I Like Thursday: Goodies of All Sorts

I like that my mushrooms finally fruited!  It's a small batch of oyster mushrooms; I'm so happy it finally worked.  They were pretty; much different than the usual mushrooms I get at the store.

Speaking of store - I'm so glad the Stop & Shop strike is over.  Finding groceries elsewhere was no fun.

Bought these grapes last week - isn't the purple and turquoise a nice combination?

I like Jonathan Creek.  PBS is showing season four and I'm hoping they'll move onto season five.  I've been trying to get those episodes for years.  I'm so excited!


Isn't this a goofy card?  I really didn't need it, but I couldn't pass up those guinea pigs.


I usually buy some pretty pottery, jewelry or clothing at NEFFA.  Was not the case this year.  However, I was happy to find these cards.  I had purchased a few from this photographer several years ago at a craft fair and couldn't find them again. So I bought lots this time!  Found his web site, too.  Doesn't he take fantastic photos?

I went home at Easter.  My mother urged my sister and me to take back the Ukrainian eggs we made years (and years) ago.  I made one or two a year for several years before we moved to Massachusetts.  We tried to keep the tradition, but the white eggs here had thinner shells and were prone to cracking within a year of finishing them.  We began to blow out the dyed eggs, but it ruined the details on the ends.  What a killer after putting so many hours into coloring them.  If I gently shake the older ones, I can feel the hardened yolk rattling around.  No smell as long as they don't crack before they dry out.  I can see how my work improved over the years - I believe that the two red ones were the last ones I made.  They're so much work, but I'd love to do these again.  Unfortunately I've long since ditched the dyes. 

I'm sure there's more fun holiday likes over at Not Afraid of Color's I Like Thursday.  Whatever you celebrated, I hope you had a festive time.