My friend Wendy and I ventured north to IKEA yesterday. Peter was very jealous because we took the Sprinter, and he is obsessed as all get-out with Sprinters.
What up, peeps! I guess my life is just so uninteresting lately that I have nothing about which to blog. Thank goodness for Carolyn (formerly of GirlReaction). She sent me this link that not only cracks me up but makes me wish I had this kind of time.
Yesterday I didn’t turn my computer on at all! Today I intended to finally set up my sewing room, but that didn’t happen. I did, however, seek inspiration at the Fabric Depot. They were having one of their famous 30% off sales, so Action Hero Melissa and I ventured out there. She controlled herself because she is generally a well-behaved gal, but I ended up adding to my stash:
Sorry I have been a bad blogger as of late. There just hasn’t been much blog fodder around here. Knitting on the saddle shoulder Noro sweater continues, but the pattern I created with my software? It calls for the sleeves to be sewn to the sweater rather than a seamless, in-the-round job. I am wondering how this will work out. Any thoughts out there?
Today I stopped by the little natural foods store in my parents’ neighborhood (my mother took off for Japan again, which means I am now on Dad Watch), and I made this impulse purchase:
Sorry I have been absent, but I was really sick and couldn’t get out of bed for two days. It was highly unpleasant, and I do not recommend it. Anyway, Happy Halloween! This is our first Halloween in our new house, and I didn’t know how many trick-or-treaters to expect. I knew it wouldn’t be over 200 like at our old place, so I had to exercise RESTRAINT and go for a moderate amount of candy:
Good and interesting food is much more accessible here in Portland than it was in our little California town, and it is difficult to exercise restraint. The other day I visited my mother at Anzen, the Japanese grocery where she works. I saw these limited edition Pocky and had to try them out:
I finished the cupcake hat, but alas, it is too big!
I painted my office over the weekend (it took all weekend), and I did something I would like to warn you all against doing–ya see, I was at the paint store, and they had these little scent pouches at the counter. You add them to your paint to mask the nasty paint fumes with supposedly more pleasant aromas, such as, oh, fresh sheets or spring gardens, etc. I decided to give the citrus scent a try. Who doesn’t love citrus scents! BIG MISTAKE. It smells like a just-cleaned gas station bathroom, and the odor permeates the entire house. Be warned, dear readers.
But anyway, Saturday was a gorgeous day here in the City of Roses. Peter and Deedle and I went for a nice long walk in the park by our house. It has three reservoirs, lots of little trails, and of course a ton of trees.
I also made giant chocolate chip cookies using peanut butter-chocolate swirled chips and semisweet chips.
Action Hero Melissa and I went to the book launch party for PDX Super Crafty at the swanky Doug Fir Lounge. There was a nice turnout, and we got there early enough to score one of the 100 goodie bags. I also won a raffle prize!
My friend Taya recently told me about a new line of chocolates at Target called Choxie. I googled it but could find no information! Argh! Well, today I went to Target and spotted a big display of Choxie chocolates. They had SO MANY sizes and shapes and flavors that it was a bit overwhelming. I decided that in the interest of science and research, I should sample a couple.
