever foraging my father has on deck.  There is always something to be foraged!

Fifth Street Beach via Village of Greenport

Swimming in the Bay.

67 Steps 

Visiting my favorite beaches.

Greenport Tea Company via Arbor View House

High tea at the Tea Co. 

Hooray for the Internet!

Though I am on the road, my links are still here for you on this lovely Friday! Enjoy! 

<3 Amy

Everything about this space is lovely!
via Everyday Lovely

Such an adorable dress and an amazing location.
via Fancy Fine

Street embroidery in Berlin! So beautiful.
via Miss. Cross Stitch

Tips for an awesome cheese platter. This looks so delicious. I wish I had it in front of me!
via A Beautiful Mess

This couch and the exposed brick are exquisite!
via Apartment Therapy

This wallpaper and the hidden door. <3
via House of Bliss

Hooray for the Internet!

Busy, busy week!  School is winding down, we've been traveling, and friends are visiting.  But there's still plenty to see around the internet. Enjoy!
-Colleen

Tutorial on See Kate Sew

Hems are 99% of the reason I don't sew very big projects.  This changes that.

This is not altogether that useful, but would provide endless hours of entesummertainment, I'm sure!

Exposed Brick on Apartment Therapy

Blueberry Cabernet Cheesecake Popsicles on Endless Simmer
via Pinterest

Fancy popsicles?  Don't mind if I do!

My dear friend, Makenna, has an article in the summer issue of Rhythm of the Home so of course I need to share it!

Cherries on Lou et Tom

Just getting excited for summer fruit!

Origami Elephant on How About Orange

And lastly, for simple chuckle factor:

"The Overwhelming Weirdness of Ghost Mother Photography" on  Io9

Tea Time

Tea at Linde Lane

Dixon, California

I will be the first to admit that I am not a morning person. I prefer to do work late into the night, rather than wake up early in the morning. Unfortunately, this has become impossible for me. I have to be up early for work or school almost every day of the week. This has taught me one important thing: how important my morning cup of tea is! It has turned into one of my favorite parts of the day and become a ritual for me. Every morning, I have tea and breakfast while playing on the internet. This has allowed for the expansion of my tea knowledge and taste for a variety of new flavors - my favorite morning tea, right now, is Empress Grey from Marks and Spencer. 

When I went home this winter, my friends suggested that we go to an adorable tea room, Linde Lane, in Dixon, California. I had never been to a tea room and was very excited to check it out. So we put on our finest tea outfits and headed on over! The selection of teas was expansive, which made it hard to pick the perfect tea. 

Samantha enjoying her tea.
(for some reason, none of us can remember what she had, but I believe it was a peach flavored herbal tea). 

Jenelle had a passion fruit tea.

Colin tried a chai tea. 

I had the black currant black tea. I am crazy about everything black currant! It was the perfect choice.

We each got tea, champagne, soup, salad, tea sandwiches, a scone with clotted cream, and an assortment of small desserts. The prices are relatively affordable for the amount of food that is served. By far the best was the scone with clotted cream, so delicious!

A collection of tea samples on an antique oven!

So many fun decorations around the entire building. We spent at least fifteen minutes wandering around and looking at the different eclectic clutter. Each setting had a different teacup and saucer. There was an amazing amount of variety. 

My nieces, sisters, and mother scored the giant teacup on their trip to the tea room!

All of the ladies! It is hard to see, but Colin made her amazing headband. She crafted a tea bag with the string and label attached to her earring, so creative! The tea room sells some amazing tea hats and headbands for anyone that does not have one standard in their wardrobe. 

This trip inspired me to check out as many tea rooms as possible in the future.

<3 Amy