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| romantic tutu for les slyphides |
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| back of tutu with wings- pinned. |
I hope to get a few pictures of her wearing it. When I do, I will post them.
21 February 2011
look what's new from my machine
My daughter is performing in a competition this weekend, so it was time for mom to pull out the patterns, tulle, thread and create. Here are two pics of the romantic tutu I did for her. The picture on the right looks kind of wonky on the top, but I know its right. I wasn't quite finished when I took these. I still had to attached the skirt to the top, and put elastic on for the straps. She wants a sleeve as well. Which I will take down with me on the weekend. The little wings are usually seen in Les sylphides pieces, which she is one of the pieces she is doing.
10 February 2011
jury duty-2
Well my day today started with a ##@@%@$! at the court house. I went into the cafe to get a cup of tea. As I poured hot water- you know the stuff out of the giant coffee makers that will boil your skin in seconds- i had filled my cup and was moving down a bit when jostled and the hot water poured over my hand, front and back, and wrist. Several people around me helped with napkins, and tried to get me to ice it, asked for ice, and cleaned the floor. The employees in the cafe, totally oblivious, even though one of them was right behind the coffee pot. When the other people asked her to get me ice, she asked if their was water on the floor, because we couldn't have someone slip. Never mind that my hand is bright red, and burned to a crisp. I had to go run cold water over it, in a bathroom to keep from blistering. I have a few spots I'm concerned with they are very tender, and heat sensitive and red. Well just have to see how it goes.
Day 2 was more interesting than day 1, but still alot of stagnant time. Going thru the process of jury selection is interesting, and takes quite a bit of time. Now that I'm sitting on a case that is all I can say about it at this time.
Day 2 was more interesting than day 1, but still alot of stagnant time. Going thru the process of jury selection is interesting, and takes quite a bit of time. Now that I'm sitting on a case that is all I can say about it at this time.
09 February 2011
Jury Duty
Jury Duty is supposed to be a great thing of service for your country and fellow man. But the majority of the experience is boring with a capitol B. Really, when selected for jury duty, they should give you a survival list. I pod with headphones, laptop computer, coffee or tea, and some fruit to nosh, and mints.
Today I took only a book and my cellphone. Limited access to the Internet through my phone, my book became boring after having nothing else to do for hours and having to sit in a chair that was making my back feel like it was dying after a couple hours. All the chairs are the same, so there's no way to change position, or feel refreshed when you change seats.
You spend hours waiting even if your on a jury. Feeling confined, and like I was wasting time was killing me. You can't bring scissors, so crochet is out, as well as any needle work that requires cutting the thread. Which elimnates one of the easist pass times to while away the hours.
Iif you get selected, and they decide to settle without the jury, your name goes back in the pot..
Best part of the day was they let us leave for lunch, and it was beautiful outside, sunny and clear- after brisk walk to a nearby pub for some delicious pub grub and an hour of music listening, including bob Dylan and johnny Cash, I was ready to go back the pea soup green room. Where one could hear constant sighs, phone conversations, phones ringing , and the typing of computer keys and windows start up music.
Well tomorrow is day 2 of sentence. I'm praying to be done with it tomorrow. Enough with the civic duty.
Even Jack from Jack in the Box, talks about embracing America and serving jury duty- Jack can have it, all.
Today I took only a book and my cellphone. Limited access to the Internet through my phone, my book became boring after having nothing else to do for hours and having to sit in a chair that was making my back feel like it was dying after a couple hours. All the chairs are the same, so there's no way to change position, or feel refreshed when you change seats.
You spend hours waiting even if your on a jury. Feeling confined, and like I was wasting time was killing me. You can't bring scissors, so crochet is out, as well as any needle work that requires cutting the thread. Which elimnates one of the easist pass times to while away the hours.
Iif you get selected, and they decide to settle without the jury, your name goes back in the pot..
Best part of the day was they let us leave for lunch, and it was beautiful outside, sunny and clear- after brisk walk to a nearby pub for some delicious pub grub and an hour of music listening, including bob Dylan and johnny Cash, I was ready to go back the pea soup green room. Where one could hear constant sighs, phone conversations, phones ringing , and the typing of computer keys and windows start up music.
