Purseket purse organizer

Price: $16-$29.99.

What it does: Methodically organizes the contents of your purse.

How it makes your life easier: You can stop wasting time rummaging through your purse to find keys or your cell phone. The Purseket comes in adorable prints and is lined with four (small, drop-in, $16-$16.99) to eight pockets (large, for tote bags and diaper bags,$22-$26.99) of varying sizes to accommodate everything from cell phones and lipsticks to sunglasses, checkbooks, brushes, bottles, receipts and business cards. It even has a place to hang your keys. Wrap the Purseket around the interior of your purse, and voilà, find your cell phone in a flash the next time it rings. Quickly transfer the Purseket to another handbag to change up your look. Bulkier items such as your wallet and day planner fit neatly in the center of your pocketbook.

Who would use it: Moms, grandmoms, teens, teachers and businesswomen. This is a PERFECT gift for Mother's Day.

Where to get it: www.purseket.com (where the company is offering a special Mother's Day combination of two different-size Pursekets for $28) and Hold Your Own in Durham (969-7001).

Better together: Pair the Purseket with a PurseHook (www.pursehook.net, $24.95 to $43) for the ultimate in function and style. Whenever you're out, place the flat side of this nifty gadget on a table's edge and hang your purse, jacket, umbrella, diaper bag or attache bag on the hook. It keeps your possessions clean, off the floor and out of the reach of would-be thieves. (Can hold up to 35 pounds; also makes a stylish Christmas stocking holder.) It comes in a variety of designs and with a velvet drawstring carry bag. A perfect gift for Mother's Day or for any special lady in your life.

Similar products: The Hold It, $5.99 at Hold Your Own in Durham (969-7001) or the Handbag Hook, $25 at Brighton Collectibles in The Streets at Southpoint in Durham (806-5052).

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Backyard sighting

"We were excited to find a bunny hole in our front yard. Joshua and Philip Johns are shown here holding the baby bunnies. We believe they were around 10 days old in this photo. We watched each evening to make sure the mommy bunny came and continued to care for her babies. She did, and we were glad that she left them in this spot so that we could enjoy them too. They have now outgrown their hole, but we still get a peek at them some evenings because they now stay under our backyard shed."

-- Martha . Johns, Raleigh

Orchids for sale

When my prom date gave me an orchid back in 197-, oh, never mind the year. Anyway, I didn't realize just how special the beautiful flower is. But members of the Triangle Orchid Society know, and you can too. The society's spring orchid auction and picnic is May 19 at Umstead Park. Hundreds of orchids will be on display at the auction, which is open to the public. For more information, visit www.triangleorchidsociety.org or contact Paul Virtue at 846-1245. You can also check out the Triangle Orchid Society's next meeting at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 418 Anderson St., in Durham.

Tour a show home

Preservation North Carolina's Designer Show Home tour continues this weekend in Chapel Hill. The historic home has been renovated with materials and furnishings from Jacuzzi, Walker Zaner, Wolf/Subzero and others. It also has rooms designed by Baby Swank and Pottery Barn Kids.

Check out the house, at 523 E. Rosemary St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday and May 10 and 11. The cost is $15 for general admission, $10 for ages 65 and older and $5 for ages 2-12. Admission is free for children younger than 2. For information or to reserve a ticket online, go to www.PreservationNC.org.