jane's apron

the jane apron

I remember when my book club picked "Pride and Prejudice".   Oh god, I thought, I watched that stupid "Bride and Prejudice"  (yep, a Bollywood movie) ... why would I ever want to read ye-olde-english version of that?

I started reading.  It was a little hard to adjust to the language but I got used to it quickly (and stopped picturing the characters as Indian).  And then I discovered that it was funny...free from tedious physical descriptions of people and places...full of good characters and dialog.  Within a few days I was up in the middle of the night finishing the book.  To my complete surprise, it was the best book I had ever read.  I love it when I'm wrong about something (sometimes). 

My "jane" apron is a new one.  A panel print of an very Austenian scene...in the coolest colors.

 

wallpaper for girls

I got a new phone last week.  I am now completely attached to it...I even let it charge in a cradle on my nightstand and let it wake me up in the morning.  

The first thing I needed to do to make the phone mine was to add some wallpaper.  I quickly learned that most of the wallpaper is designed by and for guys.  So, I did a little research and I made my own wallpaper for girls.  If you have an android-type phone, you should be able to click on the photo and set it as your wallpaper.   

 
 If you'd like to try your own, here's how I did it:

• crop your image so it is 960 x 854 px
• get the image on your phone (email, download from flickr, etc.)
• find the app called "Wallpaper Set and Save" and it takes care of the rest (giving a nice, clear wallpaper)

If you try using mine, please let me know how (and if) it worked.  If it works, I'd love to make some more to share.  

buy, bake, make

To buy...but trying to justify the "price-per-wear" for $189.  I think it will work out.

To bake.  Already did this one (very good; found here).

To make.  As soon as I get some shrinky dink.

{All found from the current County Living}