Will Work for Photos

I've been really lazy about posting lately, but I promise that new photos have been taken. This time you'll have to work for them. Check out the "Our Photos" link on the right side of the blog. It's a link to my Picasa Web Albums. The newest folder is the May/June 2009. You can find pre-school graduation, family bbq's, nephew photos, and the answer to the question: Does Spencer love yarn?

What's that? You want a preview? Well ok...because I'm such a pushover.

The Perfect Summer Day

Sun, 70's, socks...



Mmmm. It was a good year for cherries. Now if only we could reach them all...at least the flocks of birds that live in our yard are enjoying what we can't get to.

Chauncey Memorial and Backyard Play

What I've Been Up To

I up-cycled the shirts from some old men's dress shirts from a thrift store (see below post about the Presser Foot group project, and made potato leek soup care of Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way. I am now in love with that guy. I can actually MAKE what he cooks. I can remember the simple instructions, simple ingredients, and can afford the ingredients as well. Not too many crazy specialty items on the menu. Watch teh show - they're online, he's funny...

I also made a couple of pairs of baby shoes and gave them to Jon's mom for Mother's Day. She had requested a pair or two and I had to make sure she wouldn't try to pay me for them. Don't forget that there is some knitting in there ( a sweater that I cannot reveal as it is destined to be a holiday gift). I don't think that person reads my blog, but better safe than sorry.

Coming next - a few photos of the Chauncey Walker West Memorial thingy/Psuedo Family Reunion...and a few of some little boys in my backyard.

New Presser Foot project

The new May project is out on Presser Foot, a sewing group blog started by my friend Kelli and her sister.



This month we're making dresses out of men's dress shirts with a tutorial care of MADE guest blogger Dana.



Find the tutorial here on her website. I took a trip to the thift store yesterday and came home with these two shirts:



Can't wait to see how they turn out!

His food vs. Her food

"Her" food: Shell pasta with scallops (I admit they were frozen scallops), fresh spinach, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic.



"His" food: instant pancakes and sausage.



Sometime you just have to eat separate dinners.

Sam Amidon "Wedding Dress"

I discovered this video Sam Amidon and director Sigga Sunna Reynisdóttir on this website. I really like the song, but the video is very worthy of my love affair with Guillermo Del Toro style and all things Tim Burton-esque. Just ask me how many times I have watched Edward Scissorhands. Or don't. It's actually kind of scary...

P.S. I also changed my commenting setting. I was told that apparently you were not allowed to comment unless you had a good account or something. No longer - anyone including "anonymous" can comment. Although I prefer to know who you are!