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Just before the sun went down.

Flora + Fauna

Staying busy and out of trouble here in these parts. I'm reading "I Capture the Castle" and couldn't resist sketching the narrator, Cassandra (although I don't think she'd wear a hat quite that over-the-top). If you like eccentric families and decrepit castles, I give it four and a half stars.



Pumpkin cookies from the weekend. The recipe is from the Sweet Melissa Baking Book and it's pretty nifty.

Spinning like a Top

Happy belated Easter, Passover, Spring Time, etc., etc, etc. I am subsisting on jellybeans and leftover hot cross buns. Hope you are doing similar, because aside from negligible nutritional value, it is enjoyable.

Oh, and this lemon pie is delicious and easy, listening to episodes of "Q" is enjoyable and I haven't shoveled precipitation in weeks and couldn't be happier.

And the nieces did get their chocolate rabbits and fuzzy pink rabbits to boot.

One a Penny

I can personally vouch for the awesomeness of this hot cross bun recipe. Unfortunately I ran out of eggs for the tops, but they're still pretty tasty. I've had two already today.

Pillowcases

I like Goodwill. I like Goodwill a lot. Especially the vintage linens.

This shirt started life as a pillowcase. It's super easy, as in, you don't have to even put in sleeves easy. There's not a lot of fabric in a pillowcase, but in theory you could just slice up any piece of fabric and keep a similar height/width ratio. Here's a diagram:

I used an old shirt to make a rub off and it worked pretty well. And word to the wise, don't forget seam allowances. So once the whole thing's cut up, the only area you need to sew up is the side seams because the shoulder seam is the top of the pillowcase. Turn arm holes, collar area under, finish seams, etc., etc.

And then you're off to the races.

Verdigris

Trying out a few things with some new digital textures I'd downloaded.

What's what:

*Am planning to knit these rabbits for the nieces' Easter basket. Am also planning trip to the candy store for them, but let's be honest, that might be more for my benefit.

*Anxiously awaiting the next installment of Little Dorrit

*Poking around the radio feeds on ITunes unearthed Illinois Street Lounge and if you like kitschy tunes, it's the bee's knees

*Charlie Harper's "Birds and Words" features some delightful illustrations

And The Kitchen Sink

Things I've liked lately:

*"The Composer Is Dead": (Lemony Snicket + Carson Ellis = Picture Book Genius)

*Pretty much anything from Seacoast Coffee Company

*The sound of rain on the roof at night