snowing blizzards

house guest

Posted on 3 May 2010 | Comments Off

Last Wednesday as Sam and I walked home after a run I looked down to see a beautiful bird hopping around in the street.  It took me a minute to realize that it was a parakeet and should not technically be on the street.  That and he/she had a band on it’s leg.  Needless to say we are now temporarily taking care of a parakeet while I either find it’s owner of the rescue people find it a new owner.

It’s a cute little thing but wow, birds stink.  They also make your cat go crazy.  Poor Miah has been doing this all week:

She has barely been able to sleep her requisite 20 hours a day, every time the bird makes a noise she has to dart in there and investigate.

multifaceted

Posted on 3 May 2010 | Comments Off

The lights and darks are from a Hoffman Bali pop.  The pattern is another Cozy Quilt Design pattern Multifaceted.  This one for some reason felt like it took more thinking and effort to put together.  It was mostly me and not actually the pattern, I spent too much time over-thinking the color placement.

A garden!

Posted on 3 May 2010 | Comments Off

When my mother and step-father were visiting we dug up and started a garden and it is finally getting going!  After some stress at the beginning due to some little animal thinking that I had planted it it’s own private dining area the plants are rebounding and moving full steam ahead.

We have planted tomatoes, rocket (arugala), peppers, peas, squash, chard, beans and carrots. Hopefully the carrots and beans will come up this time otherwise I guess we’ll try again.

2 quilt tops

Posted on 3 May 2010 | Comments Off

I finished these two tops a couple of weeks ago but haven’t been able to focus enough when looking at my computer to post them.  The pattern was Box Step the black and white came from the monthly happy hour class that I go to at the Granary.  They’re started alternating 2 1/2″ strip sets and fat quarter sets this year and I’ve really enjoyed the change.

The quilts were super easy to put together and as long as I kept my stacks organized it didn’t require too much thinking either.  I ended up having enough to make 2 of the throw size quilts.  I think they’d be great on toddler beds that were in the same room since I flipped the white and black blocks on each one so they sort of have a mirror feel to them.

3 Salsas

Posted on 25 April 2010 | Comments Off

Mango Salsa

• 1 mango (ripe but not too ripe, they are too soft) diced
• 1/2 cup red onion, finely diced
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• 1 clove garlic, very finely chopped
• 1 serrano chile, finely chopped
• Optional: 1/4 c chopped cilantro
• salt and pepper to taste

Add all ingredients and let sit in the fridge overnight to fully develop the flavors.

Pico de Gallo

• 1 1/2 cup tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• 1 serrano chile, seeded and diced
• 2 limes, zested and juiced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well to combine.

Guacamole

• 2 ripe avocados, mashed
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• 2 TBS red onion, finely diced
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 seeded tomato diced
• 2 TBS cilantro, chopped (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together and enjoy!

Amish Abstractions Exhibit

Posted on 19 April 2010 | 2 responses

This weekend I was able to sneak in a brief visit to the de Young museum’s exhibit of Amish quilts titled Amish Abstractions.  The quilts all come from a private collection of quilts and are nothing short of stunning.  They are truly gorgeous and if you are in San Francisco and have the chance to stop by and see it I highly recommend it.  My favorite was the crazy quilt for the exquisite hand embroidery.  The other ones I especially liked were the old maids puzzle and the broken star.  I wasn’t able to spend as much time as I would’ve liked there since a certain 2 year old woke up from her stroller nap early but I’m glad I was able to go at even get a brief look at them.

We also stopped by the California Academy of Sciences as well as the Japanese tea gardens.  We couldn’t have asked for better weather or a better treat on the way back to the car, a mama duck and her brood of ducklings have taken up residence in the pond outside the de Young.  So exciting!

The cape

Posted on 5 April 2010 | Comments Off

Sam had been wearing her sleepers around the house the last few weeks calling them her cape.  I finally broke down and took her to pick out some fabric for a real cape.  She picked 2 of the most annoying fabrics to sew with but boy oh boy were the results were worth it.  I used the Puking Pastilles tutorial for the general design idea.  I’m so happy that she likes it!

Block of the month update

Posted on 5 April 2010 | No responses

I was given a block of the month club for xmas by my lovely husband.  We just finished month #2 and so far I am on schedule.  I now have 4 finished blocks:

So far so good!

Emily’s Quilt

Posted on 5 April 2010 | No responses

We recently found out that Chris’s cousin is ill.  I couldn’t do anything to help in person being a continent away, so I made her something to stay warm with.

We love you and are thinking of you everyday.

adventures

Posted on 26 March 2010 | No responses

We had some adventures last week while my parents were visiting.  Here is a glimpse of a few of the things we did.

We have spent the better part of this week recovering.  Phew!

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