Good morning! We had such a lovely, lovely weekend filled with friends and good times, but alas, that meant I couldn't squeeze in any sewing. However, the Guy Fawkes party alone was well-worth the sacrifice (I have a good friend who is a Brit), and I indulged in a little mulled wine and quite a few "Sticky Parkins", which tasted a little like gingerbread. A cozy group of us bundled up in winter gear and gathered round a fire pit with techno colored flames. Fun, fun. So instead of a sewn ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! "Mama?" K asked the other day, "How is it that I have both your DNA and Daddy's DNA? I don't get it." I gulped. At her eight-year wellness check during the summer, our pediatrician warned me that the questions will start. Not MY little girl, I thought smugly, I still have all the time in the world. But here we are, just two months after the warning, and K has been peppering me with some variation of this question almost every day. So I ordered a book recommended by the ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! On Wednesday, after K's orthodontic appointment, we stopped off at a fabric store to see if they had any orange felt or knit for her requested pumpkin costume. Then she saw that Southwestern style print and immediately changed her mind about the pumpkin. Soon, a maroon fringe ribbon was added along with silver lace. "What do you want me to make?" I asked her. She shrugged and said, "I dunno, some maid-fancy-girl". Hmmmmmm.....I am awaiting design specs with some ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! I am extremely lazy at heart, and when several friends told me about the easiest bread to make, I was in. The no knead bread has been around for a while, and I've seen various versions of Jim Lahey's original recipe around the web and I suppose in a vague sort of way, I'd been curious about this wonder bread. My first attempt, sadly, was a bust. Though the crust was amazing, the glutinous, uncooked middle was disgusting, and the bottom burnt to a crisp. I'm not easily put off by ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
This is the view from my doctor's office. A muddy shot I took with my ipad while I was waiting -- that building in mid-construction hadn't even broken ground when I first started seeing my doctor almost three years ago. I had an appointment on Wednesday, the quarterly one for my thyroid condition called Graves' Disease. Every three months or so, I get blood work done, and my Harvard-educated physician and I go over the numbers while we sit next to this view from the seventh floor. This time, ... Read more