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a busy week, indeed

Good morning, Dear Readers, and Happy Monday! Last week was action packed - sorry for not posting a thing! I will elaborate more when I have (hopefully) some rock solid news to share. For now let's just say things are "happening."

This gold dipped notebook project has me aching to do something creative. And, here are some images that have me inspired {one | two | three | four}

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banana caramel cream dessert

Need I say more? After a wonderful brunch with Hero Hubby's parents (I made this strata), I put the ladies down for a nap and began to stare blankly at my mac wondering what to post about. So, I began to wander the web. All good things come from surfing food blogs, and so I share with you this delicious recipe from Glorious Treats. This banana caramel cream dessert looks so pretty in individual cups! I may finally have a use for those stemless martini glasses I have kicking around (though I'm never opposed to acquiring more glassware). Or, perhaps I might try this dessert in some stout Ball jars...

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rock on

My inner hipster smiled (apathetically) when I saw this iphone cover. If only it wasn't sold out - I would purchase it in the hopes that an iphone would somehow come into my life...

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you're invited!

Stop by Shake The Tree in Boston's North End for cocktails, apps and Mother's Day gifts! I'll be there from 7-9pm with the Love Letters collection of personalized charm necklaces. Make Mom proud that you planned ahead and place your order in time for the big day. Choose a story necklace for mom, sister, yourself, your bff...  See you tonight!

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it's not what you think

Before my family starts calling me after seeing the picture in this post, let me say that this is not a recent picture (do you think I'm that crazy). No, this is my pregnant belly from over a year ago when our second baby girl (at the time we did not know she was a she) was swimming around, growing and growing. Just a bit of nostalgia on this crisp Tuesday morning. Seeing this picture made me think about what a strange yet completely natural experience pregnancy is. For a brief moment in a woman's life she is actually physically inside herself - nurturing herself as her baby develops into a being who will become completely separate and independent of her. Perhaps I'm ruminating on the subject since Laela is now nine months old and I see her need me less and less each month. She's crawling, feeds herself, holds her own bottle... motherhood is full of intensities of love and beauty, but it's also very heartbreaking too.

lime curd coconut squares

Another rainy day on the marsh has piqued my hunkering down instincts and what better place to hunker down than in the kitchen? I made these super easy lime curd coconut squares over the weekend and am getting ready to make another batch (after I write this post, of course). I was so thrilled to have found a dessert that can be put together and popped in the oven in under fifteen minutes (so long as you have the lime curd prepared in advance). I stumbled upon the recipe for the squares and the lime curd at salad in a jar. The only variations I made were to add 1/4 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut to the sweetened shredded coconut and I cooked the lime curd on the stove rather than making it in the microwave.

I'm thinking these squares would be great to bring to our next dinner gathering or as a sweet treat to pop in a few of our neighbors' mailboxes. The cute packaging I like to keep on hand can be found here.