. . . third time's a charm . . .

. . . i hope . . .

. . . pinterest is fun . . .

. . . but i've been burned . . .

. . . these potatoes? . . .

. . . not good . . .

. . . this lemon loaf? . . .

. . . very dense

and waaaaaaay too egg-y . . .

{note to self: when life [or dan mcaferty] gives you lemons ~

stick with tried and true lemon bar recipe}

. . . but ~ if at first

{and second}

you don't succeed . . .

. . . try, try again . . .

. . . as long as

it doesn't involve cooking . . .

. . . so ~ when i saw

these pretty painted vases . . .

. . . i decided to bite the bullet . . .

. . . first stop . . .

. . . plug your nose

and walk into goodwill . . .

. . . i swear ~ all their stores

smell the same . . .

. . . i paid fifteen bucks

for this stuff

i may very well have donated

a couple of months ago . . .

. . . i keep telling myself:

~it'sforagoodcause~

~it'sforagoodcause~

~it'sforagoodcause~

~it'sforagoodcause~

. . . use copious amounts

of goo remover . . .

. . . those price tags

are industrial strength . . .

. . . ponder unidentified objects

lurking at the bottom . . .

. . . most important step? . . .

. . . soap, water,

and suzzling . . .

. . . lots of suzzling . . .

. . . instant upgrade . . .

. . . to be continued . . .