For the birds

What do you do when you are in your office at school during the summer and being stood up by students who you are generously offering to give lessons to for Free?

I am currently pondering leaving... or I could do some online shopping on the school's electrical bill :-)

The past week or so I have been a bit addicted to the ebay. This is not a new addition, but an old one rearing it's ugly head. My latest conquests have been a vintage copper kettle, and a Hazel Atlas pink depression glass measuring cup and reamer set. Very cute.

What I am currently drooling over is this:

Painted iron candelabra. Isn't it adorable with it's leaves and bird?! And currently no one has bidded on it... which means I watch it every day and then bid at the last minute and don't tell Hubs... so it's mine right? And I would give you the link, but I want it to be mine, you see. Can I trust you to not out bid me?!

Speaking of birds, on Martha Stewart today they made this adorable bird cage, and I just wanted to run out and make one myself and fill it with little canaries.


Why shouldn't a bird cage be huge and beautiful? Maybe I'll just start with a sock feeder :-)