Critters in my chimney...

Saturday night the fam was relaxing on the couch when we heard this strange squealing coming from somewhere in - or around - the house. We tracked it to the fireplace, where we discovered that we have 2 small raccoons in our chimney. We've been trying to get them out...without luck. I even googled "raccoons in the chimney" and discovered that, apparently, this isn't an uncommon thing. Long story short, we haven't heard them today, and can't see them down the chimney, so we think they somehow climbed out by themselves.

Aren't they cute? Maybe we'll keep them...

Pretty...

Really? My last post was Farrah and Michael? How last month!

So I've got this really weird extra room - a "family room" I guess. We call it the library. I know that evokes imagery of a grey haired man smoking a pipe in a wood-paneled room, but it's really just where we keep our books. It's a strange shape - long and skinny with three doorways, a fireplace and an ugly built in "credenza." I've been cruising the net looking for ideas for this room, and thought I’d share some pretty pictures. Once again, I can’t remember where I got most of these pictures. If one is yours, let me know!

Rincon Valley Farmer's Market...

Yesterday was my first Saturday at the Rincon Valley Farmer's Market - and it was soooo much fun! The weather was gorgeous, the people were friendly, and I even made a few sales! I'm scheduled to go back on July 11th - come see me! Here's the entrance to the big barn. My table's right inside to the left.

Here's a shot of our display. Kate's tote bags are hanging on the wall. My stuff is on the table.

My friend Kate joined me and brought some of her awesome handmade totes...

And my mom came - shout out to my crazy-ass mom! Isn't the lighting in this picture great?

Made a few new friends today. Scott from Adventure Coffee Roasting is the world's nicest coffee guy. And his coffee is unbelievable. Seriously...go see Scott for fantastic organic coffee!

Rich from Yoga Saguaro / Local Southwest brought (among other things) gourmet olive oil and high-country lavender...heaven!

Produce in the farmer's market - there's nothing in the world like homegrown tomatoes!