Score!

You guys, I hit the mother load last week at a new thrift store near work. It was such a coup, in fact, that I think I might withhold the location from you. For now.

I scooped up no fewer than 6 pieces of Fire King - two milk glass and 4 Lusterware. They are the most gorgeous peach color and may have inspired a new obsession. As if the milk glass wasn't enough.

Then, I picked up this salad serving set. A medium sized bowl serving bowl and six smaller bowls. They're a little beat up, but with some seasoning they're going to shape up very nicely.

I also got a Polaroid camera that doesn't really work a ravioli press and a Christian Dior belt. That's right. Dior. Location still a secret. For now.

In other news, this is the first crop of my tomatoes for the year. In case you can't tell, they're bity cherry tomatoes. I'm kind of holding of on eating them, but I don't know why. I wanted to do something special, but they're just cherry tomatoes. Just eat them, right?

Mermaids and tomatoes

Oh yessiree, I checked something off my list! I attended the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island on Saturday with a very dear (and long time) friend and it did not disappoint.

We saw mermaids and jellyfish and sharks and whales and pirates. I think the pirates were my favorite. I think if I were to be in the parade I would be a mermaid-pirate hybrid. They were the best.

Also, did you know that some of the best tacos in NYC are in Coney Island? I'm not kidding! If, no, when, you go, visit Plaza Mexico Dona Zita. My friend is from Texas (where they tacos very seriously,don't you know) and she says these are some of the best she ever had. I have to agree. There is no photographic evidence because I couldn't stop to take a picture. They were too good. Trust me.

I'm growing tomatoes again this year. This time around I have three plants. They are doing amazingly well after a slow start. My own private Tomato Whisperer mixed up some potting soil and lovingly transplanted them from the sad planter I originally had them in.

Making your own potting soil, apparently, is a lot cheaper and better than buying those pre-mixed bags. Here's what you need:

Equal parts peat moss, perlite and vermiculite.
That's it.

For the tomatoes we added lime to help balance the pH in the soil. About 1 cup per plant/big container.

(All of this can found at Home Depot or other garden/hardware stores.)

Or if you're lucky enough to have your very own Tomato Whisperer, then he does it all for you. We all can't be that lucky.