once a year, usually when i’m traveling for the holidays, i take up knitting for a bit. i inevitably do a few projects before reverting to sewing as my medium of choice for creative expression.
Read Morebabies come with hats
my husband and I love the west wing. we named our cat after one of the characters (chairman percy fitzwallace) and entered our wedding reception to the theme song, to confusion of most of our guests (and delight of a select few).
Read Morebig sur babymoon
before covid-19 hit the states victor and i went on a babymoon to big sur. we stayed at the treebones resort and enjoyed four days of no cell reception, hiking, and yurt living. if california’s central coast isn’t on your bucket list it should be!
Read Morebutternut squash sweet potato soup
my husband and i have distinctly different styles in the kitchen: victor will take the time to plan, shop for, and execute an awesome elaborate meal. whereas i use what we have in the house to whip up an awesome simple meal.
this is a soup i made last fall when i was pregnant (and very nauseous) with some vegetables we had on hand (butternut squash and sweet potatoes) the rest of the ingredients are pretty standard pantry staples for us.
Read Morehey jude
everyone meet my latest (and best) diy project: jude!
Read Moreback to school 2019
make new friends, but keep the old
my in-laws are currently cleaning out victor’s late grandparent’s home, which means there are a lot of lovely things they are trying to find homes for.
over the holidays they encouraged victor and myself to take anything we could find a use for. when I saw a giant bag of embroidery thread in victor’s grandmother’s cross stitching supplies, I knew it would be perfect for my nieces to make friendship bracelets.
Read Morewe bought a house!
and it’s a very very very fine house, with two cats looking out over the yard.
Read Morehoneycomb butterfly top
but wait, there are more flower girl fabric leftovers!
i used was able to squeeze one more piece out of the lovely honeycomb fabric from fabric depot I used for the garden party dress and mini southport dress: an oliver + s butterfly top in the 12 - 18 month size.
Read Morecalifornia zephyr
a quick break from sewing posts!
for our first anniversary victor and I took a trip to truckee, california (a mountain town about 16 miles north of lake tahoe) for the winter wondergrass music festival.
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