computer cleaning

Long before I had my laptop I had a screen on the G5 in K's home office.
And on that screen I had a folder.
In that folder I had recipes, Oldest's resume, some photos and lists and lists and lists.
Somehow the folder got lost.
(I know how it 'got lost' from my laptop: I dragged it into the trash with some photos and deleted it.)
I searched and traced and did everything I could think of to track it down.
K even brought home some software that enabled me to see everything I had deleted from my laptop -
but I never found it.
BUT YESTERDAY, while he was re-organizing his work space, K checked a bunch of auxiliary hard-drives and FOUND IT.
It had been gone for almost two years and I felt like I was seeing an old friend when it opened.

Here's some of what I retrieved:



A couple of years ago, J Crew sold a set of patches and ribbons. And while it seemed rather ridiculous and I can't remember what they were charging for some fabric and ribbon scraps, I was intrigued by the examples given of how to use them. This was one of the ways - I like it, I like the idea of gros grain ribbon peeking out from the frayed edges of jeans. Sadly, I don't wear jeans.



Quelobjet.com has the prettiest tea towels.
Two of these would make nice curtains for my kitchen window.



One of my favorite pictures.
I love this alley...it's lined with crushed shells.



I got into trouble for taking this picture -
this particular branch of Anthropologie does lots of wonderful things with these bottles.



This is the invitation from Youngest's 9th birthday party.
I used to make them with index cards and color copied photos and marker and glue!
Now I'd just photoshop it all - if we still had parties.

I used this photo for the thank you card -
eat invitee got a big rubber ball in lieu of a goody bag.



Cute, huh?