Signs of Nesting:

I thought we were done but apparently it's going to continue until there's a baby for this crazy nest. Above is our deermobile--I saw a nature themed mobile that I loved by a really expensive designer and managed to come up with my very own knock-off using computer printouts of cool deer and bird images found online (including two of the actual mobile I liked), cheap cheap colored foam and paint from Hobby Lobbs, and an embroidery hoop from a Blueprint article. Husband, however, did the math and engineering of rigging the hoop and hanging the creatures--that was no small thing. He can tell you how hard it is to work with fishing line.


I spent much of yesterday making this fruit tart--also thanks to M. Stewart. Now I understand why, on her show, she said she didn't have time to show us how to make pastry cream. It is not real simple, it's real hard! But the perfect way to get your nest on, and the reward is sweet.