I found this fun flickr game on Chickpea Sewing Studio. It’s definitely blog fodder fit for a Friday. 1. Goodbye 2006!, 2. New Era potato chip silo, 3. kearns high school, 4. I Want To Run My Fingers Over Your Bubbles and Feel Your Flesh, 5. Robert and Giselle, 6. San Pellegrino – S5isSanPellegrino, 7. England v. Portugal 7/1/06, 8. melted goodness!!, 9. Designer Kitty at work, 10. Ross castle, 11. ” A Passionate Symbol [...]

Whew! I made it to the spin class. I had two serious thoughts about getting back into bed. Some how I pushed passed them. Honestly, I was motivated by the fact that I mentioned my intentions on my blog. The class kicked my butt. I want to curl up and go to sleep. (sigh) Now that I’m exhausted I need to get to work. I’m definitely going to bed early tonight. Note to self: I [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a new shirt. Which prompted the thought of, “This skirt would look great with a skirt. i bet I can make one”. I even bought the fabric. In fact, I bought fabric for two skirts, because it’s impossible to walk away from the fabric store with just one piece of fabric. Memorial Weekend brought rain and cold temperatures, perfect sewing weather. On Friday, I set out to draft [...]

The yard continues to delight me with the change of seasons. I’m pretty sure the tree is a crabapple tree. If you believe differently, let me know. Below are a few things that brought a smile to my face. Click the links to see big better pictures. 1. Crabapple Tree, 2. Tulip – Up close, 3. Varigated Tulips, 4. More Tulips, 5. A Neat Row of Tulips, 6. Crabapple Tree, 7. Red Tulip, 8. Tulip [...]

As promised, a post all about 4 tomato plants and a few herbs. Exciting stuff I tell you. OK, before I get into specifics, let me explain or try to explain why I’m so excited. A few years ago, I had a plot in a community garden. This is when I learned to really like gardening. Before hand, gardening was more of a chore. I was amazed that a little plant could grow up and [...]

Even though it doesn’t look like much, this photo pretty much summarizes my weekend. While I was out buying plants and run errands, Ross dug up this flower bed. Goodbye ugly yucca. Plan A: plant veggies and herbs. After spending the afternoon in the backyard, we decided that it really didn’t get enough afternoon sun. We went for Plan B. Plan:B plant part sun/shade plants. Back to the store I went. In summary flower bed [...]