This is what I'm wearing today. An easy summer outfit - cute tank or shirt, shorts, sandals or wedges, and a hat. It's hard to tell in these pictures, but the front of the tank is lace, which I think adds a nice detail. Also, the more I wear this hat, the more I love...
Our Coming Food Crisis. Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought Kitten nearly dies from vegan diet. "Concern for animal welfare has to include a biologically-appropriate diet... You can't force your ideology on the cat." Ohio Plans...
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton I really wanted to like this book more than I did. Having marathoned through 3 seasons of Downton Abbey awhile back, I was ready for more period drama with an upstairs/downstairs angle. And The House at Riverton did have that. But...
Etsy pretty things round-up time! I ran through the gamut of monthly-themed treasuries (which you can see here) so from now on it'll be whatever random fancy strikes me each month. And after vacation last week, I have beach on the brain. 🙂 So today's Etsy treasury is...
Photo-heavy post warning! Last week we escaped down to Port Aransas on Mustang Island for a few days. It was a 4-hour drive from our place, which isn't too bad, though some passengers disagreed: There was a lot of rain on the way down, but it cleared up for a...
Cool video of the week: Kids React to Controversial Cheerios Commercial. The above may have restored your faith in humanity a bit, but then we get things like this: Baseball Fans Super Angry that a Hispanic American Sang Anthem at All-Star Game. F-ing ridiculous. On...
Prepare yourself for the easiest and tastiest fish recipe ever. It's adapted from a recipe in one of the boy's cookbooks (Esquire's Eat Like a Man). We've made this twice so far, and thoroughly enjoyed it both times. It's also a good excuse to use that oft...
Graceling Realm Graceling (#1); Fire (#2); Bitterblue (#3) By Kristin Cashore In the Seven Kingdoms, there are occasionally those born with a Grace - a special heightened skill marked by eyes of different colors. The skill can be anything: fighting, playing an...
That's right! I'm linking up with Natalia for another 7x7 Remix Challenge! You can see the first one here. If you've never seen one of these before, the idea is that you pick 7 pieces of clothing and can only use those items to make (at least) 7 different outfits....
Coolest video of the week: World Wildlife Fund's 50th Anniversary promo. Everyone please read this! 25 Common Phrases That You’re Saying Wrong. Twitter Vs. Mainstream Media: Science Proves Which Breaks News Faster 30 Signs You’re Almost 30. Sigh. Yup. The 20 Cutest...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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