Archive for August, 2007
August 13, 2007 at 5:30 pm · Filed under , , ,
Oh what a wonderful weekend! I can’t wait for everybody to flickr their pictures of Shambhala. This gorgeous one is a preview from arielmeow.
My camera mostly stayed at the bottom of my bag because I was too busy dancin’ and relaxin.’ The only thing I have to share is this:
It’s very difficult to work after having so much fun. Especially with my NEW SEWING MACHINE tempting me constantly!
You can count on seeing many projects completed in the next couple weeks. After some serious people-watching at Shambles, I’m full of ideas for Burning Man costumes. Even though I’m already missing the special quality of my beautiful antique Singer (which I’m sure I’ll still pull out from time to time for simpler projects) this machine does so much more. Buttonholes! Easier zippers! Decorative stitching! Overcasting! I’m completely geeking out.
August 9, 2007 at 2:30 pm · Filed under ,
I’m in a flurry of packing for a musically delicious weekend in Canada, but I wanted to finish getting this up first.
Some of you are going to see this before picture (as in before I ripped out the GAP logo) and think I’m a total masochist.
Yes, it was a bit tedious, but it’s not like I did it all in one furious sitting. I fiddled with it for about two weeks, whenever I’d be watching something or talking to someone. Then I got to do the fun part.
Ben digs it.
I have a feeling I’ll be borrowing it every chance I get. And I’ll probably go back and do some more stitching on the petals later too. After I finish about a zillion other projects.
August 7, 2007 at 11:27 pm · Filed under ,
Meadowfabulous was a pleasure from beginning to end. There are tons of pictures going up in the flickr pool. As I write this, sweetie is working his way through the 700+ pictures he took. I just took a few to commemorate our evolving approach to camping.
When I met Ben, I was a pretty hardcore camper. I had a tiny lightweight backpacking tent that was ostensibly designed for two people but was uncomfortably cozy when we slept in it together – especially before we were dating. After three years of barely tolerating this situation, my claustrophobic sweetie decided he’d had enough . He demanded a tent he could stand up in and talked me into splurging on the Hobitat.
After that it was a rapid ascent in camping luxury. The new tent is so big and heavy that hiking into a camping spot isn’t very appealing. And of course we had to buy an adapter to plug the laptop into the car lighter. So, why not bring along an electric inflatable mattress and a mini-fridge?
Sleeping bags and pillowcases stuffed with clothes are no longer sufficient. Now we make our campbed with a full set of sheets, three unzipped sleeping bags, extra blankets and two fluffy pillows apiece. Add on the costume wardrobe that we’ve been accumulating and we are, without a doubt, disco camping.
With even more extensive camping on the near horizon, I’ve been concocting additional upgrades to our set-up. I’m thinking we need a set of color-coordinated storage tubs, maybe one of these hanging organizers, and definitely an appropriate doormat. This one rocks, but I think it clashes with the color scheme.
