Aileen Barker

Oh my. I am such a slacker. Thanksgiving was glorious. I'm so glad my sister and I picked up some fake turkey & meat-less gravy! The turkey was good, but oh how I've missed gravy! It was so good. I need to get to Whole Foods more often. It's a dangerous place for my wallet and my belly, though. The day before Thanksgiving, we stopped by Fishy Finds. I don't know how to describe this place. Not ... Read the Post

The title? Not sure. It's my favorite Mary Poppins song and it somehow weasels it's way into my mind a couple of times a month. Today. Wind. Why? Today has been quite a gusty day. You know, the one day I decide to wear a little mascara out into the world. Of COURSE it's windy and debris piles into my eyeballs. Of course. This past weekend I picked up some brilliant books at a yard sale. One is a ... Read the Post

You know, I already have neeliarose.com registered, but now I am doubting my decision to make that a blog. I'm thinking maybe typepad will be my blog home and neeliarose.com will become something different.*Brainstorming ensues* ... Read the Post

I think I'm done with the layout for the most part. After doing about 4 similar layouts, I found one that works. Of course, it'll be tweaked regularly because that's just the way I am. Spent the whole day on this thing! Tomorrow will be dedicated to crafty clean up madness and once that's over I will do more crafting and mess it up all over again. Ahh, what a life :) ... Read the Post

First off, I apologize that you've come to see my blog in it's under construction state. It's a mess and I'm working to get it done by mid-December at the latest. It will be full of bloggy, vegetarian, crafty, animal-loving goodness. This is one project of many that I have started (and of course yet to finish). Once this is done I'm sure I will keep  you all up to speed on all of my other projects ... Read the Post