Well tomorrow is day 2 of sentence. I'm praying to be done with it tomorrow. Enough with the civic duty.
Even Jack from Jack in the Box, talks about embracing America and serving jury duty- Jack can have it, all.
30 January 2011
Tail gate Warriors and aebleskivers
Whenever I watch the food network channel I get excited to try something new. The week before I was watching the Ten dollar Dnners or less show. It had some tasty concoctions going on, and a recipe for polenta that you start on the stove, but finish in the crock pot, which I do want to try. I love things made with cornmeal. Corn bread, being my all time favorite, but I love polenta as well.
This week I happened to see the Tailgate Warriors Championship. These guys are ridiculous in their menus. It reminds me of when we first started camping, and we would bring a variety of meal ideas, one always seemed to be to much work, but tasty all the same. Seeing this competition had Seattleites competing I felt I must watch all the same. Their menu included appetizers of jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and bacon and wrapped in prosciutto, and grilled. They served them with a cranberry sauce. These sound delicious and are variation of one I make already. The person cooking them blanched them first, which I've never tried, but perhaps will now. They also had roasted butternut squash soup. YUM to soup anytime of year.
They smoked then deep fried turkey legs. Too much effort but it was appreciated by the judges. stuffed mushrooms, and deconstructed green bean casserole went along. I love stuff mushrooms, and green beans, so it all sounds delicious. I'm not a fry person. I don't deep fry anything. I barely pan fry. So its doubtful I would make their turkey legs.
Their desert though intrigued me, so much so I went to Sur La Table today and bought an Aebleskiver pan.
They made aeblskivers with apple chopped inside, and dipping sauce of chunky apple and sugar. I'm thinking of cooking the apples with some cinnamon sugar, and using a little caramel as well. They are kind of a donut hole type confection but also a danish pancake. You cook them and turn them in the pan so that they form a round circle. When you take them out you sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.
The judges seemed to think these were quite delicious. If they can cook them on a grill in the windy parking lot of the San Francisco 49'ers I'm thinking I can manage them at home inside.
Well perhaps you will see photos of my own aebleskivers!
This week I happened to see the Tailgate Warriors Championship. These guys are ridiculous in their menus. It reminds me of when we first started camping, and we would bring a variety of meal ideas, one always seemed to be to much work, but tasty all the same. Seeing this competition had Seattleites competing I felt I must watch all the same. Their menu included appetizers of jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and bacon and wrapped in prosciutto, and grilled. They served them with a cranberry sauce. These sound delicious and are variation of one I make already. The person cooking them blanched them first, which I've never tried, but perhaps will now. They also had roasted butternut squash soup. YUM to soup anytime of year.
They smoked then deep fried turkey legs. Too much effort but it was appreciated by the judges. stuffed mushrooms, and deconstructed green bean casserole went along. I love stuff mushrooms, and green beans, so it all sounds delicious. I'm not a fry person. I don't deep fry anything. I barely pan fry. So its doubtful I would make their turkey legs.
They made aeblskivers with apple chopped inside, and dipping sauce of chunky apple and sugar. I'm thinking of cooking the apples with some cinnamon sugar, and using a little caramel as well. They are kind of a donut hole type confection but also a danish pancake. You cook them and turn them in the pan so that they form a round circle. When you take them out you sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.
The judges seemed to think these were quite delicious. If they can cook them on a grill in the windy parking lot of the San Francisco 49'ers I'm thinking I can manage them at home inside.
Well perhaps you will see photos of my own aebleskivers!
25 January 2011
costumes & Chop Shop
"So I went to consult on some costumes" and now I'm working on them. I find this somewhat hilarious. It's always amazing to participate in someone else's artistic vision. These are extremely simple and require mostly measuring for a balanced look. I did put off doing them, but once I started you develop a rhythm that makes it easy to finish. Unfortunately, I had to stop as we had an open house, that we prepared for, but the realtor failed, and I got a phone call while at the movies and 2 hours after it "started" from the person who was supposed to do it. "Hope I can make this up to you" he says. Fortunately he left this as a message, because I was thinking, " You didn't open my house, which means you didn't sell my house, and how does that get made up? " Of course it makes me mad at my own realtor who is on vacation and had left me the email, about how she was sure we were in capable hands while she was gone. I've been slightly fuming all week since and it leaves me wrapped up in a mood that is foul on the mind and the soul, I'm totally not good to be around. I am waiting for the day I can finally say, We've sold it!!!! 9 months is so long to deal with people traipsing through your home, disassociating yourself from your home and your belongings. I want to quickly make a transitionnd from this home to another, and begin living a normal life again. 16 January 2011
Sunday Brunch!
