I went today to put flyers in a box for one of my sellers today.  They’ve already moved to Atlanta, so I didn’t think they’d mind me taking a couple of lilacs from their gorgeous lilac bush.  The smell in my office is to-die-for!  The smell is almost as beautiful as this photo from scenes from my hood,

or these gorgeous pink flowers…

Have a fabulous weekend!

Genius comes in many forms and the latest is in the form of a hanging fruit basket combined with an herb garden.  From the kitchen section of Apartment Therapy,

This design concept from Måns Salomonsen is not just good-looking — it’s very clever, too. The herb garden on top absorbs excess moisture from the fruit, and then as it this moisture evaporates it cools the area below — helping the fruit stay fresh longer.

Brilliant!

I am going to just step up and admit that I *love* this concept.  For people who love nature, live green, but do not like actually being outdoors, the perfect house has been developed.  From Fast Company,

The luxury retreat is located on the famously beautiful western coast of Scotland, it’s a self-contained geodesic dome. There’s no exterior plumbing or cast foundation–the pod sits on the land, with as minimal an impact as possible.

Why would I like this?  My swollen fingers are begging for it after having been stung by wasps not once but TWICE last week.  Not the bees in my pretty pink tree, but mean evil wasps.