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The great thing about this basic soup is that, since it’s pureed, you can even add in all kinds of other veggies while it’s cooking and no one has any idea!

The top of one of those brass clocks everyone used to have, used as a makeshift cloche here: $1.99.Cake stand (oops, water spots!)

and glass dome: $4 and $2.. Blue willow plates 69 cents each.. Blue and white bowls: 99 cents each.. Not too bad for one quick little trip.. Yeah, so maybe I’m not just like all the people in the thrift stores I see around here.And maybe I’m not doing what all the “normal” people are doing all the time.For this, I think I can get over it!Happy Memorial Day weekend to all my American friends!

In Canada, we had our holiday last weekend so it’s now (un)officially Summer here.We’ve been spending soooo much time out in the garden and I wanted to give a little Summer love to the inside of our house too.. Just a little bit though.

I’m still banning myself from decorating any unrenovated spaces (which is all of them, pretty much) because I make myself completely crazy over it and it never works out quite right.

It’s that whole lipstick on a pig thing again..When you’re done, it will look like this:.

Perfection not required!.Next you’ll tie your string around the middle of the accordion.. You’ll feel like you should tie it really tightly, but don’t.

The looser the string is, the easier it will be to fluff up your pompom later.. Next, take your scissors and trim the ends of your accordion.This will make the “petals” of your pompom look pretty.