Drizzly Day Cleanup

Zach and the Boogedy rake up the backyard.

The season’s first wasp, really wobbly on his feet, and so slow that the Boogedy and I could get really close and see his colors!

A few days later I was raking leaves in the front yard, not expecting anything but the tulips to be coming up. I uncovered this under a pile of dead brown leaves!

I can’t remember what it is, but it seems like a succulent, and I remenber that it has purpley flowers. I re-covered it with a leaf blanket until the nights are a bit warmer.

A Letter Written on the Way Home

This is a photo post to accompany a letter I sent to my friend Alexis in San Francisco. I wrote the letter on my way home from work and throughout the letter I referenced where I was on my journey.

1. First bus stop

2. Graffiti from the train

3. Train station reflections

4. Debarking from the train. One more bus to go.

5. Seats on the last bus.

6. Dreary neighborhood.

7. Speed bump

Birthday Number 3

Some pictures from a little party for the Boogedy’s Big 3.

Birthday waffles:

Egg Spinner, a ridiculous invention (so Fall-of-Rome) that I just had to get because it’s up my kid’s alley! It’s like a salad spinner, but you put a boiled egg and some sticky food coloring in there and it comes out tie-dyed. The Boogedy insisted that everyone help on the last egg.

The pre-party tantrum about why HE should be able to take the pictures:

Spring?! what what What?!

No Way. No kidding? Do you know what these are, internets?

Those little devil horns are TULIPS. Coming up in my north-facing, house-hugging garden plot!

Just as I was feeling really repetitive in my complaints about winter, these little beauties show up and get me all excited.

In a few weeks, this plot will be FULL of fat-bellied, bubble-gum tulips that wear too much mascara. And this year, they get to share runway space with those skinny supermodels with great skirts, coral bells.

Hooray Spring!

Sibling Rivalry

The Chibberty is such a kind, sweet, patient dog. But he’s still jealous of the little fellow who came along. Any time we drop the Boogedy off at Grandma’s house, the dog must situate himself in the carseat.

Roast Turkey Butt Hat

Zach’s been asking me for a grown-up version of the chicken butt hat I made for the Boogedy. He got it for xmas. ON TIME. I was madly sewing in ends on xmas eve!

Stash Purge Part 2

The first step in downsizing my quilter’s stash was to give a bunch to charity. Then, on Saturday, I held a quilter’s stash yard sale.

As I was setting things out, I was feeling melancholy. But then people came and bought fabric, and I felt great. There’s still so much left, that I’m having another sale this weekend, after I visit 2 or 3 quilt guilds and hand out flyers!

Mongol Hat

My friend Jose is Philipino. So obviously he needs a Mongol Hat (what, really?!). Just like Zach is of some mixed white heritage and so needs a Viking Hat.

Here are the last of the ravaging hordes, out for a night on the town, to plunder. And to see Avenue Q.

Since I’m mixing up ethnicities here, I may as well throw in this picture of an origami flapping bird I made last week from an eggroll wrapper.

It was delicious dipped in jarred “duck sauce”–some sweet and sour type thing. It was inspired by these beauties at Evil Mad Scientist Laboritories.

Stash Purge Part 1

My friend K is starting an arts and crafts group for low-income women in Park City. She put out a call for donated craft and cooking supplies and fabrics, etc. I have plenty of those things, AND ETCETERA!

K came over on Wednesday and took everything she wanted. Her trunk and back seat were full. It felt good to get rid of some things I haven’t been using!

New Pom Pom Hat

Zach has one of these pom pom hats that I made 2 years ago from the same kind of yarn, only olive green. He’s been wearing it faithfully. So, when we were in San Francisco over Christmas, I bought more Malabrigo yarn. It knit up really fast on size 17 needles. Of course, I just sewed in the ends this morning, because I am unable to give most gifts on their designated holiday. It’s been mostly finished since new years.