Favorite Things – Spring Edition

by heavenstobetty, posted in Homeschool
kitschy bookends from the thrift store
the teddy bears tie onto the wooden books
circa β€œwhen things were made with fabric and wood and metal instead of just plastic”
champagne cat-eye gel polish
yep, those are my real nails
I don’t chew them with the gel polish πŸ™Œ
homegrown lemons from my mom’s tree
cactus stemmed margarita glasses from the thrift store
we live in the desert so I enjoy cactus things 🌡
I found a King Arthur pretzel bite kit at Grocery Outlet (discount food store)
It’s camping season friends! Stay tuned to find out where our first camping destination of 2026 is going to be – coming in April!οΏΌ
St. Pat’s + Tinkerbell
my mom’s daisies
A while ago, I asked my dad what his favorite books were when he was growing up because I know that my grandmother used to read aloud to him. He gave me a vague description of some books about little animals that lived in the forest and they each had their own little adventure. I put that into Google with the addition of being in publication the year he was born. A few different books and authors popped up in my search and this series by Thornton Burgess seemed the most likely… But I wasn’t 100% sure and I didn’t want to spend the money to buy them on Amazon. When I found some at Goodwill, I bought all the titles we could find for $1 each. My dad sifted through them and picked out about 10 that he remembered hearing when he was a kid. Bingo! Found β€˜em!
a throwback Care Bear charm bracelet to add a bit of nostalgic whimsy to my days
a cherry themed gift basket from a dear friend
my daughter made me a crochet strawberry purse charm
current audiobook on Libby
(the public library’s free audiobook app)
for the Extreme Book Nerd 2026 challenge category: a book older than you
my mom found two more cactus stemmed margarita glasses at Goodwill for my collection of cactus glassware 🌡
a tiny whistle zipper pull that really works from Sew Powerful Charity Shop
mini cross stitch kits I found at Marshals
I found these A & Z bookends at Goodwill. They were $3.99 each. I felt like they were overpriced, especially since they were priced separately. I mean, seriously, if anything was meant to be a set, it would be bookends. But they are also really unique so I bought them anyways. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ I figured they were probably still less than buying them new and I wouldn’t have any idea where to buy them new anyways. Leia seems to like them!

7 thoughts on “Favorite Things – Spring Edition”

  2. You have a darling collection of spring favorite things. Now the song, My Favorite Things, from The Sound of Music, is in my head. HA Since our homebase is in the desert, we have grabbed a deep like for all things cactus, too. So fun.

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    1. Every time I write a β€œfavorite things” post I get that song stuck in my head! πŸ˜‚ 🎢

      Cactus stuff is very cool! 🌡 I finally have 6 matching glasses… I’ve been collecting them for the last year or so… Then there are 3 that don’t match, but they will still look cute on the table with the others.
      We don’t actually have saguaro cacti in our neck of the desert. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ You probably have some in AZ though!

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