Friday, April 19, 2013

April Magic!

It's been far too long since I've shared all the things that have been keeping my hands busy, but it only makes sense that it would keep me away from the computer. 

Firstly, here is a link to the photos T and I took in Bermuda on a week long scooter adventure in the middle of the Atlantic. We resolved to only visit islands for the near future. 

Secondly, the garden is sprouting with a purpose! We have done a lot of work planting and rearranging things to make the little ones happy, and are harvesting peas, collard, green onion, jasmine, herbs, and nasturtium. My inside orchids are doing well too, one is blooming after a long year of waiting! 

Thirdly, I have a few sewing projects I've been mostly looking longingly at but that are on their way more than not. The photo near the bottom is the front of what will probably be another blanket. It's been nearly a year since I've done any quilting and I want to try new techniques like 3-dimensional stuffing. T and I are also brainstorming a project to create a map quilt of California, but with an outdated map from original colonization and drawing of boundaries. It will be historically accurate, but probably geographically wrong. I'll post a photo of the beautiful fabric he picked out soon. 








The last photo is a Georgie O'Keeffe that just came in the mail which hangs above my desk. 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Granola Weekend

This granola didn't last long. I found a simple recipe here and added a few things: raisins toward the end, baked for a few minutes get all plumpy and pop in your mouth. I toasted my almonds for a few minutes, too... you know, for the crunch. 


Mix!


Bake!

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Infant Garden

Spring planting day 1! Seeds in new soil, worms in new compost, sprouts in newly weeded beds, this year is going to be even better than the last! Today roommate Gerardo and I planted chamomile, dill, holy basil, eggplant, chard transplants, Yucca transplants, Malibar Chestnut transplant, cockscomb, and kale.












Monday, February 11, 2013

Future Things!

I'm so excited! I've already got cucumbers hardening, beans transplanted into containers with trellises, and chard still hanging out in the nursery, AND the following on its way from Southern Exposure. 

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   01160  Flax, Scarlet      $2.50

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   71263  Dill, Dukat      $1.99

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   71212  Chamomile, German      $1.99

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   25101  Vates      $2.35

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   45401  Listada De Gandia      $2.35

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   01156  Celosia, Cockscomb Mix      $2.35

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   05314  Short Stuff      $2.75

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   01171  Phoenician Mullein (Nettle Leafed Mullein)      $2.50

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   71104  Basil, Holy      $2.25

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 1   46140  Purple Beauty      $2.50

Ordered: 1   Shipped: 0   01118  Evening Scented Primrose, Tina James' Magic   BO 2/15/13   $3.85


And here is a photo of how sunny my life is, just for the hell of it. 





Friday, February 1, 2013

Crazy Quilt!

Thank you house for scrap fabric and lacey sewing circles! It takes me forever to finally complete a quilt because I so much dislike lining up backing and completing the edging. I started this project with roommate Renzo back in October. After a few false starts, broken strings, broken thread, broken needles, new needles, broken needle, torn thread (maybe my tension is askew, or maybe I need to oil her up?) the house quilt is finished and ready to be loved, spilled on, sat on, farted on, skritch-scratched and flea-bagged on, and all other good things. 



dozens of strange creature appliques





Here are a few awesome websites I have been staring at lately:

Sky-survey to see stars and nebulas close up and at a distance

Templete generator to create project boxes!