I Like Thursday: More New Things

The weeks are flying by.  Work continues to get crazier, but home life continues to settle in.  It's nice to have a weekend that's not booked solid running errands.  I caught up on some shows.  Did a little sewing.  Went dancing.  Even had some time to start this post.  All good stuff.

I bought this pendant during Chick Weekend.  The guy had wonderful stuff.  There were pretty pastel teardrop pendants.  He had round ones, too, and some shaped like sea turtles.  One looked like an octopus tentacle (complete with suckers).  Really cool.  The pastel colors were so pretty but I kept gravitating towards the shapes.  I love this one.  Makes me happy!


The black-and-white skirt I bought had raw-edge seams on the outside.  I really liked the skirt, but not those seams.  But for $5 I wasn't going to pass it by, either.  I got it home and debated about ripping all the seams and sewing it the other way round.  Instead I attempted to make them into flat felled seams.  Not the greatest job, since the seam allowance wasn't even, but I think they look a lot better with the frayed edges tucked down.



Our sofa arrived on Friday.  This should be the last of our big purchases for a while (fingers crossed!).  These guys also noticed our Attack Guinea Pig sign and wanted to know where said guinea pig was before entering the house.


I tried a new recipe over the weekend:  New Orleans Beans and Rice.  I should have cooked the beans a bit more, but we both really liked it.  I'll make it again at some point.

Speaking of food and sewing - did you see the Sunday Sweets on Cake Wrecks this week?


I went on a mushroom walk on Sunday morning.  It attracted a good sized crowd - maybe two dozen of us?  Most mushrooms we found were inedible.  Regardless, it was a beautiful day to wander.


There was so much green!  So many different kinds.  All so pretty.

No mushrooms for me.  Not sure I'd ever be willing to forage for them.  It was amazing to see all the different types and some of the odd ones that people eat.  But I met a few people I dance with, learned more about the area, found a potential good spot to go cross country skiing.  A very successful outing.

That's all I'm stuffing in for this week.  I wish there were more free hours in the day!  I'll have more to write about soon.  But in the meantime, there's more!  Head over to Not Afraid of Color's I Like Thursday.