I am a bit of a junkaholic, so in celebration of my birthday I packed up the car with my bud Emily and we drove a heckofa long way to visit a secret junk shop in an enchanted forest. I found some treasures. Including the Swedish cookbook above written by a Swedish lady for her American husband. I know someone who will be making gravlax this summer…

And here’s where I will put the face cream I make from Rosemary Gladstar’s book Medicinal Herbs; A Beginner’s Guide (also a birthday gift to myself). And there is where I will put a hot pot.