Tweed and Gardens
This past weekend seemed like a good one to be lazy, so I spent large parts of it not even leaving the apartment. Since moving to Portland, I've been keeping myself very busy, and I could tell I was a bit more tired than usual because I've sleeping in.
Yesterday, as I sat around the house, I pulled out an old project that I'd been too intimidated to tackle: a tweed jacket in need of alterations. I picked this jacket up at a thrift store for just $4 years ago, but the previous owner had one arm several inches shorter than the other. Wearing the jacket felt really strange. I'm not very practiced with needle-and-thread: most of the work I've done has been buttons, mending, and very minor things. Altering the sleeve length of a jacket seemed difficult. I had tried and failed before, but this time I succeeded. And just in time, because tweed season is almost gone. I'm ready for the warmer weather. My summer wardrobe is overflowing with awesomeness this year.
My other project was getting a start on the garden. My roommate has already had his seeds planted in those little peat pots for a couple of weeks, and I just got mine planted yesterday. This is going to be my first year gardening---or at least my first year gardening on my own. I'm not sure if I'm doing anything right. Luckily, plants want to grow, and I just want to help them. We'll see how it goes.
Yesterday, as I sat around the house, I pulled out an old project that I'd been too intimidated to tackle: a tweed jacket in need of alterations. I picked this jacket up at a thrift store for just $4 years ago, but the previous owner had one arm several inches shorter than the other. Wearing the jacket felt really strange. I'm not very practiced with needle-and-thread: most of the work I've done has been buttons, mending, and very minor things. Altering the sleeve length of a jacket seemed difficult. I had tried and failed before, but this time I succeeded. And just in time, because tweed season is almost gone. I'm ready for the warmer weather. My summer wardrobe is overflowing with awesomeness this year.
My other project was getting a start on the garden. My roommate has already had his seeds planted in those little peat pots for a couple of weeks, and I just got mine planted yesterday. This is going to be my first year gardening---or at least my first year gardening on my own. I'm not sure if I'm doing anything right. Luckily, plants want to grow, and I just want to help them. We'll see how it goes.