Summer's here!!! (almost)

Yesterday, I had my first Rita's Water Ice of the season.
Summer is officially (unofficially) here.

Proof: my cup (and my lovely painted fingernail)

The sludge pile I sat downwind from - also, I cropped out the slavic speaking people picking up their sludge.

I gazed at this fountain from the comfort of my own vehicle.




After enjoying my Rita's, I meandered to school, where I had my first stats class of the semester... grumble, grumble, grumble.

too much time on my hands

In my search for the perfect fabric for curtains, I was given this lovely piece of fabric.

I loved the colors (blues and browns) and I adored the paisley.

Unfortunately, this particular fabric pattern did not make the curtain cut.

My favorite aspect of this fabric was the secret 'hidden' in the paisley pattern... every few inches, a majestic owl managed to 'pop' out. So, the fabric stayed on, and sat in the designated fabric area.
(And, I've got this neat genetic trait that doesn't allow me to throw fabric out - there's potential in there somewhere!)

So, on a rather rainy Sunday, I decided to hand-sew myself a pillow (no, my machine is not broken.) I think that it turned out okay - one of the owls is at least centered on one of the sides of the pillow - a plus in my book.


And it just looks so darned cozy with the rest of the blues and browns in my room - such a perfect fit!

Much Ado About Aprons

I have been dealing with the creative bug quite a bit lately... just wanting to make something!
Finally, last weekend, I got the chance to do something about it.



Having recently purchased this cute fabric, I decided an apron was in order.






in my mind, apple fabric = apron

I managed to whip up this adorable apron, using a pattern found in this book

This shows not only my sewing skills, but my lack of an organized closet!

It's not the most wonderful sewing job ever, but I'm pretty darned proud of myself. A lot of the seams are far from perfect, but since it hasn't fallen apart yet, I'm considering it a 'win.' The pattern was fairly easy to follow, and I'm happy with how the pleats at the waistband turned out. And now that I've gotten back into the sewing swing of things, I can not wait to start my next project... perhaps a nice yoga bag...???








And not to be forgotten - while Joe and I were thrift store wandering this afternoon, we stumbled upon this lovely little number.


I think it's perfect for grilling in the summer, no?

Joe displaying his thrift store find

may showers and all that jazz

It's a rainy weekend here, so in order to cure myself of the rainy day blues, I'm going to post about last weekend - when it was nice and sunny here.







Last weekend, I went with some of my sisters (the ones in the area) to watch a crew race over at the Cooper River. It was nice to be at the 'races' again - something that I miss.

The weather was gorgeous. It was wonderful to have a warm breeze blowing over the water, with the sun shining through the trees - Perfect!

Although we had prime seats to watch the crew races, we all paid a little more attention to Toby. I hope he can deal with being the center of attention - he held everyone's attention for a good portion of the day!

How could you not want to watch this adorable face?!

And of course, I was more than happy to get to wear flip-flops the entire weekend...