Saturday is Caturday

Are you ready for your weekend dose of cute?

The theme of this edition of Caturday is new printer.

What have your cats been up to lately?

Pinterest picks

I try to put together a Pinterest picks post once a month or so...but I guess that I haven't put one together since May. I have no idea how that happened. I'm happy to be back at it today and sharing just a few of my recent favorites from Pinterest with you.

 I'm always looking for smoothie recipes without banana. I'm sure that seems ridiculous to most of you, but it's such a issue for me that I put together a whole article about the topic. This mango smoothie only contains frozen mango, yogurt, soy milk, and vanilla, which is right up my alley.

How adorable is this little birdhouse? I would definitely not hesitate to spend several hours making one for myself.

Who else made a lot of friendship bracelets back in the day? Any time I see a tutorial for a woven friendship bracelet, I want to get out all of my embroidery thread. I love these little woven bracelets, too.

Baked sweet potatoes loaded with spinach, cheese, and chickpeas. What's not to love here? If it doesn't sound amazing to you, click over to the post anyway and admire Lindsay's amazing photo skills.

I'm not even into throw pillows, but these watercolor pillows are so beautiful.

Kraft wrapping...why is it so awesome? I can't seem to stop pinning all of the cute kraft wrapped packages.

I have no words for this amazing photo except look at the spots on the belly!

What have you been pinning lately? Feel free to share links in the comments!

pilgrimage to Holy Hill

Last month I made a little excursion to the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians at Holy Hill, most commonly referred to as simply Holy Hill or Holy Hill Basilica. I can't believe that it took me four years to get up there, but I'm so glad that I finally did. These pictures don't do justice to the beauty of the architecture or the stunning views from the area, but I hope that they give you a little taste of it.

 

Holy Hill has a scenic tower that you can climb up May through October, weather permitting. As it has 178 stairs and open windows (no screens), it isn't for the faint of heart, but it's well worth it if you can make the climb and aren't afraid of heights.

Can you see the buildings way off in the distance? That's downtown Milwaukee.

 

Have you visited any new to you places in your area this summer?

the Grant Park beach in the summer

If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that one of my favorite places in Milwaukee is Grant Park. It looks great in every season, and summer is no exception. On this particular trip, I was planning to stick to the trails in the forest, but they're under construction (repaving work) this summer so I ended up on the beach. Not too much of a sacrifice.

Have you been frequenting any favorite places in your area this summer?

Saturday is Caturday

Are you ready to start your weekend with a dose of cute?

 

What have your cats been up to lately?