This past weekend was full of celebrations, first a birthday party and then a bachelorette shower. I did my nails Friday afternoon to get them in the part spirit and thought it would be fun to get a few photos of my current favorite manicure. This so simple style has been my go to lately. I [...]
Yesterday, I mentioned that did a lot of sewing this weekend. (Tons!) Something that I’ve learned this semester is that I sew best when I take lots of breaks. It feels wrong or lazy, but leaving time between steps has helped me be more accurate. So what do I do when I’m taking a break? [...]
This has been a weekend of digging in and getting things done. Joel’s been finishing up his thesis and I’ve been sewing and sewing and sewing. I’m actually seeing progress in my construction skills this semester. I installed a zipper and sleeves correctly on the first try yesterday. It felt like a major victory. Now [...]
On snowy mornings when the wind is blowing, there is nothing better than a breakfast of some granola, toast with raspberry jam and Irish butter, and hot coffee to wash it all down. I’ve made a new rule for myself: no computer before breakfast. So far it’s been wonderful, I feel less rushed in the [...]
I know it’s Tuesday night already, but I’m still trying to catch up from a blur of a weekend. It was an Ohio-shaped blur. We drove Cleveland and hung out at the first coffee shop we came across. We read books, drank too many cups of coffee, and met up with two different sets of college [...]
This is not a very exciting post, because most of my weekend was spent drawing lots and lots for my design class and measuring and remeasuring and cutting for my construction class and taking care of other schoolwork things. I managed to sneak in a little knitting, too. I tell myself it’s good for homework [...]
Monday is a holiday in the US so that means we have a three-day weekend! Tonight, we’re off to the land of cheese (aka Wisconsin) for a little visit to a college friend. I’m excited to get out-of-town for one last mini road trip of the summer. Before I go I thought I’d share a [...]
What a happy and full weekend! Friday night there was a lot of tidying up and getting ready for a visit from a friend from college, Katie. (I love these kinds of visits!) There were also plum tart preparations and shrimp tacos. Joel makes the best tacos! Saturday, we met up with Katie at Ikea, [...]
So today I did many things. Like lots and lots! I slept until the sun woke me up instead of the alarm. I dug up the old tire that previous tenants thought was a great idea to use as a flowerbed ornament. (Really, guys?) Weeded the flower bed and spread nice fresh mulch. The patio [...]
What a great, busy, fun weekend! Friday night, there were glasses of red wine, good pasta and tidying up the house for company. Saturday we woke up to a mighty thunderstorm, which was just what the garden needed. The ginkgo tree looked pretty covered in raindrops.
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