sunset obsessed

driving home one night i was cursing myself for not having my camera.  but the lighting was pretty perfect so i ...drove into the industrial zone near my house and parked in the "NO TRESSPASSING" zone.  im a rebel.  i know.

weekend adventures

frank admiring the outdoors, some portland graffiti, and pins that i intend to gift.  and not horde for myself.  promise.

thrift from the top down

some excellent vintage finds if i do say so myself.  the top two will be on the etsy after laundering

thrifting like a maniac

the blazer edition

rainbows of blazers galore, found in 2 separate trips [in 4 days..] to goodwill

to be continued..

another visit from a friend!

a trip to LLBean since it is all that is maine.  the home store is pretty amazing and would be entirely dangerous if i could afford..anything

weekend adventures

a friend/former coworker flew in for the weekend.  we packed in about two weeks worth of adventuring into 4 [ish] days.  and walked a crapton. 

thursday: she arrived at 1130pm, we stayed up chatting until 2.

friday: stand up paddle boarding lesson, delicious fries and paninis [duck confit and corned beef tongue ruben] at duckfat, and then home relatively early to watch a terrible hilarious remake of 21 jump street.

jams and jellies

well really just one kind of mishmash of fruit, sugar, pectin, and some tiny jars.

blackberry rhubarb fridge/freezer jam!  along with some other things ive made/accumulated over the summer - blueberry rhubarb jam, strawberry rhubarb sauce, and some strawberry raspberry jam from my mums. 

rhubarb season is almost over. 

START HORDING THAT SHIT.

this has been a public service announcement.  carry on.

frank interlude

overexposed looking awfully/adorably like a soot sprite..

some baking near fails

chocolate banana brownies!

self explanatory phonography

pulled pork and whoopie pies

not from the same day.  but both stellar nonetheless.

the pork was [grass fed organic] from the farmer's market and i paid ... a lot.  seared and dumped in the crock pot with soy, kecap manis, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, pepper flakes, and ...some chicken breasts that i had leftover.

frank interlude

 am i camouflaged yet?

goodwilly goodness

i decided to take a self-rewarding trip to goodwill after work one night.  not cos i really did anything in particular to deserve it...  but ive been doing better at staying within my budget, finishing more little sewing projects, and not complaining about work.  so damnit i earned it.  anyway.  [click on any pic to enlarge but since they were taken on my phone, be forewarned they may be blurry]

a gaudy ribbon shirt that may become a pencil skirt, a liz claiborne [sucker for those] dress with awesome paisley print, a polyester skater dress, a silk top that will be cut apart and somehow those epaulet straps will remain.  still thinking about that one.

more assorted things

evening pics from two different nights

basil arugula pesto

basil arugula pesto

• several bunches basil
• most of a 5oz tub of baby arugula
• 1/2 cup cashews
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup parm
• salt to taste

blend stuff.  dump on pasta.  eat.

linking up to 33 shades of green: tasty tuesdays

baking with berries

first off.  patriotic jam.  better late than never eh?  blueberries, sugar, rhubarb, and a bit of pectin.

blueberry picking

blueberry bushes at a friend's parents' house

pb hb bh

code for adventure?

peanut butter chocolate chip cupcakes with chocolate frosting

quite contrary

so unlike mary i only have the window box planter.  alas no garden.  but it is thriving nonetheless.  i snip off the basil flowers when i remember [not often] and have used a pretty decent portion of everything.  probably should have bought more basil varieties... but oh well.  next year. 

the ridiculous amounts of rain and blazing sun have been doing their magic.  apparently in portland it is rarely just cloudy.  either brilliant blue sky ...or torrential downpour. 

the amazing technicolor dream...dress

i have had this insane fabric sitting around for probably 2 years now.  i had no idea what to do with it or why i even bought it.  thanks fabric.com for tempting my sometimes overly impulsive purchasing habits.