I've made progress with my apron: I cut out the pieces from which it will come. Either tonight or tomorrow I will be putting foot to pedal and thread to needle and stitch 'er up. If nothing else gets done tonight, I'm going to pin down the hems and darts and whatnots the pattern calls for, so that when I get the time tomorrow, I can get right to it ( Read more... )

Today, I have gone to work, watched West Wing with Ryan, assembled a lamp, done laundry (including the bath mats, finally), killed a centipede, and played two hours of Final Fantasy XIII. With my original plans for the evening, I would have been working out the best way to go about making a small batch of mashed potatoes for dinner tonight, but ( Read more... )

So, since my last post, to further said goals, I have so far purchased a nice apron pattern which has three designs I like, and made Rice Krispie treats, as well as grilled some chicken in olive oil last night. The biggest success really was the Rice Krispies, which are delicious ( Read more... )

I have two real goals for this school year which are not at all school-related, other than that one of them may be accomplished with aid from an MSU textbook used in some sort of textile design/home ec class in the 60's (whose owners' names and addresses in Mason Hall are still penciled in on the inside front cover ( Read more... )