Well this is one of those post that has only a little bit of info, but after a long morning of cleaning the house so our realtor could have an open house this afternoon, we headed out for brunch.
Ended up at Beach House Cafe on Lake Washington in Kirkland. http://beachhousekirkland.com/
We go here for happy hour but this was new for us. Turns out they were trying out their Bloody Mary bar for the first time as well. This was good, no limit on what you could take or add, they had lots of pickled veggies such as green beans, and asparagus, cocktail onions, Olives a couple types, as well as the pickled spicy veggie mix that comes with peppercini's, cauliflower, carrots, - YUM I love peppercininis' unfortunately my digestive system makes me pay dearly when I eat more than about 2-3 but they are so good. They also had fresh celery, lemons, limes, tomatoes, and salami. A selection of hot sauces you could alter the taste with. It was a hit, we loved it, but I must say I really like the one in Haight Ashbury better, but this is closer to home!
The breakfast dishes were quite good too. My hubs had the eggs Benedict, he loves the hollandaise sauce, which I don't, and I never make. I had the Popeye omelet with spinach, artichoke hearts, and bacon, and tomatoes, with hash browns and fruit. It was so good. and no cheese which is a nice change.
We were by the windows in the bar, so we could look across the lake, or out at the park, where many individuals walked their dogs. It soon became clear which masters were well trained by their pets, versus the pets who were well trained by the masters. Surprising variety that we saw which was on this day overwhelmed with the smaller variety such as Bison Frise, small terriers, and a few mid size dogs such as sheep dogs. Despite the grey weather, and dark clouds above, there seemed to be no lack of traffic of pets and owners. We even saw a few families taking the opportunity for a stroll. The winds were brisk and breathtaking almost, so it appeared the majority of seagulls were camped on the beach and the ducks were grouped in the water near the shore.
Ended up at Beach House Cafe on Lake Washington in Kirkland. http://beachhousekirkland.com/
We go here for happy hour but this was new for us. Turns out they were trying out their Bloody Mary bar for the first time as well. This was good, no limit on what you could take or add, they had lots of pickled veggies such as green beans, and asparagus, cocktail onions, Olives a couple types, as well as the pickled spicy veggie mix that comes with peppercini's, cauliflower, carrots, - YUM I love peppercininis' unfortunately my digestive system makes me pay dearly when I eat more than about 2-3 but they are so good. They also had fresh celery, lemons, limes, tomatoes, and salami. A selection of hot sauces you could alter the taste with. It was a hit, we loved it, but I must say I really like the one in Haight Ashbury better, but this is closer to home!
The breakfast dishes were quite good too. My hubs had the eggs Benedict, he loves the hollandaise sauce, which I don't, and I never make. I had the Popeye omelet with spinach, artichoke hearts, and bacon, and tomatoes, with hash browns and fruit. It was so good. and no cheese which is a nice change.
We were by the windows in the bar, so we could look across the lake, or out at the park, where many individuals walked their dogs. It soon became clear which masters were well trained by their pets, versus the pets who were well trained by the masters. Surprising variety that we saw which was on this day overwhelmed with the smaller variety such as Bison Frise, small terriers, and a few mid size dogs such as sheep dogs. Despite the grey weather, and dark clouds above, there seemed to be no lack of traffic of pets and owners. We even saw a few families taking the opportunity for a stroll. The winds were brisk and breathtaking almost, so it appeared the majority of seagulls were camped on the beach and the ducks were grouped in the water near the shore.
08 January 2011
New items
From mukluk boots on the left here
to cute Mary Jane's below.
Initially I did all newborn sizes, but will be adding more this week
in 6-12 months size, and maybe
even a couple pair of toddler sizes
Some of these are great slipper styles. I've been using a merino wool blend that is delightful to work with and extremely soft against your baby's skin.Find these at my etsy shop RedandCurlyBebe
starting January 9th.
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