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I've been following dearest lovie Amy Lukavics' "Currently" posting for the past few weeks (initially from this blog, one I've been following for a little while now), intending on joining in once life had settled down a bit and now is that time! Structured posting tends to work pretty well for me, at least at first. Hopefully I can keep this one up for a while before falling off the posting train, heh. (eta: Bestie-of-awesome Kate Hart is also in on the Currently action, w00t!). If you need a bit of posting inspiration, consider this meme and let me know in the comments that you're blogging along so I can come and say hi.
Portland farmers' market a few weeks agoLoving: These last days of summer. Summer in the Pacific Northwest is a funny thing. For all that folks think it does nothing but rain in Seattle, our summers are usually "drought" season. We haven't had rain for 46 days, just 5 days away from our all-time dry spell record, and the sky has been sunny and blue for some time. Which isn't to say that it's been HOT. We've definitely had some lovely, mild temps while the rest of the country has been dreaming of heavy duty AC units. Still, today's forecast is for a high of 88, which means I'll be hoping more of my tomatoes will ripen so I can process a batch or two, taking a bike ride during lunch and may be dragging the family to the beach after school. I'm definitely anticipating autumn for many, many reasons, and autumn here is really gorgeous, but for now I'll enjoy these last days of warmth before next week's temps drop 25 degrees.
Reading: Finishing up the last pages of Jodi Meadows' INCARNATE, which I'm very much enjoying, before starting DEATHLESS by Catherynne Valente , as recommended by bestie Sumayyah. I also need to make a trip to the library to pick up my waiting copies of Nigel Slater's THE KITCHEN DIARIES and Claudia Roden's ARABESQUE: A TASTE OF MOROCCO, TURKEY AND LEBANON. I find that as autumn approaches I start taking a renewed interest in cooking, baking and food literature. Case in point: additional recent reads include Julie Powell's JULIE AND JULIA and Paul Richardson's A LATE DINNER: DISCOVERING THE FOOD OF SPAIN. I'm hoping Tamar Adler's AN EVERLASTING MEAL: COOKING WITH GRACE AND ECONOMY shows up on my library hold shelf soon, too. I've heard amazing things about that one.
Me and HS in Black Rock CityWatching: Not much! I've been off the grid for a while and I don't normally watch much TV anyways. Every time the Hottie Scottie starts a sentence with "Remember in that movie . . ." I sort of zone out because my answer, 95% of the time, is that I haven't seen that movie. We did snuggle up the other night to watch the documentary Happiness, which I really loved. Kind of makes me want to travel to Bhutan to check out their Gross Domestic Happiness, in place of Gross Domestic Product. Awesome idea? Heck yeah. I'd recommend a viewing of the documentary; it's on Netflix.
Thinking About: Burning Man. I spent last week on the playa of Nevada with my Black Rock family, giving myself a break from the world, soaking in intense amounts of creativity and replenishing. My thoughts are still rather scattered, but I do know that I want and need to journal about the experience at some point, so putting those strands of memory down is becoming a priority.
Surprised By: How much time I have. This is the first time in almost ten years I've had regular full days to work, now that my youngest has started kindergarten. Seven hours a day to work with no interruptions???? Amazing. I'm like a MACHINE. Well, settling into being like a machine, at least. It's only been two days since school started, but I'm pretty blown over by how much time I feel like I have. I expect my productivity to skyrocket. Or else to start become accustomed to taking naps, ahem.
Anticipating: Monday. It's the Hottie Scottie's green card interview and I'll be glad for it to be over! I'm not nervous at all, just sick of the whole process and ready to move into a phase of our life that isn't haunted by piles and piles of forms and paperwork. Also, the new Band of Horses album. The Sounders-Timbers game. And Halloween.
Old dresser to new bar set-up.Making: After several days of Burning Man sewing, I'm on break mode, but I'm also excited because I found *that* thrift store with the really awesome prices that every other blogger seems to have in their hometown (honestly, Goodwill can be weirdly expensive) and I'm looking forward to doing some refashions. I've been following this blog for some time for inspiration. I'm also gathering from my garden and will be canning pickled swiss chard and beans soon, as well as several jars of tomatoes, if they'll ripen in time. I also recently read with interest this metafilter thread and while I didn't comment there, I find that people's interest in the home arts is awesome. Live and let live and all that. I'm a staunch feminist and I sew, bake, turn dressers into bars, etc. I love the creative outlet and I love good food and I love when my clothes fit right and are an extension of my creativity. Most importantly (which is, what I think, the main concern raised by the blog) I don't judge others for doing or not doing what I like to do. I don't want to be judged for doing or not doing what I like, either. To each his own and that makes the world a better place, etc. Cultivate whatever talents you want and share them with the world. That's it.
