Happy Friday! The knitting is still going on, can you believe it? I try to knit a few rows every day, and I sometimes wonder if I'll just keep at it until it's the longest scarf ever. K would love to be able to say, "My mom knitted the longest scarf in the universe." An inadvertent ombre effect is happening since I don't have enough of any one color. That raised row was a mistake, but I like it. It's quite possible that I've finally caught the knitting ... Read more
2015 Advent Calendar
Sometimes I think to myself, "Good God, woman. Don't you have other, more pressing and practical things to do??" And the answer is yes, I do. However, I've never claimed to be practical and when my child is waiting with bated breath for this now annual tradition, I rise up and deliver. Admittedly, I did scale back quite a bit from my original "vision". I wanted to add garlands and branches and berries -- basically, a massive wonderland-on-a-wall. It started with curiosity: what would ... Read more
Monday Outfit: The Gilded Recital Dress
Good morning! We had a much needed mellow break last week - a few play dates, an utterly stress-free Thanksgiving (This movie was unexpectedly moving and the food at Din Tai Fung was excellent. So excellent that the place was packed on T-day). I participated in a fun author event at Queen Anne Book Company, and K rocked her piano/voice recital. Oh yes. Look at her, owning that gold dress. Work it, girl. Since I had quite a few projects in progress (one of which is the annual Advent ... Read more
Happy Thanksgiving
Just a little note to wish you and all your loved ones a spectacular Thanksgiving! We'll have our usual unconventional movie + Chinese food Thanksgiving of ultra low stress. Since I won't need to slave over the stove, I'll be using the extra time to sew a recital dress for K, work on the annual Advent calendar (see previous ones here and here and here) and finish up the next Furoku (it might be a day or two late...). I have so many thanks to give. Too many, really, and I think I'll leave it ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
You know, it's been a pretty tough couple of months for me. I have a built-in Pollyanna functionality, so I do find the silver lining in most situations, but these last two months nearly did me in. With illnesses and financial/career issues and things falling apart one after another, October and November may very well rank up there in the top 2 worst months of 2015. Two days ago, as I administered Benadryl to alleviate the humongous hives that mysteriously appeared all over K's body (and her ... Read more