boo.

i thought i had work today when i woke up.

i didn't.

so i:

cleaned the patio

watched horrible reality tv (nyc prep)

thumbed through my favorite cookbook.

took a nap

got the mail

and embroidered tiny ghosts on my clothes.

now i'm going to bake a blackberry buckle.

have a great night :-)

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frente! - bizarre love triangle

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first rose.

i've had this same rose bush for about six years now.

it never makes many flowers.

i'm not a very good gardener.

but, i still look forward to the first rose of the summer.

it's later than usual this year, but it's perfect :-)

i hate the fleeting the beauty of a flower.

it's a perfect reminder to live in the present.

i guess we'll always have this moment.

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devendra banhart - how's about tellin a story

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robbie.

explore.

the other day i had this urge to play outside.

dave and i always pass this park when we go to our parents houses.

my bff and i decided to go check it out.

they used to make canonballs there. (karen, it's called the weymouth furnace in the book i sent you).

besides the furnace, there isn't really much there.

we took lots of pictures anyway.

i even took a few holga shots :-)

i finished my mothers day gift (haha). it took forever because i couldn't find inkjet fabric. i'd like take some pictures of it tomarrow. we'll see.

in other news, i finally pledged to wardrobe refashion.

I, knitxcore, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 4 months. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed knitxcore.

i'm so glad etsy purchases don't count. i'd be in trouble.

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fleet foxes - he doesn't know why

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cookies.

i made some sugar cookies today with a pal.

it was fun, even though half of the dough ended up on the floor.

old fashioned sugar cookies

Makes about 20 (3 1/2-inch) cookies

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 3/4 cups granulated sugar

1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar

1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 cup unsalted butter, (2 sticks), softened

2 large eggs

Sanding sugar, for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl; set aside.

Put sugars and lemon zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed 30 seconds. Add butter; mix until pale and fluffy, about 1 minute. (go back to the store because you forgot eggs.) Mix in eggs, 1 at a time, and then the lemon juice. (drop half on the floor, use measuring cup to figure out how much was lost. and determine how much flour you need to cut.) Reduce speed; gradually add flour mixture, and mix until just combined.

Scoop dough using a 2-inch ice cream scoop (or just man up and use your hands); space cookies 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Flatten cookies slightly with a spatula. Sprinkle tops with sanding sugar, then lightly brush with a wet pastry brush; sprinkle with more sanding sugar.(or just skip all that extra stuff)

Bake cookies until golden, about 15 minutes (more like 10-12 minutes). Let cool on sheets on wire racks for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks using a spatula; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in (a snowman tupperware container) an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

srsly, even though we made quite a mess, these cookies were tasty.

will it ever stop raining???

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little - je veux des violons

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holgaxcore.

my first two rolls came back. i have mixed emotions about the results.

i was just hoping for more of that holga magic. i'm sure i'll figure it out eventually.

you can see the rest of them on my flickr photostream.

i swear i'm knitting. i'm chugging away on the ol' log cabin blanket. i've come to point where it takes 15 minutes to finish a row :-( i never should have used cotton. oh well. it's too late now. lesson learned.

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simone white - why is your raincoat always crying?

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friday faves.

music:

tinyfolk - mary poppins (hello shark cover)

etsy:

this print from NEW! seller formeforyou

food:

Funnel cake!!!! dave and i made some the other night from an old amish cookbook.  if anyone would like the recipe, lemme know!  even though we didn't have a funnel, they were lovely. we ate them so quickly i didn't have a chance to take a proper photo.  apparently, someone on flickr was able to excersize enough restraint...

untitled by rachel a.k. on flickr!

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my film still hasn't come back, i'm getting far too excited to check the mail.  i hope there are a few good shots.  

it seems like everyday i have off it is extremely gloomy.  today is the grey-est day.  i don't know how i'm going to get anything done.  i just want to drink coffee and read books.

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friday faves.

music:

Happiest lion - Boys like me (paul baribeau cover)

reading:

my family and other animals by gerald durrell

an incredible summer read!  travel without leaving your block.

coveting:

this hat by etsy seller onnesti

i love it more than anything, it's just kinda out of my price range.

harmonica necklace by nycbird

a tiny, working harmonica.  nuff said.

i have to start getting ready for work, so i'm cutting this short.

i should have my first 2 rolls of holga film back in less than a week.

keep yours eyes peeled!

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