Happy Friday!
Kristin
Portland farmers' market a few weeks agoLoving: These last days of summer. Summer in the Pacific Northwest is a funny thing. For all that folks think it does nothing but rain in Seattle, our summers are usually "drought" season. We haven't had rain for 46 days, just 5 days away from our all-time dry spell record, and the sky has been sunny and blue for some time. Which isn't to say that it's been HOT. We've definitely had some lovely, mild temps while the rest of the country has been dreaming of heavy duty AC units. Still, today's forecast is for a high of 88, which means I'll be hoping more of my tomatoes will ripen so I can process a batch or two, taking a bike ride during lunch and may be dragging the family to the beach after school. I'm definitely anticipating autumn for many, many reasons, and autumn here is really gorgeous, but for now I'll enjoy these last days of warmth before next week's temps drop 25 degrees.Reading: Finishing up the last pages of Jodi Meadows' INCARNATE, which I'm very much enjoying, before starting DEATHLESS by Catherynne Valente , as recommended by bestie Sumayyah. I also need to make a trip to the library to pick up my waiting copies of Nigel Slater's THE KITCHEN DIARIES and Claudia Roden's ARABESQUE: A TASTE OF MOROCCO, TURKEY AND LEBANON. I find that as autumn approaches I start taking a renewed interest in cooking, baking and food literature. Case in point: additional recent reads include Julie Powell's JULIE AND JULIA and Paul Richardson's A LATE DINNER: DISCOVERING THE FOOD OF SPAIN. I'm hoping Tamar Adler's AN EVERLASTING MEAL: COOKING WITH GRACE AND ECONOMY shows up on my library hold shelf soon, too. I've heard amazing things about that one.
Me and HS in Black Rock CityWatching: Not much! I've been off the grid for a while and I don't normally watch much TV anyways. Every time the Hottie Scottie starts a sentence with "Remember in that movie . . ." I sort of zone out because my answer, 95% of the time, is that I haven't seen that movie. We did snuggle up the other night to watch the documentary Happiness, which I really loved. Kind of makes me want to travel to Bhutan to check out their Gross Domestic Happiness, in place of Gross Domestic Product. Awesome idea? Heck yeah. I'd recommend a viewing of the documentary; it's on Netflix.Thinking About: Burning Man. I spent last week on the playa of Nevada with my Black Rock family, giving myself a break from the world, soaking in intense amounts of creativity and replenishing. My thoughts are still rather scattered, but I do know that I want and need to journal about the experience at some point, so putting those strands of memory down is becoming a priority.
Surprised By: How much time I have. This is the first time in almost ten years I've had regular full days to work, now that my youngest has started kindergarten. Seven hours a day to work with no interruptions???? Amazing. I'm like a MACHINE. Well, settling into being like a machine, at least. It's only been two days since school started, but I'm pretty blown over by how much time I feel like I have. I expect my productivity to skyrocket. Or else to start become accustomed to taking naps, ahem.
Anticipating: Monday. It's the Hottie Scottie's green card interview and I'll be glad for it to be over! I'm not nervous at all, just sick of the whole process and ready to move into a phase of our life that isn't haunted by piles and piles of forms and paperwork. Also, the new Band of Horses album. The Sounders-Timbers game. And Halloween.
Old dresser to new bar set-up.Making: After several days of Burning Man sewing, I'm on break mode, but I'm also excited because I found *that* thrift store with the really awesome prices that every other blogger seems to have in their hometown (honestly, Goodwill can be weirdly expensive) and I'm looking forward to doing some refashions. I've been following this blog for some time for inspiration. I'm also gathering from my garden and will be canning pickled swiss chard and beans soon, as well as several jars of tomatoes, if they'll ripen in time. I also recently read with interest this metafilter thread and while I didn't comment there, I find that people's interest in the home arts is awesome. Live and let live and all that. I'm a staunch feminist and I sew, bake, turn dressers into bars, etc. I love the creative outlet and I love good food and I love when my clothes fit right and are an extension of my creativity. Most importantly (which is, what I think, the main concern raised by the blog) I don't judge others for doing or not doing what I like to do. I don't want to be judged for doing or not doing what I like, either. To each his own and that makes the world a better place, etc. Cultivate whatever talents you want and share them with the world. That's it.Happy Friday!
Kristin
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