The past week was a hot and sticky but also a little sweet. Here’s what happened –

MONDAY

I tried to kick the week off by getting myself more organized. Maybe this thought only applies to myself but there’s nothing like a brand new notebook to give you a boost of motivation.

TUESDAY

A round of after-work thrifting rewarded me with one of my holy grail items – a vintage plaid Thermos picnic set!

I legitimately have no use for this but I’m kind of obsessed with all of the Mid Century plaid picnic/cooler/Thermos wares.

WEDNESDAY

Baltimore Summer temperatues are in full swing so I made it a point to hit up Target this week and grab a bunch of Stumptown cold brews. Kinda pricey but worth it.

THURSDAY

A busy day with work and later podcasting. Apparently, the only photos I snapped were these selfies with Bean.

FRIDAY

Story time! A few months back, while I was leaving the Baltimore Vintage Flea Market, I ran into my friend Allison as she was arriving. We chatted for a minute and I showed off my only purchase of the day – a nice pair of framed butterflies – and mentioned how I thought learning how to pin insects would be really interesting. Anyway, fast forward a few weeks and lo and behold – Allison finds a butterfly pinning class available at Bazaar Baltimore!

So on Friday, we spent a few hours with our lovely instructor Divya, as she gave us a step by step breakdown on how to properly pin our beautiful butterfly moth.

We had to let the specimen sit for a while after the class so you can take a look at the finished product next week!

SATURDAY

Jason and I split our day working on the house and then meeting my dad and the dogs at Gunpowder Falls State Park for a hike. The area of the park we were in was new to me and very pretty.

Before the sunset, a wonderful fog blanketed the tops of the stream.

SUNDAY

We wrapped up more house work on Sunday but before that, we indulged in breakfast from Sweet Side Cafe.

Jason is a little obsessed with their Homer donut.

I myself, love them all equally.

It was a light photo week, mainly because I was feeling a bit lazy (I blame the heat.) Hopefully, I remember to snap more photos in these coming weeks and make these recaps a bit beefier!