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  • Reader's Digest Compete Guide to Needlework book cover.

    Readers Digest Complete Guide to Needlework

    Megan’s favorite crafting book complete with detailed hand drawn diagrams and patterns.

    Thread the needle
  • Travel pillow shown in both modes: bear and neck pillow

    Kikkerland Brown Bear Zip & Flip Travel Pillow

    Cutest travel pillow: part bear, part neck pillow.

    It's about nap time
  • Rival 6-cup rice cooker in red with steamer basket

    Rival 6-Cup Rice Cooker

    Classic clever kitchen appliance. Recipe included!

    Steam me up
  • Corrugated cat scratcher and bed shown with refill insert and catnip

    The Original Scratch Lounge

    Is it a cat bed? Is it a corrugated scratcher? It’s both!

    Lounge like Squeek

Categories

  • Blue 2-person backpacking tent setup at the edge of the St. Lawrence River

    Camping Gear

    What do we take camping?

    Go to Gear
  • Michael preparing coffee at the Blue Bottle Chelsea siphon bar

    Coffee

    What does Barista Mike use to make coffee?

    Take a Sip
  • Michael with a manbun and an apron showing off his carved lamb roast

    Cooking

    What does Michael use in the kitchen?

    Bon Appétit!
  • Megan wearing a handmade sweater featuring Nyancat

    Crafts

    Megan’s favorite craft supplies, tools, and patterns

    Cast on
  • Megan and Michael posing with Rilakkuma himself!!!!!

    Cute

    Don’t you dare separate Megan from her favorite little guys

    Kawaii!
  • Megan and Michael's right feet each wearing a colorful Sanuk shoe

    Fashion

    Our favorite clothing brands and looks

    Dress Up
  • Circe the black cat in her cardboard Halloween house

    Pets

    Only the best for our cats and rabbits

    Snuggle up
  • Megan and Michael on their stand up paddle boards

    Sports

    Running, cycling, paddling….

    On on!
  • Megan and Michael leaning heads together while seated on a plane. We are each wearing a mask.

    Travel

    Our vacations and adventures to new places

    On out!

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Megan and Michael kissing in the woods
Reflection in the Bean (Cloud Gate Sculpture) at Chicago's Millenium Park in Jan 2011

Meet the Burkarskis

Megan and Michael met online dating in 2010 and have been married since 2015. We’ve lived in Buffalo, Pleasantville, Syracuse and … Rochester, NH?

We’ve received compliments on our stuff over the years, and were asked to make a catalog. Well, here it is!

Michael and Megan on a bridge in their wedding finest
Megan and Michael with shaved heads in 2019