hippity hoppity and rabbit rescue

in memory of guido...1996-2002

morning friends! well Easter is right around the corner and many many people surprise their children and family with a friendly furry friend. unfortunately many of these precious little ones wind up in rescue because people think they are adorable but do not realize the time -- effort -- expense and care they need...plus they need tons of love that they so deserve. one of our friends from the CSSTEAM on etsy...suzanne maccrone from italiangirlingeorgia has always had a love to rabbits and always has her beloved guido in her heart and she has shared that love with her son and adopted a rescue rabbit named gucci! please drop by and read the story of guido and gucci. it is heartwarming and this is the perfect time of year for this uplifting story of love.





















meet gucci!
remember...opt to adopt : )

please stay tuned tomorrow for another post on italiangirlingeorgia that i know you are going to love!

vote for a friend!

morning all!









my friend tiedupmemories.etsy.com has been nominated with one of her amazing vintage jewelry eclectic pieces for "which Easter item do you want in your basket?" come on over and place a vote for her...she is wonderful and so deserves this major etsy honor : ) click here to place your vote. i want this in my Easter Basket

a touch of vintage bling!

It is a dreary day here in New Jersey so I thought I would add a little vintage sparkle into our lives! Take a peek...oh so pretty and oh so shiny!!!!!
























gorgeous rhinestone bracelet from southernladysvintage.etsy.com












gorgeous assemblage vintage ring by tiedupmemories.etsy.com






















gorgeous creation from sssj.etsy.com

Meatless Monday!

HAPPY Meatless Monday to you all! : ) Hope you all have a fabulous and wonderful Week! As I told you last week...every day is meatless for me...but I really want to share with you some great meatless recipes that are fun and easy!

SO SIMPLE and SOOOOO Tasty! We all love love salad and we tend to add our favorite home-made balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressings, sometimes splurging with blue cheese and other yummy but caloric concoctions...well here is a little treat that I think you are going to love...it will spice up your favorite salad with a new taste and twist! It's a Thai Peanut Dressing that i think you are going to love. Now you can heat it up with some extra spices or you can leave it the way it is and it is mild and delicious. Put together your favorite salad or add some new items like fresh bean sprouts, thinly sliced jicama, thinly sliced cucumbers, some yummy avocado chunks or any interesting vegetable in season at your local market. How about adding some noodles! Then for some crunch, try flash frying some wonton wrappers (about 9 seconds) and break into pieces on top for a new crouton! YUM! how about some marinated tofu for some protein...your imagination will take you to delicious places!















Thai Salad Dressing

1/2 cup of your favorite peanutbutter
1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar
1 cup canola oil
1/2 of organic brown sugar
1/2 tsp freshly chopped chili, crushed
red pepper flakes, 2 tsp Sriracha or
2 tablespoons of very finely slices scallions
(the finer and smaller the better)
2 tablespoons of finely chopped roasted
peanuts

Now whisk these all together until they are creamy
and blended and pour on your favorite salad! YUM

Good morning one and all! It's FRIDAY! I love it when something really happy happens...don't you! Well one of my fellow team mates from the Cottage Style Street Team...Crystal Hanehan was a guest on Martha Stewart on Tuesday and you MUST see what happened! tell me this is not FABULOUS!!! I for one would love to wish Crystal and Ben nothing but Happiness -- Love -- Joy -- Health and may all their dreams come true and I know first hand that the ENTIRE Cottage Style Street Team (CSST) would love to wish you both nothing but the best of what life has to offer!
click here: Crystal and Ben



VintagebyCrystal.etsy.com
Please take a look at Crystal's amazing art creations...simply FABULOUS!

Salt and Pepper!

Last night as I was cooking and using a large amount of fresh cracked pepper as I usually do (everyone in this house hold LOVES fresh ground pepper in abundance) my hand grew tired and I remembered the days when Mom has fun and unique salt and pepper shakers on the table and in the hutch. You see we also use course grain salt and that is in a little salt box with a spoon. I kind of miss those interesting little details in the kitchen but I do love the taste of fresh so I just did a little search on Etsy and had tons of fun doing so! Take a peek and add a little spice into your day! These are so much fun but when all is said and done...I will still be grinding my pepper and sprinkling my course salt...ah the sacrifices we make for flavor!

How cute are these two love geese from southernladysvintage.etsy.com


















How perfect are these vintage cuties for Easter Sunday by catnapcottage.etsy.com
















speaking of Easter...how cute are these little vintage cuties from sosovintage.etsy.com


















how about these little vintage dachshunds (how can I refuse a doxie) these are from SallyCinnamonVintage.etsy.com tooooooo cute! Remember to opt to ADOPT the real thing! (sorry i couldn't resist! : )

A dreamy day!

Morning everyone! I allowed myself to dream about being surrounded by all things pretty today...hope you enjoy a little bit of dreamy...so this is where i would like to have my coffee this morning...
{Photo Credit: Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn}














how about a little break in the day to read a Somerset Magazine and enjoy a cup of yummy coffee!

{Photo Credit: Wake Up Frankie}














a casual dinner with the family
{Photo Credit: Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn}












then a dreamy nights sleep
{Photo Credit: Layla Grace}

now wasn't that pretty! in this little dream I took the day off and just read, engulfed myself in Somersets Magazines and many others, didn't look at the computer, watched some of my favorite shows, hugged my pets, spent time with my family (we ordered out : ) lol! took a nice walk and relaxed...now that is a dream...never to be reality -- but it was nice to dream! : ) hugs to you all!