Spring is hitting Fred Flare! There is some fabulous stuff including letter buttons by Fresh Baked Goods (the Toronto girl who owns Fresh Baked Goods also has a sweater pattern in Debbie Stoller's Stitch 'n Bitch, a book which just also happens to be available at Fred Flare), the silkscreen workshop dvd by Peach Berserk (another Toronto shop, and the dvd was in Bust magazine!), these cupcake critters are super cute and remind me of lollipops, and they have oh so many bags! I have the Princess Tina bits 'n bobs tote and I use it all the time, it's the absolute perfect size, and the pictures printed on it speak to me in mysterious ways. Also check out the build your own radio kit, and the yummy chocolate lovers lip balms. AND (you just knew this was coming, right?) this week if you enter "not martha" in the coupon codes at checkout you'll get Free Shipping*! Yippee! * details: An order of any amount will be automatically credited $6.95 when entering the code at checkout. Expires on Monday, March 22nd.

Oh no, the Perils of Leisure says the Ginger Altoid she had was flavored of ginger and mint. And mint?! The Ginger Altoids I had were just spicy ginger. No mint. Did they change the flavor? Did they ruin it?

More yum, later today I may attempt this recipe for dark chocolate peanut butter cups over at i was just really very hungry.

Mmmm, gingerbread waffles, they are a nice dark color and look extra pretty with a little powdered sugar on top. I kept these in the iron a little bit longer than a regular waffle, and be aware that they come out a quite floppy but crisp up nicely, especially if kept in a warm oven for a few minutes. In my search for recipes I came across suggestions to top them with apple cider syrup, hot chocolate sauce, lemon curd, peach sauce, or blackberries.

I want to try this recipe for a yogurt asprin facial mask over at Fig and Plum.

Lance's Guide to Man Grooming, Part One: Facing Facts

The Summer Knitty is gonna be fun, I hear among the items coming is a knitted corset. A few weeks ago I was looking for one, wondering if anyone had done a knitted corset pattern. So far they have not (at least according to Google), and if you decide to search on your own be forewarned that the name represents something entirely different, something very very not work safe.

When my worlds collide -- Sandra Tsing Loh got fired from her job as a commentator on her local public radio station when the word fuck was accidentally not bleeped out of a prerecorded segment, which was about knitting. She tells the story on Marketplace, if you wanna listen to the segment you can find it half way down this page, titled "Commentary - Shoulder to shoulder with Howard Stern".