tulips or 3 lips?

peach and burgundy/maroon

pink double and orangeyredishmauve

a whole array

• coat: ny & company [silk for $10!]
• dress: kohls?
• leggings: target
• angry kitty: product jason's bathroom
  

a walk

no not something deep or spiritual or even for a cause. just my sister, jon, and me out farting around in some nature/conservancy trail out in stony brook village. there will be a whole album on fb, but here are the best nature ones. ie us not being stupid and talking about zebraologists. try saying that outloud. and since theyre all pretty obvious pictures, i didnt think they needed captions.

work and nyc

to use a crossword puzzle term, the following is an olio of the past few days.


a grand central station drinking fountain

chandeliers in grand central

isaac stern way

where every musician wants to play

a random door

almost to times square

my tulips!

my newest and best purchase

flowering tree in the parking lot at work

ummmm

• sweater: target
• tank top: victorias secret
• skirt: glassons
• leggings: [below skirt obviously] target
  

sewing wonders

the mums recently gifted me with two tubs of random stuff from the old house. prior to me receiving them however, they sat in the bf's car and caused a slight commotion in transport via ferry... but that is another story that doesnt really warrant repeating. aaaanyway one tub was full of shit from my closet. photo albums, middle school end of year "autograph books", a camping chair that ive never ever seen before, my paua shell, etc.

the other is filled with sewing notions and whatnot! elastic, buttons, snaps, webbing, cutting guides, quilting roller blade thingies, videos on how to make patterns, and the manual to the serger!

also, obessively arranged thread [all the expensive gutermann type]!

and this. what i originally thought to be some weird sort of wallet

actually was filled with needles! which is much less creepy than it sounds.

but this was my best find. idk if its some vintage thing from my great grandmother's sewing days, but its a paper packet of needles with a cool sticker. it has returned home as the top flap reads "ch crowley, 274 church st, NY" i took a pic of that too but for the life of me can't get it to turn right-side-up when uploaded.

shovel ready? SHOVEL FRIKKIN DONE

beds are done and filled! after calculations [with a calculator. as an engineer i dont do that mental math shit] i figured that i needed 2.5 cubic yards of top soil for my two beds. but the garden department only sells in full yards even though they give prices for quarters.... anyway. after 5 hours of arm busting work and a borrowed wheel barrow, they beds are ready to be planted!


my left over top soil


forsythia!

and more forsythia

my newly reorganized garage wall!