The Bubble Lady

Right around this time, in 2007, I was in Chicago. It was the perfect summer day and I was at the Lincoln Park farmer's market. I was sitting on a bench, enjoying a strawberry crepe and right across me was this lady. I call her "The Bubble Lady".

She had a little bubble machine, which I refer to

as her magic wand. Bubbles, bubbles,

bubbles everywhere!

I too, wanted to have lots of bubbles.

So when I'm down to the last drops

of dish soap...

Or detergent, shampoo & body wash...

I add water to the bottle, give it a shake

and pour the liquid into a container.

I put the bottles in the recycle bin

and this is what I do with the collected water:

I agitate it to make it really, really sudsy.

TADA! Instant bubble liquid!

I can easily conjure up some bubbles to turn

my day from blah to TADA!

Or pretend to be "The Bubble Lady"

and make toddlers happy!

I love how excited they are while chasing the bubbles,

making them pop.

Here's another bubble recipe from this book:

You'll need:

3 cups water

1 cup liquid soap (baby shampoo or baby bath)

1 tablespoon sugar

Mix all ingredients together & use different

materials to form bubbles like coat hangers,

fly swatters and strawberry baskets.

I found the book at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

(New York City) and I'm definitely going back to

see what new craft book I'll find.

Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend

and find some time to blow bubbles!