Lemony Goodness

I am finally getting around to blogging a thank you to Lisa at 5 Orange Potatoes for the sweet Lemonade Award, which she nominated me for in February. This is especially great because I find her blog such an inspiration as a crafter and mother of two girls. I mean that in the most modern, carefree, hipster-hippie coolest way!

The "official" rules look like this: 

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude
3. Link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link this post to the person from whom you received your award.

Thusly and herein I further nominate some other fine bloggers!

Creative Endeavors in a Busy Life: Most inspiring and knowledgeable on matters of knitting, cooking, chicken-raising, child-rearing, and all things Artist Trading Card. Gorgeous photos in every post as a bonus.

Handmade Homeschool: A new blog in my must-reads, terrific posts about relaxing your inner perfectionist streak and just being real. 

Way Up High in the Monkey Bread Tree: Sometimes when reading posts on this blog, I think, did I write that? The more I read, the more I want to have her over for coffee.

The Toby Show: I enjoy when anyone blogs about life where there is more snow than we have here. I also have a few things in common like living in NYC pre and post 9/11, adjusting to life in the countryside and loving the name Huckleberry with fierceness.

Tagged: Sixth Picture, Sixth Folder

My favorite Midwestern craftastic mama, Lisa at 5 Orange Potatoes, tagged me for this, which is another reason for me to like her. I am consistently blown away by her knowledge of the natural world, and the ways she explores nature with her two girls. She also creates the cutest things with felt that I wish would come to life and be my pets.

This is the picture I found in the sixth folder, in the number six position. It shows Miss Kinder, at age 2.5, walking just outside our front stoop and past the Carrot Top Bakery in Inwood, NYC. This bakery has great carrot cake as you might imagine, but my memory of it is the giant cookies that lined the case inside, and of Madeline who worked there. This wonderful woman would wave Miss Kinder inside and tell her to point to any cookie she wanted. And each year on Miss Kinder's birthday, this same lovely woman would have Miss Kinder decide what color flowers she'd like on a small carrot cake which she would then decorate as a gift to her. 

The main thing about this picture is that it makes me miss our old neighborhood and all the amazing people who live there. My friend MaryElizabeth takes pictures of these very people and has a great flickr set, right here. 

I'm new to the blog world and don't know many of the wonderful people whose blogs I frequent. I will tag a few anyhow, because I'd love to see what picture lurks in their 6th folder, 6th picture.

Creative Endeavors in a Busy Life

Way up High in the Monkey Bread Tree

Between Hitching Posts

Smiling Frogs

Built for Comfort