autumnies.

Well it's that time of year again, albiet without any wind gusts, all the trees are still green and it's nearly 100 degrees outside...I really do wish I lived in an area where there was obvious seasons; all I have here is hot and not so hot --I mean, really, even people who live in deserts have more variation that me.

Hey aren't these cute? It's 4 bucks for the pattern....

So I've noticed a lot of people (myself included sometimes) love to drool over etsy, but not too many purchase little cheapies. I will attest, once you buy a few things, you'll realize you should never visit the site again because! it's fantasticly addicting, you can't help but buy stuff all day long. much more satisfying than accumulating items in "favorites". :)

'bout time.

1) I now have a blue & gold macaw parrot, he is so cute. :)

2) I was looking at style.ca again tonight. I love this mag, even though it mainly deals with retail stores, huzzah for canada. checkity check it.

pinplucked blue.

I've finally found the most amazing set for my bed, love this...but at $140 for the quilt alone and another $50 each for the shams, what's up with this?! Pretty sure Bed, Bath & Beyond are on my we-don't-like-you-anymore list for good now. it's enough to make one manic, 80 bucks for that is fair, still spendy, but at least it makes sense --a machine made it! Seems I'll just have to make it myself...see, I've always wanted to make a striped quilt, and now, apparently, I have to. huzzah! don'tcha just adore the little bowie things?

for a sister's admiration.

so I guess the trick to this is not be spontaneous with the pictures, but upload them first, in reverse order. bleh... Alright, I uploaded these in my [re]construction album on facebook, but since jenny doesn't have one, I must boast here too. :) idea stolen from an old elle decor magazine....

this is my version, eventually i may get some of those cute indian circle mirrors because I totally know how to sew them on! sequins just won't do, all in time I suppose. :) still haven't hemmed these, i kinda like 'em raw edges. dunno we'll see.

just poppin' in...

...to say I've been busy with many unrelated things. painting a dresser drawer and this lovely mirror. :) scheduling days to film (and trying to mastermind a good topic) for the weekly youtube. reorganizing my apartment for 1) sanity 2) hopefully moving soon 3) a 20 year old blue & gold macaw named Skipper...many think its actually a girl, plus that name is simply ridiculous, so we'll leave it up to Dave to rename her proper. ha!

also completely unrelated, my sister recently has had her 3rd failed pregnancy in 8 months, please keep her health in your prayers, thanks.


this is the recent youtube, i play cameo.

hurdle.

My life seems like walking up a slippery hill. Once I have acheived a satisfactory height, I feel certain I've been treking far enough to stop and look around..and then the realization comes, I haven't ascended much at all. Cryptic? Indeed.

baked pudding...

...not to be confused with Jello instant goo pudding. This is soooo good, everyone must make this at least once. I could write you out the recipe but I'm lazy so see the attached scan instead. :)

This can be made with any type of berry, I prefer to use blueberries simply because I prefer blueberries above any other. I have not tried strawberries (they would need to be quartered probablly) since they don't last as long in my house, Dave loves the strawberries.

Simple to make, serves hot so it's nice after a meal, with whipped or ice cream of course. :) Forgive the picture placement, I want you to be able to click on them. I'll post my own picture at the end of this once it's done baking.

As a note, the writing (whatever) means whatever flour you'd like, I don't have flour made from wheat in my pantry anymore, I typically use either rye, soy, spelt, kamut, or rice flour, or any sort of combination.

mmmmm...

*chomp!*