saturday tour

today i am sharing a photo with you that was not taken by me. this photo is from a local fire district's historical library. i had the oportunity to work on the interior of the district's headquarters in my previous life as an interior designer. this was always one of my favorites because i just love the expressions on their faces.

i am also sharing this photo with you today because we are experiencing hard drive turmoil here. we are anxiously awaiting the results of our attempted recovery. i have been shy to take more photos and load them onto a computer until i know the future of my photographic life of 2009.

you may not believe me but we have a hard drive sitting on our kitchen counter waiting for a case arriving on monday to back up our files.... 3 days too late.

here's your tour:

-i may be the last person on earth to see this but it's appropriate for current events

-this is so clever

-make your own message here

-i am amazed and saddend by this all at the same time

-i may have to make myself one of these

-inspiring, interesting, weird, pretty, it's all here

-my version of this is on the menu next week, come back to see it

-found some inspiration here

-i wish i could order from here this year, but i can't, maybe next year

-did you participate?

-awesome, just awesome

see you next week!

calm.

it's been a calm day around here today. other than the fact that the other computer (the one connected to the external harddrive and has photoshop) won't work right. i'm hoping it's just being difficult and it's not anything serious. i was going to sew a little today but needed the other computer for some info/patterns.

so, today you get s.o.o.c. image of a few things i'm up to. grabbed the new artful blogging publication from the bookstore this morning. oh, wouldn't it be a dream to see your blog in print? on the way home i snagged a deal on those linen napkins (21"x21" - close enough to a fat quarter for me) for 25 cents each (originally $11.95 each). cheaper than by-the-yard, i'd say. i can make several things from them. and the green yarn is new-ish for a scarf i have planned. i'm going to take my crochet skils beyond the single chain, maybe.

and maybe tomorrow i'll show you that image after i doctor it up in photoshop :)

holy mac n' cheese

not much happened around here today. tried a new hairstyle. typically i'm a plain ponytail gal. went with the 'messy' look and added a little ribbon. made mac n' cheese for supper tonight. the hubby's been sick so i've been making comfort foods all week (creamy chicken noodles, pepperoni-orzo soup, etc...).

here's the recipe:

mom's mac n' cheese
1.5 cups elbow noodles
3-4 slices american cheese
2x's cheddar cheese (slices or shredded)
salt & pepper
milk

boil noodles for 8 minutes. layer in oven-safe casserole: noodles, cheddar, s&p, noodles, american, s&p, noodles, cheddar, s&p. fill casserole with milk 2/3 full. bake at 350 for 40-50 min.

also, realizing why 'pro' on flickr is so very popular. i'm 50% full of my free storage and it's only the 3rd. hmmm, i'll deal with that when i get to it. i think it might be the tutorial photos.

i {heart} this

remember this link i shared with you on saturday? well, i just couldn't get it out of my head. such a simple idea that looks great and is festive for this time of year. because i don't read comic books i needed another medium. i had some old cooking magazines so i decided on a color scheme and ripped out pages that followed suit.

being the well behaved unemployed person that i am, i knew i would need to create my own instead of splurging on the beautiful etsy version. and for any of you who are on a budget i'm going to make a tutorial and stick it over there, ---> in my sidebar, later today.

aren't we all a little dissapointed in phil this year?

monday, monday...

just another monday around here. remember these cute little flowers i made? well, i stole one from my bag to add to my hair today. :) just felt like a little fancy something even though i sit around the house all day. i also spent sometime in the sewing room today. made another scarf, this one's for the shop (someday i'll get everything listed). and i messed around with the camera too. now that i've had a relaxing day of no puppies, it's time to get it in gear for the rest of the week.

happy bench monday!