The raddest hardware store ever

If you can find I better one, I'll give you a pony.

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Happy Tuesday!

Weekend sewing : the heart headed man

Sometimes, I'm glad that not all of my friends read this blog! Because this little guy is a birthday gift, for a friend who loves hearts, and could use a little cheer. Erik doesn't think his head looked hearty enough, he said it was a bit more like a kidney bean, but I still like him. Little dolls are hard! and this was about as simple as it gets. I might stick to my apples and pears from here on out :)

The frog prince fabric on the front is by Heather Ross - and it's from her best and last series. I totally love the frogs, it was really hard for me to use some of the fabric! I wanted to hoard it :)

Breakfast sandwhich

A twist on the classic butter and cucumber sandwhich :

2 slices of bread
thinly sliced avocado
thinly sliced apricot
thinly sliced cucumber
salt (sea salt preferred)
Cracked pepper (don't be shy with it)
balsamic vinegar
butter

Yumm.

Whidbey island, second group

These pictures were taken on our way to Deception pass. They are from the dock waiting for the ferry, the ferry, and a tiny knoll just outside a thrift store on the island. my Aunt looooooves thrift stores, and this was a huge one, so my cousin Sam, Erik, and I waited outside, taking pictures, and listening to music.

Pride parade, 2009

A week ago, we went to the Seattle Pride Parade. It was so fabulous! I have so many pictures, I might have to post them in a few batches :)

This isn't the same parade you'd see 20, or even 10 years ago. It was very main stream in a lot of ways, but in this case, I think that's a great thing. I didn't hear one homophobic, judgmental, or negative thing all day. It was all love and celebration!

Weekend sewing: Amy Butler bag no. 1

This weekend, I finally got around to trying an Amy Butler pattern that I love. I had intended to stick to the directions the first time around, but realized later that I changed the handles, pockets, top edge of the bag, and used the interfacing differently. Whoops! But, I think it's a fabulous pattern, and I love the way this bag turned out. It fits under my shoulder perfectly, - I feel like it almost holds on by it's self, and I love love love the Martha Negley plums, and Kaffe Fasset floral together. The best surprise was that my camera fits inside - even with all my regular stuff. I did not think that it could fit in there! I felt a little like Hermione.

Happy fourth!

I try to take pictures of the fireworks every year, and they never really turn out. But, they're colorful and pretty, so I like them anyway :) This year we were lazy, and watch the fireworks from the scenic pull off stop on the way down to the lake. It's only a few blocks form out house, and mad a lovely evening stroll. We could see fireworks to the east of Seattle in who knows how many cities, one girl was counting and said 8. But, except for the country club fireworks on our shore, none of them were very close. Next year, I want to do a little research, and find the best water-side spot for fireworks.

Today, it's all about hedgehogs