Linen
FO #4 for my STP. This is a really lovely linen from… ummm… that online fabric store that specializes in linen. The fact that I can’t remember the name of the store indicates how long I’ve had this fabric. My […]
Saturday May 28, 2011
Memorial Day weekend is a great time for sewing, and I plan to do quite a bit of it this weekend. I had actually planned to take the whole three days off, but things interfered with my plan, so I […]
Monday May 23, 2011
A second FO for my STP. This one has a nightgown-ish look and feel. It’s a very soft rayon knit with pink flowers, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. I like it anyway, and I think that it’ll look […]
Sunday May 22, 2011
I have a new desk. This is how my office looked on an admittedly messy day with my old desk. This was a kid’s desk which was second hand when it came to us and then was attacked with a […]
Thursday May 19, 2011
I don’t know how I can manage to have a hectic day sitting at a computer all by myself, but I did. Lots of calls and emails and clients and prospective clients and IMs and questions and stuff. I didn’t […]
Monday May 16, 2011
The Savarin, with blueberries and lemon balm garnishing it. You make a yeast dough, rich but not very sweet, and bake it in a ring. Then you make a syrup with honey, lemon juice, and rum. You brush this lavishly […]
Sunday May 15, 2011
Rough winds, we’re told, do shake the darling buds of May, and here they are, being roughly shaken. The blossoms have mostly been shaken to bits, and we have some limbs down, too. However, half our state has been declared […]
Fall Forecast 2011
Here are the fall forecast colors for 2011. I like these colors a lot. Overall, they’re warmer and deeper than the shades for 2010 were. Last fall, your trendy brown would have been chocolate, and this year it’s coffee […]
Friday May 13, 2011
We had a wild storm last night which left the back yard smelling of honeysuckle. The honeysuckle was there before the storm, of course. We have honeysuckle and little wild dog roses growing along the fence. The scent isn’t usually […]