Hot Salad

Yum.

[Read more]

Our neighbors are so much more organized than us, always, but especially this season.  I have no garden to speak of.  Some late planted morning glories and green beans, that’s it.  We received the largest zucchini ever and a bag of green beans from said neighbors the other day and it was so very welcome!

Zukes- [...]

[Read more]

I’m thinking that’s what I’ll call this.  Anyhoo…
My self drafted reversible jumper.  It has a bit more spin than a lot of jumpers out there.  The one in the picture has a big ol’ rolled hem, but the typical would be a traditional folded hem, and sometimes with a ric rac or other embellishment.  I [...]

[Read more]

Lettuce edges without a serger! Did you know? I didn’t!
This is the cutest little skirt, tutorial provided for personal use only but how cute!

[Read more]

Did I scare you with Gordon Ramsay?  I promise, I just meant how easily he gets irate, please don’t think I call my kids (*^*^%&^ donkeys or anything.  It’s more of, if you watch the show, his constant disappointed amazement at how quickly a simple task runs amuck into chaos and complete disorder and failure…that’s [...]

[Read more]

There seem to be two types of Japanese trends that us Americans are glomming onto.  One is the “kawaii” or cute thing, the other is the natural fibers/subdued/linen thing.  I love them both.  Which do you prefer?  Elaborate?

[Read more]

and despite my better efforts so has Gordon Ramsay season.  I’m trying.  Really I am.  I would not say, that on  any given day, at any given time, that is what you would see when you walked in my house…but it’s certainly 50/50.

[Read more]

No, not that one, this one!  I’m finally taking the plunge and venturing out solo.  I really think that this will be good for me.  I’m going a little crazy with the food names, but I hope it doesn’t come out too cheezy.  I do plan on hiring a designer, do not fret, but I [...]

[Read more]

[Read more]

Japanese imports that I talked about earlier.

German imports that I talked about earlier.

[Read more]