As I was waking up this morning, a strong southern spring storm blew in complete with scattered showers. Often times scattered showers mean that it is pouring rain in Maryville while 10 miles down the road in Knoxville they are having a beach day. Today was one of those rare occasions when we had "real" scattered showers. While I was laying in my bed I could hear the rain pouring across the street on our neighbors house while we were waiting under heavy skies until it started pouring on our house.

While laying there I got to thinking about how much I love to wake-up like this ……

In fact it is one of my favorite most lovable things. This got me thinking about other loveable things and hence today's post. Here are three more of my most loveable things.

Last Saturday, on that once in a lifetime garage sale day, we passed an organic strawberry farm which was inviting anyone to come and pick strawberries. So yesterday I went and picked just a little bit for us. Just enough to eat but not enough to have a major jam day.

For many months now I have drooled over the lovely fabrics of Anna Maria Horner. I've paged endlessly through her book and then one day on her blog she was sharing a sneak peak at some of her new fabric. A little time later she was wearing this cute zig zag dress which I knew would not look the same on me. So when she came up with the zig zag quilt pattern, I was so there. While in Savannah, my quilt and fabrics came. What a joy. They are so soft and vibrant. Now I'm afraid to use them. What if I cut them wrong and make a mistake? I will just have to embrace my brave inner quilter for this one.

Lastly, while looking for knitting patterns on Ravelry, I ran into a fingerless glove pattern inspired by the catalog Toast. I went to their site and ordered myself a copy…….which came yesterday. Truly one of the most artistically inspiring catalogs I've ever seen. It's not a catalog, it's a coffee table book. Online they also have a home storewhich is equally enthralling. Oh….in the about section you can get some of their beautiful photography as screen savers. I've chosen the pomegranates.

Have a great weekend. What are you loving these days ?