Instagram! Are you in on the action? I just started (@sanaeishida) but I don't know what I'm doing at all. I couldn't load it on my iphone for some reason, so it's on my ipad, which makes picture-taking a rather awkward ordeal. I took a profile pix of myself when I was trying to do something else, and "liked" one of my own photos by mistake. And what's a private user? I'm basically a mess. I tentatively selected a few folks to follow and then had to stop and ask myself why I wanted to plunge ... Read more
Pancakes: Banana Oat vs. Chocolate Chip
K made an unusual pronouncement on Sunday that threw me for a loop. "I want something different for breakfast, Mommy," she said. For the past five years, I've been serving up buckwheat pancakes every Sunday. It's like clockwork: wake up, brush my teeth, make pancakes. Turns out that my routine girl didn't want to deviate too much from the ritual. She just wanted different pancakes, so we thought it might be fun to each make our own version. K created a chocolate chip concoction and I ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Necessities
Good morning! I hope you had a delightful weekend - ours was busy but happy. What you see above is a small segment of K's wardrobe, "small" being the operative word here. There is a dresser stuffed with more knits and pants/shorts/skirts, and at least one large basket brimming with K's outfits, waiting to be laundered. It's becoming a situation. A quasi-problematic one. I'm all for slow fashion, but I have a feeling that I'm slapping that whole concept in the face and upside the head (have ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! I sketched this illustration while thinking about the poem K wrote below. I have it taped above my sewing table, and she also made that "I lov u" note for me using a stencil book. Wondering by K I wonder about the sky I wonder how birds can fly I wonder as I watch the world go bye I wonder about stars and the planet mars I wonder how I last and the wonders of the past Isn't she a wonder? I love that she included that little rhyming aside, "Have a ... Read more
Sewing for Me: The Easiest Top
Picasso and Mondrian would be proud of me for my abundant usage of blue and color-blocking. I'm calling this the easiest top ever because it's literally four rectangles plus two ties. This top was part of my pre-spring plan, and hey, it's solidly spring now and I'm finally ratcheting up my sewing mojo to make the plan a reality. After all that body-hugging business with the Lady Skater dress, I'm back in my comfort zone and frolicking in loose, hospital/maternity garb. Here's what the top ... Read more