A few weeks ago I blogged about paper birds that I saw flying in local library foyer. On Mother's Day I put a few outside on these pretty pansies. It was a windy day and the birds were practically flying. My daughter thought it would be cute if I made a few pigs with wings. I am waiting for another windy day to see if this pig will fly.
I find the sight of a naked paper mache box a crime! If I buy one, it is with the intent to cover it with paper. The next objective will be to fill it with paper. Not ordinary white paper but paper crafts! 
This box will soon find a home at my daughter's apartment. My daughter and her roommate lead very busy lives. My daughter has a 45 minute commute to work, her roommate works and goes to college. I hope to make there life a bit easier. Don't get carried away and think that I am going to help with the cleaning. I hate to clean! But I like a clean house, so I clean.
They both love owls, so I see owl cards in their future, many owl cards.
I bought a few food related magazines on Friday, one of them had cute muffins baked in parchment paper. I always have parchment paper on hand and bread/muffin mixes are always in my pantry. I cut the paper to fit the muffin tins and filled them 3/4 full. They did take longer to bake, about 10 minutes more. They look so cute! Not much pan cleaning needed, a bonus! I made pumpkin muffins, my family loves pumpkin muffins no matter what the season.
I haven't blogged or visited any of my favorite sites this week, shame on me. The weather has been slowly improving and I have spent a lot of time painting pots, planting and watering! But I really enjoy doing this, I am not complaining. I planted basil in this barrel for the past two years, it does really well. I thought I would add a little color to it this year. I hope the basil does not take over, we will see. I love fresh basil!
Last week I found this red table at my favorite thrift store. It would not fit in the car, too may passengers that day. My father went back to get it for me and the owner gave it to him for free. I would say it was a good deal. I painted a few purple flowers on it, nothing big believe me.
I love the contrast of the red and blue. 
These pretty purple flowers grow on the side of the house that we seldom use before summertime. By the time we open the pool, they are long gone! I was meeting a friend Friday night, so I decided to pick a bunch to give to her. I put them in a simple mason jar and added blue food coloring to the water. The bird picks I made have come in pretty handy, I need to make more! However, not today! We are having a beautiful spring day in Rhode Island and I am typing this on the deck under a beautiful blue sky listening to some music and oh yes, the neighbor's rooster that crows from sunrise to sunset! But, I don't mind!
I am determined to get my deck done by Memorial Day Weekend. That means planting, painting and sewing. The rain seems to be helping with the plants. They are looking quite good considering I have not used any kind of fertilizer. I hope you can see that there are votives burning in the candle holders. This will be my favorite summer hang out!
