A Bespoke Life

I don't really have much to say.

Today especially. But in my effort to make this a regular habit again, here goes anyway.

I miss this road.

And that seems to be the extent of it. Life is good and there are several crafty projects on the horizon, but for now... not much. Perhaps planting bulbs on Sunday before a birthday concert for a friend. That should be a good day.

Have a lovely week and hopefully next Tuesday will be more interesting.

So perhaps I will try this one...last...time...?

::cross fingers::

I think I am going to have Tuesdays dedicated to interneting, or Tuesday evening at least. And perhaps Fridays, some times. So maybe this will work? Emi's computer is up and running, and she has graciously lent it to me whenever I need it. Who knows, maybe next month we will even get internet at the house?! :)

So I have taken lots of pictures since my last post, but I think I want to share just a few of my favorites tonight:

 

My new socks! Knit by Emi's Mom. Thank you!

Fall means pumpkins in all kinds of beautiful hues.

And last but never least. Cute cats anyone?

:D

Have a lovely week.

A Saturday morning alone.

My housemate is out of town for the weekend and I don't have any extra cash to spend at the farmer's market, so that leaves me here at home with the cats and my hot chocolate. Not an all around bad morning, just rather quiet.
Anyways, have a loverly Saturday.

So yeah...moving takes a lot of time.

...and trying to restart updating a blog while moving, not the best plan ever. Sorry. So as a way of apologizing, here are a few pictures I took while in New York two weeks ago. Enjoy!

  

   

Left to right: On the way to the city. Cookie jars in 'Once Upon a Tart'. Cotton-Bamboo yarn for a new scarf. Heirloom tomatoes in Union Square. Rainbow carrots in Union Square. New York from the Staten Island Ferry. The city and a sail boat from the ferry. A New Jersey Park we drove through on accident.

A quick hello for now.

So I think I am back. But please be kind and remember that I don't have internet access at home, will be going to New York this upcoming week,and then will be moving in to my new house. So I am going to shoot for an update once a week for now. Will that work? After getting settled in to the new place, maybe things can pick up a bit around here.

I could overwhelm with the amount of pictures I would like to post. With the garden producing and lots of Kiwanis & Farmer's Market finds documented, as well as all of the awesome gatherings among friends that have been shot, really, I could be posting pictures for the next several months. (Let's not even think of how many cute cat pictures are living on my computer right now.) So for now, how about interior photos of the new house, yes? I knew you wouldn't mind.

Ok, starting top left: Living room, living room, kitchen, kitchen, hallway, bathroom, emi's room, emi's room, my room, my room.

The kitchen has bad fake brick, and the color of my room is not nice, and the border in the bathroom is bad. But thats about it. They are working on the grounds, so when that is done, more pictures will follow.

I must go to work, but hope you enjoy these pictures until more arrive.

Have a good day!

A moment to breath.

I will be back soon with lovely pictures and hopefully a few good recipes to share, but in the mean time I am taking a moment to breath, to come to terms with life as it is. So have a lovely week, and I will beek back soon, k?

“The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”

- Therese of Lisieux

About first attempts.

So I have been putting off making my own bread for years now, all because I was afraid it would turn out to be a horrible mess. I hate being disappointed while baking, so my thought was just to never give it a go and thus never be bad at it. Well...I gave it a go today.

I love it when life works out in happy unexpected ways.

The recipe is from the Fannie Farmer Baking Book by Marion Cunningham and is the Basic White Bread on page 436.

Have a lovely night!

These past few days.

My life has been full of loverly cooking as of late. My new temporary roommate is quite the baker, on top of just enjoying being in the kitchen in general and her enthusiasm is rubbing off. This morning I had the urge for biscuits. At 6:30am, before work. Maybe a bit much seeing as I needed to leave the house at 7:20, but it happens. So biscuits it was, with homemade jam, homemade butter, the best orange juice ever, and guinea eggs! What a way to start the day.

Have a nice weekend!

Pre-butter preperations.

 

Whipping cream warming on the window sill.

Breakfast in the sunlight.

I'm in love with Greek yogurt. Add honey, strawberries, toasted pecans and cinnamon. Now toss it all in a pretty white bowl and eat in the morning sun streaming through the open window. There is no better healthy breakfast that I am aware of.

 

Have a peaceful Sunday!