School started this week, I finished three projects, and I’m thinking about this year’s September Sweater.
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She sews!
I needed some new tops to wear to work, so I went back to my old, easy standby: Built by Wendy, Simplicity 3835. I’ve been sewing this pattern for 11 years! It’s the first shirt I learned to sew, and it’s still the easiest. It’s got nothing in the way of shaping, so no fussy darts to mess with. And the simple pattern shapes are easy to modify.
Read More: She sews!TWiP: End of Summer Escapes
It was brutally hot this week. We had a family trip to the beach, and I took a solo one-night vacation at my parents’ house where I enjoyed a refreshing dip in their pool, a night in my old bedroom, and big cup of coffee in bed before heading to work. It was lovely. There was also a lot of knitting… I finished that shawl last night!
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The colors this week have tended to the lime and the orange. It’s mostly due to the new tops I sewed. Yes, I actually pulled out the sewing machine this week and whipped up some new stuff for my closet. I plan to give them their own post, just as soon as I finish the last of the four, and I’ve had a chance for a little back yard photo shoot.
Read More: TWiP: CitrusPeach Bottom
We rented a house for 3 days in Peach Bottom, a town in Southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This is the story, and about a million photographs, too!
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We started this week off in Lancaster County, and ended it at the sewing machine: both places I don’t go often…
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From Mexican food with the siblings to a new knitting project and a weekend getaway in Amish country…
Read More: TWiP: Last Week in PicturesAn Idea of Summer (or something…)
If you like Beck, Bleachers, The Decemberists, Blind Pilot, Wilco, and Darlingside (to name a few), you should like this new Summer playlist. And if you don’t know who those people are, but you like my other mixes, then you should still probably like it.
Read More: An Idea of Summer (or something…)TWiP: Balanced
It’s nice when you have a week that’s a healthy combination of indoor and outdoor activities. This one, if the pictures are any indication, has been more balanced in that way than a lot of my weeks tend to be.
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July is coming to a close, ingredients are being purchased for the required summer berry crisp.
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