Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Spring in Idaho

 There is still snow not too far from my house:


At my house it's still not been warm enough to plant my tomato seedlings outside yet.

Things are starting to show lovely pops of color against a fairly monochromatic landscape:



Happily, the salad greens on my porch have not minded the cold.  Now to try and get others things to grow.

Monday, April 5, 2021

More Fabric!

 These are for the last of my currently planned projects.

For the final pair of Otis overalls:

Yes, that is a floral/plant print on a cream background.  It will be the contrast facing for a tan/cream set of overalls.  Yes, I am the one who picked it out. ;-) I may turn leftovers into ballet flats.

The next fabric, Husband bought me for my birthday.  There is enough to make matching ballet flats!

The majority of the dragon scale fabric will become another 1910 Cycling Skirt.  Covering my backside in dragon scale sounds like a wonderful idea! 

My fabric for the Ashland Dresses I have planned came in.


They are both linen blends.  The burgundy color has gold metallic thread in the weave.  It glows in the right light.  I panicked a bit when I realized I hadn't bought extra of these fabrics for potential shoes and I had to remind myself that five pair of made just for me ballet flats should be plenty.  There will be a pair that match the Ashland dresses. 

Now for more laundry!  And then, maybe some actual sewing type stuff.   Because bespoke wardrobe y'all.


Sunday, April 4, 2021

Second Pandemic Birthday

 Which sounds entirely like something a Hobbit would celebrate, so rather appropriate if I am honest.

My lovely Zoe is 18 this week.


There will be valerian and extra catnip (it seems to help her arthritic hips) for her all week.

My hellebore bloomed right on time.


I posted my annual birthday selfie to the main platforms;  then had a bit of a freak out that I posted a photo to the internet with no makeup nor any filter.  No staging.  Just me at 45 getting ready to roast lamb for Easter dinner.


I may have had a glass of prosecco after.  No joke.  Was shaking after I realized what I posted....and that people started responding/commenting so fast there was no way to take it back.  My daughter laughing at the immediate response on Instagram (before I even noticed).  As of right now, still avoiding that platform entirely.  Tomorrow is soon enough. 

My evening plans include knitting and cake (courtesy of Costco).


These are good plans.


Started a new blog

  Oooh Shiny! is now on WordPress.  There isn't much there yet, but I will work on that.